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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1963
Page
1
Bulldozer begins demolishing the Keenan Pipe and Supply Co. building at the east end of the Broadway underpass on Monday despite a writ of prohibition from the Arizona Supreme Court. The report notes broader regional concerns and legal actions surrounding construction.
The Nation reports the NAACP meeting in Chicago condemning Kennedy civil rights proposals as inadequate and calling for additional legislation. Also noted are Gettysburg Union line holds, Lee’s army gains, a St Augustine shooting harming four youths, a Torrance attorney declining to buy in an all white district, and liberal Republicans anxious as Goldwater rises.
Washington attorney general Kennedy calls for bipartisan action to support the President’s civil rights program. Across the globe, U.S. officials doubt a Russian diplomat’s ouster will impact U.S. Soviet ties. Khrushchev rebukes Kennedy over West German appearances and speeches. Palmer heads to England for the British Open, winning $22,000 in the Cleveland Open playoff. Pat Richter shifts from baseball to professional football after long extra innings.
Four white teens detained in St Augustine after a shotgun blast near the home of Robert B. Hayling, a Negro dentist and NAACP adviser. Four Negro youths wounded but not seriously. Incident linked to a prior car bumping, as police investigated a broader civil rights scene.
In Torrance California Odis B Jackson Jr 30 says he will not return to buy a three bedroom two bath home listed at 29950 after his $500 deposit was refused unless his wife accompanied him He cites rising tensions at the all white subdivision and doubts developer Don Wilson sincerity CORE and NAACP members led protests there last Saturday with hundreds picketing and prior demonstrations resulting in multiple arrests.
Four people were injured in a three vehicle crash near Benson on State Route 90. Kenneth Busby and Mina Busby, both of Tucson, were among the injured along with Glenwood Heflin of Farmington New Mexico and Kent Chastain of Redondo Beach California. The crash involved a tractor trailer driven by Charles Higgins of El Paso and a Tucson sedan driven by Herron Pruett. No citations were issued at the time of the 10 p.m. mishap.
A Redondo Beach couple asked Los Angeles customs collector D Patrick Ahern for permission to import a four inch long praying mantis from Darwin Australia. They stated the insect has become completely domesticated and they are attached to it and want to bring it home.
Calvert Extra is described as soft whiskey that acts like hard liquor in effect yet lacks a sting. The copy boasts small batch distilling and smooth blending, noting Louisville experiments and 22,000 failed Soft Whiskey trials. It lists price and tax details.
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