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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1963
Page
1
The wing commander arrived today formally moving the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing to Davis Monthan Air Force Base. He was greeted by city and base officials as he landed his U2 there this morning.
The Nation reports Maryland Governor Tawes revokes martial law in Cambridge after hours of violence by roving gunmen wounding six whites. Across the South desegregation spreads with few fanfares but civil rights clashes rise. Mississippi Governor Barnett leads governors in opposing a public accommodations bill. Also, a Pittsburgh mine search for three missing boys is paused with no proof they were inside.
The Kennedy administration signals a wait and see stance as it plans renewed pressure to settle the railroad rules dispute amid a looming strike threat. Officials indicate cautious methods while reviewing options and awaiting broader state or industry responses.
The World A top Soviet spy is under questioning after defecting to the West, the British government says. The report spans Cold War tensions and defector scrutiny across Europe and the West.
In the General Index a mix of items appears including Public Records updates and TV Radio Dials. Molly Mayfield’s note about movie times heads the Entertainment snippets while editorials and financial briefs populate the 10 through 19 pages with summaries of local events and notable obituaries.
Demolition began this afternoon on the Keenan Pipe and Supply Co. building at the Broad way underpass end, a focal point in the tunnel project. A recent Arizona Supreme Court writ blocked forced tear down, prompting a late amicable agreement in which Keenan would demolish if the city agreed not to sue for delay in underpass work.
The East Side regional library is planned for the south end of the proposed Sears Broadway Shopping Center buffer strip west of Broadway Wilmot Road. Developers Joseph and Simon Kivel will donate a 100 foot wide buffer, subject to rezoning approval and neighbor consent from at least 70 percent.
Phoenix death of Federal Judge Arthur M. Davis triggers speculation a Pima County judge may be named his successor. Names touted include Superior Court Judges John F. Molloy and Raul Castro, amid two Arizona federal vacancies and ongoing political jockeying.
Air Force Gen. Mark E. Bradley praised the Davis Monthan Air Force Base unit for rebuilding used aircraft for counterinsurgency forces. The 2704th Aircraft Storage and Disposition Group has delivered 100 rebuilt planes to training sites, with 50 T28s, 20 C46s, and 30 B26s released. Final installations occur at other bases before deployment to South Vietnamese, Bolivian, and Peruvian forces. Bradley toured storage areas and left for Norton AFB after briefing Col. Charles Stafford.
A 19 year old American private from Baltimore, Pvt. Robert E. Manns, will be the first U S service member tried in a West German court for murder under a new NATO status pact. Manns allegedly shot Bavarian police official Franz Gruber near the Austrian border after his forged pass was detected, and was captured by Austrian police. Manns deserted from the Lith Armored Cavalry Regiment and said he wanted to see Europe, claiming the officer wanted to force him back into slavery.
Pete Lopez Molina, 38, of 831 W Alameda St, received a two year suspended sentence in U S District Court for falsifying a payroll report to the Federal Housing Administration. Tucson attorney W Edward Morgan obtained a change of plea to nolo contendere to protect Molina's contractor license. Molina and his wife Maclovia, 34, faced charges over pay manipulation of Sun Haven Inc. painters. two counts were dropped as Molina changed to guilty.
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