This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1963
Page
1
J Edgar Hoover noted the crime rate rose in 1962 despite a 7 percent population increase. He said all major crimes apart from murder climbed, with murder dropping 2 percent. Police effectiveness remained high amid heavier workloads and complex demands.
Citywide rainfall totals show only .12 inches though puddles blocked autos and closed downtown underpasses. Northern Arizona endures its worst drought in fifty years as officials plan capital upgrades for growth to 750000. Intruder holds a 16 year old girl at gunpoint and rapes her at her East Side home, police report.
The Nation reports state governors plan to bar Rockefeller from the upcoming Governors' Conference, viewing the event as a political arena. The piece notes the move as a nationwide political maneuver and previews coverage on_PAGE 7.
Washington official honors list tied to Independence Day and President Kennedy faced serious challenge from columnist John Chamberlain. The report notes a new grain loss measure andMcNamara comments on spy cases while detailing Defense Department roles and an exclusive column by Victor Riesel.
The World Canada market, a major U.S. investor hub, fears the impact of President Kennedy's tax plans to ease the dollar drain. Khrushchev warns communism can prevail without thermonuclear war, then expresses optimism a Moscow conference test ban pact will be agreed.
U S Open champion Julius Boros Tony Lema and host pro Shelley Mayfield shared the PGA Championship lead after two rounds in Dallas with 141 six hole scores. Payton Jordan says the U S track team is ready to roll for a Russia dual meet. Cassius Clay continued to loom over heavyweight title scene by visiting Liston training camp.
Molly Mayfield leads the general index with page references 15 and 27 for Movie Times on page 25 and 14 for Public Records on page 33. Sports on pages 29 to 32 and TVV Radio dials on page 26 note an (8) entry. Woman's View appears on pages 21 to 23.
Navy Yeoman Nelson Co. Drummond faces a possible death sentence as his second espionage trial proceeds in New York. The earlier trial ended May 23 with a hung jury amid reports of a holdout acquittal by a Negro juror who claimed FBI framing. The current 12 jurors include one Negro member. Drummond, 34, said Soviet agents paid up to 24000 for declassified documents and threatened him. He was arrested Sept 28 with two aides of the Soviet UN delegation outside a Larchmont diner. He was stationed at the naval base in Newport, Rhode Island.
In Marion Arkansas Coroner T H McGough found the death of Andrew Lee Anderson of Vincent Arkansas a justifiable homicide after a 17-year-old was shot by white residents and deputies pursuing him following a molestation claim. The mother testified she saw the alleged act and Anderson was shot in a beanfield after running with hands up. Sheriff Cecil Goodwin said Anderson halted and then fled again.
Philadelphia inmate Joseph Smith, 45, freed by Judge Theodore Reimel after two alleged accomplices admitted he was framed for an $800 check cashing service holdup. George Clark, 40, and Joseph Farro, 41, said they lied to secure lighter sentences. Clark admitted lying at Smith's 1950 trial and Farro supported him. Smith, who faced multiple consecutive prison terms, expressed hope to start anew with music and electrical work after his release.
Lester Cohen, 61, screenwriter and novelist of best sellers, died of a heart attack at his New York home. A Chicago native, he began as a poet and authored Sweepings in 1926, which became film basises for Sweepings and Three Sons. He wrote Coming Home in 1945 and coauthored works with his father and Emile Gauvreau. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. at Universal Funeral Chapel.
Police seized machine guns rifles and ammunition believed to belong to the IRA in a raid on a mountain home in County Tipperary yesterday four men were arrested but several others escaped no shots were fired officials said
Vice Admiral William F Raborn, known as the father of the Polaris missile, retires as deputy chief of naval operations for development. President Kennedy names Vice Admiral Horacio Rivera Jr to succeed him, moving Rivera from command of the Atlantic Fleet amphibious forces.
Selwyn Lloyd former foreign secretary and chancellor of the exchequer in Macmillan's government underwent a minor hernia operation in London today.
The page lists subscription prices from the publisher, including annual carrier and mail rates. It shows home delivered formats with weekly and annual costs and references a Sunday edition and a illinois publishing company.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.