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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1968
Page
3
At Tuy Hoa 9 VC attackers killed after U S air base strike. B 52s hit Central Highlands targets. U S pilots logged 118 missions. vast rice caches found near Loc Ninh. M16 rifles arrive for South Vietnamese forces.
A recall effort against Mayor James N. Corbett Jr. stalled again after failing to file a valid affidavit. The newly submitted document, signed by Sandra Jean King, was rejected for listing the notary in the filer field. Spokesman Larry Wurst said the affidavit would be corrected and refiled soon.
The Senate approved creation of an eight member bipartisan Hoover style commission to study the U S executive branch. The bill, sent to the House, calls for four presidential appointees and two appointees from each chamber to recommend elimination and consolidation of federal programs and set priorities.
In Saint Tropez at the Woom Woom nightclub a male friend of Brigitte Bardot clashed with several people over alleged unflattering remarks. Luigi Rizzi was outnumbered until Alain Delon and Johnny Halliday intervened to defuse the confrontation. Bardot arrived earlier in a white Rolls Royce.
North Vietnam praised a rebel commando raid on the Udorn air base in Thailand and urged intensified actions against U.S. aggression. Nguyen Thanh Le, spokesman for the Hanoi delegation, said people must fight wherever the United States aggresses and denied no Vietnamese involvement. He condemned the Thai government for mistreatment of Vietnamese, and rejected direct Hanoi Saigon peace talks as a Trojan plan.
Police seek youthful purse thieves after weekend attacks near downtown. Mrs. Carlotta Hernandez 48 says two youths grabbed her purse around 8 45 p m near Scott Aye and E McCormick Street. Her purse held $10. Mrs Mary Noles 50 reports a similar theft near E 18th Street and 8th Ave around 11 30 p m with $4 in her purse.
Mitchell Thomas Blazek, first under Arizona's new sanity law, receives consecutive sentences totaling 28 to 50 years for robbery and attempted murder of his brother in law Randall Lowery. Judge Lee Garrett imposes 8 to 10 years for robbery and 10 to 20 for attempted murder amid prosecutorial remarks of brutality and lack of remorse. Blazek had pleaded guilty and stood sane. he remains to face trial on illegal marijuana possession.
Two Tucsonans were appointed to the Tucson Commission on Human Relations after screening 80 applicants. David Herrera becomes community relations director and Roy Cooksey becomes compliance director, both starting Aug. 12 at 7200 dollars yearly. Herrera will coordinate with community groups and use bilingual skills. Cooksey will handle discrimination complaints and liaison work with business and unions under Leonard L. Karter.
State total tax revenues reached 233.55 million, up from 216.75 million last year. Income taxes climbed by 7 million due to reform, luxury taxes by 2.5 million, with income tax at 47.6 million, property taxes at 40.3 million, educational excise taxes at 35 million, and a 2 million boost from a new educational excise tax.
Pop artist Andy Warhol was discharged from Columbus Hospital in New York on Sunday, nearly two months after he was shot in his office. The attack on June 3 is linked to Valeria Solanis, 28, who remains under psychiatric observation in Elmhurst, Queens. London dealer Mario Amaya was also wounded.
A New York and national ad touts Preparation H as a non narcotic remedy that shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves itching burning and pain. It claims tests across major cities and a Midwest center support its effectiveness and notes lubricating properties and easier bowel movements with ointment or suppository forms.
Funeral services for Mrs. Charlotte Crismon widow of former University of Arizona star athlete Edgar T. Crismon will be held tomorrow in Yuma. She died Saturday in Rol after a long illness at 56. A Tucson resident over 40 years she worked in the UA administration. Survived by daughter Anne Altstatt and two grandsons. parents James V. Parker and five siblings. Donations requested to UA College of Medicine. Johnson Mortuary in charge.
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The Duval Corp seeks to rezone about eight acres on the northeast corner of Fort Lowell and Swan roads to expand facilities. A hearing before the County Planning & Zoning Commission is set for tomorrow morning. The company’s Fort Lowell complex dates to 1965 and it is expanding at its Sierrita Mine 30 miles south of Tucson. Executive VP George B. Atwood is out of town.
Washington report notes several U S regions are sinking rapidly by geological standards.
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