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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1964
Page
1
Ray Walter Sargeant, wounded and on the critical list, denies he led yesterday's break from Pima County Jail. He says the escape was spur of the moment and that four felony counts remain on his conviction. He recounts fabricating a fake gun from soap pieces and recalls hearing a gunshot during the escape.
Selby England reports new rules for public phone booths restricting teen age calls to six minutes per session. Traffic superintendent Douglas Owen says long calls upset others and operators will interrupt after six minutes to terminate conversations.
After a late night breakout from Pima County Jail six prisoners escaped yesterday afternoon. Charles Wayne George surrendered at the sheriff's office about 6 am, saying he hid at Abe Sateida's bail bond office near Alameda and El Presidio Park. Ray Walter Sargeant remained hospitalized in critical condition after being shot. four others were recaptured by city police. Three jailers were overpowered and a woman visitor briefly held hostage during the May day escape.
The Arizona Corporation Commission ordered Southern Pacific Co to reinstate two eliminated passenger trains. The decision also requires SP to file a formal schedule change application to enable a full public hearing at a later date.
California voters faced a pivotal Republican primary with 86 delegates at stake as Goldwater and Rockefeller campaigned nationwide. Officials projected 67 to 70 percent turnout. Rockefeller warned that subpar turnout could hurt his chances while Goldwater urged a June return to Los Angeles for a clash shaping the party's future.
Inside Today's Citizen lists sections across the paper including Dr. Alvarez Vi Bridge 14 Citizen Charlie 3A Comics 29 and Crossword Puzzle 35. It also mentions Deaths 3 Editorials 12 Financial News 18 19 Molly Mayfield a Movie Times 34 Public Records 35 Sports 31-33 TV Radio Dials 28.
In Los Angeles Opal the cat, heir to a $250000 trust from Mrs Aman da C McHenre, faces a court dispute over one third of the sum for lifetime care. Judge Donald A Odell ruled the amount excessive for the cat’s needs as other heirs contest.
The Public Health Service reports the birth rate dropping for over two years, with March births at about 337,000, down 6,006 from March 1963. For the year ending March, 4,087,000 births, 49,000 below the prior year. Marriage rates rise slightly, but fertility indices still fall.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower said he did not read Barry Goldwater out of the Republican Party and declined to discuss the matter further. He spoke at a People-to-People trustees meeting and noted his article in the New York Times describing the kind of GOP candidate he favored.
Gusts reaching 39 miles per hour churned dust through Tucson cutting visibility to 30 miles. A high pressure in the south and a low pressure to the west triggered the wind pattern. Forecasters expect a high of 99 tomorrow with clearer skies and warmer temperatures.
More than 30 Congress of Racial Equality members and sympathizers picketed City Hall to press for a Tucson public accommodations ordinance led by Roy Twitty. The march drew comments from Council members and officials watched by police. placards referenced Webster v the Supreme Court and calls for action.
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