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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1973
Page
8
Tucson readers lament weekend litter at Reid Lake Randolph Park Sabino and Bear canyons as park crews repair damage. The issue mirrors broader ecological concerns amid Waste, pollution and preservation efforts in a city facing ongoing cleanup challenges.
The Arizona Highway Commission voted to stop right of way purchases for the Papago Freeway inner loop in Phoenix from Black Canyon Freeway to 67th Avenue and 21st Street to Scottsdale. Exceptions apply for pre-agreed properties, Buckeye Flood Control, and Hohokam Airport routes as the state studies new routes and seeks federal cooperation.
Tucson High School launches a 12 month extended day program with 200 students registered and 250 more expected. Classes run 65 minutes four days a week from 2 to 9:30 p.m. Students earn credits across graduation requirements while some may finish in three years. The plan targets District 1 students under 21 with no extra fees beyond normal costs. If successful, expansion to other district high schools is possible.
Associate editor Tony Tselentis, whose column At Week's End appears Saturdays, is on vacation. His column will resume next Saturday, leaving this week's page without his regular feature.
The City Council will vote on a 922,250 contract to let the Hope Center operate a methadone maintenance program in Tucson. The agenda also includes golf course design contracts and an architectural fee for a Mission Road fire station. Additionally, aid-in-construction items cover water line reimbursements to Diamond Bell Ranch over 20 years. Meeting starts 10:30 a.m. at City Hall.
The University of Arizona will start its summer session Monday with three terms. The first term runs until July 6, the second five-week term runs July 9 through August 10, and for the first time an eight-week term runs June 18 through August 10.
Church bells will ring across Tucson at noon tomorrow as worshippers join prayers for about 1,300 Americans missing in action in Indochina. The nationwide observance marks MIA Awareness Day urged by Voices In Vital America and backed by POW MIA groups.
The Arizona Department of Corrections chief says top officials knew of an escape plan using forged court release papers from Arizona State Prison. Lower level staff were not informed. The probe, led by the Department of Public Safety, could extend two to three weeks as investigators connect forged documents to a broader plot tied to two judges. Inmates John Zaremba Jr and Michael Mogan printed and forged papers to free Thomas Pugh, aiming to trigger murders of Judge LaPrade and Judge Coulter.
William J. DeLong resigns as assistant to the mayor and City Council for intergovernmental affairs, effective June 15. City Manager OKey accepted the resignation. city sources doubt the post will be filled before the November election. DeLong, a retired Army major, says he is entering business and leaving politics. He notes his appointment came from the six-member council, not the mayor, amid ongoing disagreements with Mayor Lew Murphy.
Arizona petitions seek to legalize off track horse betting and merge the tax commission into a new Department of Revenue. William Clubb of Phoenix will circulate petitions for the 1974 general election and 41 141 signatures are needed to place the issue on the ballot. The tax commission referendum requires 20 571 signatures.
Tucson mayor Lewis C Murphy will address the Pima County Republican Club luncheon Tuesday in the Roman Room at the Pioneer International Hotel at noon. His topic is Current City Problems.
A total of 2440 wage grade civilian employees at Davis Monthan Air Force Base Fort Monchuca the Veterans Administration Hospital and the National Guard Bureau receive a 5.0 percent wage increase effective tomorrow. Increases range from 18 to 29 cents per hour and average about 24 cents per hour according to a Defense Department release. Government Service employees are not included, a DM spokesman said.
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