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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1959
Page
2
Archie Downs says son George Downs 22 died from extended illness not romance woes. George shot himself in a parked car in front of Lucky Strike Bowling Lanes on East Speedway early yesterday, following injuries from a 1954 traffic accident.
The Duncan family thanks friends neighbors the Church of Christ and Rev. Oussley for kindness sympathy and flowers during the illness and death of W. E. Duncan. Mrs May Duncan and Family.
AFL CIO urged House to approve a diluted version of the Senate labor reform bill to fight corruption. Meany warned the current form would harm unions, attacking Kennedy Ervin provisions and a Kearns alternative as anti labor, while business groups claimed the measure is too weak. He accused employers of aligning with “crooks” posing as unionists for better deals.
Four long term inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison held a guard and a cellblock captain at knifepoint and sawed two bars from an outside wall window to escape from Cellhouse 19. They dropped to the ground, climbed an eight foot cyclone fence, and fled as officers from three states started a manhunt.
Fort Huachuca will not renew its $275,520 technical writing contract with Design Service Co. Inc. on July 1. The Army’s Electronic Proving Ground will perform the work, potentially saving 52 jobs at the Tucson office, with plans to seek other commercial work to keep the operation alive.
In a Fresno area case, Belinda Lois Webber, 29, faced involuntary manslaughter charges over a January 19 two car crash that killed Milton G. Bliss, 63. Judge Raul H. Castro dismissed the felony count as incompatible with the prior Justice Court filing, with a new misdemeanor complaint possible.
South Dakota officers deduced one possible hideout for the burglars who struck the Murdo Pool Hall. The robbers took 1200 dollars in U.S. currency from the register and a safe, but left a large quantity of Canadian coins behind.
Billing of 1959 tax rolls begins as county officials forecast a possible $14 million net valuation increase. Valuations rise due to subdivisions, new housing, and higher land values, while mine valuations stay mostly steady. Final figures due around July 15.
Visitors at the U S Air Force Academy can take a 50 minute simulated trip to the Moon Mars Jupiter and Home in the planetarium as part of The Story of the Stars program. Sound and visual effects enhance the space journey.
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