West Side Project Gets $308 751 Federal Grant
The City of Tucson will receive 308 751 in federal funds for the second phase of a West Side Menlo Park neighborhood rehabilitation program announced by Rep. Morris K. Udall. The award brings total federal and city funding plus assessments to over 1 million for street and sidewalk upgrades lighting home repair grants across 98 acres and 279 dwellings. A prior grant covered 112 acres and 255 dwellings. A third grant will fund about half of a 281 896 storm sewer project in the same area.
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Tucson
West Side
Menlo Park
Morris K. Udall
Silverbell Road
West Spruce Street
Santa Cruz River
Emery Street
Carrillo Plea Denied. Trial Set for June 25
State Representative Tony Carrillo loses motions to quash indictment on income tax violations and habeas corpus. trial scheduled June 25. Judge Mary Anne Richey denied requests to inspect secret grand jury testimony and granted no relief on the quash. Prosecutors allege Carrillo filed a fraudulent 1964 tax return and underreported income by about $3 000 tied to liquor license deals for a Tucson businessman.
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Tony Carrillo
Superior
Mary Anne Richey
Richey
Carrillo
Tucson
Land Bureau Honors State Director Weiler with Top Interior Award
Arizona state director Fred J. Weiler of the U S Bureau of Land Management received the Interior Department Distinguished Service Award and a gold medal in Washington. He oversaw acquisition of 90 000 acres for Maricopa County under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to create the nation’s largest regional parks system. He also led efforts to preserve the Gila River green belt remove unsightly billboards from public land and promote the Operation Cleanup anti litter campaign.
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Fred J. Weiler
Arizona
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Weiler
Department
Washington
Maricopa County
Gila River
Goddard delays governor bid after Kennedy shooting
Former Arizona governor Sam Goddard cancels plans to announce his Democratic primary candidacy following news that Senator Robert Kennedy was shot in Los Angeles. He now plans to announce next week and will reschedule events in Phoenix and Tucson with the Young Democrats of Greater Tucson sponsoring the local gathering.
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Sam Goddard
Los Angeles
Robert Kennedy
Goddard
Phoenix
Tucson
Jack Williams
Young Democrats of
Greater Tucson
Hanoi Rejects Johnson Call as Absurd at Paris Talks
North Vietnam rejected President Johnsons call for reciprocity in the Vietnam War calling it absurd. Thuy said the May statements mirrored his March 31 speech and accused the United States of aggression, hindering progress in the Paris negotiations. Allied tanks attacked a six-block Viet Cong stronghold in Saigon, eliminating many fighters and leaving only a few fortified buildings. The operation killed at least 34 guerrillas and netted several captives as South Vietnamese forces pressed to clear the area by Thursday.
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Paris
United States
Saigon
Tribe seeks revocation of 10 White Mountain licenses
Pinetop resident John R. Crosser files complaint with state liquor superintendent Harold Moore seeking revocation of ten licenses held by the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Crosser contends licenses were issued illegally as the tribe did not qualify under Arizona law for liquor licenses.
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UPI
Pinetop
John R. Crosser
Harold Moore
Arizona
Crosser
Census official rebuts shower sharing questions for 1970 census
Census Director Ross Eckler defends planned 1970 decennial questions, denying any intent to probe intimate personal details. He says the survey will assess whether a family has an indoor bathroom, with a few basic plumbing questions kept to ensure uniform coverage and control costs. Representative Betts and 27 others challenge the scope, but Eckler argues mandatory questions are needed for accuracy.
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Washington
UPI
Census Bureau
Ross Eckler
Eckler
Eackler
Jackson FE. Betts
Ohio
Betts
House
House Appropriations Committee
Fastest U S Plane Missing Over Pacific
A U S Air Force SR71, touted as the fastest plane, is overdue and presumed crashed in the Pacific near NAHA Okinawa after a routine training flight from the local base. American military spokesmen said the test version of the reconnaissance jet was reported overdue Tuesday.
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Naha
Okinawa
UPI
Pacific
Soviet Union
All Faiths Pray Tonight For Kennedy
The Tecson Ecumenical Council with local Jewish leaders schedules an hour of worship tonight at 8 p.m. for Sen. Robert F. Kennedy his family and the nation. The service will be at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church 1946 E Lee St with Rev Comer Alden of St Pauls Methodist Church among the officiants.
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Tecson Ecumenical Council
Robert F. Kennedy
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Comer Alden
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
The
Ecumenical Council
Memorial services for Tucson pilot Joe Cason set
Memorial services for Joe H. Cason, a Tucson pilot killed May 28 in California, will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow at Tucson Memorial Park South Lawn. A former FAA flight inspector and former Mercury Aviation chief pilot, he is survived by his widow Billie and daughter Linda. The family home is 3161 W. Century Drive.
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Joe H. Cason
Tucson
California
Tucson Memorial Park
South Lawn
Federal Aviation Agency
Cason
Mercury Aviation
Billie
Linda
W. Century Drive
Air Force Academy graduates 603 at 10th commencement
The Air Force Academy in Colorado awarded 603 lieutenants at its 10th commencement ceremony. Air Force Secretary Harold Brown filled in as speaker after Vice President Hubert Humphrey flew back to Washington.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
Air Force
Harold Brown
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Washington
Kennedy's Parents Show Valor in Tragedy
Hyannisport Mass. Kennedy family responds to shooting of Robert Kennedy's son Joe 18 learning of the news at Milton Academy. Rose Kennedy weeps quietly while her husband suffers a stroke like Dallas. Ted Kennedy aide notes the family shows remarkable courage amid tragedy.
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Hyannisport
Mass
UPI
Kennedy
Robert I’. Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Rose Kennedy
St. Francis Xavier
Hyannis
Sen
Edward Kennedy
California
Dallas
William D. Thomson
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Edward Martin
Ted Kennedy
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