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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1968

Page

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Buses Resume Service Amid Tucson Strike

Tucson Transit Corp returns 1 bus in operation as 32 drivers and eight mechanics strike halts service for 42 days. Riders observed range from two to twenty per bus while 14-driver replacements remain unused and applicant screening continues. Picketing at 315 S Plumer Ave persists under court limits of two pickets and harassment ban.

Tucson Transit Corp TTC Robert Bonesteel Tucson American Transit Corp. of St. Louis S. Plumer Ave

40 Tucson Pupils Head to Anytown Arizona Workshop

Forty high school students from Tucson depart Sunday for Anytown Arizona a nonprofit human relations workshop at Sky-Y Camp Prescott. Sponsored by 21 Arizona religious and civic groups the camp invites youths from Patagonia Nogales Rillito and Marana to join discussions on understanding different faiths and global conflicts. Students board the bus at 8 a.m. from the Lighthouse YMCA 3706 E 5th St.

Tucson Anytown Arizona Prescott Patagonia Nogales Rillito Marana

UA Cadets Leave For ROTC Camp At Ft Lewis

Seventy six cadets from the University of Arizona Reserve Officers Training Corps will report to Ft Lewis Washington next Friday for a month of training. The June 14 to July 19 session targets juniors who have completed one year of the advanced ROTC course and leads to reserve commissions in the Army upon graduation next May. The program supplements regular classroom work with field combat and command skills. ROTC cadets from the Sixth Army area California Washington Oregon Nevada Arizona Idaho Montana and Utah participate.

University of Arizona Reserve Officers Training Corps Ft. Lewis Wash Army Sixth Army California Washington Oregon Nevada Arizona Idaho Montana Utah

Officer Overcome At Trailer Fire

A Tucson patrolman, Ernest Mejia, was overcome by smoke while searching a vacant trailer at 201 S Norris Ave in LaBelle Trailer Court. He was treated and released from St Marys Hospital. Fire officials have not determined a cause for the blaze.

Tucson S. Norris Ave Ernest Mejia Mejia St. Mary’s Hospital LaBelle Trailer Court

Hospitals urged to align care with social needs and housing

John G. Steinle told the Hospital Planning Council for Greater Tucson that future hospital planning must address social factors such as housing and prevention of nutrition and environmental deficiencies. He urged patient centered care funded by community need rather than ability to pay. He warned against hospital competition and predicted expanded psychiatry services and Hill Burton funding changes. Two local survey teams are to complete studies in two months.

Hospital Planning Council For Greater Tucson Inc John G. Steinle Tucson Steinle Hill-Burton Council The Pima County Board of Supervisors

Rustin threatens to quit Poor People Campaign

AP reports Bayard Rustin demanded formal authority over the June 19 demonstration amid a dispute with Hosea Williams and Ralph David Abernathy. Rustin warned he would resign if not reaffirmed as coordinator. The piece also recalls Resurrection City tensions involving Sen. Edmund Muskie.

Washington Bayard Rustin New York Ralph David Abernathy Rustin Hosea Williams Williams

Tucson Citizens newspaper subscription rates notice

Dailyxcept Sunday publication details from Citizen Publishing Co. Tucson Arizona list home delivery and mail rates for in town and out of state subscribers. Rates cover monthly and yearly options with Canada and Mexico extensions, plus second class postage information.

The Citizen Publishing Co Tucson Arizona North Stone Ava Tucson Arizona Canada Mexico

Warden Swap With Hostage Ends Oklahoma Prison Escape

In Checotah Oklahoma Warden Ray Page swapped places with an escaped convict and persuaded him to drop his gun and release hostages including an 18 year old girl and a McAlester policeman The suspect Thomas Rogers of Tulsa held a nurse and other officers at bay and forced a patrol car through two roadblocks before being stopped three miles from Checotah by a gunshot from an officer None of the hostages was harmed Rogers former wife assisted the warden at the car

Checotah Okla Oklahoma State Prison Ray Page Thomas J. Rogers Tulsa McAlester General Hospital Faye Kirkpatrick Marilyn Fain Rogers Kirkpatrick Page Oklahoma

Seattle Siren Fulfills Army Need In Vietnam

Captain Richard D. James sought a loud siren for his battery in Vietnam after using a vehicle horn proved insufficient to wake soldiers in bunkers. Seattle police arranged a donated $300 siren from an ambulance service owner to alert troops in critical situations.

Seattle Vietnam Richard D. James

Blue Lustre Carpet Cleaner Ad Warns Savings At Sprouse Reitz

An advertisement touts Blue Lustre for home carpet cleaning using a $1-a-day rental electric shampooer. It promises wall to wall or spot cleaning, color restoration, and professional results at a savings, available at Sprouse Reitz Variety Stores.

Sprouse Reitz

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