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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1960
Page
2
A presidential fact-finding board urged a five-cent an hour wage rise for about 600,000 non-operating railroad workers and unions should negotiate health and welfare improvements. The measure aims to avert a threatened strike with July 8 as the legal walkout date.
The Rev. Thomas E. Boyle assistant pastor of All Saints Catholic Church was injured at 5:20 a.m. when his car hit the rear of a southbound trailer truck on the Casa Grande Highway about one mile west of Rillito. Fr. Boyle was taken to St. Mary's Hospital for observation with a mouth laceration a broken tooth and a bruised shoulder. The truck driver Ervin G. Dorries 34 of Yuma was unhurt.
The Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona sells its 5402 E. Speedway property to Beacon Life Insurance Co. for $55,000. Foundation president John C. Leonard says the organization will rent the site for about 18 months while a new, larger facility is planned to meet area growth. The sale was arranged by George Maher of Kampmeier Realty Co.
Firefighters battle a massive blaze at the Grant Road Lumber Co on East Grant Road causing extensive damage to the yard. Fire Chief John Freeman says the fire resembled a fire storm and created its own wind, with investigators still unable to determine a start source. The loss is estimated at $250,000.
Fire believed started by an electric heater damaged the home of John P. Malt at 2901 N. Alvernon Way with $9,000 in losses. The wood paneling house suffered a total interior loss. Paula Malt, 16 months, may have activated the heater and ignited nearby rags. Mrs Malt escaped with the child.
Dr. Nicholas A. Mayall, noted galaxy researcher and member of the National Academy of Science, is named director of Kitt Peak National Observatory. The AURA board selected him in Ann Arbor, with Mayall set to assume duties in October.
Clifford Barber 38 of Phoenix suffered head injuries when struck by a bulldozer blade in the Santa Rita Mountains. He was flown by helicopter from Harold Thurber Ranch to the Forest Service west camp and then to St Marys Hospital in fair condition.
Three eighth graders Nan Hamilton Roberta Kall and Richard Moret received American Legion Constitution medals at the Vail school awards assembly. Fraternal Order of Police awards went to Steve Brundage and Linda Meinkle along with scholarship medals for Ronald Klinkiewicz Linda Friend and Mary Moore. Charlies Palmer Davis award winners for current events were Ken Engle Barbara Stubler Dave Ruben and Jean Nolan. Miss Stabler and Pamela Spears won spelling medals.
John R. Pigg a highway patrolman cited James Dean Hogg after a roadside meeting on a California highway. The incident occurred near San Bernardino with Hogg leaving with a traffic citation.
County Assessor A E Bade says token assessments for fraternal and charitable organizations have doubled this year from ten percent to twenty percent of regular assessments. Twelve lodges in Pima County face the higher rate while charter verifications ensure benevolent or charitable status.
A motorist apparently asleep at the wheel was injured when his car rolled over on Highway 89 about 22 miles north of Tucson. Roy Follett, 25, of Douglas, was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital with a head cut and possible shoulder fracture from the 2:45 a.m. mishap.
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