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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1961

Page

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Realistic limits curb Cuba prisoner swap bids

The Tractors for Freedom Committee led by Eleanor Roosevelt will not send delegates to Havana to negotiate for 1,200 Cuban prisoners. Spokesmen say Castro’s demand is unrealistic and the committee will rely on nonface-to-face talks, while calls for Red Cross mediation surface.

New York UPI Eleanor Roosevelt Tractors For Freedom Committee Cuba Fidel Castro Walter P. Reuther Milton Eisenhower Detroit Joseph M. Dodge Havana Dicker Castro Clare Boothe Luce Italy William B. Pawley Brazil NBCTV Jack Paar International Red Cross

Latin American stance delays U S Cuba action tour

Adlai Stevenson found Latin Americans hesitant to back U S moves against Fidel Castro while urging aid for their economies. Argentine leaders urged a live and let live policy toward Cuba as Stevenson held talks with President Frondizi on economic issues and explored an OAS meeting, with no concrete Cuba plan discussed. Stevenson warned against unilateral force and praised Argentina's democratic stability, then planned a stop in Uruguay.

Buenos Aires Adlai E. Stevenson U.S Fidel Castro United States U.N South America Kennedy Cuba Stevenson Organization of American States OAS Castro Venezuela Argentina

Cuban Radio Claims Sabotage of Prisoner Tractor Deal

Cuban government radio accused a U S citizens committee led by Eleanor Roosevelt of sabotaging the tractors for prisoners deal. The broadcast editorial attributed the resistance to Castro’s plan and described the U S side as unwilling to accept what it called an indirect and unrealistic response.

Miami UPI U. S Cuba Committee Eleanor Roosevelt Castro Fidel Castro United States Fidel

Trico Wins Court Battle to Serve Titan Sites

The Superior Court grants a permanent injunction restraining Tucson Gas and Electric from building power lines to 10 of 18 Titan missile sites west of Tucson. Trico Electric Cooperative is certified to serve the rural area and contends no material facts remain disputed.

Trico Electric Cooperative Inc W. C. Truman Pinal County Tucson Gas & Electric Trico Tg&e Ee E Tucson Gas Trico Attys David Wolfe John Greer Arizona Corporation Commission

Vacationing Readers Keep Hi and Lois With The Citizen

If you cannot decide on a vacation location the Tucson Daily Citizen circulation department encourages readers to stay connected with the paper. Call MA 2 5855 to ensure daily Citizen features remain available while traveling.

Hi and Lois Tucson Daily Citizen Citizen

U S Relents On Grain Issue

The United States relented and said American unloading equipment on order could be sold to shipping firms carrying Canadian grain to Red China. The Treasury Department had blocked exports of such equipment for that purpose.

Washington UPI United States China Treasury Department

Vacation Days Fine The First Day Of School

The weather cooperated to make the first day of school vacation perfect for kids. Unofficially temperatures in some North Side foothills topped the official 95 degree high. Tomorrow’s high around 97 with a cool 63 expected tonight.

North Side Foothills

Inside the Citizen Ft Grant Youths Escape Twice

A brief item notes youths from Ft Grant escaped twice in an unspecified incident. The report highlights the escape events and references ongoing coverage on related pages. Further details appear on pages 15 and 19.

Ft. Grant

3,000 Homes Envisioned In 5 Years

The Baptist General Convention of Arizona plans a $50 million retirement community near Corona de Tucson. The development, named Baptist Golden Years, targets 3,000 to 5,000 homes in five years with initial 500 homes on 1,000 acres. Financing from T. J. Bettes and partners, construction to start immediately, and a church site to be established.

Russell Berryman Tucson Charles L. McKay The Baptist Convention of Arizona Orland Fiandaca Tucson Investment Co Baptist General Convention of Arizona Phoe Baptist Golden Yearsey Corona de Tucson Benson Highway Baptist General Convention of Arizona Utah Idaho Nevada North America Alaska Hawaii Earl S. Bell Calvary Baptist Church Bell Fiandiaca Ublic Fianciaca Golden

Laos Peace Talks Delayed Indefinitely At Geneva

The Geneva Laos conference was postponed indefinitely amid Western charges of cease-fire violations by pro-Communist Laotian rebels. President Kennedy said the US will continue bargaining with the Soviet Union. Britain cited apparent serious violations and postponed sessions, while Padong outpost fell to rebels. Western delegates hope Gromyko can push for more power for the cease-fire commission. Kennedy called Laos talks a hinge for future East-West diplomacy.

Laos Britain Cochairman Soviet Union Andrei A. Gromyko Moscow Geneva U.S International Truce Commission

Senate panel backs LeMay as Air Force chief

The Senate Armed Services Committee approved President Kennedy’s nomination of Gen Curtis E LeMay to be Air Force chief of staff. The committee praised LeMay who served as a flying officer over 30 years and commanded bombers in Europe and the Pacific in World War II. Chairman Richard Russell called the appointment reassuring for Americans.

Washington Senate Armed Services Committee Kennedy Curtis E. LeMay Air Force LeMay Europe Pacific

Freedom Riders Arrested in Jackson Mississippi

Eleven more Freedom Riders, including New York Assemblyman Mark Lane and NY NAACP president Percy Sutton, were arrested in Jackson after using segregated facilities. Nine youths, four white girls among them, were detained in the white waiting room at the railroad depot, bringing total arrests in 15 days to 92. Lane and Sutton had flown from Montgomery to assess the South's racial climate.

New York State New York Naacp Jackson Miss New York City Mark Lane Atty Percy Sutton Lane Sutton Montgomery Ala New Orleans Illinois Central South

Bolivia Escapes Full Siege as Reds Arrests Reported

Report says Bolivia enacts a state of siege with widespread arrests of Communists amid strikes tied to tin mine labor disputes. Passengers from La Paz report calm in city and deny a private coup. Adlai Stevenson to visit Bolivia on June 15 during a South American tour.

Bolivia Lima Peru la Paz Victor Paz Kennedy Adlai E. Stevenson Buenos Aires Stevenson

Burglars Wheel Safe From Arden Farms

Burglars used an Arden Farms hand truck to remove a 600 pound safe containing about 1500 in cash and checks from the firm at 425 Benson Hwy. Bruce Gant, manager, said tracks show the safe was rolled across a desert area and railroad tracks to a waiting car after breaking a window and cutting a hole in the wire fence. The burglary was reported to South Tucson police.

Arden Farms Bruce Gant Benson Hwy South Tucson

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