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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1958
Page
1
Clouds and light afternoon breezes continue through tomorrow with little temperature change. The high tomorrow is forecast near 100 degrees and dusty conditions are likely on some afternoons.
The Tucson League of Women Voters accuses the Board of Supervisors of violating the county zoning ordinance by approving Lusk Corp to build two homes per acre in a Sabine Canyon flood plain. Members call for rescinding the action and weigh the planning commission's recommendations before further flood plain cases are decided.
Roy Drachman, head of Drachman Realty Co., charges the Tucson Chamber of Commerce has failed to lead growth and calls for new leadership and a more active, imaginative approach. He cites sabotaged committees, neglected promotions, and stalled redevelopment as proof the Chamber is not serving Tucson’s business interests.
An inquest opened into the death of Donald Mark a motel clerk aged mid thirties who fell several hundred feet while jumping between rocks at the Grand Canyon south rim Park rangers recovered the body after navigating steep canyon terrain the six member coroner jury was convened Superintendent John McLaughlin said Mark formerly of Prescott Arizona had worked at the hotel about six months.
A car carrying two children rolled from a scenic lookout on state route H and plunged about 1,000 feet into the Little Colorado River. Parents were outside the vehicle. patrol and sheriff’s office rushed to the scene about 20 miles west of Cameron on No Indian Reservation land.
The nine member County Planning Commission failed to seek abolition at a special meeting led by Acting Chairman Prior Pray. They did urge the Board of Supervisors to rescind the Lusk rezoning decision along Spanish Canyon Road amid flood plain concerns and ongoing zoning studies.
In Bonn a celebrated West German customs dog nicknamed Geisha is praised for reducing coffee smuggling along the Dutch border. The trained spaniel detects undeclared coffee hidden in coal loads and wrapped in cloths aboard Rhine vessels and trains.
President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan met at the White House with Secretary of State Dulles to review Russia nuclear test suspensions Danish? No. The talks also touched on France and France's cooperation under De Gaulle. Macmillan also spoke at DePauw University in Indiana. The summit aims to push for a rapid summit with the Soviet Union and an expanded Western trade and economic offensive.
All Soap Box Derby boys who pass final inspection Wednesday may attend a free party at Old Tucson Thursday morning. Those attending will be photographed for the Wheels 4 West movie scene. free lunch of hot dogs and cold drinks, plus free bus transportation from Eagle Park at 8 am to Old Tucson and back. Only boys with this year’s Derby T shirts and helmets may ride, to be issued after final inspection Wednesday.
Tornadoes and heavy rains ripped through a broad Midwest region causing extensive damage and at least two deaths. The Weather Bureau linked the storms to a cold front spawning tornadoes in Iowa Illinois and Indiana. Evacuations due to flooding occurred near Kokomo Indiana as trees and power lines felled across a 40 mile belt from Peoria to Kankakee. A roof was torn from a New Castle Indiana supermarket and two cement buildings leveled at Rensselaer Indiana with damages around 100000 dollars.
The United States and Soviet backed East Germany dispute who holds jurisdiction over nine U S Army airmen captured after a helicopter made a forced landing near the German frontier. Russia claims East Germany governs the case and the aircraft under the 199 Big Four air corridors framework, while Washington demands return of the crew. The helicopter belonged to the Armored Division and the crew list includes Maj George E Kemper and eight others. a ninth officer is unnamed in the report.
Washington USA. Democratic and Republican leaders predicted House passage of President Eisenhower's tariff cut plan. Speaker Sam Rayburn and GOP Leader Joseph W. Martin forecast a Wednesday vote approving the President's bill after a likely fight. The measure would extend trade policy for five years and allow tariffs up to 25 percent.
DETROIT UPI. Agreement averted a threatened strike at Chrysler’s Center Line missile plant after Chrysler granted 500 salaried workers a 9 cent cost of living and improvement factor pay boost effective June 1. UAW local 1245 reached a memo of understanding, workers at other Chrysler plants ordered back to work with no strike weapon amid a business slump.
The page notes a series of Old Tucson street scenes in Arizona Album on page 10, a Girls State honors ceremony on page 13, and the continuing crossword jackpot in Citizen Charlie on page 34. It also references traffic toll data, entertainment listings, and various department features across the issue.
Former President Harry S. Truman is slated to speak at Democratic fund raising activities in Phoenix with an invitation from Vic Houshold Jr a Phoenix Democrat and former World War I lieutenant. A picnic gathering is planned for Sunday afternoon with a semiformal dinner the following night at the Hotel Westward Ho.
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