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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1961
Page
11
Don Schellie recalls his World Premiere appearance at Fox Tucson Theater for The Deadly Companions. He claims a handheld camera moment on a porch was cut, but he stays confident and teases an Oscar for Best Pigeon-Toed, Waddling, Big-Hatted Cowboy Star.
President Kennedy, following medical orders, placed a heated salt water pool treatment at the top of his priorities as his doctor Dr. Janet Travell oversees his care in Palm Beach Florida.
The House passed a bill to extend taxes on liquor beer cigarettes new cars travel telephones and corporate profits for another year. The Senate must act before July 1 or the taxes expire. The overall vote was 295 to 88 with the travel tax repeal amendment at 196 to 189. President Kennedy visits Canada amid back strain and medical notes.
OAS investigators report the Dominican Republic appears calm tranquil and orderly after the elder Trujillo’s death. They met with President Balaguer and Foreign Minister Herra Baez and plan to discuss with Gen. Rafael Trujillo Jr. about political prisoners while avoiding official presence to ensure candid talks. Requiem masses mark formal mourning for the late dictator.
New York's Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that American Nazi George Lincoln Rockwell had a right to speak in a New York City park. The decision reversed a prior denial by Park Commissioner Newbold Morris citing potential riots, and ordered a new hearing with an alternative date. Rockwell, who leads a tour supporting racial segregation, had sought permission for a Union Square speech on July 4.
Storms ripped through western Texas with at least two tornadoes near Snyder and 85 mph winds near Waco. An unconfirmed report mentioned a tornado near Rockwall, northeast of Dallas as a funnel appeared first near Axtell then Moody. Utility damage included snapped posts along Highway 317.
Oslo reports Olav Mjaaland the last surviving discoverer of the South Pole died at his home in Morgendal Norway aged 88. He was among four skiers with Roald Amundsen on the 1911 Antarctic expedition which reached the pole in December 1911. Amundsen later disappeared in 1928 during a search mission.
In a marathon session the Senate advanced Nixon housing measure to final stage after a partisan clash. Senator Gore's amendment to strike the 40 year mortgage was adopted 49 to 44, prompting a Sparkman substitute with a down payment requirement. The bill aims to fund Kennedy housing programs via 6.14 billion dollars with key provisions for low income families and non profit housing initiatives.
The University of Arizona will begin registering the first of about 8,000 anticipated summer students. The school expands courses and faculty to run a full year like Michigan State, with 4,500 in Session I and 3,500 in Session II. Branch campuses in Bisbee Prescott and a canyon-based program in Guajara host hundreds.
Vandenberg Air Force Base reports the Discoverer XXIV satellite and its booster splashed into the Pacific about 1,000 miles south after telemetry ceased shortly after separation. No immediate cause is given as investigators review four minutes of radio reports. this follows a prior Atlas launch failure at the same base.
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