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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1959
Page
1
Government reports show May payrolls rising by 1 004 000 with non farm jobs and seasonal gains lifting total employment to 67 221 000. Unemployment rate falls to 4 9 percent while factory pay hits a new peak 90 32 and the workweek rises to 40 5 hours.
In Geneva, U S secretary of state Herter rejected a Soviet one year moratorium proposal at the Berlin crisis negotiations. Gromyko tied the plan to a German settlement while Berding questioned the move and Western delegates urged continuation of interim talks.
The Arizona Supreme Court was petitioned to halt further action on Pima County grand jury indictments of Lambert Kautenburger A L Pop Abbott Sam R Kaufman and John W Murphey. Superior Court arraignments were set for this afternoon before Judge Gordon Farley who indicated trial hearings would proceed unless halted. Farley recently dismissed two perjury charges against Kautenburger and one perjury count against Joseph Nordale. Kautenburger, Pima County Board of Supervisors chairman, faces five felony charges including one of state income tax evasion and four of bribery. He must also confront three of five items in the grand jury accusation.
H Earl Rogge Jr may resign as grand jury special prosecutor after the Board of Supervisors demanded a mandamus suit to secure his $9,200 yearly salary. Rogge's pay dispute follows prior pay at 15 dollars hourly and 150 dollars per court day deemed illegal. Farley ruled on related indictments and ordered refiling or dismissal actions as cases proceed in Santa Cruz County.
Superior Court Judge Lee Garrett and Special Prosecutor H Earl Rogge Jr request a suitable room for future Pima County Grand Jury meetings. They say the current county courthouse jury rooms are too small and propose using the old YMCA building on West Congress Street at $150 monthly, after inspection confirms adequacy.
Stockholm report cites Swedish geneticist Prof. Per Eric Lindahl predicting parents may choose baby sex within a decade. He notes several methods exist but none fully reliable yet, with centrifuge separation proposed to split X and Y spermatozoa for artificial insemination.
A brief item notes debate over whether the Corporation Commission should be answerable to someone, hinting at regulatory friction. The page reference is given as Page 16 for the discussion. The section also teases celebrity and home topics on later pages.
New York stock markets closed higher with broad gains across sections. The early surge led the day as prices climbed further into the afternoon, culminating in a late upturn. The Dow Jones Industrials finished at 627.17, up 9.55 points as trading stayed brisk.
Tucson Chamber of Commerce warned that circulating initiative petitions on limited access highways could block federal funds for Arizona. Petitions would require local votes to route interstate highways and allow heavy zoning controls on access roads. Chamber leaders urged caution and urged lawmakers to pursue balanced legislation instead.
In the mountains drizzle is possible but in valleys it stays dusty and hot. Tu cson area expects no rain with tomorrow's high near 100 and tonight's low around 65. Discomfort index may hit 82 if humidity remains high. Yesterday's high was 100, first since Sept 21.
German CDU leaders Konrad Adenauer and Ludwig Erhard settled their quarrel at a party caucus. Erhard agreed to remain economics minister and a news conference was to reveal other terms. Informants said unity was restored as the two men agreed to work together.
Mrs Cleo Edwards a domestic admitted in municipal court yesterday that she drank 32 bottles of her employer liquor since May 1 to get energy for her chores She was put on probation for a year.
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