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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1962
Page
25
The Citizen begins a daily series to explain the nine bond and tax proposals on the June 26 ballot. An editorial urges readers to vote YES on the entire program, praising city development and urging pride in Tucson’s future. The editorial column will support each proposition and the total plan.
Mayor Lew Davis warns Tucson cannot afford to lose the June 26 bond election. Citizens committee chairman urges passage of seven propositions for parks and growth. The series outlines item by item, noting the seven propositions on the ballot and separating this issue from schools.
Neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma announced a cabinet for a national union government after Geneva talks. Gen Phoumi Nosavan remains deputy premier and finance minister, with Souphanouvong gaining another deputy post and Pathet Lao ties. The three princes signed the cabinet list and welcomed the agreement as a step toward ending Laos civil war.
Investigators consider air brake failure on a Northern Pacific luxury train after a 15 car wreck on a mountain curve near Missoula. One child died, 219 injured, many held in hospitals. The Seattle to Chicago route World’s Fair travelers were aboard. Speed appeared high on the descent before the derailment.
A $525 jackpot awaits a reader who solves the week’s easy looking but tricky puzzle in the Tucson Daily Citizen. The puzzle is reprinted tomorrow with word clues published then. Deadline is 9 a.m. Thursday and the winner, if any, will be announced Saturday.
Tucson will see another hot day with clear skies. Tomorrow’s high is forecast around 98 degrees, one degree warmer than yesterday, while tonight’s low should be near 60. This afternoon’s temperature reached 95 degrees at 2 pm with 5 percent humidity.
More than 90 000 residents including many children joined the final day of Pima County polio vaccination, bringing total type 2 doses to 223 212 and overall doses to 1 697 329. Dr. Hugh C. Thompson praised the 1 to 14 age turnout and announced home delivery for shut-ins, with additional clinics and after hours doses planned this week.
Washington report says the Kennedy administration invited compromise talks on the aged health plan. Secretary Ribicoff briefed the House Ways and Means Committee behind closed doors, reaffirming Social Security financing via higher payroll taxes as the core. Critics fear government control from hospital contracts under the proposal.
Senate investigators heard that a London based cartel named the International Trade Council profited from tin sold to the U.S. defense stockpile. Witnesses said the group may no longer act like a cartel as consumers gain influence. The hearing, led by Sen. Stuart Symington, reviewed a House bill to sell about 177.6 million dollars worth of surplus stockpile items, including 50,000 tons of tin, with disposal expected at 1,000 tons monthly over five years. Symington labeled the council a cartel for tin sales since 1952 and noted profits of 700 to 800 percent over production costs due to Bolivia based pricing.
At Yale 1960 commencement Kennedy defended not antibusiness stance but government effort to curb recession and foster prosperity. Under Yale blue and sunlit Old Campus he urged relevance to modern needs and warned against outdated debates while honoring 14 graduates including an honorary law degree. He urged distinguishing real issues from false ones and cautioned against using old formulas for current fiscal and monetary challenges.
Union officials were targeted in a car bombing that prompted a major response and ongoing investigation. Details on suspects and motives remain unclear as authorities pursue leads. Residents nearby reported heightened security and routine cooperation with investigators.
Peter Starrett reports Tucson welcomes Mark E. Keane as the new city manager. The 42 year old Chicago native, formerly Oak Park village manager, started at 8:30 a.m. and aims for gradual familiarization with staff and city business with no planned upheavals. He praises acting city manager Roger O Mara and plans to relocate his family to Tucson soon. Keane replaces Porter Homer who resigned in March and returned to Rochester, N.Y. to assist his wife and children and testify in steel purchase trials.
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