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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1959
Page
1
The Citizen lists starting lineups and Derby Downs route map for the 8 page Soap Box Derby program. The event features pictures of participating boys and free admission. Track gates open at 5 30 p m with the race starting at 6 30 p m tomorrow.
The article details the first formal moves to reinstate four grand jury counts against Lambert Kautenburger A. L. Abbott Sam R. Kaufman and Joseph Nordale after dismissal by Superior Court Judge Gordon Farley. It also covers Supervisor Thomas Jay’s reversal on paying special prosecutor H Barl Rogge Jr. without a court order and Ackerman's notices of appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court.
Scattered showers are forecast with humidities low and temperatures rising to 95 to 100 tomorrow. Winds will be strong and gusty as Tucson experienced a 100 degree noon with 17 percent humidity. A full weather report follows on Page 5.
Union spokesmen in Phoenix said there is no strike threat in the statewide ready mix sand and gravel negotiations with contractors. Engineers and plasterers status remains under talks as locals prepare votes on contractor offers and next week meeting plans are set.
Izvestia and other Soviet papers praised American authorities and medical teams for rapid care given to a Soviet seaman injured aboard the refrigerator ship Pis chevaya Industriya in the Bering Sea. The U S Navy and Coast Guard transported him to Anchorage Alaska, with Izvestia calling the care attentive and the life saved.
Administration unveils a master continental defense plan drawing congressional scrutiny and debate about its scope and funding. The report outlines key proposals and political reactions shaping national security policy.
A light sleeper aroused by smoke woke and saved six bachelor tenants from a West Side adobe and sod roof fire at 554 W. Davis Street. Artis Lee Lewis, 36, escaped shoeless as flames rose to 30 feet and fire crews battled the blaze. Fire officials noted the fire likely started from a cigarette dropped on a bed.
Tucson School District No. 1 does not ask job applicants about past convictions. Superintendent Robert Morrow said the district relies on references and blanket bonds, while former janitor Charles Shepherdson, an ex convict with three federal prison terms, was not flagged by the district during his six years of employment. Shepherdson testified he did not reveal his record because employers never asked.
In East Lansing Michigan State University police contained a two hour disturbance as about 500 to 600 students gathered near Brody and 150 near Shaw Hall at 12 30 am They shouted at officers and threw firecrackers toilet paper and stones injuring none but smashing a police car window Four students were jailed for disorderly conduct while police anticipated further trouble amid finals and warm weather.
Eight aboard a Trans-Air Airways Norseman died when the chartered plane crashed and burned near Big Trout Lake in northern Ontario during a 60 mile flight. Ground searchers found the wreckage at daybreak and reported no survivors to Kenora authorities.
Police in Muncie Indiana say a 10 year old was captured after a cleaning firm was robbed by a professional style safecracker. The theft was reported yesterday and the suspect was identified by investigators.
Louisiana Governor Earl Long filed in District Court claiming he was kidnapped from Louisiana and brought to Texas tied hand and foot. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus to be freed and a hearing Monday precedes a probate hearing on Mrs. Long and Dr. Arthur Long Jr.’s request to extend psychiatric confinement for 90 days.
Mrs. Pearlie Collinsworth testifies about her husband and three co-defendants in a Florida case accusing four white youths of repeatedly forcing a Black Florida A and M student to submit to them during a spring dance. Proceedings consider alleged temporary insanity defense and possible use of the electric chair.
Tomorrow marks Flag Day with the 48 star flag making its final official appearance. A 49 star flag will be official July 4, 1960, adding Alaska, while Hawaii joins on the same date. Arizona alone has seen four flags in its history, from Spanish to Mexican to Confederate to American.
A cavalryman struggled to control a frightened black horse near Queen Elizabeth during Trooping the Color in London. The incident paused the procession briefly but the Queen remained unfazed as the parade continued despite a flawless sunny day and large crowds.
Britain urged Moscow to modify its Berlin stance at the Geneva talks. Prime Minister Macmillan said the situation may become dangerous unless Russia eases threats as Gromyko presses a one year ultimatum. U.S. officials noted a possible break if no shift occurs.
Two fatal crashes claim eleven lives and leave six injured. In Arkansas near Helena a Missouri Pacific train struck a car at a rural crossing killing seven from two families including Orange Jones aged 64 and his wife Willie 37 and their five children. In Ohio near Monroeville four people died when their car left the highway and hit a tree. Victims are James D. Lee 33 his wife Betty a son Thomas Lee 1 and Pamela Milles 8.
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