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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1960
Page
13
A 40 story research balloon shows it is carried by a 12 knot wind more than 850 miles west of San Diego. The Navy's balloon, tracked by radar, is designed to float if it lands in water and had drifted since last night over the weekend.
UPI reports City Commissioner Tom Turnbull was arrested for speeding on a city street in Winter Haven Florida. An hour later his wife was arrested on the same charge and on the same street.
The Hughes Tool Co reveals the Hydrostreak, a 21 foot air cushion vessel built by Hughes Aircraft in Culver City. Demonstrated at the Pentagon lagoon on the Potomac, the craft rides on a water wall with three 80 hp engines powering fans pumps and a propeller. Navy officials including Rear Adm. James and Sec. Franke observe as engineers note potential for high speeds with reduced propulsion, while more walls and power would be needed for faster runs.
Union negotiators announced the Western Greyhound contract offer was accepted after months of wage talks in San Francisco. Drivers have operated without a contract since May 1. Locals will be briefed in the next 10 days before a ratification vote.
The well known London venue Her Majesty's theater displays a side entrance sign reading His Majesty's Theater creating a public confusion about the official name of the London theater.
A three time offender was ordered to pay 300 dollars and serve 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge. Alvin H. Harris 43 of 5927 S Stewart Blvd also faced a 50 dollar fine or 10 days for driving without a license. Five additional Tucsonans faced fines and jail terms for drunk driving including Antonio Molina Tony Paz Gastelum Weldon A. Westbrook Collie Scott and Ignacio Durazo. Gastelum also chose between fines or 10 days on separate charges. Molina faced a 25 dollar fine or five days for driving without a license. In Lahore Pakistan a heat wave killed about 30 people in four days with over 100 heat stroke cases and temperatures from 101 to 121 degrees.
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