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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1964
Page
4
Following the Supreme Court decision, Arizona debates how to elect state senators by districts rather than counties. Proposals include grouping small counties into districts, dividing the state into 28 districts with equal populations, and whether voter approval is required for constitutional changes.
Assistant Attorney General Philip Haggerty said Arizona will almost certainly petition the Supreme Court for a rehearing. He wrote to U.S. District Judge James Walsh as Walsh and two other judges decide if Arizona falls under the high court decision. He noted major state government changes before 1966 would be impractical.
The Washington Daily News reports former Senate Democratic Secretary Bobby Baker now holds 97 percent of Serv-U Vending Corp stock. Serv-U, holder of defense plant contracts, was named in a court suit linked to the Senate probe into Baker’s outside business interests.
In Bari Italy two youths Nicola Monno aged 17 and Pietro Annoscia aged 18 were jailed after breaking into a house. They were unable to flee due to dozing off in the street outside and were found by the property owner’s sister the next morning.
Texas Democrat Convention gives John Connally firm control of the 120 member delegation and names him chairman. Yarborough supporters walked out in protest after a lopsided vote of 2 137 to 664. Johnson’s position reinforced as Connally’s forces push a pro Johnson stance with no strong national platform reference.
The United States will formally dedicate its embassy building in Mexico City this Saturday. The embassy has been in use for some time, according to UPI.
The photo shows the moment after a line splice on the trans continental telegraph line. The event connected New York and San Francisco by telephone for the first time. Early coast to coast calls cost $20 for three minutes, now reduced to $1.00.
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