Chicanos Continue Fast Over Prison Conditions
A group of more than a dozen Chicanos on the West Side protest alleged mistreatment of Mexican American prisoners by fasting since Monday. They gather at Centro Chicano for mass, vigil, and prayer aided by priests, with a final mass and all night vigil planned at the Arizona State Office Building.
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West Side
Arizona State Prison
Salomon RK
Florence
Centro Chicano
Melrose Ave
Ricardo Elford
Juan Shauhgnessy
Inner City
John Fife
South Side
Christ
Vietnam
Arizona
Congress
Boy Hurt Holding Mattresses On I10 Overpass
Jason Lucas, 12, of 6410 E. E. Drive was hospitalized in guarded condition at St. Mary’s Hospital after being blown off a pickup truck on the Grant Road overpass of Interstate 10. He suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries while on top of six mattresses held down for a driver Glen Helm, 36, of 3001 W. Palm 37a St. The Arizona Highway Patrol said high winds flipped two mattresses off the truck.
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Jason Lucas
E. E
St. Mary's Hospital
Grant Road
Interstate 10
Jason
Glen Helm
W. Palm
Arizona Highway Patrol
Helm
David C. Wright
Lucas
Soap Box Derby Time Trials in Tucson Saturday
Prerace time trials for tucson's Soap Box Derby are set for Saturday at 10 a.m. at Tucson International Airport Derby Track. Seventy four youngsters compete for cash and prizes including Lisa McLean the city's first and nation's only girl derby competitor. Tucson Optimist Club will assist with homemade vehicles and the Derby race is scheduled for June 28 with local co-sponsors the Optimists and Murray Bryant Chevrolet. Public invited to attend both events.
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Tucson
Tucson International
Lisa McLean
Tucson Optimist Club
Optimists
Murray-Bryant Chevrolet
Red Cross Blood Drive Urgently Needed
The Red Cross will run an emergency blood drive today until 9 p.m. at its office on 222 Cherry Ave. George Borozan, public relations director, said recent emergencies have left the local blood supply short.
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Red Cross
Cherry Ave
George Borozan
Hospitals in Tucson Set to Raise Rates This Year
Most Tucson hospitals plan higher room and service charges citing inflation and budget needs while a few pauses exist for details. St Joseph’s may delay, but St Mary’s and Tucson General foresee increases tied to unemployment compensation costs and potential raises across staff.
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Keith Carew
Tucson
Tucson Medical Center
St. Mary’s St. Joseph’s
Tucson General
Carl Hayden
Matty
St. Joseph's
John Shimer
Michael Harris
Harris
Julia Mary
St. Mary's
Olga Barnes
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph’s
Shimer
Court Names Third Person In Bomb Case
A U S District Court issues a bench warrant for Gary La Vaughn Wilson while indicting him on illegal gun charges. Co-defendants Martha Sowerwine and Jeffrey Hoff, both of 3301 E Valencia Ave, face counts in the same conspiracy to manufacture explosive devices in Tucson. Hoff and Sowerwine are free on 20000 and 10000 dollar bonds. Wilson's bond is 30000 dollars.
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U.S. District Court
Gary la Vaughn Wilson
Wilson
Martha Kathryn Sowerwine
Jeffrey Alan Hoff
Valencia Ave
Hoff
Miss Sowerwine
Tucson
Swith
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