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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1962
Page
15
A fire swept a quartermaster building on the U S base near Tours France destroying uniforms, shoes and other clothing worth about 800000 dollars. Authorities believe an electrical short circuit caused the blaze.
The U S nuclear testing force prepared to fire its largest blast over the Pacific after dark tonight near Johnston Island, expected to light the sky and dim communications across the Pacific for up to two days. The explosion, 50 to 500 times stronger than Hiroshima, would occur 200 miles above the Pacific, with visibility reaching Hawaii 750 miles away.
City Council tabled a proposal to end full public readings of ordinances. Mayor Lew Davis sought to stop lengthy readings as archaic, while City Atty. Calvin Webster drafted legal steps to end them. Councilman Charles Branin urged further study before action, with action postponed to the next meeting.
Miss Jane Bray of the Rio Motel reported two purses stolen from her car parked at S fifth Avenue and 16th Street. One purse held $100 cash, the other $360 in traveler's checks and cash. Total value about $460.
The Tucson taxi strike entered its fourth day with no formal negotiations resumed. A management spokesman said he informally suggested a mediator, but no action has followed. About 76 drivers continue picketing, halting all taxi service in the community.
Senator Evan Mecham Republican candidate for U S Senate denounced galloping socialism at the opening of his Tucson headquarters at 87 N Park Ave praising tax cuts while criticizing confiscatory taxes taking 34 percent of national income for government use. He spoke to Republican workers introduced by campaign manager Mac Matheson and noted other candidates including Stephen Shadegg. Mecham planned a San Manuel stop and more Tucson events on June 27.
YOKOSUKA Japan the U S Navy announced that President John F Kennedy has approved using the former presidential yacht Williamsburg for deep sea biological research in the Indian Ocean. The 1900 ton vessel built in 1931 has been mothballed in recent years.
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