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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1961
Page
13
A humorous diary recounts a Paiute Papago rain making attempt at Oshrin Hospital in Tucson. Lawrence Antone leads a four‑cardinal ceremony with Papago participants and Libby McNeil providing ritual tools. A dust storm and gray skies accompany efforts for San Juan Day.
Sam Foster performs a rain dance with Apache friends on East Speedway. He uses pollen over his body and feathers while Robert Tutla drums, hoping to summon rain as traffic and jets loom overhead. The group chants, waits, and leaves as a light trace of rain appears.
Senate Democratic Whip Hubert H. Humphrey urged for clear answers before backing new Latin American aid proposals. He criticized overemphasis on military aid, protests against cooperatives, and insufficient U.S. labor and cooperative outreach, urging more Latin America staff and Mexican teacher training.
Leslie Ernenwein portrays the Western Writers of America at the Pioneer Hotel for their 8th annual convention. Members show varied backgrounds from missing high school to PhDs and Pulitzer winners. Noel Loomis writes on a Linotype after once-being a printer, illustrating the group’s diverse habits.
President Kennedy praised a three year study by a 27 member commission on money and credit. The panel urged giving the president limited power to cut the 20 percent tax on the first 2000 of income during economic distress. Kennedy urged Congress to study the recommendations with open hearings on Capitol Hill.
Atty Gen Kennedy said 600 U S marshals cost taxpayers 225000 to protect the Freedom Riders in Montgomery Alabama after local law enforcement broke down. He testified before a senate appropriations subcommittee, noting marshals were withdrawn within a week.
A party line listener, Mrs Hazel Cooper, testified she overheard a drunken male voice say Come down here or that old sheriff s going to get me. The remark related to the night of Jan 17 when Elmer R Hess Jr allegedly beat labor official Howard D Grant in Superior Court proceedings.
Federal grand juries have been fishing expeditions since the Apalachin indictments were tossed out, Salvatore Bonanno charged today. He faces a third subpoena to testify, while witnesses including Charles Battaglia and Anthony Telesco were delayed. The Tucson investigation into organized crime was led by J. Frank Cunningham, as Bonanno urged charges or a court fight. A phone call testimony detail concerned Hess and Alfred Ireland at the Labor Temple, with Mrs. Cooper describing a drunken voice mentioning a killing and sheriff. The trial nears completion as the state prepares to finish its case.
The Tractors for Freedom Committee was set to reject Fidel Castro’s demand for 28 million dollars in light farm tractors for the release of about 1,200 invasion prisoners. The group had earlier offered 500 tractors for the rebels, and sources say the rejection will leave Castro to decide whether talks continue.
Auxiliary Lt. Bushroe climbed a tree to reach Joe Carmen Moreno atop his house with a loaded rifle. Moreno surrendered after a scuffle in which Bushroe struck him with a sap. deputies said the gun was cocked and one shell in the chamber.
A tire explosion at the Air National Guard shop injured 22-year-old civilian technician A J C Manuel C Aquino of 1412 W Niagara. The 20 ply tire under 240 pounds of pressure struck his arm and head, causing a compound skull fracture. Aquino was taken to Davis Monthan AFB Hospital during his 15 day summer encampment.
Five Poole students who pushed a grand piano over a 100 foot cliff told a court they had nowhere else to park. They were fined 2.80 dollars each for littering a public place.
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