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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1956
Page
3
About 3,000 chinchilla pelts sold at a New York public auction with a top price of 46 per pelt while many skins went for 16. Roughly 55 percent of 5,283 offered pelts sold as buyers favored medium to high quality skins. Pelts came from breeders across the U S and Canada. average price not yet determined.
Tucson leaders and Col Louis J. Lamm pressed for immediate zoning to keep a 50 000 foot runway approach clear around Davis Monthan and Tucson Municipal Airport. The Primary Area Improvement Committee aims for a plan within a month covering 11 000 feet end zones and 4 000 foot lanes with height limits up to 500 feet.
Liborio Huicamea a 59 year old Pascua Village fiddler will face Superior Court action for shooting 16 year old Ralph Tapia early June 17. A preliminary hearing in Justice Court led to the case being sent up. Tapia in hospital recovering from a stomach wound.
An autopsy on 34 year old Ron ald Pancho of Ajo, performed by medical examiner Dr. George Hartman, found tuberculosis as the cause of death. Deputies had sought the autopsy after an unclear death with known enemies.
Secretary of Defense Wilson directs that officers on duty in Washington area depart ments shed uniforms July 1 and wear civilian clothes while on duty. The order provokes Pentagon concern with opposition noted in White House circles. Disturbance impacts many reservists facing new clothing costs, with 10,949 of 20,387 area officers assigned to departmental service.
Three more candidates filed nominating petitions at the county courthouse. Democrat Anna Sullinger seeks county recorder, Democrat Thomas Jay seeks supervisor in district 3, Democrat William J. Dames seeks supervisor in district 1. Sullinger and Jay are incumbents. Final filing date is July 23.
The Navy maintains a strict rule that all officers must wear uniforms while on duty, a standard reinforced after Korea and carried from World War II. It applies regardless of location and persists as an important custom within naval protocol.
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