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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1959
Page
1
The 1957 Apalachin gathering shows Mafia operations and wealth with Joe Barbara hosting a $300000 cash cache and a multi-committee structure. Delegates from New York, New Jersey, the Midwest, and abroad attend in formal attire as plots to tighten control amid recent boss assassinations and rising racketeering disputes.
Five guards held as hostages during an 16 hour uprising by 106 mentally disturbed patients at the U S prison medical center ended when federal officers used tear gas a bulldozer and cutting torches. All five guards were released and treated. Police reported one assault officer injured and some inmates with minor injuries.
A dawn blaze at Stalheim Resort Hotel in STALHEIM Norway left seven dead and several missing. About 35 injured, with guests from the United States Britain Sweden and Norway among those affected. The 99 room hotel, dating to 1912, burned to ashes in two hours despite local fire help.
The House approved a $1.375 billion housing bill 241 to 183 amid Southern Democrat-Republican crossfire, sending it to President Eisenhower who may veto. Senate tally was 56 to 31, with concerns about cost and urban renewal cuts.
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the Big Four foreign ministers conference must show progress or there is no reason for summit talks. He said there is no change in the administration position and noted Geneva talks recessed until July 13. He also outlined plans to address the nation on negotiations with Russia and West Berlin rights.
At Washington Park Zoo in El Paso, a self appointed attendant chimp named Oswald escaped his cage and released birds and animals, including a bobcat that suffered a mangled leg. City recreation director Bob Shipp suggested the chimp may have acted for Amy, the neighboring female chimp.
George Reeves mother questions suicide, prompting a police inquiry and new investigation details.
Four teen-agers died and two were critically injured when their car left U S Highway 60 70 near Wittman struck a bridge abutment and rolled into a wash. The victims were Philip Paulson 19 driver Carolyn Krober 16 Pat Thacker 16 and Charles Leroy Reedy 19 all from Arizona. Linda Blane Wade 19 and Nancy Hall 19 of Phoenix were hospitalized in Phoenix. The Youth for Christ choral group had spent the weekend in California and sang at church events before returning to Phoenix last Friday.
More than 500 unemployment claims are filed in Tucson as construction slows. 30 state workers are on forced vacations due to halted road building. Only one road project continues in Santa Cruz, Pima and Pinal districts. Picket lines remain, with no new negotiations planned.
Judge Henry S. Stevens granted a six day postponement in the hearing to decide if Arizona Savings & Loan Assn should be placed in permanent receivership. The hearing moves to next Monday with Judge Lorna Lockwood presiding as state officials probe the association’s out of state loan practices. An involuntary bankruptcy filing in Kansas City against Elbel Construction and related firms prompted the intensified inquiry into tied entities and alleged transfers.
A brief weather note reports very hot temperatures with no rain likely. Temperatures near 105 degrees through today and tomorrow with aHumidity Index around 83, and a noon high of 105 with sun at noon reaching 110. Some scattered clouds are possible this afternoon and tomorrow.
A three member County Planning and Zoning Committee proposed dense development east of Pantano Wash near Kolb Road to expand Tucson area housing. The plan includes CR 3 density for 10 square miles, CR 1 buffers near Houghton Road, and a 14 mile monument buffer with a tentative, open to change stance as residents prepare for July 8 remarks.
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