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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1960
Page
3
Texans for Goldwater for Vice President banners went up at the state headquarters. The group will endorse Sen. Barry Goldwater for the Republican nomination at the Chicago convention on July 25.
In the Eastern Mixed Pair Championship Harold and Mrs. Levitt win the title for the second year, with a heart king under a club opening and a clever Stayman bid sequence. The column notes the Kaplan Sheinwold system and a digger’s quip about reading.
An 18 year old youth surrendered to police in Van Nuys California and confessed shooting to death Shaik Dastagir 40 brother of actor Sabu the Elephant Boy during an abortive holdup. Shields was booked on suspicion of murder after shooting himself in the left arm during the crime. Sabu arrived at the scene in tears and described his brother as kind saying he had no enemies. Dastagir was found near the back steps of his home with a bullet wound through the arm into the chest. He lived alone and was recently divorced.
A windswept blaze in the Grand Canyon north rim has consumed over 4500 acres of timber. About 300 firefighters on a six mile front battle the fire aided by five airplanes dropping borate solution and officials hope to contain the fire today unless winds shift.
A one year old boy was found dead with a bullet wound to the temple in his bed. Police and coroner investigations point to Russian roulette as a possible cause after autopsy confirmed a skull wound and a single discharged round. Five live cartridges and a gun were found on the bed. A burglary earlier that day involved three boys who led police to buried guns and camera equipment.
Associated Press reports two more deaths in Arizona traffic crashes raise the 1960 toll to 212. A teenage driver of a stolen car died when it overturned on U S 60 near Salt River Canyon. a 25 year old hitchhiker and a Phoenix woman who drove into an intersection collision also died or were injured. Authorities search for identities via fingerprints.
SAG board to meet Monday to discuss possible member action amid negotiation stalemate with TV film producers. The 14 000 member union faces a contract expiring June 30 at midnight. The guild previously struck the industry earlier this year for one month.
An Army reconnaissance plane pilots a Texas Instruments side looking radar system that photographs the San Diego area through night and bad weather. The Starfor Side Looking Airborne Radar maps terrain with a sideways view and can image enemy areas without direct overhead flight. Captain Robert Palmondon flew the tests at Fort Huachuca and notes some range details remain secret.
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