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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1965
Page
16
A Sunday closing ordinance in Tucson faces strong opposition across the community. The piece argues government has no right to dictate business hours, noting exceptions for bars and liquor stores while urging free enterprise and individual choice over whether to open or close on Sunday. It questions mixing law with religion and advocates merchants decide their own hours.
Tucson youths and supervising adults trained for cantaloupe picking suddenly shift to cleaning roadsides as a government harvest drive collapses. Driven by Willard Wirtz’s plan to replace bracero labor, the program devolved into delay, then a makeshift job scheme through the juvenile WPA, prompting questions about ongoing juvenile employment policy and summer aims.
Roscoe Drummond argues a Louis Harris poll shows a majority view teach-ins as unhealthy while a near majority doubts protesters' honesty. He says teach-ins promote debate, public discussion, and better understanding of U.S. policy in Viet Nam, noting Gallup shifts in support for leaving or defending, and urging respect for minority opinion amid wartime tensions.
The piece criticizes the Area Redevelopment Administration for misusing federal funds and relying on outdated unemployment data. It argues a single ten cent call could have fixed misallocations, saving hundreds of millions. Comptroller Campbell and the GAO exposed over $700 million in flawed figures.
Sydney Harris argues that civil liberties like the Fifth Amendment and privacy protect all, not just the powerful. He cites a passport case resisting anti Communist affidavits and notes how equal rights must apply to the criminal and the unpopular, while warning against selective concern for rights.
Readers critique the A-Teams cantaloupe harvest program in Yuma that promised jobs for Tucson youths. Delays, conflicting reports, and shifting worker allocation left hopeful teens waiting, while officials tout government sponsored projects. The letters question responsibilities of organizers and cite broader impacts on youth employment and civic faith.
A Democratic sheriff hopeful Captain Jeffords nearly drowns during a lake bath with friends near Silver Lake. He disappears under water after losing the tow-line, is hauled ashore by Sheriff Paul, Colonel Muir, and Len Harris, then regurgitates four barrels of lake water. He jokes the episode as excessive swimming. Compiled by Yndia Smalley Moore, Citizen historical editor.
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