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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1969
Page
1
The 1969 National Parachuting Championships host 158 competitors who will make a minimum of 15 jumps each, totaling about 2,372 jumps. Winners will represent the United States in September at the European championships in Yugoslavia.
American Printing Co. sues Phoenix Newspapers Inc. publishers of The Arizona Republic and The Phoenix Gazette for 35,997,514 alleging unfair circulation and advertising practices to monopolize Phoenix daily publishing. Suit cites Clayton and Sherman acts and alleges forced cessation of a daily newspaper in 1965.
Tucson chapter of the American Red Cross offers an advanced first aid course starting tomorrow. Classes run 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 222 South Cherry Ave. open to holders of a current Standard First Aid certificate and to the general public at no charge.
Everett Dees, a Tucson electronic technician, survived the USS Evans sinking after the Melbourne rammed the forward section in the South China Sea. He recalls 11 of 23 crew from his compartment escaping as the ship went down in less than a minute, with 73 sailors dead. Survivors were rescued by a Melbourne boat crew and later by the USS Kearsarge and Subic Bay.
At the Lincoln Memorial a National Tribute to Earl Warren drew nearly 1000 visitors. Arthur Goldberg praised Warren's Lincoln-like stature while Eric Sevareid highlighted his patience and steadiness. Sen. Strom Thurmond condemned Warren's retirement and the Warren Court's criminal procedure rulings.
Retired General John K. Gerhart, former commander of NORAD, told 61 graduate pilots at Williams AFS that the nations air defenses are being emasculated by flawed priority and funding methods in Washington. He criticized lawmakers as a small group of medicine men in a big tepee on Capitol Hill for aiding the enemy and casting doubt on national security policies.
Former Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall elected to a three year term on the National Wildlife Federation Board of Directors. Udall, based in Phoenix, served as interior secretary in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and will help guide conservation initiatives for the federation’s 2.25 million members.
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