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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1968
Page
1
The Arizona House approved a compromise bill 47 to 5 to reduce DDT contamination of milk and create a state pest control board with expanded powers. Hearings remain required before regulations, with no miles‑from‑dairy ban as proposed. Other measures include Governor‑led Insurance and Corrections departments and tax/approval items.
Eleven families from Tucson move to Rancho Linda Vista to form a cooperative living community near Oracle. They buy the 80 acre ranch for 67,500 dollars, pay monthly rent into an ETA Trust, and plan self sufficiency with livestock and gardens while adults keep Tucson jobs.
The U S Economic Development Administration approves 75000 grant to the U S Mexico Development Commission for a four month study of attracting industry to Arizona parts of entry areas Papago Reservation and borders with California New Mexico and Texas. Nogales Douglas and Yuma in Arizona will be covered and benefits could extend to Mexican communities.
Authorities seek a reddish brown collie with white nose and tail-tip that bit 9 year old Ted Priévo at Palo Verde Park. The attack left a puncture wound. the boy will receive anti rabies shots if the dog is not found. Report sightings to Pima County Rabies Control Center or the Police Department.
The United States agreed to sell Somalia $1.1 million worth of agricultural products and to provide 16 additional Peace Corps volunteers, expanding aid and development cooperation between the two nations.
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The County Board of Supervisors decided the Grace Ranch zoning dispute will go to court with the Tanque Verde Valley Association backing the county. Pete Licavoli’s request for denser zoning on Wrightstown Road will be heard in a May trial.
The Tucson Jewish Community Center will host a 7:30 p.m. screening of The Six Day War a documentary drawn from official Israeli army and captured Arab footage. The program also includes An Act of Kindness and a short talk by Stanley A. Katcher. Admission is free.
Betty Jo Hubka a former schoolteacher is scheduled for trial in Superior Court on July 5 for attempting to hire a county detective to murder her estranged husband Miles Hubka. She was released without bond at arraignment and ordered not to leave Arizona. Miles Hubka runs an industrial reporting service in Phoenix and was formerly Tucson Chamber of Commerce economic development manager.
The Men's Garden Club of Tucson schedules a 150 mile desert wild flower tour for March 31. Ronald Mac Bain notes December rainfall should yield a spectacular display. Chartered buses with University of Arizona guide-lecturers depart 10 a.m. from El Con Shopping Center and return about 4 p.m. Tickets include lunch and beverage, $5, available at Steinheimer's Book Store Catalina Heights Nursery McCullough's Flowers and Casas Adobes Flower Shop.
The Pima County Junior College Board meets at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Board of Supervisors hearing room at the Transamerica Title building. Items include selecting a name for the junior college opening in 1970 and appointing a director of vocational education. Since 1966 the district has been called Pima County Junior College or Pima County Community College.
Phoenix reports the Arizona Legislature struggles to adjourn as leadership battles delays and leniency toward the majority. House Majority Leader Burton Barr and Speaker Stan Turley blame slow start, pet bills, and fatigue after a long session. They note two party cooperation aided progress despite criticisms.
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