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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1963
Page
1
The State Department said Cuban MIG jets fired on a U S patrol plane about 20 miles off Cuba after diplomatic exchanges. Havana later said the bursts were probably in error and there was no Cuban intent to shoot the Floridian. The episode shows both sides seeking to avoid a larger crisis.
The legislature moves to wrap up the session amid battles over capital outlay funding and tax rates. Rep. G O Biles aims to hold the line on the $1.80 property tax while trimming capital outlay requests to avoid tax hikes. Senate cuts university requests by about 4.6 million, risking higher taxes. A tobacco tax hike and an education fund are proposed, with voter approval needed for the equalization fund. A special citizens committee is tasked with resolving Salt River tax status before May tax bills.
Police report details injuries to an infant found dead and buried after a Tucson case. Gunther, a local student, admitted burying the baby but denied responsibility for the death. He was arrested in a bar following a murder warrant and held without bond. The infant was Mrs. Gunther's from a prior marriage. she joined him in Tucson in January.
A former assistant secretary Walter J. Sherman 39 of 330 S Pantano Road is indicted for fraudulently withdrawing 7000 from his personal Tucson Federal Savings and Loan account. The July incident followed a check from a Tucson bank that was returned for insufficient funds. Sherman posted 1000 bond and is no longer with the firm. Also indicted is Robert Talik 53 of 4042 E Roberts Place for evading 43543 in income taxes on 1956 1957 and 1958 returns. Three other indictments were filed but remain secret pending arrests.
Timeline lists responses from engines and ladder trucks to numerous emergencies including a plant explosion on Slane Ave, car fire on E 22nd and Cherry, grease fire on So 7th Ave, gasoline wash down at Broadway, and multiple first aid calls at 43 E Kelso St and other locations with units Rescue Truck 1 and 2, Engine 19, and Ladder Truck 2 assigned to various blocks and times.
Rubble lifted reveals clues to catastrophe as investigators rule out arson. An older wing built in 1946 bore the blast while workers and residents aided survivors. One co owner Harris Salonic survived being trapped. the crowd sprang into rescue as debris and shattered storefronts filled Stone Avenue.
Richard Stewart recalls counting shirts when a powerful blast ripped through the Supreme Cleaners plant at 2332 N Stone Ave. Flames shattered windows as fumes filled the office. Stewart and another man helped two girls escape before walls collapsed. He was treated at St Marys Hospital with a sore neck. He did not save his shirts.
James Sfarnas of Supreme Cleaners described a powerful blast near East Grant Road and North Oracle Road that sent debris across the street and damaged a wall. He helped rescue injured workers at the Miracle Mile Drug Center site as ambulances lagged and responders struggled to provide cover and water.
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