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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1968
Page
2
Maj. Lyle Stouffer, a Silver Star recipient, Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal holder, returned from Vietnam on August 3, 1967, to hug his five children as his wife Mary Jo, a 1954 Arizona graduate, greets him. His next duty will be in Tokyo.
The Arizona Association of Postmasters marks fifty years of airmail during its 33rd annual convention in Tucson May 13 to 16. A luncheon May 14 at the Pioneer International Hotel will honor seven airlines serving the city with David F. Brinegar as speaker and Tucson Mail Users Council as co sponsor. Postmaster Arnold R. Elias lauds early airmail pioneers while noting air service began here 38 years ago.
Trial is set for September 25 for Joseph Gerald O'Connor 62 of 5701 W Rocking Circle charged with assault and attempting to murder his wife Katherine 72. O'Connor pleaded innocent at arraignment before Superior Court Judge Lee Garrett. Mrs. O'Connor is in satisfactory condition after being shot in the head March 6 at the couple's home.
AJO AP reports 23 year old Air Force sergeant Carl W. Hempill was killed when a car he was repairing at home slipped from a bumper jack and fell on his neck. He served as a sergeant and died Monday.
President Johnson presented the Medal of Honor in the White House East Room to Capt. Robert Foley of Newton Massachusetts and Sgt John Baker Jr of Moline Illinois for a November 1966 battle near Dau Tieng South Vietnam. Both soldiers distinguished themselves in a long engagement with Viet Cong forces. Foley destroyed three enemy gun positions after being wounded and Baker repeatedly charged enemy fire to kill defenders and rescue casualties.
Helen Caspan a Miami city typist hired last October faced a weight loss warning and was fired after gaining 14 pounds to 230. She said pills and dieting increased her hunger and nervousness. The city cited health risks making her a risk to the city health insurance coverage.
In Mwanza Tanzania thirteen people suffocated when authorities packed them into a small room for tax delinquencies. Nine others were found semi conscious in a nearby room. President Nyerere ordered an investigation and punishment for those responsible.
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