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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1963
Page
5
The State Fair Commission plans a large multipurpose coliseum on the Phoenix fairgrounds with a 16 000 seat capacity or more after a hearing on the 3 1/2 million project. The facility aims to host conventions shows and community events, boosting Phoenix and prompting Tucson to consider similar plans.
A Hartford Courant study contrasts New York City crime in December 1961 with December 1962. Despite three weeks of newspaper shutdowns, misdemeanors rose from 18,003 to 19,905 and felonies from 9,751 to 10,744, suggesting crime may surge when people are uninformed rather than be caused by news.
President Theodore Hesburgh warned 6,700 Notre Dame students that faculty and students are not equal partners in education. He said the primary role of students is to learn, not to teach, and mocked ideas of loosening rules and removing the president. The letter cites comparisons to other universities as students debate campus governance.
Arizona- Sonora Desert Museum associate director Lewis Wayne Walker describes a mass of over a hundred miniature bees in Avra Valley feasting on mallow poppy. They dig bulb-like holes four inches deep, storing pollen on tiny worm-fed granules. experts expect pupation and future generations when next year’s blooms return.
John Chamberlain analyzes George Romney at American Motors, noting his clash with Ford and GM leaders, his reformist stance toward smaller cars, and his potential as a 1964 presidential candidate. Romney’s moral, practical evangelism and unorthodox approach contrast with Eastern opposition and party dynamics.
Victor Riesel reports in Pittsburgh on the steel industry’s fear of coal’s decline mirrored in steel. Labor leader Dave McDonald notes fallen jobs from 544,000 in 1953 to 403,000 today as unions press cost controls, job protections, and reshaped roles to curb layoffs and raise pensions while fearing higher production costs.
Harris argues that scientific progress comes from reversing habitual thought patterns and challenging assumptions. He compares left handed thinking to solving problems without prior bias, citing Harvey and Freud as examples and warning that clinging to comfort blocks innovation. Copyright 1965.
Marshall Buck, 15, of Palo Verde High School, studies graduate level math at the University of Arizona while completing high school. He attends Rincon High as a freshman alum and excels in algebra, calculus, and geometry, earning regional and state math contest honors and a rare early UA matriculation.
A Los Angeles Times editorial critiques California's large public employee base and welfare outlays. It cites Census figures showing 954,965 public workers earning 325.8 million in wages for October, plus welfare costs around 61 million that month, contributing to a yearly 737.4 million outlay.
Barry Goldwater criticizes Defense Secretary McNamara and the Pentagon for lacking independent cost estimates before selecting General Dynamics for the TFX fighter. Senate investigations reveal the Air Force’s figures were deemed unreliable and no paper estimates were produced for the overall program costing $6.5 billion, prompting questions about national security decisions.
A daily devotional reflecting on Revelation 3 20 to 22 about Christ standing at the door, free will, inward acceptance, and the difference between fear driven outward conformity and love drawn obedience. It urges parents to guide children toward God with understanding and prayer for today.
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