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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1968

Page

2

Witness Testimony Tells of Offer to Influence Rezoning

Witness Depugh alleges Rubi offered $2000 cash to sway a rezoning case and urged a Chicago group to attend a Board of Supervisors hearing. He described meetings at 155 E Alameda and discussed objections from Planning and Zoning. Rubi’s fate hinges on Judge Truman’s ruling in Superior Court.

Planning and Zoning Commission Rubi Deough E. Alameda Peoples Chicago Board of Supervisors Depugh Gordon Cook Val Cordova Phoenix Truman William J. Schafer III

Plane Drops Bombs Near Haiti Palace

A World War II B25 dropped bombs near Port au Prince’s presidential palace and airport. Ambassador Arthur Bonhomme said no injuries were reported and the plane’s ownership had not been determined.

Washington UPI Port Au Prince Haiti Arthur Bonhomme

Senator Montoya Recovering After Chest Surgery

Senator Joseph M. Montoya of New Mexico was released from Walter Reed Army Hospital after doctors said his chest surgery was successful. He is in stable condition and expected to recover at home.

Washington Joseph M. Montoya D-N. M Walter Reed Army Hospital County Santa Fe Pack

Gun Accident Kills Wife Of AF Set

In Phoenix Mrs Helen K Meadows 36 wife of Air Force sergeant died when a .367 Magnum pistol her husband was checking accidentally discharged in their northeast Phoenix home. Sgt John Meadows 32 said a neighbor bor rowed the gun and he checked it closing the chamber then it fired hitting her chest. She died at the scene. The neighbor witnessed the incident.

Phoenix Helen K. Meadows Air Force John Meadows

United Nations Association Tucson Chapter Meeting

The Tucson chapter of the United Nations Association will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Unitarian Church. The gathering will include a potluck and entertainment by the Jewish Community Center folk dance group, and officers will be elected.

Tucson United Nations Association Unitarian Church

Citizen Lensman Victim of Theft

Tucson Daily Citizen reports photographer Dave Acton was robbed of two cameras and attachments worth 500 dollars from his car. Acton, living at 1372 Avenida Polar, noticed the loss after leaving work about 1 a.m. today.

Tucson Daily Citizen Dave Acton Acton Avenida Polar

Tucson Couple Expands Espanola Hospital With EDA Support

Mr and Mrs Arthur Pack, Tucson, return from Espanola New Mexico where they broke ground on a 2 million expansion for Espanola Hospital to 110 beds. The project adds beds and modernizes the facility aided by 1.633 million from the EDA and 300000 raised locally.

Arthur Pack Tucson Espanola N.M Santa Fe Pack Economic Development Administration Rio Arriba County

Veteran SP Railroad Man Francisco Martinez Dies at 71

Francisco Martinez 71 dies in Tucson after a long career with Southern Pacific Railroad. A rosary is planned at Tucson Mortuary Chapel with funeral at Holy Family Church and interment Holy Hope Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, a sister, a brother, and seven grandchildren. he lived at 607 East 5th Street.

Tucson Francisco Martinez Holy Family Church Holy Hope Cemetery Martinez Hermosillo Son Southern Pacific Railroad Porfirio-Diaz Society St. Vincent de Paul Society Connie Carpenter Dora Felix Beatriz Suarez Benancia Ochoa Antonio Martinez E. 5Th St

Campaign Cost Study Names Dean Burch to Commission

Tucson attorney Dean Burch is named to a new independent commission to study rising campaign costs and media time. Led by Newton M. Minow, the panel will use the 1968 campaigns for research and aims to publish recommendations by mid-1969. Other members include Thomas Corcoran Alexander Heard and Robert Price.

Tucson Dean Burch Twentieth Century Fund Newton M. Minow Federal Communications Commission New York City M. J. Rossant Rossant Commission Burch Republican National Committee Minow Thomas G. Corcoran Washington Alexander Heard Vanderbilt University Robert Price The Dreyfus Fund New York John Lindsay

Robber Steals $700 After Forcing Clerk Into Freezer

Police hunt an armed man who entered the Quik Mart on 22nd Street just before 11 p.m. He forced 16 year old Marvin McGhee and clerk Dawn Mathews to empty the registers and then to the store freezer, promising five minutes, before fleeing with more than $700. They could not provide a clear description.

Quik Mart 22Nd St Marvin McGhee E. Juarez St Dawn Mathews E. 32Nd St

East YMCA YWCA Charter Drive Attracts 45 Families

About 45 families signed up for charter membership in the East YMCA YWCA. John Brandon East Y director announced the drive held at 401 S Prudence Road. Enrollment continues noon to 4 pm next Sunday. The $75 membership covers year round swimming and full facility use. East Side pools expected to open in June. The $500000 branch was funded in a February campaign.

East Ymca-Ywca John Brandon East

PR 1 Plan Hearing Set For Tuesday

A Board of Supervisors hearing on the Planned Residential Development program PR 1 is set for 10 a.m. tomorrow. The plan would allow mixed residential uses in CR 1 zones with buffer and related requirements approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and board. The commission unanimously recommended PR 1. A second item seeks to amend the Sabino Canyon Tanque Verde Neighborhood Plan to allow more multi family uses near Camino Principal, which the commission recommends denying.

Board of Supervisors Planning and Zoning Commission Sabino Canyon- Tanque Verde Camino Principal Tanque Verde Road

Olive D. Farly, Tucson Resident Since 1918, Dies

Mrs. Olive D. Farly dies at 91 or 92, at home of daughter in Tucson. Rosary tonight at Arizona Mortuary East. Requiem Mass tomorrow at Mother of Sorrows Church. Born Spencer Indiana. widow of Ferdinand Hermes and H Wilfrid Farly. Survived by daughter Mrs. Vito and Mrs. Sheppard, sister, and three grandchildren. burial Holy Hope Cemetery.

Olive D. Farly Tucson Arizona Mortuary East E. 1St St Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church S. Kolb Road Farly E. Harborage Drive Philip B. Vito Spencer Ind Ferdinand Hermes Kentucky California H. Wilfrid Farly Vito Charlotte Sheppard Mento Park Calif Frances Spangler Indianapolis Holy Hope Cemetery

Mountain lion shot after roaming Tucson city

The 99 pound male mountain lion, tracked through Tucson last week, was killed Friday on the C Bar E Ranch east of Kolb Road. Arizona Game and Fish officials say the animal was wild, tired, and hungry and could have been dangerous.

Arizona Game and Fish Department Dick Endress Game and Fish Department Tucson Charles Rubino C. Bar E. Ranch E. Broadway Kolb Road Endress

Supreme Court Rules Picketing On Private Property Must Be Allowed

The Supreme Court in a 6 to 3 decision held states cannot ban picketing at suburban shopping centers on private property. The ruling, in a Pennsylvania AFL-CIO local case, may boost union activity in expanding shopping developments nationwide.

Washington UPI Supreme Court Pennsylvania Amalgamated Food Employer 'Union Afl-Cio Altoona Thurgood Marshall

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