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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1963
Page
1
City and State reports Arizona's largest savings and loan association will drop savings interest from 44 percent to 4 percent on July 1. Three Tucson institutions decline to follow. A fourth keeps decision for June 18 board meeting.
Astronaut Gordon Cooper tours the capital as he accepts a medal from President Kennedy and addresses Congress. The report notes decision day in the wheat controversy as farmers prepare to vote on a plan to curb production.
A federal judge rejects delaying the June 10 admission of two Black students to the University of Alabama and Governor Wallace pledges to block them at enrollment. Civil rights attorney notes rises in sit-ins after a Supreme Court ruling while a southern official warns bars are lowered. The New York Stock Exchange faces possible service denial after a Supreme Court decision. Congressional leaders tell Kennedy they have votes for a tax cut this year.
Delegates from the United States and Common Market express optimism on reaching agreement to reduce trade barriers at the Geneva conference. The session aims to conclude today as talks proceed amid cautious hope.
Tommy Jordan Sr. skipped Sunday's Citizen Classic banquet to play in Citizen Cup golf matches. Bo Belinsky may not be headed to the minors, but could join the Cleveland Indians before the Angels leave Cleveland tomorrow night. Colorado State College shifts from a possible playoff with a Rocky Mountain independent team to District 7 action against the Western Athletic Conference winner.
A compact newspaper card notes Molly Mayfield among features in the General Index section, with references to sports, fiction, and TV radio dials across pages 27 to 35, 32 to 33, and 12 to 15.
Tucson planners weigh two lease buyback proposals for a 200 unit public housing project with Equitable Life Assurance Society and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance, arguing over city land lease terms tax implications and city credit pledges.
Cab driver Robert Lee Peterson reported a 27 year old man stole about 10 dollars after pulling a .22 short revolver while he was hired at the Greyhound Depot. The suspect, described as 6 feet tall, 160 pounds, with light brown hair in a dark blue suit, fled near the railroad tracks.
The Arizona Highway Commission awarded a $686,316 contract to L. M. White Contracting Co. of Tucson to widen 7.5 miles of Arizona 87 toward the Maricopa Pinal county line.
Washington plans a state dinner June 3 for President Sarvepalli Radha Krishna of India. If weather allows, about 150 guests will proceed to the White House lawn for an aria by Washington Opera Society members performing an excerpt from Mozart The Magic Flute after dinner.
Thomas E. Wilkison vice chairman of the Tucson Housing Authority urged city council to approve a federal loan for the La Reforma Project. He said funds should accompany April reservations for 200 units and that federal money expenditures could be supervised by the council if insurance proposals prove feasible.
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