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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1968

Page

2

Do or Die Primary RFK Remains Uneasy Over Oregon Vote

United Press International reports Senator Robert Kennedy and Governor Nelson Rockefeller anxious about Oregon primary results next Tuesday. Kennedy canvassers find up to 30 percent of Democrats uncommitted while labor drives for Johnson loom. Humphrey backers press Oregon effort and McCarthy comments in California and Missouri signals.

United Press International Robert F. Kennedy Oregon New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Kennedy Rockefeller Johnson New York City John V. Lindsay Hubert H. Humphrey Fred C. Harris D-Okla Walter Mondale D-Minn Cochairman United Democrats Humphrey Eugene J. McCarthy Commonwealth Club of San Francisco United States Kansas City Missouri McCarthy

Johnson challenges candidates to specify plans to fix U.S. problems

President Johnson urged ILGWU convention delegates to demand concrete methods from contenders for the presidency. He warned that lofty prescriptions without a clear path to implementation cannot lead to Utopia on ashes, citing labor movement history and the union's influence.

Atlantic City UPI Johnson International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union ILGWU Utopia

Javits urges Johnson to propose Vietnam ceasefire

Senator Jacob Javits after Paris talks says President Johnson should propose a bilateral Vietnam ceasefire while both sides hold current positions. He warns against deadlines that could provoke hawk pressure and notes Governor Reagan's call to threaten to escalate bombing if Paris talks fail.

Washington UPI Jacob K. Javits Vietnam Javits Johnson North Vietnam California Ronald Reagan United States Paris New York Averejt Harriman Europe Senate Jack Miller Lown

Journalism group picks Johnson as Sigma Delta Chi head

Frank E. Johnson, managing editor of the Arizona Daily Star, is elected president of Sigma Delta Chi at a Ramada Inn meeting. Other officers include Jay Hall as vice president, Ken Burton as treasurer, and Herman Berjowe as secretary, with installation duties by the former Tucson Post Office PR director.

Frank E. Johnson Arizona Daily Star Sigma Delta Chi Professional Journalism Society Johnson Ramada Inn Jay Hall Tucson Daily Citizen Ken Burton Herman Ber- Jowe Tucson Post Office

Burglars Steal Silver and Firearms at Silverbell Road Home

Deputies report a burglary at 2801 N Silverbell Road where about $1519 in silverware and other items were taken after forcing a window. Owner Francis W Allen says a camera a shotgun a rifle a .45 pistol liquor and appliances were also stolen.

Silverbell Road Francis W. Allen

Paint Your Wagon at Playbox Theater in Trail Dust Town

Tucson Tonight lists free public events. At 8:30 P.M. the musical Paint Your Wagon by Lerner and Loewe runs at Playbox Theater Trail Dust Town for two weekends with tickets from Park Music Shop or box office. 8:15 P.M. a piano recital at Immaculate Heart Academy directed by Sr. Emily and Sr. Mary Louise with Mrs. R Bradshaw and students.

Lerner Loewe Playbox Theater Trail Dust Town Park Music Shop Immaculate Heart Academy E. 15Th St Emily Mary Louise R Bradshaw Rosemary Henderson Gail Muller

Council OK On Pay Hike Due Monday

City Council plans to formally approve about $700000 in pay raises for city employees on Monday after noon. Meeting times are 2 p.m. at the Amphitheater senior high school auditorium and 7:30 p.m. at the same location. They will also consider a resolution to support Smithsonian Institution’s land use application in the Santa Rita Mountains for astronomical facilities.

Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Land Management Santa Rita Mountains

National Guard Drill To Begin Across Three States

The Arizona National Guard will dispatch 2,900 personnel for a two week training exercise at five military installations in Arizona California and Utah. Many units will be airlifted to sites chosen for equipment and facilities best suited to different military missions.

Phoenix Arizona National Guard Arizona California Utah

Freshman Joe Polchinski to study college math at University of Arizona

Joseph G Polchinski Jr a 14 year old high school freshman with strong math and science ability has been granted special permission to take college level courses at the University of Arizona He will enroll in calculus and analytical geometry and is noted as the second freshman to join the math department along with Marshall Buck the 1965 Palo Verde graduate He is also an avid chess competitor and plans to build an 8 inch reflector telescope this summer with his parents’ support near his home in Phoenix Arizona

Joseph G. Polchinski Jr University of Arizona Marshall Buck Palo Verde Harvard University Joe

Mediator Says Bus Strike Gulf Too Wide To Bridge

A federal mediator declined to intervene in Tucson Transit Corp. bus strike after 34 days, saying the gap between management and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1167 is too wide. The Arizona Corporation Commission will hear June 20 on route changes including a perimeter service and a reverse run to adjust summer operations.

Gulf Tucson Transit Corp Arizona Corporation Commis ACC State Office Congress St

Birch Aide Kin Killed In Colorado Plane Crash

A Phoenix man Frank Marisch Jr. 46 the John Birch Society southwest coordinator and his wife Shirley and two young daughters Maurine 3 and Dorothy Jean 18 months died Friday night in a light airplane crash near Littleton Colorado.

Littleton Colo Phoenix Ariz Southwest John Birch Society Here Frank Marisch Jr Shirley Maurine Dorothy Jean

Senate committee cuts school lunch funds amid poverty debate

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved 237.6 million for lunch and related programs but slashed the regular school lunch budget by 14.4 million compared to the House. Mondale warned the move could be punitive toward the Poor People’s Campaign, while Holland noted focus on aid for the very poor. The agriculture bill advances to Senate action next week.

Washington Senate Senate Appropriations Committee House Congress Walter IF. Mondale Dminn Spessard L. Holland D-Fla Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee Appropriations Committee

Tucson Newspaper Rates And Subscriptions

Published by Citizen Publishing Co in Tucson Arizona the notice lists home delivery rates 45 cents weekly or 23.40 per year inside and outside Tucson and mail rates 2.75 per month or 13 per year in state and 3.25 per month outside Arizona including Canada and Mexico with post postage paid in Tucson Arizona.

The Citizen Publishing Ca. i Tucson Arizona North Stone Ave Tucson Arizona Canada Mexico

Robbers hold up Holiday Inn South Motel

Two unidentified men robbed the Holiday Inn South Motel at 1010 S. Freeway, taking 153 dollars. A clerk said the burglars, described as about 20 to 24 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and 160 pounds, fled on foot after one produced a .22 revolver. One wore a green T shirt and a hat.

Holiday Inn South S. Freeway Curtis L. Phillips

Poor People's marchers widen target to homes of officials

About 100 demonstrators protested outside Rep Wilbur D Mills Arlington apartment singing Happy Birthday for the House Ways and Means chairmanship while most campers remained in Resurrection City near the Lincoln Memorial. Dr George Wiley led the drive demanding welfare cuts and pledging continued harassment of Mills and Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman until federal aid is increased to feed the needy.

Washington Wilbur D. Mills D-Ark House Ways and Means Committee Mills Connecticut Avenue Lincoln Memorial George Wiley Wiley National Welfare Rights Organization Orville L. Freeman Department of Agriculture Jesse Jackson Freeman Jackson Resurrection City

Rubi Hearing Delayed To End Of Week

Preliminary hearing for Pima County Supervisor Pete Rubi on two bribery charges was halted and rescheduled for Friday by Superior Court Judge Alice N. Truman to allow more time for examining hundreds of tape recordings. The tapes, recorded by accuser Donald W. Depugh, allege Rubi was paid 3000 dollars to influence two rezoning decisions. Depugh said he records all phone conversations and carries a portable recorder. The hearing paused after mid day as the last witness Michael Epifanio testified he did not threaten Depugh.

Pima County Board of Supervisors Pete Rubi Superior Court Alice N. Truman William J. Schafer iI Rubi Donald W. Deough Depugh Michael Epifanio Chicago

Buffalos Draw Crowds to Bent Knee Valley Farm

Buffalo herd from Pierre South Carolina attracted 200 to 300 visitors each of the first two weekends after arrival at Bent Knee Valley Farm in Collinsville Alabama. Farm manager Jack Cunningham reported the crowds as a local tourist draw.

Collinsville Ala Bent Knee Valley Pierre S.C Jack Cunningham

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