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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1968
Page
1
A visitor from Denver died in a freak collision Saturday evening when his car struck a loose trailer. George William Gettler, 40, was the deceased, and the incident occurred about 6 05 p.m. near the crash scene.
On the Benson Highway 17 miles east of Tucson a light truck towed a homemade trailer that broke loose and struck Gettler’s car. The vehicle overturned and Gettler was thrown and pinned beneath the wreck. State patrol records note 37 traffic deaths in Pima County this year, matching last year.
Police stakeout led to a fast car chase and a crash near the Ramada Spa. Five youths were arrested on suspicion of auto burglary after robbing items from a pickup at a local motel lot. Two suspects, Charles Omar Rich and John David Pritchard, were booked in City Jail. three others were taken to the Pima County Juvenile facility. Robert D Edwards of Kennesaw, Ga., reported stolen items from his pickup.
The Tucson Daily Citizen misidentified Mrs. Kath erine L. Lingle as Katherine Roben in Saturday's edition. A photograph of Senior Citizens of the Year appeared for Senior Citizens Club No. 1 with the incorrect name attached.
Inocencia Hernandez, 29, wife of a poor farmer, gave birth to five girls near Papatlatla Veracruz. Doctors reported two of the quintuplets died by Sunday night while three others remained in good health at Poza Rica municipal hospital.
In Apache Junction a family outing at Boulder Creek Picnic Grounds ended in tragedy as three of four children wading in Canyon Lake drowned. Victims Mary Sena 10, Andy 9, and Maxine Reed 12 were Phoenix residents. Linda Lena survived with help from relatives Frank Montoya and Lynn McNeill who pulled her to shore. Deputy Don Ashford reported the incident.
The Citizen Publishing Co announces home delivery rates for Tucson and outside areas. Details include weekly and yearly charges. mall and state rates. and postage information for second class mail.
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