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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1965
Page
13
A long reflective piece by George If Meller urges high moral standards for youth, arguing society must defend values and time for children. It stresses honesty, private criticism, fair discipline, listening to youths, and shared goals, warning against hypocrisy and overbearing guidance. It ends with a parental note to fill minds with good thoughts and careful guidance.
In a county discussion, Gilbert and others push for using simple paper ballots and automatic rating devices for student and public elections. About 5,600 students toured the elections department machines at the downtown County Complex as planners consider placing voting machines at various sites funded by bonds.
City council to consider a package totaling 6 000 000 in federal funds for three new major street projects in fiscal 1995 66 with matching city funds of 520 000 plus 987 000 for continuing projects. Proposed roads include Seventh Street from Bethany Home to Arizona Canal Indian a School Road 35th Avenue to Black Canyon Highway and School Road 43rd Avenue to 35th Avenue. Also on the agenda a park acquisition for the Matthew Henson Housing Project using 3 620 from 1961 park bonds and a note on sidewalk repair charges for abutting owners rising from 5 to 80 cents per square foot.
County supervisors weigh a proposed 500000 salary increase for about 2800 employees. They fear higher costs could raise property taxes. Vice chairman Barney Burns seeks more detail before voting, after two hours of informal session discussion.
In The Family sChROUs Va AP Fidel ent Johnson is expected to attend a city Azalea Queen crowning event. The piece notes his daughter’s interest and discusses paid holidays, sick leave, and merit raises for county employees, citing Arizona private industry and Maricopa County figures, with potential budget impacts.
A Scottsdale man and his 12 year old son spent a cold night in the Three Bar area northwest of Roosevelt Lake after leaving Scottsdale at 4 am for a hike and not returning. Sheriff's deputies and Genell Bald, a resident of Diamond, Scottsdale, searched through the night and located them around 9:30 am. Their condition was reported as safe. The search covered rough terrain and remote canyons.
Word arrived that two works by leading English painters will join Phoenix Art Museum displays. A Raeburn portrait of Lord Hamilton and a Hoppner portrait of Edward Viscount Lascelles were arranged during a California trip, with many masterpieces arriving before the November grand opening of the new $1 million museum addition.
A gunman robbed a station taking 152 dollars and six cents before fleeing. Police pursued the suspect through Meros area, with officers detailing the case and seeking witnesses.
Arizona faces a rise in military outlays to about 216 million dollars for fiscal 1965 66 up from 203 million in the current year. Major increase centers on Air Force pay while the state notes the Litchfield Park Naval Air Facility will close by mid 1967.
May 15 is the deadline for freshmen entering Phoenix College to enroll in a three part summer counseling program. The plan includes aptitude tests, three two hour small group sessions on test interpretation and career planning, and optional private counseling. The program costs $2 and requires an ACT score.
In Phoenix a palm tree blaze in the 7200 block of North Seventh Street prompted Fire Chief Ted Bentley to say he strongly suspects arson. Twenty nine trees, 40 to 90 feet tall, burned on a lot near a home occupied by Mrs Virginie Mote, who was not injured. Police and fire crews were on scene after a 2:04 a.m. call, extinguishing the fire in about an hour and a half.
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