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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1965
Page
10
Meredith Willson captivates 1310 audience members at the TowneHouse with music and wit. The composer of The Music Man exudes warmth as he talks sings and piano to a lively Phoenix Executives Club program.
Senator Javits rejected any deal to remove the poll tax ban from federal voting rights legislation. He argued a statute ban would be constitutional and must be kept in the bill, opposing negotiations or tradeoffs with Johnson's proposals.
Willcox residents approved a 1 percent city sales tax, the first in the town's history in Cochise County. The measure passed locally, setting a new funding instrument for municipal services.
Arizona state livestock sanitary board authorized revision of disposal rules for dead farm animals. The board will consider the changes at its May 25 meeting to prevent non commercially slaughtered animals from reaching dog food manufacturers and to curb potential unwholesome meat entering retail channels.
The Maricopa County Chapter of the American Red Cross elected new directors including Tom Allison and Pete Marshall with Ed Rusing Mel Himelstein Bill Hartness Rev John Doran Dean Elmer Bradbury Usher and Roman Missicky. Re elected were Guy Gaston William Ismay Maj R T McDonald Roger Hancock John Phillips and William Clore. A 6 30 p m dinner will honor members with 10 years plus service at 1510 E Flower chapter HQ.
U S Geological Survey notes major groundwater declines in Salt River Valley and Lower Santa Cruz Basin in the year ending spring 1964. Willcox Basin Sulphur Springs Valley and Bowie San Simon Areas also show large drops. Groundwater withdrawal reached about 4.5 million acre feet, with irrigation accounting for nearly 90 percent.
Sergei Lapin, named the new Soviet ambassador to Communist China, arrived in Peking today to assume his duties, according to Tass.
The article recalls May snow events in Phoenix including May Day snowfall in 1915 and a trace in May 1930. It notes extreme May temperatures such as 114 degrees on May 30 1910 and 1.14 inches of rain on May 4-5, 1930, alongside climatologist Paul C. Kangieser’s remarks on May signaling summer and May sunshine averages around 93 percent.
County taxpayers face four tax deadlines with Saturday midnight mail deadline for second half 1964 property taxes. Over the counter payments must be in by 5 p.m. Friday at the treasurer’s office. Inventory tax exemption requests and veteran widow exemptions due by 5 p.m. Friday at the assessor’s office with mail postmarks by Friday midnight.
About 1,500 high school students will participate in the University of Arizona's 12th annual Regional Music Festival on Saturday and May 8, showcasing ensembles and solo performances across multiple venues.
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