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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1965
Page
4
The U S Army Europe commander lodges a strong protest with the Russian forces commander in East Germany over a Communist mob attack on the U S mission in Potsdam. Extra troops with rockets and mortars fly into a Malaysian jungle to pursue Indonesian infiltrators.
Secretary McNamara warns the U S nuclear arsenal in Europe will reach twice 1961 levels by this time next year. Other items note Fulbright will lead the fight for President Johnson's foreign aid bill, and Johnson faces new test of price and banking guidelines.
International marketing consultant John T. Lyons urged Phoenix to adopt the nickname Valley of Light to showcase the metro area’s luminous nighttime skyline. Speaking at a Sertoma Club luncheon, Lyons said Europe’s fascination with the American West could help Phoenix gain a clearer international image with modest investment in lighting and promotion.
The item notes a Bible digest by H. B. Dean with a verse from Jeremiah about hearing the word of the Lord and affirms the truth of God’s word as mankind's need.
The Arizona state board of education plans extra special meetings to manage rising federal aid programs. They retain four annual sessions while considering longer classroom days as state schools are legally required to 168 days, yet many districts run 170 to 180 days.
Washington AP report says GOP leaders including Eisenhower Goldwater Nixon and Dewey debated civil rights and foreign policy at a secret meeting. They heard task force summaries, discussed a declarations approach, and noted no clear split on substance while Bliss offered support for local campaigns like Lindsay.
Nearly 1,000 Papago Indian youngsters are missing from Arizona school rolls in a Bureau of Indian Affairs survey. Maurice Gemmell calls for a careful annual census of Papago and other tribes to guide future attendance enforcement. BIA lists 2,540 Papago students ages 6 to 18 in public and mission schools. Future surveys among Pita and Moricopa tribes are planned to improve attendance data.
The Phoenix City Council approved an 18 acre site purchase for a 40 million gallon reservoir to improve South Phoenix water service. The land on 27th Avenue south of Baseline Road cost $41 017 with a 2 250 per acre rate from Carl Schmidt and wife of Elmhurst Illinois.
Interior Secretary Udall told the Phoenix Kiwanis Club and Valley of the Sun Electric League that optimistic projections in his department could bring the Central Arizona Project this year. He warned Arizona overdrafts groundwater by three to four times the recharge and urged plans to import water from other sources. He spoke at the Westward Ho hotel warning that there’s trouble if current usage continues.
Interior Secretary Stewart Udall announced that the University of Arizona will receive 52000 dollars in federal funds for water resource studies in the current fiscal year. Grants for water studies were for land grant universities in 36 states and Puerto Rico announced today. Fourteen other states received allotments last January.
Jaime Gamerberg a 24 year old chemical engineering student escaped after two days in captivity. The assailants tied to a $170000 ransom are identified as members of the Communist FALN underground. Police guarded the Gamerberg home after the escape to prevent reprisals.
Senate President Clarence Carpenter appoints a simple conference committee to resolve a stalemate on university building funding whether by cash appropriations or revenue bonds. A second party from the house is set, but observers doubt agreement. The two sides must either agree or disagree with the bill as is.
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