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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1965
Page
1
Arizona Senate moves to complete changes on house-passed school financing with a conference committee possible. Lawmakers plan a $100000 feed bill to cover future expenses as treasury nears exhaustion while talks on reapportionment and tax measures continue.
Phoenix police logged 41 calls in the 24 hour period ending at 10 am including 42 traffic accidents eight with injuries. Major crime tally shows 21 burglaries four grand thefts two assaults.
A Texas South plains tornado killed at least three people and injured more than 100, striking Spade Cotton Center and Hale Center. Fatalities included Mrs. Floyd Shackelford and Mrs. Tom Rice with others dying or injured in Hale Center and surrounding areas. Severe destruction hit Hale Center with damaged city hall fire station hotel bank and three fire trucks.
Torrential storms drenched the middle Mississippi Valley and the Northeast with more than an inch of rain in places. Damaging floods and a tornado near Plainview caused wreckage north of Cotton Center, with Route traffic rerouted and communications cut for hours. The Weather drove record lows in Burlington Vermont and Buffalo New York.
The Civil Service Commission announced a ban on using personality tests in any personnel action affecting employees or positions in the competitive service. Chairman John W. Macy Jr said an order to government agencies prohibits such tests, which probe beliefs and attitudes, from job placement or related actions.
A 75 year old Sacramento grocer and a 74 year old Chicago widow who began a romance by mail three years ago will wed. Jack Matranga and Felicia Cuccia obtained a marriage license, Matranga saying he proposed by mail three weeks ago. Cuccia said she has known him since childhood in a Sicilian village.
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies arrested two Phoenix youths caught stripping an automobile in the Salt River bottoms near 43rd Avenue. One, 19, was booked for investigation of grand theft auto and the other, 17, confined to the juvenile detention home.
Rebels led by Col Francisco Caamano Deno reject the junta proposed election formula as a fable. The OAS peace mission and Brazilian troops push to extend the security zone around the presidential palace while a 25 man token force remains. The OAS team plans talks with Bosch in Puerto Rico and with the junta and rebels in Santo Domingo.
Jelco Inc of Salt Lake City was the apparent low bidder for a U S Bureau of Reclamation contract to add structures and install equipment at Pinnacle Peak substation within 330 days. Ten bids were received. highest bid reached $655 105 15. Commonwealth Electric Co of Phoenix was the only Arizona bidder. The upgrade enables a second transmission line to carry Glen Canyon power into the Valley.
A compact devotional notes how faith moves mountains citing Zechariah 4 7 and a line from Faith is the victory that overcomes the world. The piece emphasizes spiritual conquest through faith.
President Johnson announced the May unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent from 4.9 percent in April, the lowest since late 1957. He cited a 220000 drop to 3.3 million jobless and said 72.4 million are employed. He warned of a youth unemployment crisis with teens 16 to 21 disproportionately affected. He outlined the youth opportunity campaign delivering 75000 openings and 25000 summer trainee jobs plus 50000 Youth Corps openings.
In St Petersburg Edward H White II and James A McDivitt launched from Cape Kennedy aboard Gemini 4. White's parents spoke of anxiety over an electrical issue while expressing pride and relief as the crew began the mission. The McDivitts described sleepless hours and prayers from neighbors and friends aiding their confidence.
Jackson, Michigan AP report says James A. McDivitt’s parents expressed relief and joy after watching their son blast off on a four day space mission. They spoke to newsmen shortly after the launch and after attending an early Mass for his safe journey.
Blakely Oil Inc and A M Blakely with Raymond T Frost, doing business as Sunset Oil Co, ask U S District Court to consolidate two Shell Oil Co cases alleging price fixing. They seek 35.8 million and 30 million dollars respectively in triple damages under price fixing laws.
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