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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1965
Page
2
Labor lawyers warn a Supreme Court decision expanding antitrust scope over union activities could threaten many unions. The note reflects concern about future labor cases and regulatory reach. The item appears as a headline summary from page eight.
Premier Fidel Castro says Cuba has harvested a six million ton sugar crop matching pre Castro output. He notes sugar production was reduced under his regime to diversify the economy, as reported on page 21.
Eugene C. Pulliam publisher awards seven thousand dollars in educational grants to five Phoenix Gazette newspaper boys. The Phoenix Union High Schools systems board weighs a seven point five million bond issue to fund construction of two new high schools. Arizona State advances in College World Series at Omaha.
Judge E R Thurman gave 10 day suspended sentences to Philip Hagerty Diane Blommel and Donald Lim after guilty pleas in city court for parking meter violations They had their bonds refunded eliminating the fines assessed by City Magistrate Eugene K Mangum This action cancels city court fines and restores bond money to the defendants.
Douglas AP A forest ranger identified the remains of a two passenger plane missing since 1956 on a brush covered slope in the Chiricahua Mountains. Pete Bowden found the wreckage with a skull bones and a suitcase near the site. Pilot A C Slatter and Hampton Hanley were engineers for North American Aircraft. The sheriff confirmed the find and said the wreckage will stay in place.
San Francisco columnist Arthur Caylor died at St. Francis Memorial Hospital of cancer at age 73. He had written a daily column in San Francisco for 33 years after joining the San Francisco News in 1929, previously worked for the Portland Telegram and taught journalism at the University of Oregon.
Vincent L. Broderick, 45, a Princeton graduate, takes command of New York City's 27,000 member police force. Mayor Robert F. Wagner administers the oath. Broderick was formerly chief assistant U S attorney for the Southern District of New York.
The Spanish government has approved conduct of worship at 16 additional Protestant churches in Spain. Among them are eight Adventist, five Baptist, two Plymouth Brethren and one Evangelical church. The approval was confirmed by the Spanish embassy in Washington.
The Arizona Atomic Energy Commission prepared a bid for a high energy physics laboratory with a $280 million cost and a $100 million annual payroll impact. Seven sites near Phoenix and Tucson are recommended within 40 miles, with 4 near Phoenix and 3 near Tucson. The lab aims for 200 billion electron volt energy range and would employ about 2,000 workers on site and 1,000 user staff.
In Washington AP reports a Senate bill to authorize three highways across the Navajo Four Corners region. Routes run Bluff Utah to Mexican Water Ariz River Ridge Montezuma Creek Utah to Red Mesa Ariz and Aneth Utah to Ismay Colo. Introduced by Sen. Wallace Bennett with claim the area is seriously neglected.
Grants from the Department of Health Education and Welfare were announced in Phoenix for library buildings at Arizona State University and Arizona State College Flagstaff. A 649 302 dollar grant funds ASU library and 183 811 dollars backs ASC central library. A 3 million dollar loan for a women’s dormitory at the University of Arizona Tucson was approved by the Community Facilities Administration. Construction at UofA begins within six months and finishes in fourteen months.
A Minute Man intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base California completed a 5000 mile flight across the Pacific in what officials described as apparently successful tests.
Senate approves a foreign aid bill amendment by Sen. Fulbright 91 to 0 transferring power over directing military aid to the Organization of American States. The measure would channel substantial presidential authority through the inter American body. The text notes possible first degree murder or up to 100 years for a related homicide case depending on judgment.
At Alcantarilla Air Force Base Spain two Spanish Junker aircraft collided during a parachute exercise killing all 14 crewmen and paratroopers aboard. The German made planes were part of a nine aircraft formation.
Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler testified that the administration opposes voting now to end the 10 percent excise tax on new cars. He said future Congresses should decide if conditions justify cutting the tax beyond the 5 percent level. The House approved a $4.8 billion bill to phase out the auto tax by 1969.
The House Committee on Un American Activities announced that Juanita Castro, Fidel Castro’s sister, will testify at a public hearing Friday. The 32 year old former Cuba exile broke with her brother and fled Cuba a year ago. The hearing continues inquiries into pro Castro propaganda and illegal U.S. travel to Cuba.
The House Banking and Currency Committee voted to discontinue using silver in the half dollar and in smaller coins. The move goes beyond President Johnson’s proposals to switch to copper nickel coins to conserve silver. Johnson had urged continuing some silver in half-dollars but at a reduced amount.
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill making it a federal crime to assassinate, kidnap or assault a President and extending to President-elect acting President and Vice President. It includes the death penalty for assassination.
Navy Secretary Paul Nitze and Admiral David L. McDonald urged Congress to approve President Johnson's $402 million military pay hike and a plan for future automatic increases. Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee said the boost would help the Navy keep crucial specialists it is losing.
The Veterans Affairs Committee unanimously approves a bill to remove from the Veterans Administration the power to close veterans hospitals. The move comes just before a White House call reportedly aimed at blocking the bill.
Two Maryland assemblymen Leonard S. Blondes and Angelo Palmisano testified they and their families were threatened and vilified for backing gun traffic regulation bills. Their testimony spurred Sen. Thomas J. Dodd to push NRA registration as a lobbyist group, as the NRA opposed regulation proposals.
President Johnson nominated Maj. Gen. Sam Maddux Jr. to become vice commander in chief of Pacific Air Forces and Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Moore to retain command of the 2nd Air Division while serving as deputy commander of the Military Assistance Command in Viet Nam for Air operations. Maddux will replace Lt. Gen. Moorman as vice commander in Pacific Air Forces, with Moorman becoming superintendent of the Air Force Academy.
H. B. Dean reflects on Jesus’s saying that a prophet is not honored in his own country and house. The piece emphasizes that earthly reception is less important than heaven’s record, urging readers to trust obey and stay faithful.
In Lyon France Berliet Truck Co officials confirmed a $30 million sale of 1000 heavy duty trucks to Red China. The contract covers French made trucks used in construction work as announced by President Paul Berliet.
Representative Morris K. Udall urged public power and labor groups to back legislation creating the Lower Colorado River Basin Plan. He spoke to the Electric Consumers Information Committee and outlined the Central Arizona Project amid debates over water rights for Arizona and California.
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