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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1965
Page
1
Washington grapples with a growing U S role in South Viet Nam as officials hint at increased combat duties for Marines and paratroopers. The administration seeks to prepare the public for tougher fighting while denying a new policy shift.
Rain continued across Kansas with flash flooding in several small communities and more than 1,000 people unable to return home in Newton. The Cottonwood River area west of Emporia suffered the worst floods, while damages in Newton neared $1 million and a railroad worker died in a washout incident.
A civil rights protest in Pittsburgh ended in minor violence. Fourteen demonstrators surrounded the Allegheny County Commissioner's office, blocking entrances. Police cleared the door and a melee followed leaving one woman with an arm injury and a patrolman in hospital.
Sen Thomas J Dodd denounces teach in critics of Johnson policies as defeatists and appeasers who push withdrawal and aid the Communists The Connecticut Democrat argues domestic opinion could decide Southeast Asia outcome noting a noisy minority undermines support despite polls showing broad backing for the war.
Chicago faced a two day boycott as civil rights groups protest Benjamin Willis as school superintendent. Courts barred hindering attendance though organizers encouraged parents to register protests and planned a march to City Hall after a rally near Soldier Field.
A religious column argues that society falls when it rejects God and cites Acts 18 13 and second Chronicles style promises. It urges national repentance humility prayer and seeking divine guidance to heal the land.
The House Education and Labor Committee voted 21-10 to repeal Taft Hartley section 14B allowing union shops but tied action to stronger Negro employment protections under the 1964 Civil Rights Law. Chairman Powell warned of a pocket veto if Civil Rights Act enforcement is not tightened. The measure, approved 14-8, promises lower prices on autos and appliances and ends taxes on many services, with telecom savings cited.
The Senate defeated an amendment to bar shifting up to 20 percent of 780 million dollars in development loan funds to international agencies. The vote was 46 to 40, preserving current 10 percent allowance for such reallocations. Senator Ernest Gruening of Alaska led the failed bid.
The Senate Finance Committee approved a $4.7 billion bill aimed at cutting excise taxes. The measure would wipe out most of the levies but details on the remaining taxes and implementation were unclear.
Mayor Robert F. Wagner announces he will not seek re election and will end his service as mayor on January 1, 1966. He says the decision is final and made after long contemplation with family and close friends.
The city’s low reached 55 degrees tying the date record, last set in 1941 and tied again a decade ago. Forecasts call for 58 to 95 degrees tomorrow. Yesterday's high was 88, the lowest since 85 on June 2.
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