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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1965
Page
2
Houston AP James McDivitt and Edward White said they could have stayed a fifth day on Gemini 4. They recalled the space walk, a faulty computer, and dramatic reentry while noting White would have liked more fuel for another day. The mission lasted 97 hours 50 minutes.
President Johnson leaves for Houston to visit the Manned Spacecraft Center for the first time. He delays departure to attend a National Security Council meeting where Ambassador Maxwell Taylor reviews the Viet Nam situation.
Mayor Milton Graham said he would seek a Monday meeting of strike leaders to discuss resolving the labor dispute that has slowed construction in the Phoenix area. The operating engineers union, contractors, and aggregate firms have limited work, threatening building starts and local jobs.
Juanita Castro told a House subcommittee that Communist forces plan to take over the Americas and that her brother Fidel Castro and others seek to dominate governments. She urged decisive action by the OAS and allied nations to counter communist influence and defend freedom.
An overpass in the 5200 block of East Baseline sustained $8,000 damage after a forklift on a trailer ripped it out and exceeded clearance by over a foot. Investigators traced the forklift to a truck driven by Samuel Miller of 2037 IN 39th Ave.
Charles E. Shevlin will retire this month as assistant superintendent at Grand Canyon National Park after eight years in the post. He has served in the park service for many years, contributing to administrative leadership and operations.
Windy rain squalls along the Gulf Coast of northwestern Florida prompted the first hurricane search of the season. A reconnaissance plane was sent to check a suspicious area in the western Gulf off the coast of Yucatan. Rain and storms stretched from the south Atlantic to the central plains with several tornadoes and heavy rains reported in Texas Kansas Illinois and Florida. No injuries reported.
Forecasters expect fair to bright weather in Arizona over the next five days with only isolated shower activity in mountain areas. Temperatures will run 2 to 6 degrees below average. Phoenix highs near 97 and lows around 69. Show Low reported 0.25 inch of rain as the state's heaviest precipitation in the past 24 hours with traces noted in Phoenix Flagstaff Prescott Springfield and Winslow.
Eddie Anderson 26 faces murder charges in Maricopa County Superior Court for the Feb 21 death of inmate Lyle Triplett 32. Testimony shows Triplett recounted mistreatment of a 7 year old girl prompting the assault by Anderson and two cellmates Kenneth Thompson 18 and Raymond Richard 21. The jury of 11 women and one man heard that most beatings occurred in a day room shared by multiple prisoners.
H B Dean notes salvation is a gift from God not earned by works. He cites Ephesians 2 8 9 and quotes Isaiah 1 18 about sins becoming white as snow when redeemed.
Governor Goddard may call a third special session on Tuesday if lawmakers adjourn Monday as expected. Ten members of the joint conference committee failed to reach a compromise on school aid. Senate leader SENAL SPIKES said no agreement will emerge this session and predicted a new session to restore salary.
Arizona public school administrators will learn about the Elementary and Secondary School Act at a Thursday statewide session at Alhambra High School. Superintendent Sarah Folsom outlines steps to obtain federal funds and notes approvals must flow from Congress to state plans and local applications before money is disbursed.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson hosted economist Walter Heller at a private lunch at 10 Downing Street. Heller is the former chairman of the American Council of Economic Advisers.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 am July 8 before Justice of the Peace Stanley Kimball for Dani Singh of Scottsdale. She is charged with forgery in connection with an alleged $81,000 land-deal swindle.
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