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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1965
Page
6
A bold teamwork concept for water use faces review at the Western Governors Conference in Portland Oregon as officials consider a coordinated plan to manage resources. The item signals interstate cooperation and policy discussion at the regional meeting.
Britain prepares for the Waterloo commemoration as plans for an allied parade on the battlefield falter after France declined to participate. The piece notes lingering wounds from the historic defeat and the upcoming anniversary observance.
The Employment Security Commission of Arizona will continue its policy of granting unemployment compensation to workers who quit because they believe they are paid less than the prevailing wage. The ruling confirms the agency accepts wage complaints as a basis for benefits.
An Athens group of architects warns the Parthenon is in grave danger due to air pollution, aircraft traffic, and high heel wear. They propose protecting measures like Louvre style footwear rules or closing the monument to visitors.
Isadore Lesensky, 71, of 69 W Vernon, died at Memorial Hospital after collapsing on Third Avenue near Jefferson following a Phoenix City Council session. He protested a rezoning request for the northwest corner of 16th Place and Illini to change from residential to industrial, contending the mattress factory use is illegal. The council postponed ruling. death likely from heart attack.
Mayor Milton Graham announces public hearings on a housing code with strong support from the Jaycees and local groups. Rev Aubrey Moore opposes the code and challenges public debate. Burton Kruglick aims to deliver 17 000 petitions toward a 20 000 target as councils weigh whether to place the issue on the November ballot.
AP reports few American servicemen wed Vietnamese women in Saigon due to cultural norms and security checks. Officials say in early 1965 about 28 marriages occurred, far below 1964's total, with most brides from bar girl rings and enlisted men. Civil ceremonies are recognized locally and approval rests with commanding officers after security reviews.
In Chicago an undercover investigator accuses a former court clerk, George Bockstahler, 52, of taking bribes to dismiss moving violation cases. He is charged with fixing three traffic cases for Felice Langbardi and received 100 dollars per favor. The case, continued to June 21, is tied to a broader probe into a ticket fixing racket in the traffic court.
Levelland Texas resident Mrs Ern est Raiesbac received the information she sought about the Southwestern Monuments Association. The postcard was postmarked Globe and dated May 27, 1964, completing a 16 year inquiry.
YREKA California AP. County workers destroyed about 20 000 bees after a man named Glenn C Hall 56 a transient was stung over his body along US 97 He was taken to Siskiyou General Hospital with the nurses reporting his entire body covered in sting marks Deputies said the bees escaped from a broken down truck and were killed when sprayed with gasoline from a nozzle
Jurors selected for Eddie Anderson of Phoenix on murder charges in the February 21 jail beating death of Lyle Triplett, 32, who died while awaiting retrial on moral charges involving a six year old girl. Two other inmates Raymond Richardson and Kenneth Thompson also face murder charges with no trial date set.
A devotional excerpt presents Ephesians 2 8 9 about salvation by grace through faith with phrases stating salvation is a gift from God not earned by works and sins washed to white as snow. The piece emphasizes a come as you are attitude for sinners seeking forgiveness and renewal.
California Republican congressman John Rousselot, national director of public relations for the John Birch Society, promotes a broad grass roots effort to educate Americans against perceived threats to personal freedom. He criticizes The Great Society and warns of a Soviet America if unchecked, noting partnership talks with society leaders and a new Arizona bookstore opening.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson hosted economist Walter Heller former chairman of the American Council of Economic Advisers at a private lunch at 10 Downing Street in London.
Phoenix officials back a 2 percent utility tax to raise about 1.2 million dollars annually. City Manager Robert Coop argues the tax is fairer than raising property taxes, noting a 20 cent rate would cost homeowners about ten dollars yearly on a typical 5 000 dollar assessed home. Mayor Milton Graham and Coop met with nine major utility users to discuss the plan.
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