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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1965
Page
3
Ohio State defeats Arizona State University nine to seven in a tense National College World Series game in Omaha. The piece highlights a dramatic late sequence as OSU gains the win.
Mayor Milton Graham offered to host talks between strike leaders and construction firms in Arizona to seek a settlement. He warned of serious long term effects from a prolonged work halt on Phoenix building, school plans, and local commerce.
Four members of Arizona's state legal staff will travel to Santa Fe for a law oriented gathering of the Western Association of State Highway Officials. Attorney General Darrell Smith and chief assistant Bill Eubank lead the group with John Amey and Stan Goodfarb also attending.
Fire officials say two fires at Central Methodist and Seminary Christian church were part of a suspected arson spree. Nin e other calls in 24 hours were of a suspicious nature, with authorities urging the public to provide leads as the firebug, described as mentally ill, remains at large.
Western Riding Clinic at Friendly Pines Camp near Prescott runs tomorrow through Wednesday to train and rate would be instructors for camps stables and 4-H clubs. The NEA and Arizona Education Association sanction the event with instructors including Elizabeth Shannon Katee Pfeister Bud Brown and Frances Brown Whetton. A 50 dollar fee includes tuition lodging and board with optional 5 dollar daily rental horse fee.
Charles E. Shevlin will retire this month from his post as assistant superintendent at Grand Canyon National Park, a role he has held since 1962.
City Manager William V. Donaldson disclosed a recommendation on the Scottsdale Civic Center location would come in about two weeks. Bennie M. Gonzales, city council architect, reviewed three proposed sites and will travel to the West Coast for further building comparisons. He warned the site choice must balance value impact with practical economic and aesthetic benefits.
Nogales Neighborhood Youths Corps totaled 200 participants, as director F Hernandez stated. The program uses federal anti poverty funds with corps members assigned to city and Santa Cruz County agencies at $1.25 an hour for a 32 hour week. Hernandez also noted he receives 1500 for the three month summer term.
Three dogs died in a northeast residential area after a suspected poisoner struck again with a strychnine compound. Vets report five earlier canine deaths in weeks prior. Santa Cruz County Attorney E Leigh Larson received an unsigned letter threatening 100 pounds of poison unless a leash law is enacted, with a similar note mailed to Nogales and Tucson newspapers.
Los Angeles AP reports renowned concert singer Marian Anderson was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at UCLA commencement. The ceremony honored 1 983 students as Anderson was hailed as a powerful symbol of social transformation.
The federal government approves the 104th Arizona boy for a job training camp under the Economic Opportunity Act. Arizona plans to train 236 boys, with many placements in Washington, California, Oregon and Texas. Trainees stay six months to two years, receive spending money and a bank nest egg, and undergo evaluation, counseling, and basic education. Participants are 17 to 21 and considered disadvantaged.
A Phoenix family of nine, the Ayers family, lost their home at 1316 E Taylor to a fire last Friday. The cause is unknown. Salvation Army housed them three nights. Red Cross offered to pay a month’s rent if they find a new house. Neighbors and Mrs James Williams coordinate aid including meals and clothing.
Damaged overpass on East Baseline 5200 block caused $8000 in damage after a forklift on a trailer cleared the structure by over a foot. Investigators traced the incident to the forklift, which was being towed by a truck driven by Samuel Miller of 2037 IN 39th Ave.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 am July 8 before Justice of the Peace Stanley Kimball for Dani Singh of Scottsdale. Singh is charged with forgery in connection with an alleged $81,000 land-deal swindle.
Arizona public school administrators will learn about the Elementary and Secondary School Act at a statewide meeting at Alhambra High School. Mrs. Sarah Folsom outlines steps to secure federal aid and notes funding must pass Congress and be followed by state and local plan approvals.
Handley Page Aircraft Co reports sale of two jet prop airliners worth 1.5 million dollars each to Red China for internal service and charter use. First Herald to be delivered this year with second in 1966.
Washington reports the State Department denies a Cairo claim that President Johnson will release 37 million dollars in surplus food for the United Arab Republic. The decision awaits a spokesman, tied to Congress protests over anti-U.S. mob actions in Cairo.
Rep Ruth Adams of Maricopa calmed lawmakers as the chamber balked at failures to meet objectives. She noted rough times and cited press reports that Luna 6 will miss the moon by 99 000 miles, highlighting the era’s cosmic discourse.
The Phoenix Gazette announces one more week for the black and white amateur snapshot contest with midnight postmark. Three weekly prizes of 25, 25, and 10 dollars plus a chance for a 1965 Newspaper National Award worth $50,000 in cash and travel prizes. Open to Arizona amateurs. prints only now. enter by mailing to Snapshot Contest Phoenix Gazette.
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