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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1965
Page
4
A bombing near Saigon's My Canh restaurant on the Sai Gon River killed 23 or more people and wounded about 50. Witnesses report many Americans among the dead, with 17 Caucasians confirmed among the victims.
President Johnson marked the United Nations 20th birthday in San Francisco calling the body to help create peace in Viet Nam and to form an alliance for man to combat poverty arms race and population growth worldwide.
A U.N. address from a world organization convocation calls for collective effort to curb aggression in Southeast Asia. Report notes a deadly blast near a riverfront restaurant, likely a mine or bomb, killing or injuring patrons as investigators suspect preplanned attacks amid chaotic aftermath.
The Arizona House approved a school aid measure 67 to 3 after Senate origin, with opponents Larry Oldham David Kret and Thomas G Beaham. The plan funds about 19 million in attendance payments and boosts per pupil funding by 170 dollars annually, raises high school aid by 12.50, and creates a 12 million dollar equalization fund to help districts with high pupil loads but low assessed value. It shifts remaining funds to all districts to ease property tax pressures while tightening future district budgets. Financing relies on sales tax increases from 1.5 to 3 percent on meals, and higher state taxes to offset district tax relief.
An MATS Boeing jet transport carrying 84 Marines bound for Okinawa crashed after takeoff from El Toro California. The aircraft disappeared into fog and drizzle, struck the Santa Ana foothills, and exploded, with all on board confirmed dead. Investigators from Military Air Transport Service surveyed the scene as fires burned and wreckage lay across the slope.
East Germany threatened to halt barge and rail shipments to West Berlin and to control air corridors. Transport Minister Edwin Kramer warned that permits for barge traffic would be invalid after June 30 without Bonn East German agreement. Rail freight rates would rise about 20 percent unless four power talks succeed. Otto Winter asserted the Berlin air safety center loses basis of operation since the Allied council ceased in 1948.
Lt. Richard B. Steinke, 27, of Milwaukee, was found guilty by a U S Army general court martial board of refusing to join a Special Forces counterguerrilla unit in South Vietnam last January. He argued the war was not worth a American life and disobeyed a direct order. Final sentencing awaited. maximum possible was dismissal, forfeiture of pay, and five years hard labor.
At Edwards Air Force Base California the X15 flight to reach 283000 feet and qualify as the Air Force youngest winged astronaut was postponed to today due to unfavorable weather conditions.
A Tucson area committee urged creation of a new state department to handle mental health programs and facilities. The plan would place the Arizona State Hospital and related services under a nine person governor approved board with a physician commissioner.
Weather table notes fair conditions for most areas with isolated hover activity in mountain regions. Map page accompanies the forecast.
The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials edged down 0.71 at 2 pm EDT after a weak opening but trading remained heavy. Earlier, the index had slipped more than 3 points, with a prior close of 857.76 following a 12.46 point drop.
In Nickerson Kansas 1100 residents brace for the Arkansas River flood with no dikes, moving merchandise from two grocers and stacking furniture inside. Upstream Great Bend fortifies while Bull Creek threatens from the north. Sterling and Ellinwood escape major damage. President Johnson declares disaster and plans a flight over the affected area.
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