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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1965
Page
1
A powerful early morning earthquake in San Salvador and nearby towns killed 43 people and injured about 300. Destruction hit adobe homes and thousands faced evacuation as power and water were cut to prevent fires. U S officials reported varying casualty counts and damage estimates.
United Nations Security Council session sees Adlai Stevenson attack Cuba over alleged plots to topple Latin American governments and Cuba's role in the Dominican conflict. He questions Cuban explanations and cites plots in Venezuela and Colombia while Soviet envoy denounces U.S. actions as aggression.
In St Louis a 14 year old boy named Robert Gardner died trying to rescue his three younger brothers from a burning two story house. Ronnie Donald age 4 and Deborah Harvey age 7 also perished. Firemen wearing smoke masks removed the bodies from the second story apartments.
President Johnson released a Council of Economic Advisers report urging overall price stability and a noninflationary final wage settlement in the steel industry. The study notes productivity gains near 3 percent, aligning with the economywide average, and argues wage increases within this range support prosperity and steelworker employment. The report also contends higher prices could boost imports and costs while weakening steel’s market share, and notes the ongoing union contract negotiations and wage‑price guidepost theory.
General Motors directors declared a quarterly dividend of 7 cents and a special dividend of 75 cents a share for common stock. The announcements satisfy Wall Street and GM’s 1.2 million shareholders amid prior split speculation. Dividends total 2.25 for the first six months of 1965, payable June 10 to holders of record May 13.
In Quebec AP reports 33 paintings were taken in a nighttime theft from the Quebec Provincial Museum. The haul includes pieces from the late Premier Maurice Duplessis collection and two sets of old coins. Worth and full details were not immediately known.
U S Marines opened a roughly two and a half mile supply corridor through Santo Domingo to join West and East unit forces, encircling rebel fighters in the city center. One Marine was killed and two wounded by sniper fire not tied to the link up, total U S deaths in four days at five with 45 wounded.
Horst Faas of the Associated Press won a Pulitzer Prize for news photo mosaic coverage of the Vietnam War. The Hutchinson News in Kansas won the Meritorious Public Service prize for reporting on forced legislative redistricting.
A fragmentary report notes persistent issues in Hannibal as river workers at Gator Town confront closures and delays. Downtime and eviction-style actions hint at upstream removal of dikes and renewed calls for maintenance to stabilize the riverfront, affecting local employment and commerce.
The advance unit of 3 500 American paratroopers landed in Saigon today with 60 men in the lead. The rest of the three airborne battalions were expected within days. Vietnamese officials said security would be increased at key installations and the war pressed more effectively.
Washington asked the Organization of American States to send military forces to the Dominican Republic but the OAS delayed action at a closed general committee meeting. Argentina and Brazil reportedly approved the request while Chile and Venezuela raised questions. The U S proposed military units to maintain a nine square mile neutrality zone in Santo Domingo and later a Latin American diplomat said members approved sending medical and sanitation teams. State Department spokesman expressed hope for Western Hemisphere manpower cooperation.
AP reports the day’s 16 most active stocks with sales, closing prices and net changes. Leaders include Lehman V Ind at 148,700 shares up, Con Foods at 134,300 down 2 percent, Pan Am 100,000 down 1 percent, Am Mot up and many others showing varied gains and losses across sectors. Final stocks data appear on page 57.
Mostly sunny conditions persist in the Valley through tomorrow with breezy afternoons. Overnight lows near 58 degrees and it will rise to around 89 degrees tomorrow.
In Reno Nevada an AP report states the temperature dropped to 20 above zero early today marking a record low for the date. The frigid conditions were felt across the city with the record noted by local observers.
Governor Goddard's tax program drew opposite reactions in separate hearings. AFL-CIO spokesmen backed the plan in principle, urging broader levies on railroads pipelines and livestock growers. Manufacturers urged delay for a January study, citing a need for careful overall impact analysis.
A patient named R. Brown escaped noon from the state mental hospital at 24th and Van Buren. Police warned he is potentially dangerous if trapped. Brown is about 20, five feet ten, 160 pounds with brown crew cut hair wearing a light sports shirt and short sleeves.
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