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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1965
Page
13
Hypnosis confirmed the make of the cat that killed Cindy McKillops, a four year old, as a light blue 1960 Mercury. Phoenix police intensify search for the vehicle involved in the April 14 hit and run at Ninth Street and Highland, with the victim’s mother Roz Womer present.
Sergeant Hicks described using Dr. T E A von Dedenroth to regress three witnesses to the accident time. The process aimed to refine the car description and rule out other makes, with the doctor stating the scene was indelibly imprinted on the subconscious.
Mrs. Harvey Fletcher, 76, of Provo Utah, was named American Mother of 1965 by the American Mother Committee at the Waldorf Astoria. She and her inventor husband raised six children and 26 grandchildren, with sons at Brigham Young University, the University of Utah, and in various firms, while daughter Mrs. William K. Firmage lived in New Jersey.
Detective Jay Hardison fired at as robbery suspect Earl Donald Christenson 36 of Las Vegas fled from a Circle K at 401 N 20th St. The suspect shot six times in a chase to a Holiday Inn lot. Hardison dove for cover and arrested Christenson on armed robbery and assault with intent to murder charges.
City sales tax collections topped 841 444 last month with an estimated annualized retail sales total near 109 387 600 dollars. Use tax reached 100 000 as the 1 percent levy enacted July 14, 1964 yielded 14 600 in the period, with 40 percent from auto purchases made outside the city. Most use tax revenue came from equipment imported for local stores and businesses.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO UPI The California Republican Assembly urged President Johnson to fire U.S. Secretary of Labor W Willard Wirtz for degrading U.S.-Mexico relations. The telegram called for apologies to Mexico and a replacement, accusing Wirtz of insulting Mexicans by likening braceros to work horses or cattle.
A Phoenix woman Irene Clark and her 10 year old son Albert were rescued from a sinking car in a Papago Park lagoon. They were pulled from the vehicle by Jerry Carpenter of Mesa and J L Weaver of Tempe after the car slid into ten feet of water. The rear window helped free Mrs Clark while Weaver assisted the boy. A three hour recovery followed as an off duty patrolman Sam Openshaw used diving gear to hook a line to the car.
President Sukarno viewed a belated May Day parade in Jakarta featuring about 30 000 students and trade unionists. Floats carried anti American themes with paper mache figures portraying Uncle Sam and President Johnson being clubbed, protesting U S policies in Vietnam and Malaysia.
Legend City drew 14,000 visitors over a two day opening amid financial struggles. Officials reported 8,000 attendance Saturday and 6,000 yesterday, calling it better than expected. Eight new rides will arrive at 5800 E Washington by mid May along with picnic areas. The park will be open Fridays 5 PM to midnight and weekends 4 PM to midnight with this Saturday 2 PM opening.
An old national advertisement claims constipation causes hemorrhoids and that SERUTAN, an all vegetable laxative, relieves constipation and hemorrhoids by daily use. It urges readers to obtain SERUTAN at drug counters.
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