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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1965
Page
1
Daily racing cards from Hollywood Park list multiple stakes and doubles with winners including El Bleu Beaux Chevaux and Space Flyer Gilligan. Purses range from 3 000 to 50 000 plus added money. results show exact show and place payoffs and notable jockeys and trainers.
Thoroughbred racing card notes a first prize of 4200 and a second event at Aqueduct. Entries include 4 year olds and 7 furlongs with horse names and numbers such as Andorra Hera Venezia Forts Woodhouse and Monsieur David.
Yesterday's late results show ninth race for four year olds and up at Garden State with Raisen winning 7.90 3.60 2.50. Quiet Coffey and Brother Baeza placed second and third. Attendance 28,695 handle 3,059,289. Garden State ninth race for four year olds and up featured Strius winning 4.60 2.60 2.20 and Phenomene 3.00 2.80 placing second. Prince Fury Pearl padded 3.20. Attendance 15,219 handle 1,536,143.
Chicago White Sox jumped Los Angeles early by scoring four in the first and cruised to an 8-3 win behind a solid start by the mound rotation. Dean Chance Early trouble in first inning, blistered hand sidelines him after five. Hoyt Wilhelm relief supports win as Howard slumps. Haney hits homer for the White Sox.
Defense Secretary McNamara agrees to present his plan to merge Army Reserve units into the National Guard to Congress and delay implementation pending legislation. He cites $150 million yearly savings and greater efficiency as the goal while facing pushback from Rep. Hebert and congressional panels.
Phoenix police report 910 of 2,287 major offenses cleared by arrests last month, a 43.64 percent clearance compared with 30.87 percent the prior month. Traffic accidents with injuries numbered 484, up from 38 a year earlier. Economic notes cite Arizona gaining in manufacturing, payroll, and tourism, with 1964 industrial output reaching 1 billion dollars and a 9 percent rise in March employment to 61,300.
Jakarta announces Marshall Green named new U.S. ambassador to Indonesia succeeding Howard Jones who leaves May 24 after seven years. Anticipated to curb communist influence in the Far East, Green's appointment meets cautious Washington expectations amid strained Indo-American ties.
Sierra Vista AP report shows House Leader John Haugh accusing Governor Goddard of ignoring Supreme Court rulings on revenue bonds. Haugh defended Speaker Jack Gilbert amid criticism and criticized the governor's push for legislation in the lower chamber.
A youth in a black rain coat and orange bandana robbed Pronto Market at 4735 BO McDowell, taking $100. Police say the suspect, about 17 or 18, fled on foot after demanding cash.
Sunshine Squares invites members of the Walls Mesert Glendale Wo ames Club to a square dance event at 7052 Worth Ave. Details remain unclear in the fragment but location is listed.
A pair of 16 year old Phoenix youths were arrested in Mesa for a string of car thefts. Maricopa County Sheriff Duwel said the Roadrunners were turned over to juvenile authorities. The suspects reportedly stole cars and drove to desert areas where they damaged vehicles before abandoning them.
Floods across Wyoming and South Dakota forced hundreds from homes as storms spawned tornadoes in Nebraska Kansas and the Dakotas. National Guardsmen aided evacuations from Spearfish and other communities while Deadwood and surrounding areas faced isolation and infrastructure damage.
Northern Santo Domingo erupts in heavy gunfire as Gen. Francisco J. Rivera Caminero says tanks and medium caliber weapons back a government offensive. Civilians evacuate while authorities report prisoners taken and fighting along the Ozama River corridor near the embajador Hotel.
Phoenix police logged 422 calls in 24 hours ending 8 am including 55 traffic accidents with 10 injuries and one fatality. Major crimes recorded 2 burglaries 7 grand thefts 3 assaults 1 assault with deadly weapon and 1 armed robbery.
President Johnson said the United States will provide all available assistance toward rapid economic development in the Dominican Republic. He urged the OAS mission to find a solution that ensures democratic principles and a unity government to maintain stability.
Nearly 30 000 West Berliners attended a parade marking Allied forces. U S British and French troops showcased tanks and armored vehicles along Unter den Linden. The 17th of June Street was named for victims of the 1953 uprising in East Berlin. Generals and spectators watched the display.
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