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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1965
Page
2
A proposal to nearly double state income taxes advances after clearing a major senate committee. The digest notes other items on the front sections and page references.
Calcutta reports a powerful mine explosion amid thick smoke delaying rescue work for hundreds of miners feared trapped. Officials estimate up to 250 dead, with mining sources suggesting as many as 375. The blast in Hazaribagh district, Bihar near Calcutta destroyed the engine room and turned the pit into an inferno.
The article outlines the plan for a 97 hour Ad minutes spaceflight to test spacecraft performance on a solo mission and study weightlessness impact on the crew. It notes safety cautions from Barry the physician and statements from Robert Gilruth defending the plan as research driven.
Phoenix police answered 444 calls in the 24 hour period ending at 4 pm the day, including 52 accidents eight with injuries. Major crime box score shows 1 armed robbery 1 assault 6 burglaries 2 grand thefts 1.
El Paso flyer Jim Grattan taxied toward a runway and struck a parked Rosent Meat Packing Co. car after missing it in the private Sky Harbor Airport area. The car suffered heavy damage while Grattan’s twin engine aircraft had only minor undercarriage damage. Dick Raskin, Phoenix, had parked the car at the entrance and boarded a plane before takeoff.
Miss Felipa Monterro argues for sending thousands more Christian missionaries to Africa to counter communism and protect vital mineral resources. She says African missions and missionaries support modern Africa and warns of Communist saboteurs trained in Peking and Dresden.
A San Francisco relief mission aided by Dr Marcus and Miss Patetein Ateu helped Marcus Mendes walk again after four delicate operations at a Chiapas hospital. Next week a truck will depart for Chiapas with medicine equipment and seeds carried by Sacha Kuramitsu and John Jones from the San Francisco Art Institute.
Kathryn O Hays Granahan United States treasurer is reported in fair condition at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital after emergency brain surgery to remove a surface brain blood clot. Doctors say no malignancy involved and she has shown progress.
Two gunmen robbed Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Murray at City Center Motel 600 W. Van Buren of 40. The assailants, about 24, wore stockings over their faces and black makeup. They knocked at the door around 11 last night, entered, displayed a pistol, and demanded Murray’s wallet. Police are investigating.
Spokesmen for the Ariana construction industry basic trades group and operating engineers urged ignoring reports on current contract negotiations. The joint statement by Wool. Naumann Barrett and W A Gray said unauthorized releases create dissension and credibility loss while negotiations continue toward a peaceful settlement. Earlier, The Phoenig Gazette reported expected settlement before the Monday signing deadline for the Arizona master labor agreement, with talks opening April 27 and sources signaling near agreement.
Frank P. Knight of the Arizona Department of Mineral Resources warns wages in the copper mining industry are rising faster than productivity. He notes 1964 wages were 118.8 percent above the 1947-1949 average while living costs rose 32.6 percent. Knight cites miners earning $3,133 per hour last year and an average annual income of $7,645, with productivity up 2.57 percent in 15 years while salaries climbed 7.39 percent.
Mayor Milton Graham travels from Europe to join the four day U S Conference of Mayors in St Louis. Vice President Hubert Humphrey will deliver the keynote on Monday, outlining federal urban aid steps. The 18 European tour participants, including Graham and other Phoenician officials, head back Wednesday night after Rome and Milan stops.
More than 250 civil rights demonstrators marched into Brandon Mississippi to present a petition protesting alleged Negro voter discrimination amid a federal suit. The group gathered at the Rankin County Courthouse along State Highway 471 and sang Oh Freedom while whites watched.
Valley Club hosts a Phoenix Ballroom evening with dancers, a potluck, and a 7 pm opiente and dance under the large ramada at South Mountain Park.
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