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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1965
Page
3
A proposal to nearly double state income taxes passes a key Senate committee in a move described as shaping fiscal policy. The measure signals potential budget implications across state agencies and services as lawmakers debate revenue needs.
Goodyear Aerospace Corp of Litchfield Park Arizona has been awarded two Defense Department contracts totaling $2,157,789. The larger, worth $1,572,789, covers production of six Minuteman missile transports. The other $585 contract funds radar spares. Senator Carl Hayden notes the tractor trailer system will carry missiles from the assembly point to silos and features 16 speeds, 60 ton trailers, heavy insulation and climate control. From 50 to 100 new jobs will be created during production.
A Tucson man, 28, Andres C. Frausto, father of three, received 220000 in a major out-of-court injury settlement with Southern Pacific Railroad. Frausto suffered severe brain damage when a coworker dropped a tire, causing an explosion and a metal fragment strike near Hyder. The case had been set for trial in U.S. District Court.
Attorney General Darrell F. Smith states Arizona land sale laws apply extraterritorially to subdivisions and lands offered for sale outside the state. He notes licenses may be suspended for false statements about land or subdivisions for sale in this or any other state.
Brig. Gen. William W. Bassell Jr., a 1918 Mesa High School graduate, retires Monday as a general and top West Point executive officer. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the French Legion of Honor, and the Order of the British Empire. The general and Mrs Bassell will reside in New York, taking a post with the New York Military Academy.
State leaders reacted with surprise as Sarah Folsom asks the federal government to turn Litchfield Naval Air Facility into an industrial vocational school. Governor Goddard and State Board head Louis McClennen said they were unaware of the move and cost details remain unsettled. Folsom argues the 865 acre base could train 32 skills at minimal cost, funded by teachers and operations, possibly with federal vocational funds.
Brig. Gen. Charles W. Fernald of the 258th Infantry Brigade in Arizona told the Phoenix Democratic Luncheon Club that Americans should honor the military by serving, resist communism, and show resolute patriotism. He urged wakeful opposition, flag display, school pledges, and informed, uncompromising justice.
Secretary of Agriculture Or ville Freeman will be guest speaker at a nonpolitical dinner in Goodyear on June 19 to honor Rep. George F. Senner Jr. Bob Condrey heads arrangements for a Sundowner hotel reception before the event.
White and McDivitt to conduct a 97 hour 50 minute Gemini 7 mission to test spacecraft performance during a long flight and study effects of extended weightlessness on the two crew members. Dr Barry says the plan is safe and Gilruth notes Gemini objectives focus on reachable goals and risk awareness.
Tucson AP reports University of Arizona physicist Leon Salanave of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics received a $66,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research to continue research into the optical properties of lightning. Salanave began the work in 1960 and his findings have drawn international attention.
Councilwoman Sophia Kruglick is convalescing at home after a major operation. Her husband Dr John S Kruglick said she is in good spirits and expects to resume duties on the city council in a couple of weeks. The Kruglicks live at 2201 E Georgia.
Winslow police report two Indian men hospitalized after a stabbing and beating. Chee Jee, 34, a railroad section hand from Sanders, endured four chest wounds. Basil Tso, 49, from the Navajo Reservation, suffered facial cuts and a severed thumb. Both victims could not identify their attackers.
About 200 protesters gathered in Toronto to demonstrate against U.S. involvement in Vietnam as Adlai E. Stevenson urged better understanding of American foreign policy.
Mary Sims, 13, confined to bed at home after corrective spinal surgery, graduated from Liberty School’s eighth grade using an intercom to join class. Her mother accepted the diploma as principal Thomas L. Cambron praised her A and B grades and plan to enroll at Buckeye Union High School next fall.
State narcotics officers and Phoenix police detectives arrested three more suspects on warrants charging illegal sale of narcotics. Eight suspected street peddlers have been rounded up since Tuesday night. Otis Durham, 29, of 1616 Broadway, Ruby Womack, 46, of 1609 Adams, and Vernon Orr, 22, of 1401 S 19th Ave, were booked in city jail.
The Italian Ministry of Public Education reports 6,906,446 students attended Italian schools in 1963 64. Of these 231,358 were in universities, the rest in elementary and secondary schools.
The 500 member Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a two day door to door drive to collect signatures for housing code petitions. Coordinator Burton Kruglick says the campaign targets June 12 13 weekend and hopes hundreds join to push city hearings. Jaycees have gathered about 20000 signatures and aim for 40000 or more.
In Rangoon the government seized 85 Christian churches schools including 49 Roman Catholic 16 Baptist 10 Anglican 7 Methodist and 3 interdenominational. Forty four private schools were also taken over 3 Buddhist and 6 Indian institutions among them.
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