23 Oct 1965
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1965
Page
1
Gary P. Klahr filed a federal suit to approve a plan remapping Arizona congressional districts. The proposal uses 1960 census data and 1964 voter registration polls to redraw districts and would expand the Senate from 28 to 30 and the House from 80 to 90.
President Johnson denounces Congress for killing the subsidy this year and pledges to resubmit it when the 89th Congress reconvenes. He says lawmakers will cut through propaganda to provide shelter for needy families today and tomorrow.
The Coast Guard fined U S owners of two refugee boats six thousand dollars each and three thousand dollars for a third vessel as part of a crackdown on overcrowding and unsafe equipment in boats ferrying Cuban refugees. A board of inquiry teams will review charges and penalties after two weeks.
HUAC chairman Rep. Edwin Willis offered government protection to Klansmen willing to testify in the white supremacist probe. North Carolina witnesses Du Bois and Woodle testified after initially invoking the Fifth Amendment, with Willis promising protection for others who come forward.
The Viet Nam Day Committee announces a November 20 parade in Oakland to protest U S policy in Southeast Asia. Spokesman Jerry Rubin says a parade permit will be applied for next Monday and route details will be released then after two recent weekend marches toward the Oakland army base.
Ten people were injured in a two car crash on the 7800 block of East McDowell Road. Regis Cooper 21 of Scottsdale was arrested for speeding failure to control driving while intoxicated and driving with no license. Victims included Cassinelli and his family. All treated and released from Baptist Hospital.
At Princeton University a rapid inexpensive screening for infectious mononucleosis known as mono was developed. Dr. Stanley Bauer reports 726 freshmen screened found 12 cases, promising easier diagnosis though no cure yet. The disease can mimic other illnesses and spreads via close contact.
In Saigon the United States begins deploying its heaviest artillery and most advanced jet fighters to Viet Nam for the first time, signaling a major escalation in the American military presence.
Bill Wells of Glendale won Rokir a registered Arabian horse valued at 700 dollars in a Scottsdale Jaycees raffle to fund the Welfare Foundation. Wells accepted 500 dollars in cash instead of the horse and the charity now seeks a buyer for Rokir.
The two day Gemini mission lists liftoff from Launch Pad 14 of an Agena target satellite on Atlas with insertion 185 miles up. Gemini 6 liftoff from Launch Pad 19 occurs 100 minutes after Agena launch with orbital insertion between 100 and 163 miles above Earth.
The Gemini 6 mission timeline details multiple orbital maneuvers from launch at T plus 4 minutes 25 seconds to final docking and system checks. Schirra and Stafford execute rendezvous, circularization, and test flights across oceans and continents before a controlled return.
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