Camper Caused Fire Curbed In Catalina Mountains
Fire in the Catalina district near Organization Ridge was contained after burning about one acre of timber and an outbuilding. Prisoners from the Federal Youth Camp helped, with rangers estimating full extinguishment later today. Two other fires near Safford remained active with about ten acres affected.
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Catalinas
Forest Rangers
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Safford
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Swift Trail
Firing Issue Delays $3.5 Billion Foreign Aid Bill
The House Foreign Affairs Committee stalled action on the $3.5 billion foreign aid bill for 1965 over a proposed "selection out" authority for removing marginal staff at the Agency for International Development. Chairman Morgan said action would continue later. Director Bell urged firings to weed out dead wood, arguing civil service rules block needed removals in Washington.
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Agency For International Development
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Civil Service
Bell
Grandma 80 Earns UA Degree In Long Journey To Graduation
Jeannette Rothberger 80, UA's oldest graduating coed, celebrated a bachelor of arts degree after 29 years of intermittent study. More than 165 guests attended a birthday and graduation party in the student union as dignitaries and community leaders praised her perseverance and passion for education.
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Grandma” Rothberger
University of Arizona
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Lew Davis
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Romania
Robert Morrow
Boris Zemsky
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Lyndon Johnson
Arizona California water compromise sought in talks
Washington reports Sen Carl Hayden indicates willingness to concede to California to win backing for legislation authorizing the Central Arizona Project. Southern California seeks 4.4 million acre feet yearly with priority over new Colorado River projects, with proration of shortages among options. California Gov Edmund G Brown and Interior Department officials participate, staffers say progress is good but no deal yet.
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Carl Hayden
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Increased Flowing Wells Budget Set For Meeting
A tentative 1964 65 budget for the enlarged Flowing Wells School District will be presented to the school board at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the high school library. Supt. George N. Smith said figures aren 39 t ready, noting the budget will rise to cover annexation costs from Laguna district. Flowing Wells current budget is 1 328 200 and Laguna 216 121 with 80 000 for tuition. The meeting was moved up one night due to Smith 39 s travel.
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First Milton Poems Edition Sells at Sotheby's for 480 Pounds
At Sotheby's in London a 1645 first edition of John Milton poems sold for 480 pounds (about 1344 dollars). Another Milton volume fetched 32 pounds (about 894 dollars). The winners were Sawyers of London and Hoffman's respectively, from the collection of Sir M Masterman Sykes.
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Mayors Rally To End Poverty War Challenge
New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner addressed over 600 mayors at the U S Conference of Mayors urging renewed effort in the war on poverty. He called the effort the era’s most exciting challenge and urged reexamining federal city funding to meet cross jurisdiction problems.
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Hearing Set On County Budget Plea
The State Tax Commission fixes 2 pm June 9 to hear the Board of Supervisors request to exceed the budget by 160 323 dollars to cover anticipated overdrafts in four departments. These include the county attorney's office 35000 dollars Superior courts 45000 dollars juvenile probation 30323 dollars and rabies control 50000 dollars with city funds provided for the rabies item while the county seeks permission to spend them for the dog leash program not budgeted at the start of the fiscal year.
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Scottsdale Man Heads State Jaycees
Irv Hansen of Scottsdale is the new president of the Arizona Jaycees. He was elected Saturday at the state convention in Flagstaff. Vince Normike of Phoenix was named vice president, Bill Sitton of Tempe secretary, and John Thomas of Scottsdale treasurer. Hymie Casias of Yuma became Jaycee international director, Everett Cleghorn of Flagstaff and Don Wilson of Tucson named national directors. Casa Grande was selected as the 1965 convention site over Tucson.
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Irv Hansen
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Arizona Jaycees
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Phoenix
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Hymie Casias
Yuma
Jaycee International
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Tucson
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British jobs set two year mark
Unemployment in Britain is at its lowest rate in two and a half years. The ministry of labor said today there were 349,121 unemployed in May, down 42,477 from April. May last year recorded 554,000 unemployed, or 24 percent, with the current rate at 18.1 percent.
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