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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1951
Page
2
A Phoenician grins at torrential rain and flooded streets, boasting of the spectacle while a companion recalls surviving a Kansas flood and escaping to dry ground. The exchange highlights stark differences in reaction to heavy rain and rising waters.
Navy Secretary Dan A. Kimball told the Veterans of Foreign Wars that while educational benefits should help Korean War veterans they should not match the WWII GI Bill. He criticized the 52-20 unemployment provision and opposed universal inclusion of Korean veterans in that program. Gen. Clifton B. Cates said the Marine Corps is four times stronger than at the war’s start.
A hearing was scheduled by the WSB for 1 p.m. Wednesday, concluding coverage from page one. The session will address matters affecting copper-related topics and potential policy or regulatory actions.
Striking workers in Arizona's copper industry await word from Washington on walkout developments. Picket lines at Phelps Dodge sites in Douglas Bisbee and Morenci Miami Copper Inspiration Consolidated and International Smelting in Miami Hayden. about 10 000 workers affected. Union official Howard Mooney reports no incidents and says plants will reopen as soon as a settlement is reached.
Storm floods Williams Air Force Base roads and housing as dikes threaten collapse. About 1,500 personnel stranded while officials warn high water may flood the base completely. Highway routes to California are shut or hazardous with rock slides and rising river levels reported along U.S. 60 66 70 and 89 and the Salt River system released to ease floodwaters.
United States Supreme Court Justice William Douglas departed Manila Aug 28 for Los Angeles via Honolulu aboard Pan American Airlines returning from a mountain climbing trip in India.
Two Maricopa County deputy sheriffs attempted rescue duties during severe floods. Kenneth Caswell of Scottsdale saved five people from Ever green area and later became marooned on Thomas Road. Buster Cannon of Tempe aided Allen Rowley of Mesa before both were stranded as waters rose before sunrise.
After a heavy rainfall, Phoenix officials ordered faster construction of a $30,000 storm sewer to drain the North Central Roosevelt area. Bids are due in three weeks, with about three months needed for completion. City Engineer R. Gail Baker notes drainage now relies on a line from the northeast and the elimination of old irrigation ditches as development increased.
Funeral arrangements were under way in Los Angeles for Carl Crew 26 former Arizona State College Tempe student killed in a helicopter crash near Lynwood. Crew died when his mail plane plunged from 200 feet after the rotors fell off. He was son in law of Phoenix secret service agent George W Walker.
Rainfall drenches the general area around McNary as streams run high and rivers are expected to rise. Water districts report canal breaks and overflowed ditches while irrigation orders drop. SRP dam reports were delayed by broken lines. Rain totals: Pinal Ranch 4.55, Mormon Flat 3.06, Castle Dome 4.69, Tonto Fish Hatchery 4.26. Verde River readings include Childs 2.92, Irving 2.75, Fossil Springs 2.81.
Paris Aug 28 AP General Eisenhowers staff said no comment from the general on his name being filed as a Democratic candidate for the Oregon primary. He is in Copenhagen to observe jet aircraft transfer to the Danish Air Force and expected to return tonight. An aide noted the general has refused political involvement, while Oregon Democrats filed petitions with 1150 signatures, more than the 1000 required, aiming to nominate him for president. Republicans planned to file their petitions later.
In Wiesbaden Germany and the Ars sur Moselle reservoir archaeologists find hexagonal and triangular clay floor tiles indicating early Roman construction.
Headquarters notes focus on Ridgway response to a recent Communist letter while signaling a studied stance awaiting his message. The dispatch criticizes Communist neutrality claims as preposterous and fake as the Kaesong talks continue. Radio Peiping echoes keep the truce conference alive while RIDGWAY faces Red allegations of slander.
The army called for bids on fourteen million eight hundred fifty five thousand yards of cotton webbing in varied shades, types, weights and widths, announced from New York.
Hundreds of West Coast tuna boats will form a miles long aquatic picket line in San Francisco Bay on September 3 to protest government support for the Japanese fishing industry. About 500 boats are expected to join as President Truman attends the peace treaty signing, urging a tariff or embargo on cheap Japanese tuna. Domestic albacore prices have dropped from $600 a ton last year to $250 this year.
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