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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1949
Page
2
A compact retrospective recounts the 1946 1947 period covering Cold War clashes postwar, notable events like UN first meeting, League of Nations dissolution, atomic advances, major disasters, wars, political shifts, and sports milestones. It notes Stalin’s blockades, world series results, independence moves, and notable deaths and assassinations shaping early Cold War geopolitics.
The Andalucia, a 300 foot Panama freighter, ran aground off Neah Bay on November 4 and broke up on November 8. Investigations say more than 1 million dollars in cargo and 2 million board feet of lumber were looted by conspirators, with divers recovering stores and a discarded ship safe. The salvage value and cargo allegedly sold to an Olympic Peninsula salvager.
In Taipei Formosa on December 31 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek took full responsibility for all past failures of the Nationalist government and vowed to fight the rest of his life to drive the Communists from China.
Philippine President Elpidio Quirino was sworn in for a second term in Manila. The ceremony at Luneta Park drew 75,000 spectators despite a partial pole collapse that interrupted the address for 30 seconds. American Ambassador Myron Cowen and other dignitaries avoided injury as guards steadied a fallen support while planes roared overhead and troops maintained security.
Herman Lewkowitz a 57 year old Phoenix attorney and resident of 720 West Palm Lane was gravely ill with pneumonia at Good Samaritan hospital. Taken last Monday his condition worsened by yesterday afternoon and he was placed in an iron lung with doctors considering possible surgery to save his life. He has suffered progressive muscular atrophy for two years, similar to the illness that felled Gov. Sidney P. Osborn and Lou Gehrig.
Washington December 31. Captain Arleigh A. Burke, who led the OP 23 group opposing unification, is among 23 captains named for promotion to rear admiral after a Navy shakeup that retires Blandy and Kinkaid. Burke’s promotion follows Truman's approval. Senate confirmation required.
Phoenicians ring in 1950 with parties and prayer as night clubs offer special entertainment and churches schedule Watch Night services. Police warn of heavy holiday traffic and potential tragedies. city, county, and state patrols are deployed on roads through the three day holiday.
Dr. W. B. Brookover of Michigan State College told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that U S schools create upper and lower social levels. He cited economic and social gaps in training, hindered mobility, and said equality remains a topic for discussion rather than practice in the current system.
Margaret Hope Jackson, 23, remains in city jail awaiting arraignment on neglect for failing to provide for her nine month old son. Investigators said she left the child at Kiddie College Nursery last August and never returned. The nursery reported the incident to police in October and a search followed. She was located and warned to care for the child, but did not. A warrant was issued Wednesday, and she visited police before voluntary reporting. She waits trial in Maricopa County Superior Court.
A 50-year-old farm worker with a wife at Maricopa County Hospital was arrested on neglect charges after deputies found his four daughters and two sons in a parked car near 35th Avenue and Aluminum Street around 11 p.m. He was in a tavern nearby. He had planned to visit his wife at the hospital but left the children in the car and went to the tavern. A 14-year-old crippled girl was taken to the hospital, while the other five children aged from 11 months to 15 years were taken to the county children's home.
Before the game a massive Arizona history massed band directed by Felix McKernan will perform. Out-of-town students stay in USC dorms and attend a 7:30 p.m. Moeur Hall dance. Rex Castle, Curly Allen, Bobby Grey, Arnold Poole, Cecil Armstrong and his Arizonaans, and Sheldon Gibbs and his orchestra provide entertainment. The event is broadcast by KRUX KTYL and televised by KPHO TV, with Cincinnati WCPO and WMOH carrying it. Tickets are sold at Hanny's and Phoenix Union High School.
U S military planners want base rights for troops in Japan and Okinawa even after a peace treaty. Some see Formosa as the southern extension of a Western defense line toward China. State and Defense departments reportedly propose sending an American mission to Formosa, a plan endorsed on Capitol Hill and by the Joint Chiefs, with the State Department noting informal approaches from Nationalists about the island.
Three armed men attempted to kidnap a Ukrainian resident of Austria since 1940. The incident occurred last night in Vienna. American provost marshal authorities did not identify the abductors but speculated they may have been Soviet agents.
United Press reports two uranium finds in North America. A Michigan Upper Peninsula deposit near Lake Superior will be drilled by Jones and Laughlin Ore Company after spring thaw to assess commercial potential. A Kootenay Mountain reserve in British Columbia was found by a Canadian-American group with gamma readings near 2 000 per minute. The explorers endured a blizzard and hope for safer further exploration.
Los Angeles scene describes Joy McLaughlin, San Marino socialite, found dead after a party. John A. Smith, oilman and president of the Independent Petroleum and Consumers Association, was cleared of responsibility after investigators ruled it a suicide. Smith said a quarrel led to his departure, then a shot rang out. he found McLaughlin with a pistol and fled, later turning himself in with his attorney.
The Phoenix Gazette image of two Streets Department workers, Henry and Arthur Ortega, was printed in a Swedish paper with the caption praising Phoenix as the cleanest city. Mrs. Hannah Watson of 414 East Roosevelt Street received the copy via her sister Miss Matilda Lundgren.
Washington reports at midnight the social security tax on paychecks will increase from 1 to 2 percent, affecting about 39 million workers and 2.7 million employers. The 50 percent rise adds roughly 700 million dollars annually, with $45 extra per year for someone earning $3,000 plus. Additionally a dessert tip mentions preparing vanilla ice cream with crushed pineapple mint sauce.
At least ten people were killed and 75 injured when three cars of a seven-car train derailed near Pilar Argentina. The derailment occurred at a bridge crossing the Carabaza River, with cars plunging into about three feet of water in the ravine below.
Manila dispatch says six persons died in the Northern Philippines quake sequence. The Philippine Red Cross reports four drowned in the cagayan River in Isabella Province when a canoe capsized in turbulent water stirred by the tremors. The Manila Times confirms two more deaths in the same province.
Col. Frank M. Child, 58, of Fifth Army headquarters in Chicago, retired today after 33 years of service. An overseas veteran of two world wars he also saw action on the Mexican Border in 1916.
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