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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1950
Page
2
A perilous Central Avenue manhole yawns mid parade as police ignore warnings. A band clarinetist steps into the opening, screams, and injures her leg but stays in line before fading from sight. Spectators and riders suffer as sirens wail and parade continues despite the danger.
No date set for an inquest into Clifford L Willett 36 shot dead after leaving El Rancho Tavern near 24th Street and Camelback Road. Elaine George 38 held as sheriff and county attorney seek ownership of the weapon found near Willett's body. Boies predicts developments as post mortem exam awaits. Willett timekeeper for Reynolds Metals lived at 2525 West Campbell Avenue.
The U S Weather Bureau noted uncertain future movement of a Gulf of Alaska system as cold air arrives. Snow lingered on Mount Diablo where 3,849 feet show remained covered, while Eureka recorded three inches in suburbs and heavy downtown snowfall. Temperatures forecast dip to 10 below in northeast Washington and reach zero in northeast Oregon, with more snow expected in the region. A New Year’s Eve snow dump added 16 inches on Mount Hood ski areas and spread to parts of the Pacific Northwest. Rain persisted in the northeastern quarter of the country from Virginia to New England.
A gas explosion at a provincial coal mine in Fohnsdorf Styria Austria killed at least six miners and injured ten others. Officials said more than 100 men escaped as investigators search for the cause in the British Occupation Zone.
An all male county grand jury in Manchester New Hampshire convenes to decide whether to indict Dr Hermann N Sander for his admitted mercy slaying of a woman cancer patient. Two petitions with over 800 names ask the state to drop first degree murder charges.
The Rev Eugene L Beggs of Alameda California arrived in Memphis during a police hunt for a liquor store holdup man. Unable to prove his identity he was booked for the night in the city jail and given lodging until his identity could be established.
A hotel guest at the Apache Hotel on North Central Avenue cut a window screen to glimpse the Salad Bowl parade. Police were called, but the manager later agreed to drop charges if she paid to repair the window, which she agreed to.
Congress concludes session with repeal aims on Taft Hartley and Brannan farm plan. Truman to deliver annual economic report January 6 and budget message January 9. Possible early message on excise tax cuts, including transportation and cosmetics. Debate over a $4 billion tax hike and oleo tax repeal looms as dairy states fear price shifts.
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