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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
2
Edward Mincer, 18, of Longmont Colorado, promised fellow inmates he would smuggle hacksaw blades into Boulder jail. He returned with blades tied to a string and sent them to the fifth floor. Deputies spotted the blade and thwarted the plan. He was jailed for one year.
San Francisco reports a rare earth mineral find in southeastern California near Mountain Pass, including cerium and lanthanum in veins spanning about 600 by 1500 feet. The deposit shows low uranium and thorium but could become a commercial source, with mapping in progress and studies by the US Geological Survey.
Stockton California January 12 AP Moses Blinks claimed to be 120 years old and the father of 83 children from 11 wives. In pouring rain he sat on a railroad track four miles from home. Roy Smith the engineer saw a figure on the track and could not avoid the train. The cowcatcher hurled Blinks from the rails and he died. He had no proof of his age but insisted he was born September 5 1829 in Clayborne Parish Louisiana. He credited castor oil turpentine and hard work for his longevity.
President Truman nominates Vice Admiral William M. Fechteler as commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet with the rank of admiral. He also nominates Lynde D. McCormick as vice chief of Naval Operations, Francis S. Low as deputy chief of Naval Operations, and several rear admirals to top naval posts. Other appointments include John H. Cassady for Air and Robert B. Carney leading the Second Task Fleet, with Ballentine commanding the Sixth Task and Joseph F. Jelley Jr. as chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks.
Yugoslavia's Tito government faces a split among Communists over race and nationalism. Diet member Ko Nakanishi, expelled for backing Cominform and calling for a reorganization, accuses Japanese Reds of turning rightward and violating Stalinist norms. Japan's Communist Party shows weak electoral gains and lost labor influence, yet maintains a fiercely nationalist stance.
Detective Sergeant Donald Vicari said a rapid response followed the alarm. Preliminary findings indicate the children were killed in their cribs, Mrs amas was stabbed and shot, the armans were stabbed and shot, and Samas died from a single bullet. Vicari theorizes Samas, a machinist for Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co, returned home angry over his wife's divorce suit and killed the family before officers arrived.
Yavapai County Attorney resumed the homicide inquiry into the death of Robert W. Young 26 of Chino Valley whose bruised body was found near Hell's Canyon Bridge north of Prescott. An autopsy was performed with results not yet released. A quarry worker's witness said Young and he were delivering groceries when the truck malfunctioned. The man claimed Young became angry threatened to wreck the truck and drove it into a roadside bank before disappearing.
Citizens are urged to keep old license plates for Cub Pack No 19 Emerson School. A collection box will be placed at the Northeast corner of Central and McDowell. Scouts hope to raise funds by selling retired plates as scrap metal to a junk dealer.
William Clayton, 24, a diesel hoist helper in Kansas City, dangled from a rope ten stories above ground after a crate collapsed during an lifting operation. Rescued by Dr. John E. Wright and Homer Pennington, he survived and vowed to continue risky work. He cited fatalism and a prior war history in Saipan.
Charles Hawkins, 37, was dragged from his Stockton store by seven state agents for selling wine without a license. A 100-strong crowd booed the officers as Hawkins fainted, then was jailed and later released to await arraignment. He plans to run for the Equalization Board to repeal the act.
Lloyd Joiner and Polly Bennett, both in their 30s, are held for superior court on three counts after kidnapping Kingman constable Walter Black and stealing his car. They found the body of Elizabeth Lee, 74, in Ashfork, prompting their arrest. FBI states they’re sought in Texas for transporting a stolen car. Bail set at 12000 for Joiner, 10000 for Bennett. Emmett Turnage alias tied to Joiner.
Kenneth K King may take the city’s director of public works and utilities post without a competitive exam. The Civil Service Board set job classification and minimums but final filling action cannot occur before Feb 1. King will arrive with Acting City Manager Ray W Wilson to begin on a temporary basis under a 60 day rule.
U S Army reports a ring abducting renegade Soviet citizens in Austria's American zone in exchange for Russian cigarette smuggling rights. Twelve ringleaders jailed. two high ranking Russian officers implicated. non Soviet leader Benno Blum at large. The scheme spanned coercion, drugs, and trickery with Hungary and Soviet border guards involved.
Mrs Eva Peron wife of President Juan D Peron was moved from the presidential palace to a hospital today after being stricken with appendicitis during a public ceremony. She is under care of Dr Oscar Ivanis sevich minister of education and personal physician to the president.
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