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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1951
Page
4
A sour smelling layer of over 10 million tons of oil soaked silt covers Kansas City's West Bottoms. Drifts reach 18 inches and streets clog with 3.5 million tons trapped. Army engineers deploy bulldozers to clear the mess.
CAPE GIRARDEAU Missouri July 27 The Mississippi and Missouri rivers fell rapidly as the Midwest flood subsided. Muddy waters dropped along a 200 mile stretch south of Alton Illinois while floodwaters poured into the river south of Cairo Illinois. The Missouri remained above flood stage from Boonville to St. Louis but was falling rapidly. Army Secretary Pace asked Congress for 37.775 million dollars for flood control emergency work construction and planning. St Louis area workers sprayed for flies and mosquitoes. Flood damage near Cape Girardeau topped a million with Ozark Airlines canceling flights as runways were endangered. St Charles Bridge approach pavement destroyed hindering land links to St Louis. About 4,000 workers drove 50 extra miles to the city for work. Private industry faced 12,645,000 tons of silt from the Kaw River flood. Cleaning up progress estimated at 40 percent with major streets open and utilities restoring. Carcasses of 7,500 livestock removed and abandoned vehicles cleared as 25,000 workers labored to restart industry.
Reports from the Tibetan frontier claim the 16 year old Dalai Lama is being escorted to Lhasa by a Chinese Communist mission led by Gen. Chang Ching Wu. Sources say he was effectively kidnapped to maintain prestige, while Tibetan officials speak of confusion after a treaty with Red China that makes Tibet a military area.
Vice Admiral George D. Murray, longtime Western Sea Frontier and Pacific Reserve Fleet commander, will retire next Wednesday aboard the USS Antietam after 44 years of active duty. He hands over command to Vice Admiral John L. Hall, a veteran of World War I and II amphibious operations who became head of Pacific Fleet amphibious forces in October 1945.
Rita M Burleigh a Sunnyslope housewife 29 denied embezzling 4286 92 from a St Clairsville Ohio automobile firm while working as a bookkeeper. Extradition hearing set in East Phoenix Precinct Court August 10. She was released on 300 bond claiming previous bookkeeper left disordered books.
Eleven of twelve second-string Communist leaders arrested in a nationwide FBI sweep seek freedom on bail in Los Angeles. The operation also seized the party’s active manager, Russian-born William Schneider, amid the crackdown.
In Washington on July 27 1950 Senator Fulbright rejected Republican demands for Boyle to testify before the RFC subcommittee on connections with the agency. He said investigations should go to the permanent committee and noted the subcommittee had already provided material. Details center on an RFC loan to American Litho Fold Corp and Boyle’s brief employment there.
Ervin C. Ross 86 pounds heavier visited Frederic Marquardt, The Phoenix Gazette editor, in a long awaited reunion. The pair first met before World War II in Manila. Ross, a passport officer, is on four month leave and plans to return to Manila after a round the world trip.
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