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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1951
Page
2
Santa Barbara researchers led by Dr. John E. Cushing study blood types of salt water fish kept in an on campus aquarium. They seek to prove fish have distinct blood types like humans and that blood type can trace a fish’s path across oceans aiding fishermen.
SAN FERNANDO Calif July 30 Blaine R Kensley a city fireman fighting a residential fire was knocked by a burst hydrant against a nearby engine as water surged from the hose He coughed up water and was treated at an emergency hospital for a fractured collar bone.
Cairo July 30 AP blue prints for a 4765 mile road to carry Pakistani pilgrims to Mecca and Medina are under study. ANA says the Pakistani mission just completed a 14 day survey of routes through Persian Gulf and Arabia Teheran Baghdad Basra Kuwait Riyadh Mecca and Medina.
Air raids ended after Allied fighters and bombers repelled a large attack over North Korea. Pyongyang was targeted to exploit cloud gaps as towering thunderheads loomed above the front. North Koreans retreated from hills near Yangeu while Allied troops pressed a crest line amid a weeklong battle.
A Tientsin newspaper reports China’s state banks in Chahar Mongolia now operate on wheels offering savings banking and insurance. The mobile banks attract deposits exceeding the total private deposits at the end of 1950 in recent months.
MOBILE AL July 30 AP W T Fulton Jr admitted his livestock caused a freight train incident. He wrote the Gulf Mobile Ohio Railroad that two cows escaped and forced the train off its beaten track. General Claims Agent Fred L Johnson called the letter refreshing and Fulton’s claim was approved for 50000 in livestock claims last year.
The 1762 Vienna marriage record for Johann Strauss ancestor falsely labeled as a Christianized Jew was removed by Nazis who later replaced it with an Aryan photostatic copy. The original, sent to Berlin, has been returned, with the copy serving as evidence of Nazi manipulation.
In Skoplje on July 30, thirteen sheep crossed from Yugoslavia into Bulgaria seeking greener grass. Bulgarian guards responded with an encircling maneuver and fired, killing seven sheep and wounding none. Six survivors fled back across the border.
Pvt Karl Stanke a former Luftwaffe member is drafted into the U S Army and begins military life anew. The 20 year old glider pilot trained in Breslau at 14 went AWOL near the French border on April 23 1945. His aunt Florence Schmidt of Racine Wis arranged papers in 1950 to bring him to the United States.
Addis Ababa July 30 AP Ethiopia hires Americans to repair highways. Emperor Haile Selassie names John L Humbard of Knoxville director of the Highway Authority. Other Americans in top posts include Paul C Thompson chief engineer W Park Wilson administrative officer and William T Brown construction engineer from Washington DC
The navy tests two new cold weather outfits designed for sailors on subs and ships. A one piece rubber nylon suit with helmet and inflatable life preserver aims to stay watertight, while new Arctic clothing uses a moisture barrier and third dimensional design to trap warm air. Both improve dry, warm comfort in extreme cold and damp conditions, with Arctic gear ordered for marine corps use.
Pemberton reports water rose when pumps were shut, rupturing plates in the Agua Fria flume. Several 22 by 21 inch plates buckled, holes opened in the north canal wall, and pilings sank 30 feet as water loss totaled about 2000 acre-feet. Repairs and testing will take days.
The document outlines adjustments in price and wage controls plus consumer credit rules. It adds an 18 month payment option for vehicles and electronics while keeping a one third down payment for cars and 15 percent down on radios and televisions. It also bans livestock slaughter quotas and creates a Small Defense Plants Administration to aid small businesses in war contracts. Congress rejected broader requests for defense plant powers and curb on commodity speculation.
The United Nations launched a three member inquiry into the fate of nearly two million German Italian and Japanese WWII prisoners held by Russia and its satellites. The commission includes Countess Bernadotte judge Jose Gustavo Guerrem and judge Aung Khine.
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