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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
3
Defense Department reports 70 317 American battle casualties in Korea as of June 14 up 1 965 from a week earlier. Totals include 11 767 deaths and 46 902 wounded with 10 211 missing or 1 284 previously missing but returned to duty across Army Navy Marine Corps and Air Force.
Henry Clay Tollett once of America’s most wanted fugitives died in Alcatraz Prison hospital from a perforated stomach wound. He was shot by state patrolman Jim Lane after fleeing an on highway stop near Redding on June 4. Tollett escaped from McNeill Island Prison on November 22, 1949 and was brought to Alcatraz for safekeeping the previous Monday.
The Phoenix area reports many service members in Korea and beyond. Cpl Albert M Rayburn of Glendale on his second Korea tour with 204th Field Artillery. Bill J Reed and Harold Heckathorne aboard USS Coral Sea. Richard D Blanton on USS Princeton off Korea. Pfc Henry E Wayman with 707th in Korea. WW II veteran in army medical corps in El Paso. Sgt Alvino R Castillo from Yavapai area. Pfc Jack Pressey and family ties in Phoenix area. Additional sailors and airmen listed from Phoenix, Tempe, Litchfield Park, and surrounding communities serve on various ships and bases. Ongoing training and assignments span Lackland, Pearl Harbor, Little Creek, San Antonio, and Annapolis.
Washington reports California congressmen urged to stop receiving resolutions from the state legislature. The California house delegation voted unanimously to assign three members to diplomatically inform lawmakers to cease commenting on federal affairs. Rep. Jack Anderson said the delegation would not dictate state business.
Recruits accepted at the United States Army and Air Force Recruiting Station on Second Ave include Edward Andrade Alberto Carreno Don Hogg Jesus Soto Jr Samuel Udall Edward Greene Jr Glenn McEnany Thomas Claxton Ralph Jump Bill Dame Bernard Todesco Maury Guck Rob er t Wis er John DeWare Donald Derrick Ernest Buff James Russell Charles Jennings Jose Fimbres Thomas Justice Mack James Wes ley Drury Vicente Olivarri Armando Cuaron Earle Cook Henry Salazar Robert De La Ossa Jose Echevarria Albert Noland Harley Welsh Wesley Schofield Carlos Van Fleet John Berry Floyd Wright Jr Larry Miller Calvin Newman Ramon Villado Clifford Shropshire Lawrence Ingram Ray Crum Pete Palomino Clarence Higgins Joseph Williams Frank Dio Donald Peters Sam Boone Lawrence Pann Raymond Ritson Jr Tyler Thomas Douglas Elcholtz Charles La Grassa III Carlos Barbirez Roger Babb Lloyd Foxford John Camp Yuma Willcox
The Arizona Agriculture and Horticulture Commission announced 121 476 passenger cars were inspected at eight into state highway stations during May. A large number carried fruits and plants with various plant diseases found during the checks.
A 21 year old Phoenician Billy Eugene Cox of North Phoenix High School won an army academy appointment after tough exams against reservists and guardsmen. Former ROTC officer, he chose infantry over a Naval Academy offer, aims for 20 years in the service, and will report for training July 3.
Capt. Jay H. Williams 28 at Luke Air Force Base receives the Silver Star for valor in Korea. He aided in destroying an enemy battalion while observing from a slow unarmed plane that was later shot down behind enemy lines with Col. Henry J. Amen presenting the award.
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