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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1951
Page
1
American Sabre jets fought two big air battles over Korea Sunday and Monday, shooting down six Russian-type jets and damaging eight others as 118 planes clashed in jet warfare. The Red force briefly attacked four Sabres but kept distance. all Allied planes returned safely.
Los Angeles on June 18 reports hundreds of irate citizens faulted forecaster Emil Kurtz for overcast conditions on Father’s Day. The weatherman responded with verse lampooning poets and songsters and prompting local amusement and chatter.
Senate inquiry into MacArthur's dismissal moves to wrap up soon. Four additional witnesses Hurley O'Donnell Barr Badger slated, with possible MACArthur testimony to close the matter swiftly. Russell says end could come by mid next week after disputed remarks at March Air Force Base spark controversy.
Maricopa County supervisors voted unanimously to join the Phoenix City Council in appraising city hall property as a prerequisite to possible county purchase. Formal action to join the appraisal is planned for tomorrow with city officials noting the need for an appraisal to set value. The two bodies would share the cost, with appraisers named by each side and a third to determine value.
State Land Commissioner W. W. Lane declared 400 600 acres in Pinal County under state water controls after a Casa Grande hearing. The order, effective immediately, cites groundwater depletion and follows the 1948 act. Landowners may appeal within 30 days. only a court decree can overturn the order.
Mobilization Chief Charles E. Wilson said the administration may have to drop some requests for stricter control powers to secure new controls approval. The report notes a tie vote and ongoing efforts to gain legislative backing for broader authority.
In Washington on June 18 AP reports the Truman administration won a key committee test for a stronger controls bill with an 11 to 11 tie blocking a Republican bid to remove subsidy authority. The provision would let the government buy from high cost producers to keep output high, a policy used in WWII for iron ore transport costs. President Truman and Charles E. Wilson pressed for the bill ahead of Congress turning to controls on page 2.
The senate crime investigating committee will hold hearings in Phoenix after June 21 and 22, then in Miami and Saratoga Springs to probe Gov. Fuller Warren’s campaign funds and illicit activities. The Phoenix check shows minor gambling and vice, not evidence of broad corruption, with law enforcement active to keep operations limited. The panel will also examine Detroit figure Peter Licavoli linked to a Tucson ranch.
Los Angeles jurors hear Mickey Cohen say he left gambling as a profession 30 years ago and no longer acts as a betting commissioner. He describes running a commission office with stable connections and booking bets on horses. Cohen, 37, explains his tax evasion charges for 1946 47 48 relate to income from gambling activities he had ceased years earlier.
Informed officials said the British government and Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. would offer Iran around £10 million for a future settlement of their oil dispute. A non-striking Berryton Mills worker was killed when pickets overturned her car at the plant gate. Seven Textile Workers Union of America members faced murder charges as strikes continued. Russian authorities ended the Berlin economic blockade after Western counter-measures.
Market brief shows wheat with easy demand and good crop prospects. Oats in easy demand with cash grain rising to 25 cents. Rapeseed prices steady to higher, with beans trading about 25 cents.
A dog poisoner blamed for five animal deaths in north east Phoenix triggers alarm as twenty one dogs were poisoned last month. The Hills found their pet Brownie dead with a note. other victims include Jill Lafrenz. Names: Roy Hill, Otto Lafrenz, their children Gene Penny and the Lafrenz sons. location: 1031 N. 26th Pt. The case prompts funeral rites and a grave marker.
Paris June 18 The Communist Party, once the largest in France, lost seats in the general election as rightward shifts favored Gen Charles De Gaulle and his Rally of the French People. With 90 percent of ballots counted, Communists hold 99 seats plus 2 allies, while De Gaulle’s bloc leads with 111 seats and 2 independents. The Third Force coalition totals 263 seats, needing 317 for a majority, leaving ongoing uncertainty about government. De Gaulle’s influence grows though he did not run directly, as his movement seeks to join the coalition excluding Socialists.
A fire driven by a 15 mph wind yesterday destroyed a garage and two homes and their contents on the Maurice Smith ranch three miles north of Lakeside between McNary and Show Low. The blaze began in the garage at 3 p m and spread to an eight‑room one‑story house and then a two‑story structure built around a snow shelter. Neighbors helped recover clothing and belongings, but the pine buildings could not be saved. Estimated damage ranged from 15000 to 20000 dollars.
A low roaring tornado touched down in Sachse Texas knocking out power and communications. The storm caused half a million dollars in damage at Fort Sill Oklahoma and Lawton. E O Wharton 63 died of a heart attack after returning to his home from a field during the storm.
Harvard president James E Conant warns there will be no global war or atomic holocaust. Senator Kefauver urges fathers to speak frankly with children about life. New York Attorney General Goldstein says narcotics hush hush era is over and the issue must be exposed.
A large forest fire broke out four miles west of Flagstaff near U S Highway 66. All available men and equipment were rushed to the blaze. By afternoon about 100 firefighters worked the fast moving flames in young thick growth near Bell Springs.
Cleveland defeats Boston 9 to 7 in a nine inning matchup. Feller and Garcia pitched for Cleveland with Hogan, Taylor, Nixon, Marterson, Kinder and Moss contributing. Only game scheduled highlights a busy day in the league.
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