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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1951
Page
2
The Midwest faced severe weather with tornadoes and heavy rains causing damage and school and travel disruptions across multiple states. Emergency crews reported injuries and responders were deployed to affected towns as residents began assessments.
A powerful tornado in eastern Minnesota killed one woman and injured five others as it damaged fifty homes and felled hundreds of trees near Hutchinson, about 45 miles west of Minneapolis. unofficial damage around 500000 dollars. A separate tornado touched down in southwestern Kansas. South Bend Indiana saw 2.46 inches of rain in six hours as showers lingered from the Great Lakes to Oklahoma.
Washington June 20 AP The defense department announced a government POW letter form for families to contact prisoners in Korea or China The form requires name rank and serial number and directs mail to Care of the Chinese People s Committee for World Peace in Peking China No postage is charged but POW Mail must be marked in the upper right corner Return address goes in the upper left Letters may be dropped in any U S mailbox delivery not guaranteed Through June 8 153 Americans were prisoners and another 10 211 missing
The Housing Authority of Maricopa County, running the camps, hires a man to flush toilets and spray units in 36 Garden Homes and 118 Avondale settlement units to curb flies. UPSON notes talks on a second well for irrigation and domestic use. Charles England, a vegetable harvester, and his wife in Garden Homes say conditions are not pleasant but not suffering.
The white bushy yak tail commands high demand for ornamental uses. Mounted on a silver handle it serves as a fly flapper in India and is known there as a chowrie.
More than 40 Netherlands cadets will receive fighter pilot wings alongside American student officers at Williams Air Force Base on Saturday. Dutch officials, press reps, and ambassadors will attend, with Phoenix Mayor Nicholas Udall delivering the principal address. A pre graduation aerial review and Aerojets demonstration will be open to the public.
Rear Adm. George C. Dyer succeeds Rear Adm. Allan E. Smith as commander of Task Force 95 the United Nations Blockade and Escort Forces at Yokosuka Japan. Smith becomes commandant of the 13th Naval District Seattle. The force includes ships from Australia Great Britain Canada Colombia the Netherlands New Zealand Thailand South Korea and the United States.
Anderson Indiana June 20 emergency electric power supplied parts of the city while the rest lacked power after a cable short in the municipal plant burned out all main cables.
In Riverside California on June 20 AP reports the murder trial of Lawrence J. Walker a 20 year old air force sergeant begins with a jury of 11 women and one man after a third panel was considered. Walker is charged with killing Richard and Mary Cook both 19 in a desert area on March 26. He admits a car sideswipe on that road but denies the murders.
Kimball says he provided county drugs through Central Drug Company’s Harry Ellen, financed by Ellen for county business. Burch seeks the actual drug makers while FDA tests assess quality. Crest firm sues for 6300 plus for drugs delivered to Kimball’s 515 S First St operation. The county bid restricted to 13 certified manufacturers. The note clarifies poultry and game terms.
Washington reports a small shipment of rifles grenades and small arms to Yugoslavia announced by the defense department. Most arms came from surplus stocks and were paid for with defense funds. The shipment is described as a token of support for Yugoslav independence amid Tito's split with Moscow.
In two separate late night collisions near Munich and Waldshut Germany twenty three bus passengers died and 31 were injured. At Herrsching a truck carrying sixteen Jesuit students was struck by a passenger train killing all but seven and injuring nine. Near Waldshut seven German tourists were killed and 22 injured including 10 seriously in a similar crash.
In Casa Grande, Nighcossian studied medicine informally for 22 years and deposited 3000 dollars weekly from desert camp treatments that charged no fees but accepted donations. He and Ralph Archer, a county sanitation officer, allege nuisance and unsanitary premises. A bill of particulars hearing is set for 2 p.m. tomorrow. In Phoenix, Mrs. Lucy Quiononez reports anonymous threatening letters after she acknowledged receiving medicine and money from the self styled doctor.
Rome paper Quotidiano, citing informed sources, said Charles Lucky Luciano instructed his attorney to challenge Italian police actions. It claimed customs seized his automobile and $27,000, with a 30,000,000 lire fine, while earlier reports noted $57,000 illegally brought into Italy and potential fivefold penalties.
Forty five Japanese built buses, each with a capacity of 50 passengers, will be delivered early this summer for use on Okinawa.
Geneva June 20 AP Maurice J. Tobin United States labor secretary said that the free nations' choice to confine fighting to Korea amid provocation shows their determination to avoid a third world war.
In Lisbon on June 20 AP reports General Francisco Higinio Craveiro Lopes will be the National Union Party's presidential candidate for elections expected mid July. The ruling party announced the selection last night as it controls Portugal's government.
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