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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1951
Page
2
London May 9 AP Scotland Yard issued nationwide alerts for three thieves who stole a station wagon from a veterinarian’s home. Radio bulletins warned the vehicle carried infected lambs and that the upholstery and steering wheel were contaminated with tetanus bacilli. Immediate anti tetanus injections urged as stations warned the men to surrender.
A frustrated father recounts chasing a correct Arizona state song for his daughter. He encounters multiple misfits at stores KOY and Newberrys basement, then follows clues to Dawsons, Redewills, Tempe College, and the State Department of Education before copying a final manuscript in a ten cent exercise book.
National Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston told a Los Angeles Town Hall the government aims to lift wage and price controls by 1953 if the public can plug leaks in the anti inflation program. He urged mobilization to sustain economic balance amid looming postwar shortages and warned against fear merchants.
Yosemite National Park rangers with a doctor searched for a youth who fell from a cliff after hiking with Bernard Harrington Jr. The missing man is Harry Wolschon, 20, of Detroit. Harrington reached the valley floor after a long descent, and a rescue party began at 1:30 p.m. but could not locate him before nightfall.
The President urged Congress to raise taxes and extend price and wage controls through a broad anti inflation program. He warned that reliance on production controls is essential as military demand strains raw materials, manpower, and plant capacity, with the worst effects ahead.
Mrs. Marion Bock, 42, of 107 West Elm Street, died last night at Memorial Hospital after treatment since May 2 for a heart condition. Her husband Frank Bock is assistant manager at Valley National Bank's West Van Buren Street branch. A Pennsylvania native, she will have funeral services arranged by Whitney Funeral Home.
The Naval Hospital reported Cordell Hull, critically ill, has shown significant improvement. A hospital bulletin noted Hull is interested in reading and listening to the radio and his temperature has decreased.
North Carolina became the first state in 1823 to undertake a geological survey, marking a milestone in its scientific capacity. The move established a formal program to map and study the region’s mineral resources and geology for development and education.
General Marshall testifies that U N backed policies governed Korea war conduct including limits on bombing Manchuria and blocking China coast. He says MacArthur publicly challenged policy, creating two voices for the United States and notes relief stemmed from jeopardizing collective security.
Police search for Rookey a 2 year old black and white Springer Spaniel with a cast on his right rear leg. The dog belongs to Jackie Lang ford of 320 North Fifth Street who had just brought him home from an animal hospital where the dog was treated for a broken leg. The dog has black markings on the head and a white body.
TEL AVIV reports quiet on the Israeli Syrian frontier after a United Nations Security Council cease-fire demand. There was brief pre-dawn skirmishing near the Sea of Galilee DMZ, no major hostilities renewed after 12 hours, and a Israeli spokesman said Syria must leave the area. Damascus dispatches call it new aggression, noting Syrian fortifications and a 90 minute exchange.
Mrs Casparis, once linked to a purple diary of romances, left home after an argument and went to a Beverly Hills hotel bar with Gebhardt whom police say known for years. Gebhardt cited by Wheelock, Casparis attempted suicide in 1941, death by own action not tied to gal’s life. Mrs Brown, Casparis’s mother, notes long family friendship with Wheelock and a career in Hollywood and New York.
Tony Gizzo and two co defendants were freed of bookmaking charges after a directed verdict of innocent in State Circuit Court Judge John F Cooke ruled two prosecution witness testimonies inadmissible due to lack of a search warrant The case tied Gizzo to former Kansas City crime figure Charles Binaggio who was killed in a gangland slaying last year Morocco aims to export electric power to Algeria
State Highway 67 from Jacob Lake to the north rim is now open to travel. Scenic park drives are open except the dirt road to Point Sublime. North rim meals and lodging begin May 15 with cafeteria and camp center opening. fuel may be unavailable until then. Grand Canyon Lodge opens June 18, with Union Pacific Cedar City tours starting then.
Special to The Gazette Luke Air Force Base May 9 The pilot Ronald C. Orr 26 of Ferndale Mich former Michigan National Guard and 107th Pilot Training Squadron was killed instantly when the F-84 Thunderjet struck ground during a low level firing run on the Gila Bend gunnery range He had lived in Phoenix with his wife Bettie Carolyn and daughter Leslie Ann He is survived by his mother Isabelle Boucher of Ferndale Orr had been an air force flier since 1943 and was shot down over Europe in 1943 later held as a prisoner of war for 14 months.
Former U S ambassador to Moscow Joseph E Davies says the Russians respect strength and warns the time is a crisis period. He urges talking straight and keeping a gun on the hip to deter war and avert crisis through the summer.
The National Geographic Society highlights a minuscule diamond cut with 58 facets, described as smaller than the head of a pin, illustrating remarkable craftsmanship and gem size.
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