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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1951
Page
5
President Truman denounces Gen Douglas MacArthur and Senator Robert Taft for proposing an all-out war in China, discarding a prepared speech for the gun conference and urging restraint amid cross party calls for expanded conflict.
Senate investigators ruled Gen Omar Bradley need not reveal what President Truman said in secret about Gen Douglas MacArthur before his removal. The 18 to 8 vote blocked contempt action against Bradley, with six Republicans and two Democrats voting for secrecy.
The ledger lists multiple games with early and late innings results across the American and National Leagues. Notable line scores include New York vs Pittsburgh 79 2 and Chicago vs Brooklyn 12x, with Boston and Cincinnati tied 3 0s and 0 3s in their pairing, plus Cleveland at New York and Detroit at Washington contests noted as played or postponed by weather.
A Sunset Limited locomotive struck a sedan two miles west of Buckeye at about 5 am killing driver Joe Lenzo 60 of Arlington and two passengers Stephen Pablo 30 of Gila Bend Oscar Palone 30 of Arlington all Papago Indians. One man Lawrence Mack 35 of Palo Verde was severely injured. A switchman Joe W. Seymour was slightly hurt in a separate Grand Avenue crash.
City attorney Jack B. Choisser and deputy county attorney Anthony O. Jones resign to join the Office of Price Stabilization at its Arizona headquarters. Choisser will earn 8800 dollars yearly as district enforcement officer and Jones 7600 as legal advisor to price specialists and officers. No successor named for Choisser. no deputy named for Jones yet. Choisser has served as city attorney since 1946 after earlier roles.
Chinese Reds renewed pressure along the Korean front near Seoul with heavy fighting lasting about four and a half hours. UN forces claimed impregnable defenses, while other sectors saw thousands of casualties as Red assaults aimed at Chunchon Inje and the Han Pukhan rivers. Allied air, artillery and mines inflicted heavy tolls as Chinese attack waves intensified and scaled back after stubborn counterattacks by American and South Korean units.
Secretary of State Acheson declares intent to remain for the duration in Washington and defend policy. Representative Lyle of Texas calls for a solid decisive destruction of the enemy in Korea to justify blood price paid.
Night club accordionist Dick Contino surrendered on a warrant charging failure to accept army induction. The Associated Press notes a government borrowing plan and potential tax rises. Secretary Snyder warns of a $3 billion borrowing need this year without tax increases. Ford plans 10000 layoffs over two months due to production curtailments. A teacher and two pupils died in an auto collision near Joliet Illinois.
Complete weather table page 29 lists hourly temperatures from 1:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. with readings ranging from 53 to 74 degrees. The page captures a morning sequence of lows near 53 and a high of 74, with several entries around 60s.
Markets at a glance show New York edges up after a six day dip with irregular changes. Chicago firm on July export demand while oats weaken on Canadian supply. Hogs rise 25 to 40 cents. cattle mixed with steady to 50 cent declines in spots.
In Nogales on May 17 AP reports Rancher Jim Hathaway will testify about the February gun duel in which he killed Juan Telles after claiming self defense. Witnesses include Clefton Chandler and Ben Miller describing the stockyard quarrel and Telles’s alleged obscene remarks toward Hathaway’s wives.
Efforts to reach John W. Eichelberger Sr. about the 200 voting machines contract failed. Neighbors reported sighting him at his Sunny slope home and in Washington, D. C. A reporter noted his Panama hat and a Chrysler with D C plates. Supervisor Kimball announced the Shoup Voting Machine Corp bid won at $289,746.
One of Russia s largest floating drydocks arrived in Singapore today en route from Odessa to Vladivostok. It is towed by the freighter Admiral Ushakov and the tug Valsey Beslaev as part of a longer voyage to the Far East.
Arizona border inspection crews were ordered into forest green uniforms for the first time. The pay raise to $15 per month helps cover clothing costs. The Legislature funded station modernization with $130,000 and salary boosts totaling $93,560. New stations are planned at Ehrenberg Kingman Topock and Springerville with upgrades at Lupton Duncan. remodeling of Fredonia Apache San Simon Parker and Yuma stations starts in 1952.
General Omar Bradley warned of a likely major Korean assault but expressed confidence in U N forces meeting it. He arrived in Los Angeles for a weekend tour featuring speeches and an Armed Forces Day appearance at Memorial Coliseum.
Arizona county assessors opposed a Tax Commission plan to raise the El Paso Natural Gas Co valuation from 18 747 403 to 74 478 754, after a 45 minute closed door discussion. They sought more cost data from El Paso officials before deciding, with two assessors abstaining.
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