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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1949
Page
2
Gazette photos show bullets and shattered glass as desperate county jail fugitives flee the courtroom of Al J Flood. Reporter Gene Lindsey collects a shirt tossed by Jack P. Tatum while Earl Rogers observes a heel print near the open window in the East Phoenix courthouse. Deputies B W Wickstrum and other officials stand nearby as the escape unfolds.
Deputy O Z Alford described a deadly jail break at the county facility. He and partner Buck Stockton fired on intruders as they moved through the stairwell. The upper lip wound and missing teeth were treated, with transfer to another hospital after initial care.
In the Maricopa County jail breakout, Sheriff L C Boies and Deputy Grover Schoonover joined a reporter entering the jail to a tear gas filled fifth floor. Jailer Millett was beaten and wounded as inmates fled with a .38 pistol, while Donald Kay claimed involvement but later recanted.
In a playful broadcast style the speaker hints at a secret identity behind a slogan contest and teases the public about prize winners. The piece mocks sensational clues about gadgets like washing machines and televisions and invites readers to wait for tomorrow's paper and radio reveal.
In Inglewood California a fire broke out in the auditorium of Andrew Bennett Elementary School yesterday. At the time 35 students were inside and evacuated in orderly fashion. No injuries were reported and fire officials credited a prior drill for preventing tragedy.
In Hayward California 15 year old Celeste Morrow is defended by friends and relatives after she stabbed her mother 41 in a quarrel over her school boyfriend Freddie Klarenbach 17. Juvenile officials report the girl had a troubled life caused by her mother's drinking and a preliminary hearing is set for October 31 with possible outcomes including probation until 21 or confinement. authorities expect a routine juvenile case rather than a criminal trial. Celeste admits the eight inch knife stab but says she tried to stop her mother from drinking and the boyfriend's name appears as Klarenbach. The case is overseen by Alameda County probation and district attorneys with a geriatric exam deeming Celeste normal and intelligent.
Rising temperatures and sunny skies are forecast for the Valley this weekend. Louis R. Jurwitz of the Phoenix Weather Bureau reports a warm air mass lifting temperatures toward normal, with Flagstaff up 25 degrees from yesterday. Phoenix and other cities follow with milder gains and a weekend high near 57 in Phoenix, with tomorrow morning near 47.
Corcoran killed in basement as Tatum, wanted on multiple charges, escaped through a basement window. Gunfire raged for two hours with Deputy Alford injured, streets sealed by police squads. Millett’s pistol found near Corcoran’s body. inquest set for tomorrow. McDonald and another detainee surrendered after a floor-to-floor confrontation.
Bank examiners probed a $350,000 fraud that wiped out more than half the deposits at Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Spencerville Indiana. Six people were arrested, including bank cashier Clyde Rechenwall and Roy Chaney Jr, with others named as suspects. Federal officials said thousands of worthless checks were shuffled into a vault and records manipulated, with investigations continuing as cases head to grand jury.
New York AP October 22 Secretary of State Dean Acheson described the Soviet Union as aggressively imperialist aiming to expand where it can and to sow confusion where it cannot He warned that Soviet actions in Eastern Europe and Asia affect wider relations and urged public understanding of major foreign policy issues He stressed the State Department must stay close to the people and tell hard truths to guide policy.
The Labor Department estimates 1 500 000 workers will receive pay raises of 5 to 10 cents an hour once the new minimum wage law takes effect. The measure raises the floor from 40 to 75 cents for interstate workers, becoming law 90 days after President Truman signs it.
Seattle reports that dramamine, discovered at Johns Hopkins in 1947, shows 95 percent relief for seasickness in tests on 600+ service personnel and civilians. In controlled trials, those given the drug felt better within half an hour, while a placebo group reported lower relief.
National Defense Secretary Ruperto Kangleon led the unveiling of a historical marker at Leyte Island where Gen. Douglas MacArthur waded ashore five years earlier to begin the liberation of the Philippines. About 8,000 attended as Kangleon praised MacArthur's leadership and invited him to today's ceremony.
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