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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1951
Page
1
Allied tank infantry task forces drive toward Pyongyang from Chorwon and Kumhwa as Communist resistance collapses along a 70 mile front. UN patrols possibly enter Pyongyang while air power harasses retreating Red troops and resistance remains light in many sectors.
George Owen of Phoenix was named state civil defense director by Gov. Howard Pyle. The $6 000 a year post was created by the last legislature. Owen, a Republican, is with Prudential Insurance Co, Phoenix.
National League games Philadelphia defeated Chicago 5 to 0. New York beat Cincinnati 5 to 2. Boston was scheduled to play Pittsburgh, Brooklyn played St. Louis at night, while Boston defeated Detroit 2 to 0. St. Louis at New York and Chicago at Washington matches were postponed or listed with post dates.
Probate judge in Phoenix rules Samuel Rubins’ $4,185.26 cannot pass to his sister in Soviet Russia under Arizona law. He decides the money be split between Rubins brothers Leon and Abraham after hearing from the Russian embassy and a State Department letter about inheritance transmission.
Governor Howard Pyle forecast a state budget increase for 1951 52 to cover functions delayed by a government reorganization referendum. Funds will shift to the attorney general health and welfare departments state prison hospital pioneers home and boy's industrial school with some boards needing specific appropriations. He issued a draft call for a June 25 special session limited to fund reallocation and new appropriations.
Pinal County and state officials consider formal charges of practicing medicine without a license against El Maestro, a Casa Grande shoe repairman now treating followers at a tar-paper clinic. A signed follower statement prompted the action as Dr. Salsbury reports deplorable camp sanitation and orders a cleanup.
Men crowded New York shops amid a price war over summer suits and appliances. Macy’s Gimbel’s and Palm Beach offered deep cuts with Sunbeam mixmasters and Palm Beach suits selling well below fixed prices. Watches and other items followed, as dealers anticipated further reductions to meet rival supplies and Father’s Day demand.
Arizona welfare board approves a revised compensation plan effective June 16 with increases from 5 to 55 dollars per month. Pima county director gets 55 dollars, Mari copa director 45, other county directors 35. New merit based raises replace tenure. State will create about 10 welfare worker positions to assist family rehabilitation, pending Lucy Faherty’s job classification study.
In Dublin on June 13 American born Eamon De Valera was elected Prime Minister by a 74 to 1 vote in parliament. The Fianna Fail leader previously served as prime minister from 1932 to 1948 before being ousted by John Costello and now resumes power with cross party support.
Arizona Supreme Court will decide if E B Red Chitwood should get a new trial after Superior Judge J Mercer Johnson upheld motions for a new trial and arrest of judgment. Chitwood was convicted May 20 of conspiring to run a gambling casino after a five minute jury deliberation.
A bus owned by the El Paso Texans baseball team collided with a panel truck at South Sixth Avenue and East 22nd Street yesterday when air brakes failed. Nobody was injured. The panel truck belonged to Firestone, driven by Vernon A. Graham, 46, of 101 North Missouri Avenue. The Texans bus, driven by Norman L. Windham, was en route to the game. Windham cited faulty air brakes as the cause.
Police Judge Findley H. Morrow in Albuquerque excuses an expectant father who angle parked in front of St. Joseph's hospital but warns no excuse next time. He did not say if a daughter would be accepted.
General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Austin for a five-stop Texas tour with six speeches in four days. He travels to Houston Galveston San Antonio Dallas and Fort Worth after a state capitol address before a 50 000 strong crowd.
The Scorpion Serum fund in Tucson has raised 136.18 toward a 4500 goal on day three. Donors include Arthur Bittker of El Dorado Lodge and Sunshine Climate Club employees, with Dr. Herbert Stahnke coordinating serum provision for emergency use in state hospitals.
Weather bureau at Tucson municipal airport reports the first 13 days of June may set a 20 year record as no day reached 100 or higher. Yesterday’s high was 97 with a low of 62, marking cooler nights and temperatures about six degrees below normal. Statewide highs and lows included Yuma 103/69 Phoenix 102/64 and Flagstaff 76/38.
County Atty. Robert Morrison remained silent on possibly pursuing a new trial against Bryce H. Wilson former county attorney who is temporarily free after a hung jury in a six day trial. The jury could not reach a verdict after five hours of deliberation.
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer urged the United States to risk war and strike the Manchurian railroad jointly controlled by the Soviets and the Red Chinese, in a bold summary of policy on June 13 1945.
The house ways and means committee voted to raise excise taxes on gasoline automobiles and many items as part of a broad tax bill. The measure calls for about 7.5 billion dollars more annual taxes and expands the excess profits levy on corporations.
Radio messages reveal a forward artillery spotter warning that shells landed too near their troops. The battery replies to dig in and calls for thirty six more rounds to follow.
Chicago reports a surge in cattle shipments as nationwide stockyards move 33 200 cattle, a 50 percent jump from last week, yet overall supplies remain below normal and fail to avert a looming beef shortage. A meeting in Chicago with Price Stabilizer Michael DiSalle is planned to discuss future supplies.
A terse note lists page references for a Brinks robbery lead and other items across the paper. The index hints at hospital coverage, labor walkouts, a national defense plan, and various sections including editorials, sports, and films.
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