Letter questions Mickey Cohen role in Arizona
In a Tucson Letters to the Editor piece H Kenney argues that Mickey Cohen is not a sympathetic victim and should not establish in Arizona. The_SECTION criticizes Cohen's tax evasion conviction, his status as a gambler, and his public image, warning that his presence would harm Tucson and the state. It contrasts real criminals with movie gangsters and cites Keefeauver hearings as a corrective.
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H. Kenney
Kenney
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
the Gazette
Tucson
Arizona
Hughes Tool Company
Old Pueblo
A Look at Voice of America funding and medium wave stations
A House subcommittee cut a presidential request for 97 million to expand Voice of America, arguing the aim is unusual yet vital. The piece notes prior approvals of 79 million and emphasizes building nine medium wave stations near Iron Curtain borders to reach Soviet audiences, countering jammed short-wave broadcasts. It urges Congress to reconsider.
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House
Voice of America
State Department
House Committee
Iron Curtain
Russia
Congress
New Hampshire Stands Out in Draft Exemption June
New Hampshire is the sole state not to call draftees in June, a fact noted with a wry remark about making travel plans. The statement hints at broader draft rules and state distinctions without detailing further actions or figures.
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New Hampshire
Union
Veep Barkley to Visit Paducah for Jefferson-Jackson Day
Alben W. Barkley, Paducah’s first citizen and U S vice-president, plans a April 28 visit to fire up the 1952 Democratic campaign. Stephen W. Langmade invites Arizonans to Shrine Auditorium for his Jefferson-Jackson Day address amid mixed party interest.
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Alben W. Barkley
Paducah
United States
Stephen W. Langmade
Democratic Central Committee
Phoenix Little Theater Opens With 10 Dollar Seats
Civic Center debut on April 21 features 394 seats at $10 each. Backers contributed 164000 to build the theater, and proceeds from opening night will defray equipment costs. The Phoenix venue marks a nationally notable civic drama facility with strong local talent.
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Phoenix Little Theater
Civic Center
Central Avenue
McDowell Road
Phoenix
Aid Friends Only To the Editor of The Gazette
A reader objects to giving 2,000,000 tons of wheat to India citing cost and lack of reciprocal benefit. He argues U S aid should prioritize friendships and domestic distress, warns of financial strain and possible military consequences, and recalls postwar debt. A. R. Loughborough comments.
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India
U. N
Korea
A. R. Loughborough
Should Hollywood Fear Mature Topics In Film
A critique argues against banning films that tackle drug traffic or addiction. Banning such subjects risks reality, weakens the cinema’s library, and stifles growth. It favors prudish tone over honest, well treated material and could force producers toward second rate, time wasting fare.
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Kefauver Committee
Melvyn Douglas
Hollywood
Divine Guidance Week Marked By American Legion Drive
Editorial reprints praise the American Legion campaign urging divine guidance through a Go-to-Church Week and Divine Guidance Week set for April 8-15. The piece notes the Legion’s mixed American character and quotes national chaplain David Lef kowitz Jr. on caring for children's welfare and providing a solid moral foundation.
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American Legion
Legion
David Lefkowitz, Jr
Britain’s Economic Survey Projects Moderate Living Standards
The British Government’s Annual Economic Survey portrays a cautious but optimistic plan for the year. It states living standards should hold steady without major rises, while outlining financing for rearmament that avoids eroding post-war social gains.
Heirless in Britain Drives Nobles to Daughters so Far
Sidney Rodin in the London Sunday Express surveys aristocratic lines of inheritance in Debrett's Peerage noting dukes Norfolk Westminster and others have no sons. The 15th Earl of Huntingdon and the Dartmouth heir show daughters dominating. War casualty son noted. Question of a curse and science’s inability to explain.
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Sidney Rodin
London Sunday Express
Rodin
Debrett
Duke of Norfolk
Duke of Westminster
Marquis of Cambridge
Earl of Huntingdon
Francis John Clarence Westenra Plantagenet Hastings
Earl of Dartmouth
Public Opinion Letters Guidelines for Publication
Instructions for letters to the editor require one side of the paper, with the writer’s name and stress address and signature provided, though anonymous publication is possible on request. Letters may exceed 300 words only if of unusual interest.
Letters defend Mickey Cohen and call for mercy
A reader defends Mickey Cohen against an editorial labeling him a gambler and underworld figure. The letter condemns judging a man before trial, argues many pioneers benefited from gambling money, and urges society to focus on Cohen's future rather than his past. The writer urges compassion and social reintegration.
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the Gazette
Mickey Cohen
Underworld
Arizona
Cohen
United States
Mr. Cohen
Phoenix Hicks Rodeo Time Sparks Town Dispute
A Phoenix resident blasts the Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce over forced Western dress rules, calling the Jaycees actions invasive and childish. He vows to sue for privacy invasion and challenges locals to touch off legal action if disturbances continue.
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Chamber of Commerce
Phoenix
Jaycees
Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce
Nearsighted director chases beret misread as hen
A gust blows off a director's beret while he scours locations for a farm epic. A neighboring gardener identifies the elusive object as a hen. A door-to-door yarn salesman, claiming to represent Pawtucket Knitting Mills, offers coarse yarns to Mrs. Fenichel, who asks for a sample.
McClellan Amendment Tests Truman Authority on Foreign Policy
Washington observers warn the McClellan amendment signals weakened presidential power as Truman’s influence wanes and Democratic leaders falter. The vote exposes division among lawmakers and renewed critique of Truman’s leadership on Europe and Cold War policy.
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Harry Truman
Truman
McClellan
Harry S. Truman
Ernest McFarland
Tom Connally
Arthur Vandenberg
Connally
Senate
McClellan amendment shows Taft Wherry maneuver edge
Joseph Alsop reports on the McClellan amendment battle highlighting Taft and Wherry tactics, the erosion of bipartisan foreign policy consensus, Lodge’s lonely vote against the amendment, and eight Republicans with him. It notes 11 conservative Democrats including Walter George aligned with the majority, signaling a shift in coalition politics and threats to universal military training and mobilization funding.
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Vandenberg
Sen. Cabot Lodge
Margaret Chase Smith
Wayne Morse
Taft
Wherry
Senate
Walter George
Congress
McClellan
House
Taft and
Rice and empire in Asia and the price of a staple
The passage notes rice as a staple for billions in East Asia and discusses how 95 percent of global rice comes from Asia. It traces China’s historical rice imports through 1911, links rice access to its economy, and warns that Communist China seeks free access to rice from Indochina, Siam, and Burma amid anti-Soviet tensions.
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Asia
Yellow River
China
Korea
Japan
Malay Peninsula
Burma
Siam
French Indochina
India
Great Britain
Thailand
Rice prices drive revolts in Soviet China and Asia
The writer argues that rice availability and price shape political upheaval in China and surrounding nations. He cites 1925 Yangtze and Shanghai strikes led by Li Lisan, Manchuria’s Soviet government, and Chiang Kai-shek’s rise, alleging rice diplomacy and inflation fuel conflict and famine. He contends Soviet China lacks grain and uses rice sales to India as propaganda for conquest.
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Li Lisan
Manchuria
Soviet Russia
Yangtze Valley
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Galen Bluecher
China
Soviet China
India
Key To Bastille Symbol Of U S French Amity
President Auriol left for Canada after visiting Mount Vernon where the historic key to the Bastille hangs on the wall. The relic linked to Lafayette and Tom Paine symbolizes French liberty. Pearson urges returning it to France as a joint symbol of friendship.
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U. S
Amity
Mount Vernon
France
Philadelphia
Auriol
George Washington
Washington
Tom Paine
General Lafayette
Lafayette
Louis XIII
America
Voltaire
Lally- Tollendal
Cardinal de Rohan
Man In the
Foolproof ways to dodge the draft and why they fail
The article mocks draft dodging tricks as the FBI and army doctors tighten screening. It notes attempts like fake eye issues, honey under nails for diabetes, fake back problems, smoking to disrupt tests, and the inevitability of proper examination. The writer ends with a personal tale of being sent to Wright Field, Ohio, illustrating the futility of evasion.
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Army
Mr. Truman
FBI
Draft Board
Bud
Bub
Flynn
Readers urge to share books that bring joy and insight
In Today's Talk the writer reflects on quoting authors who inspired happiness, citing Winston O Abbott's Come Climb My Hill, Logan Pearsall Smith's Trivia and More Trivia, and a new George Orwell volume. The piece praises sharing literary pleasures and the impulse to tell others about works that nourish mind and heart.
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Maine
Logan Pearsall Smith
Christopher Morley
Smith
England
George Orwell
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