Wetbacks as an Agricultural Hazard in Arizona
A sub-committee of the House Judiciary Committee will study illegal Mexican migrant workers, distinguishing contract labor from permanent border crossers. The piece argues tightened immigration laws are needed to curb Wetbacks who undercut American and Mexican workers, noting Arizona's relatively better control and the role of employers in the problem.
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Mexico
California
Texas
Arizona
Congressional
God's Angry Man to Speak at Desert Devotionals Event
Sen Charles W Tobey of New Hampshire will address the Desert Devotionals at Rancho La Loma near Litchfield Park. Once a little known congressman, he is now a national figure praised and criticized for moral outrage during the Kefauver hearings. The piece urges public awakening to fight corruption and crime.
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New England
Washington
Kefauver
God
New Hampshire
Crime Committee
Civil Defense Funding Fails Legislature and Governor
The piece argues civil defense efforts have waned since six months ago as legislators did not budget funds post July 1. It faults Governor Pyle for shifting the issue to the national guard, warns that the guard will lack time for civil defense if war comes, and urges a minimum state organization funded by the legislature when it reconvenes.
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National Guard
Statehouse
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Arizona Highway Fatalities Rise Again in 1951
Early Wednesday a driver asleep at the wheel on Highway 66 near Flagstaff collided with a bus converted to a trailer, killing eight. The crash pushed Arizona's 1951 traffic deaths to 88, surpassing a year earlier for the first time this year.
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Arizona
Flagstaff
What Others Say The Crime Eradication Stance Debate
President Truman proclaims crime eradication as a universal job while signaling no firings or testifying in the RFC scandal case. He will retain William O'Dwyer as ambassador to Mexico, despite Kefauver inquiries linking crime and politics. Critics say these acts deepen public disgust with White House tolerance of wrongdoing.
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Donald Dawson
RFC
Dawson
Fulbright Committee
New York
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
O'Dwyer
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Washington
Democratic Party
Douglas MacArthur
Steve Langmade
Democratic State Central Committee
Langmade
World's Championship Rodeo Opens With Parade At State Fair
The annual World's Championship Rodeo kicked off with a colorful parade and Western costumes, modernized yet traditional, amid holiday cheer. The Junior Chamber of Commerce organized a top notch event at the fairgrounds, showcasing skilled rodeo riders and spirited animals. Proceeds benefit charity, inviting public participation and fun.
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Phoenix
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Feeding Sawdust to Cows Sparks Meat Quality Debate
A city column questions meat tenderness amid reports of sawdust fed to cattle. The piece weighs concerns about slaughterhouse standards and consumer protection, urging clearer labeling and stronger oversight to restore trust in locally produced beef.
Editorials On Draft Deferment For College Students
Editorial argues the new draft deferment plan ties deferments to tests and grades benefiting wealthier students. It cautions the policy favors privilege, harms equality, and contradicts the goal of fair sacrifice during national need. It stresses need for fairer sharing of draft burdens across bright students regardless of wealth.
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Dismissal of General MacArthur Criticized by Mrs Vinton
To the Editor of The Gazette Mrs Frank Vinton laments the President's handling of General MacArthur and his dismissal, praising MacArthur's Far Eastern and Japan record while condemning reliance on England for guidance and drawing a parallel to Billy Mitchell.
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Japan
Europe
Billy Mitchell
England
Frank Vinton
Comrade Truman congratulated for discharging MacArthur
Ivan Blacknovitch writes to The Gazette praising General MacArthur's dismissal and pledging loyalty to the White House line. He claims global rejoicing by socialist republics against Wall Street bankers and envisions peaceful Asian conquests under new leadership.
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Truman
General MacArthur
Union of Soviet Socialist Americas
White House
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People’s Republics
Wall Street
Ivan Blacknovitch
Nero at the Keys and a Piano-Playing President
The piece compares Douglas MacArthur and Harry Truman, arguing MacArthur would be a poor president while Truman drifts from stability amid Communist manipulation hopes. It asserts Truman faces impeachment and Ache son removal, claims Truman’s leadership has faltered, and invokes Nero and history repeating itself.
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Douglas MacArathur
Harry Truman
United States
Truman
MacArthur
Acheson
Nero
Rome
Three Cheers for Bob Rand Critique of Western Dress Policing
William H. Carter voices strong objections to compulsory Western dress and public shaming by the Jaycees. He urges alternative fun prizes for best dressed attendees and condemns street pickings as foolish.
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Bob Rand
Jaycees
William H. Carter
Letter to editor condemns Western clothes racket nuisance
Mrs Margaret Byrne supports Bob Rand's letter in The Gazette, calling the Western clothes racket disgusting and noting many winter visitors have left the city early to escape the nuisance.
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Bob Rand
Margaret Byrne
Christian governors and a good Christian man
The piece questions the label good Christian man used for Governor Howard Pyle during the last state election. It notes readers should heed Rev. James E. Crutchfield's letter to the Gazette for guidance on what a good Christian man should know.
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Howard Pyle
Pyle
James E. Crutchfield
the Gazette
Correspork: British National Insurance compared with US care
The writer argues British National Insurance, begun in 1919 and extended in 1948, provides pensions and free medical treatment, contrasting it with US costs. He claims Britain offers security for the elderly at 65 without loss of independence, urging the US to reject propaganda against national insurance and redirect funds to the aged sick and widowed.
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Turbulent Tucson talks on state reorganization referendum
A private Tucson meeting among Publisher W. R. Mathews Speaker Raymond G. Langham and lawmakers discussed the move to place a referendum on government reorganization. The outcome: Mathews' support in the Arizona Daily Star may be softened. Rumors grow of a special session to avert a budget crisis. The piece cites backroom maneuvering and political friction surrounding the governor and referendum efforts.
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W. R. Mathews
Raymond G. Langham
James Ewing
Pima
David Watkins
Mathews
Arizona Daily Star
Pyle
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Truman Fires MacArthur In Night Announcement
Washington April 13 President Truman decided to relieve General MacArthur around 1115 Tuesday night after a Tokyo tip that MacArthur would issue his own statement first. The move followed a string of tensions over China policy and fears of a wider war with China and possible Soviet involvement. Ridgway pledged two months of holdout, while Truman defended civilian government and cited constitutional duty amid a storm.
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Truman
MacArthur
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Pace
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China
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Dean Rusk
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Omar Bradley
Europe
Eisenhower
Adm
Forrest Sherman
Bradley
Sherman
Hoyt Vandenberg
Joe Collins
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Defense
Marshall
Ridgway
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Maverick
Maury
Pacific
Wake Island
The First American Assembly at Columbia University
Fred Smith has issued notice for The First Assembly to be held in May under Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. The discussion will cover The Relationship of the United States to Western Europe amid Cold War tensions, aiming to clarify policy and potential cost. The author urges deeper inquiry into how past conferences and agreements shaped current troubles.
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United States
Fred Smith
American Assembly
Graduate School of Business
Columbia University
Eisenhower
Wendell Willkie
First Assembly
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Congress
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Yalta
Potsdam
Debate on Western Europe and communism in May 1951
By George E. Sokolsky critiques the stances shaping U S policy toward Western Europe and Soviet Russia. He questions delays over Berlin, the tri partite city arrangement, and the Korea confusion. He lists invited experts seen as internationalists and notes the forthcoming delegate list will test objectivity.
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Europe
Communism
Soviet Russia
Old newspaper editor works as messenger after exile
A 70 plus former managing editor of a great pre Nazi German newspaper worked in New York as a messenger for three months, his love of books slowing him and prompting a brief calm remark about taxicabs. The tale shifts to James McNeill Whistler in London who joked about being American to stay near his mother.
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Germany
America
James McNeill Whistler
London
Whistler
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