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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1950
Page
9
A brisk national debate on whether the United States should begin producing hydrogen bombs. President Truman faces a grave choice amid split Atomic Energy Commission views and pressure from defense officials. Aimed at limiting a dangerous arms race, the plan suggests advancing policy without actual production while seeking UN led disarmament talks with the Kremlin.
The second perjury trial conviction for Alger Hiss was largely expected as evidence appeared stronger with witnesses Kantner and others allowed to testify. Judge Kaufman’s prior rulings limited key testimonies, but new testimony and corroboration aligned with prosecutors. Sentencing by Judge Goddard could yield up to five years and a $2000 fine per count, with a possible appeal unlikely depending on punishment.
A man convicted of molesting a 10 year old girl received a $300 fine and six months in jail under Phoenix’s January 1 new sex offense law. The article notes the sentence as severe and questions if confinement until cure is needed, urging support for longer restrictions on repeat offenders.
A Senate committee rebuked General Vaughan and John Maragon. The piece questions whether this will freeze influence buying, while mentioning the possibility that lower support prices could cut grocery costs for consumers. It also notes Albanians erecting a statue to Stalin, critiquing idolatry.
A NYU professor argues for slangy journalistic English while critics say purists in colleges dull writing with rigid norms. The piece defends vigorous, imaginative style and criticizes editors who equate journalism with slang rather than clear, piercing prose.
Stamp tax collections on playing cards topped 1.0 million dollars in November, higher by one third than November 1948. Since July card sales have surged, tripling federal revenue, five months reaching 29.58 million decks sold. The rise is driven mainly by the Canasta craze requiring two decks and four players.
Visitors in London hear a Hyde Park speaker rail against the ruling classes claiming the nation’s woes. He advocates burning the house of commons and Buckingham Palace. A bobby directs the crowd to split by preference and traffic flows. Laughter ends the scene as people disperse.
The Gazette reader disputes Mr M J Stuart’s statements about hamsters. He cites breeding timelines and behavior, arguing hamsters can litter every six weeks at fastest and that escaped hamsters tend to stay near their cage.
In a sharp column a veteran sports writer blasts amateur athletic officials and the NCAA for quixotic rules. He argues big college programs profit from football and basketball while athletes receive little, urging schools to fund charity instead and admit paid benefits already flow.
Governor Dan E. Garvey and five top lawmakers conferred on limiting a February special session to noncontroversial topics such as the workmen's compensation law. They also debated word choices on appropriations that could trigger broader budget debates and tax implications.
Washington January 23. Atomic Energy Chairman Lilienthal pushes for an international agreement to outlaw atomic warfare before building the hydrogen bomb. Three scientist groups split over usage, with Oppenheimer and Urey among those opposing the weapon. Strauss argues for rapid development to ensure peace. Truman faces the choice, while Atomgrad in Soviet Armenia remains a distant threat.
In law libel is a printed reflection on character and slander an oral one. The gay nineties refer to the decade after 1890. The River Jordan flows into the Sea of Galilee. Henry M. Stanley was a newspaper reporter by profession.
A public notice from the Natural Rubber Bureau announces a major advertising drive backed by rubber growers in Malaya Ceylon and French Indo China via the British Rubber Development Board. It argues for rubber use while contrasting with the postwar synthetic rubber program and warns of Communist influence in rubber regions including Singapore.
By George E. Sokolsky argues Singapore is the rubber hub while Sumatra and Java join Indonesia. He attacks abandoning synthetic rubber to aid colonial interests and cites Wallace proposals, Colombo talks, and fears of renewed dependence on Britain for rubber.
The essay praises handshakes as cordial, genuine signs of goodwill across social and international divides. It recalls meetings between Bob Davis and Arnold Bennett, Leigh Hunt’s Hazlitt handshake, and a noted philosopher’s cold grip, asserting handshakes reveal trust, sportsmanship, and possible peace between nations.
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