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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1951
Page
8
The establishment of 1880 printed by Phoenix Newspapers Inc announces Eugene C. Pulliam as president and Simon Casady as publisher. Located at 120 East Van Buren Phoenix Arizona. The notice identifies the company as publisher and outlines corporate leadership.
State House passes a bill to freeze 1952 membership and raise 1954 seats, skewing Phoenix Maricopa County to 41.6 percent of the 1952 lower house though it holds about 47.5 percent of voting strength. Senate urged to amend to keep representation fair and representative.
The senate debate centers on how to implement policy against Soviet aggression. Hoover urges civilian control and fewer ground troops. Truman and Eisenhower back four additional divisions in Europe. McCarthy’s view urges Western democracies to tap manpower from West Germany Spain Japan and Nationalist China. The debate showcases democratic deliberation shaping future policy.
The Hualapai tribal council invites a congressional committee visiting California to study the Central Arizona Project to view Bridge Canyon Dam on the Hualapai Reservation. Indians favor the project and assure lawmakers that Hualapai lands will not be destroyed by dam construction.
A portrait of Mrs. Dwight B Heard and her late husband Dwight B Heard, major Phoenix developers and philanthropists. It notes her quiet charitable work, support for cultural projects, including the Phoenix Little Theater, and the public gift of the civic center site, cementing her lasting impact on the Valley.
A letter from Benjamin A. McGuinn of Arizona State College at Tempe questions The Gazette readers survey on Captain Easy. He derides the results as a joke and defends the strip, arguing preferences.
One effect of the government's price reduction order on soap could be that more people feel free to come clean about purchases and budgeting. The note suggests broader financial relief may encourage honesty in household accounting.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal analyzes President Truman’s clash with Congress over spending and lending practices. It notes his prior Senate experience shaping expectations, praises his push for budget cuts, and critiques his Fair Deal proposals as having little substance while highlighting the need for accountability and fuller investigations.
The Milwaukee Journal notes Senator Murray’s indignation over his letter urging a $1,000,000 RFC loan to Miami Beach’s Sorrento hotel, with his son as attorney. He calls the inquiry routine and proper and urges a full public record of congressional letters and interviews with the RFC since its inception. The piece argues many lawmakers pressed RFC loans, highlighting political influence across parties.
The paper requires letters to be written on one side of the page and to include the writer name and street address with signature, though anonymous publication is allowed upon request. Letters exceeding 300 words are reserved for unusual interest, and the policy governs length and attribution.
The piece defends the Arizona Retirement Bill against delay tactics and urges Governor Pyle to actively finance it in the current legislative session. It defends the bill as law validated by the supreme court, warns against tyranny, and stresses that lawmakers and the governor must support its funding despite objections.
A letter argues Phoenix should avoid heavy industry like Los Angeles, urging light manufacturing and jobbing instead. The writer says Phoenix should remain a winter resort and not become a manufacturing center, citing smog concerns and public health.
In wartime service Alex Garde designed murals for a picture theatre at a Norfolk base. His inspiration included Mae West and Jimmy Durante as stars in the boat, with a commander pressing to trim her figure from 12 000 to 10 000 a week. The New Minister confronted Squire Haas after a ball game claim.
Washington March 15 Truman meets Rep Mendel Rivers of South Carolina to seek support for an 18 year draft bill. The talk turns to policy and friendship as both insist there are no hard feelings. The encounter shows political theater amid ongoing draft debates and foreign policy concerns.
The Arizona House faces a shadowy threat to Speaker Ray mond G Langham with a plain clothes detective in the gallery and warnings from Gila County. Democrats urge defeat of a reapportionment bill as the session nears its end, while budget cuts soothe taxpayers. Governor Pyle enjoys broad confirmations as Senate scrutiny flags Franks, and price stabilization staffing sparks Washington friction with Arizona lawmakers watching DiSalle.
A columnist reflects on Miss Barbara Hutton known as Princess Troubetzkoy, noting the constant newspaper coverage of her marriages and divorces. The piece mocks the allure of sensational royal or noble gossip and contrasts modern tabloids with historical intrigues.
George E. Sokolsky notes the press’s role in intimate gossip and the shift in who pays when high society romance ends. He observes sprawling coverage in the 1920s and contrasts it with today as the couple fights over settlements, $3,000,000 versus $500,000, reflecting changing gender dynamics.
In a reflective column the speaker urges focusing on present duties rather than worrying about the future. Carlyle’s idea that progress comes from acting on what lies clearly at hand inspires a note on character foundations, then cites Edward T. McCormick rising from newsboy to NY Curb Exchange president as example of present effort.
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