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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1946
Page
1
OPA chief Porter said production gains will help stabilize prices as ceilings rise on bread flour cereals macaroni and more. Bread and bakery costs increase while flour cereals and other staples edge up. corn beef hash and related items see delayed ceilings until Aug. 20.
Carroll Reece, Republican national chairman, told 11 Western state party chairs that GOP gains in the fall could win control of the House and possibly the Senate with Western support. He blamed the Truman administration’s Democratic machine and cited the May investigation as a smearing factor, urging Western citizens to back a truly representative government.
The American League saw Washington defeat Chicago 6 to 1. In the National League, St Louis beat Philadelphia 3 to 1. Cincinnati edged Brooklyn 3 to 2. St Louis again topped Philadelphia 3 to 1, with the game noted as called on wet grounds.
Athens Tennessee witnessed a six hour battle after a disputed ballot count in the Democratic primary. A three man veterans committee seized jail control with two ex GIs in charge as sheriff deputies were routed. Governor McCord ordered four state patrolmen nearby while ex servicemen prepared a broader political challenge in November.
President and Mrs. Truman returned to Independence Missouri to vote in the upcoming Missouri primary and observe how the attempt to unseat Rep. Roger Slaughter in the 5th district unfolds. The Sacred Cow landed at Grandview airport after a long cross country flight.
M H Starkweather head of the city planning and zoning commission said efforts will push for permits to authorize a $2 500 000 hotel and theatre by Robert Brickman at the northwest corner of North Stone Avenue and East Mabel Street. The plan needs rezoning of a half block and parking designation on North Seventh Avenue plus a height waiver for the theatre block and may prompt a broader revision of the zoning ordinance to accommodate similar large industries in the city.
Dispatches from Nanking report eight gift warships returned from the United States created a smuggling surge. Commander Lin Tsun was said to be dismissed with two top officers under arrest for smuggling, while officers reportedly moved cars watches pens cosmetics and cigarettes. Cigarette prices fell in the capital after the fleet’s arrival.
Highlights from Frankfurt and Washington report U S Army disclosure that two of three Soviet soldiers arrested in Berlin as spies admitted forcing German workers to hand over secret American documents. Included are statements on Lane defense and Basra developments.
Thirty men from Douglas Yuma Phoenix and Tucson were mobilized by Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph to repair 33 carrier poles blown down three miles west of Eloy Arizona after a wind and electrical storm. The outage halted radio and teletype service after 9 45 p m. Lights failed in outlying city areas for 54 minutes when lightning struck a reclamation substation. Repairs aimed to restore full service with temporary wiring.
UN members clash over Albania's bid to join the body as a security council debate splits on whether to discuss all applications before voting. Cuba calls for removing veto powers of the five permanent UNSC members, while Australia backs discussing the veto issue. The atomic energy panel plans a six chapter report on controls to prevent misuse of atomic energy.
The Secret Service said an alleged self styled executioner is held for grand jury action on charges of threatening President Truman. The report notes the arrest as the most significant protection activity and cites a moderate upturn in seizures of bogus bills and coins.
A Army B-25 bomber from Enid Oklahoma crashed while attempting to land in Long Beach California. All six aboard died including two Chinese aviation cadets.
Paris August 3 The little nations lost their fight today against a Big Four proposal for rotating the peace conference chairmanship among the United States Russia Britain France and China. The procedure commission voted 12 to 8 with Ethiopia abstaining on a Dutch plan to open chairmanship to any of 21 nations. Byrnes and Molotov clashed over the Big Four plan as small powers led by Holland and Herbert Evatt charged the move would make the conference a rubber stamp.
Soviet army officers charged they were treated like criminals during over a month in U S custody on espionage accusations. The Taelische Rundschau quoted First Lts Spedow and Schulkin and driver Kusnerow saying Americans tried to coerce betrayal and citizenship. The four were arrested June 14 and handed to Russians July 17 at Hof.
The United States urged a reconsideration of Soviet reparations from Hungary and proposed a Russian American British commission to fix Hungary's chaotic economy. Moscow called the idea groundless and unacceptable, stressing Hungary's strategic value in eastern Europe as a Danube gateway and pivotal logistics hub.
Washington August 3 The 79th Congress voted 94.7 billion dollars in two years to restart peacetime economics and later trimmed spending to 35.8 billion for the year ending June 30 1947. Army and Navy cuts were steep though overall budgets rose in most departments. President Truman urged departmental heads to cut expenditures to fight inflation.
Douglas reports at Arizona Good Will Association that 100 million dollars is needed to finish the state highway system plus 50 million for county roads and 50 million for city streets. Lefebvre warns no funds exist without thorough study and a master development plan.
Washington Aug 3 Lawmakers shift to political battlefields as the 79th Congress adjourns for the November election. Senate approves World Court accord while Shipstead and Langer oppose. House and Senate leave furlough pay, social security tax, and old age measures for next President to act on.
President Truman, in Missouri, signed 71 bills and vetoed seven this week as Congress rushed final adjournment. Over 250 measures await action, mostly minor. major items include terminal leave pay for former GIs, autos for veteran amputees, world court jurisdiction, social security tax freeze, railroad reorganization, veterans pensions, and retirement benefits for guards and reserve officers.
Tombstone marked its debt freedom and street paving with a parade and a ball game between Pirtleville and Tombstone. A reenactment of the Earp Clanton gun fight featured James Bakarich Roy Christiansen Charles Rockhill and Jack Larson.
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