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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1949
Page
8
The Citizen urges a judicial ruling on illicit liquor sales and club gambling in Arizona. It criticizes lawlessness and seeks enforcement of state laws without bias, arguing gambling and liquor regulations reflect public interest and must be upheld despite legal tactics or precedents.
The Ford company urged its 80,000 Michigan workers to vote No in a state strike poll starting Aug 8. The message warned a strike could keep workers out long and hurt Ford profits, while critics call it a scare tactic and warn of broader industrial consequences.
Soviet Sports claims the Boy Scout movement is an imperialist tool training automatons for imperial armies and spies. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin notes that Communist critics may overdo it, reflecting sharp political contention in Moscow’s coverage.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quotation argues that the nation would be better served by 146 million Americans whose conduct and interest in government render loyalty oaths unnecessary, urging civic responsibility and integrity.
In a 1949 King Features essay, the author reviews John Ise's Economics and argues against his claims that capitalism rests on innate selfishness. The piece contends Americans are charitable and civic minded, and challenges Ise’s assertion that capitalism is driven by fixed human motives. It questions whether socialism or fascism offer better alternatives and critiques Soviet influence.
The Los Angeles Times notes that the American Institute of Electrical Engineers has built a sunburn warning meter and Caltech has created a think machine. The piece imagines gadgets that warn people not to eat drink smoke or overuse senses, replacing reliance on nature and human brains with devices.
The Kansas City Star notes observers in Japan believe no one there wants General MacArthur to leave except the Communists, and that he will not yield to that group he often scorns.
In a sharp critique, Pegler questions Eleanor Roosevelt's honesty about auto accidents and driving history. The column alleges sworn statements misrepresent years of driving and multiple crashes. It argues the alleged falsities reflect on her character and fitness for a license.
The socialite wife of a famous author is accused of a Freudian faux pas at a literary reception she attended reluctantly. She tries to maintain charm before leaving, then remarks it was nice to come. A patroness inquires a detective writer, prompting a quip about Dashiel Hammett.
New York Aug 3 It is a lively cross between bathing beauty lore and postwar reform as the piece recalls Shirley May France and Gertrude Ederle in Channel swims. The column mixes public interest with social notes, citing past pageantry and the modern era’s evolving feats.
Washington notes highlight the push for unified military legislation to curb waste and interservice rivalry. A US News & World Report survey estimates 8 billion in overhead and civilian staff across services, with detailed breakdowns of personnel and noncombat duties, totaling about 1.2 million assuming U. S. locations.
Manhattan ticket brokers use card tricks with subpoenas and habeas stoppus to seat buyers oddly. A scalper is dubbed a concessionaire and Tex Rickard profits from overpriced “rough lumber” ringside seats. The piece lampoons the ticket racket, noting shills, charges, and amusements as New York offers fast, costly entertainment.
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