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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1952
Page
1
Western Front marines from Item company rest after fierce battles near Bunker Hill. Mail call becomes a memorial as names are read and letters are left unread. Veterans describe brutal fighting and shell shock while awaiting relief and news from home.
Unofficial returns showed three charter changes decided by hairline margins with two water department expansions passing. A five vote deficit for a finance department prompted a recount possibility until a 95 vote error was found, shifting margins and final tallies.
Washington reports high officials of the Truman administration clashing over rising prices. Ellis Arnall urged a special congressional session to tighten price controls, while Charles Sawyer and Charles Brannan contradicted him. Governor Adlai Stevenson avoided taking sides, and President Truman weighed Arnall's call amid drought fears and mixed price signals.
John Ramensky, famed safe cracker once hired by Britain, was recaptured after a breakout from Peterhead prison near Aberdeen. This was his second escape from Peterhead, the first occurring in 1934 for about 30 hours. He serves a five year sentence for post office robbery and had previously aided Allied forces by parachuting behind German lines to open Nazi safes.
Tucson's red menace apparently declined 50 percent in two years. County recorder figures show only one Communist registered on voter lists, down from two. Did somebody change his mind?
In Hayward California three quarreling boys clashed with a dairy salesman’s eggs stored for delivery. The incident left three boys splattered and damage estimated at 36 dollars. Mrs Edith Rockwell, the salesman’s wife, said by police time there wasn’t a whole egg left.
United Nations officials accuse Communist authorities of hiding six new prisoner of war camps in North Korea after converting camps last June. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison demanded disclosure of locations and total POW prisons, warning that secrecy endangers allied personnel in custody. A prior inquiry had been made. Gen Dean among relocated prisoners, with two responses provided.
Firefighters contained a massive blaze at the Joplin stockyards in southwest Missouri, endangering nearby lumber and grain firms. The wind whirled through two blocks destroying nearly half the buildings, killing hundreds of hogs sheep and other livestock and releasing many animals onto Joplin streets. At least 60 horses perished in a large corral building as spectators rescued others.
U S Marines brace for what Gen Selden called their toughest Korea battle as Chinese raids threaten Bunker Hill five miles east of Panmunjom. Mortars and artillery pound the hill while 5th Air Force and Marine planes fly near 100 sorties in the area. Soldiers claim two enemy attacks failed after a sharp two and a half hour defense and Communist withdrawal.
Washington officials indicated the draft may include middle aged physicians and dentists. Questionnaires go to doctors under 51 with no prior military service since Sept 16 1940. Priority No 3 targets younger doctors and recent grads. older physicians would be tapped only after younger pool is used. No age group figures were released.
In American League Washington beat New York 12 to 4 and Boston defeated Philadelphia 4 to 0. In the National League Brooklyn won 5 to 4 against New York.
The weatherman warned of variable clouds tonight and tomorrow with showers and thunderstorms. Yesterday saw scattered downpours totaling .28 inches at the airport and similar amounts elsewhere. The day peaked at 95 degrees with a 72 degree low. Phoenix hit 100/83, Yuma 108/80, Douglas 88/62, and Flagstaff 73/56.
Arizona expected to file a bill in the U S Supreme Court seeking a defined allocation of Colorado river water between Arizona and California. The suit names California and several California districts and cities as defendants and marks the third time Arizona has brought the issue to the high court.
In Sparta Tennessee a three way tie decided the White county constable contest. Bedford Taylor Lee Little and Larrimore Copeland each received one vote in the final tally.
Nine year old Dixie Mae Dearing of 223 N Second Ave Tucson asked Dr Irving Krick to seed clouds and bring snow for her birthday party. local group contract aims to increase rain while she hopes for a snowy walk next winter. officials promise to do their best and observers will watch closely.
East Germany announces a new labor service with three brigades of 5 000 youths each who will bear arms and shovels. The Staatskurier Neue Zeitung cites Gerhard Balzer of the Socialist Unity Party detailing worker soldiers to be trained in camps in the east zone, with a first camp at Pasewalk near the Baltic Sea.
In Muncie Indiana an attorney questioned a patrolman about striking the defendant hard enough to break his club. The officer admitted the blow but said it will not happen again and added that he now has a bigger club.
Tonight at the Tucson Sports Center fans see King Kong Kashey and his son in two of three matches plus two softball games at Santa Rita Park. Wrestling set at 8:30 p.m. with father and son, and a 9:30 p.m. Damskey’s Hot Rods versus Latter Day Saints in A-2 league. TomorrowCHIropodist Snyder speaks at Tucson Health Improvement Association meeting at the YWCA North Fifth Avenue.
Index notes that Dwight D. Eisenhower criticizes Adlai Stevenson and top Democrats over strategy during a Washington meeting. The piece highlights party tensions as the campaign shifts focus to national planning and messaging.
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