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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1949
Page
14
Local citizens celebrate civil enterprise after a 2 to 1 vote rejecting a short term bond and approving a $1,250,000 revenue bond for the Tucson water department. Officials say the expansion will bring thousands of customers, improve service, and keep pace with growth, with financing plans under study.
The article argues Secretary Johnson should trim civilian defense staff by 135 000 over months to ease labor shifts to private work. It criticizes government excess, particularly publicity oriented staff, and cites Senator Byrd condemning such costs. The author calls for broader government pruning and cites Johnson as a model.
The article argues loyalty is hard to define in a free society and cites debates over disloyalty in politics and education. It contrasts opposition with disloyalty, discusses the Feinberg Act in New York, and quotes Rose Russell on protecting free inquiry in schools amid anti-Communist pressures.
A 1949 King Features column argues the New Deal and Roosevelt mirror fascist tactics, comparing unions and state power to Mussolini and Hitler. It claims leaders cultivate mass sentiment, warn of forced conformity, and predict a British socialist bankruptcy state if unchallenged.
President Truman told Veterans of Foreign Wars in Miami that UN goals remain. nations must unite for peace. He criticized postwar planning and the push for a world government, arguing powerful states will not surrender sovereignty even in interdependence.
A quotation from Bill Vaughan in the Kansas City Star ponders balancing government work with government service. The line remarks on mutual duties and the ideal of a responsive state.
An excerpt notes how Vice President Alben Barkley used jokes to enliven campaigns and includes a classic funeral joke about a husband, his wife’s passing, and an inheritance. Helen Hayes quips about being born on stage with Lucius Beebe’s reply.
City Traffic Engineer Malo urges motorists to adopt patience as streets become more crowded. Traffic is already about a fifth heavier than prewar levels, with no relief expected for years due to limited improvements. Impatience risks accidents, legal trouble, or stress.
Robert C Ruark argues the navy should modernize the bluejacket uniform but laments loss of tradition. He critiques 13-button pants, flap collar, and bell-bottoms while humorously recounting Texas chili price and the cultural swagger of gunner's mates.
Washington column recalls a playful Parliament scene and humor about the List congress’s alleged achievements. It parodies remarks on a renewed whaling treaty, family-size farms, Wallace bust placement, and a Johnson City murder anecdote linked to chili prices.
A satirical essay argues that the four military branches should cooperate to decide future war strategy. It likens arms races to a failed procurement and mocks escalating weapons from muskets to atomic power, urging unity rather than competition among the navy army marines and air force.
In the British zone of Germany a minor official planned to dodge customs by dismantling a German camera and sending parts to his wife for reassembly in England. The plot unraveled when a package from home arrived with a letter from his wife boasting she had put it together, hinting at a profitable return.
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