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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1949
Page
12
A critique argues that rapid government control over business risks national welfare. It warns state and federal actions since the New Deal and Fair Deal threaten free enterprise, urging a retreat from state-led policy to restore a stable economy and focus on wartime relief abroad.
The piece argues President Truman plans the State of the Union with budget aides at Key West and now seeks help from Chief Justice Vinson, blurring executive and judiciary roles. It warns of potential erosion of constitutional liberties and laments court involvement in policy making. The author contrasts past separation of powers with the modern executive-judicial blend.
A reflective piece praising truth in reporting over propaganda. It recalls writers who warned against Soviet deception and critiques efforts to smear truth tellers. It notes trials and disclosures, including Alger Hiss, Hopkins, and CIO ties, arguing history reveals suppressed records. It foresees future access to archives and trials to illuminate betrayals.
The commerce department predicts good business ahead, citing a five billion dollar deficit as stimulus from higher government spending. Critics call the idea dangerous nonsense and oppose larger deficits as a formula for prosperity.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports President Truman warns the government will need to locate more funds. Critics fear the new revenue will fall on taxpayers, squeezing their pocketbooks as the source.
The text laments Justice Fred Vinson leaving the bench to join financial interests, arguing that President Truman’s invitation for Vinson to intervene in executive and legislative powers threatens democracy. It frames this as a clash between people serving philosophies and moneyed influence.
A Connecticut Bar Association committee opposes repealing the pretrial attachment law known as the Creditors' or Grocer's Law. The column portrays the McCullough case against Draper and Adler as proof of the law’s harm, noting potential $35,000 debts and wide public comment while urging legislative reform.
A gentleman with flowers near Madison Avenue boards a bus only to have mystery writer Mignon Eberhart realize she has never met him. The moment ends as the ex-president Herbert Hoover steps onto the bus, prompting a startled exchange and an uneasy memory lapse.
In a profile from San Francisco, Joe Robinson is dubbed a political engineer who specializes in getting initiatives on the ballot in California. He runs campaigns, manages petitions, and can shift sides for future leverage, asserting he serves the people while catering to major interests.
Washington Scene notes former Senator Robert Rice Reynolds, 65, from Asheville area, will mount another bid for the U S Senate on an America First platform. He faces incumbent Clyde R. Hoey with Frank P. Graham seeking election in 1950 after interim service.
A caustic portrait frames Leopold III as heir to controversy, linking his wartime actions to a planned plebiscite. The piece mocks a 55 percent approval goal plus postage, hints at family power struggles with Charley, and questions Belgian readiness to welcome him back amid lingering distrust and satire.
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