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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1941
Page
6
The Lafayette College treasurer proposes tax credits up to 450 for families sending children to college, applies to incomes under 10 000, warning education may be sacrificed to war taxes. The piece argues war’s cost will be incalculable and notes a broader shift toward self-made citizens amid global conflict.
The piece blasts President Roosevelt and John L. Lewis over the closed shop in captive mines, accusing the arbitration board of treachery and likening actions to Hitler methods. It argues for loyalty to the nation and for workers’ constitutional rights during wartime.
Neville Miller urges calm measured war news reporting to avoid horror and hype. The piece contrasts American radio’s giddy style with Britain's factual, restrained coverage and notes the danger of overdramatic narration from loud announcers.
An editorial riff on how science will locate and remove bullets from bodies. The piece laments losing the romantic notion of bullets as badges of battle, noting how many people live with bullets as scars and symbols, and observes the shift away from such marks. It ends with a citation from the Providence Evening Bulletin.
Arthur Baer mocks U.S. Army procurement practices from wartime contracts. He cites 519,000 white aprons for bakers and cooks, 80,000 asbestos mittens, 4.64 million bath towels, and 5.9 million hand towels among items meant to illustrate vast, porous wartime orders. He jokes about blankets, medical cases, and odd uses, ending with a quip to lengthen aprons for nightgowns.
A detailed, critical account traces Secretary Hull's diplomacy with Japan from August through late 1941. It describes the anti appeasement faction in the Far Eastern Division, Kuru su briefings, Koreans warning Hull of an attack, Churchill and Halifax objections, and Hull reversing plans to a broader Open Door policy after pressure from London and Beijing.
Column argues small investors flattered and sold stocks while large investors held, predicting strong postwar growth. It notes taxes rising, defense production shifting autos, public utilities costs, and inflation risks, but argues government spending will spur business and stock earnings remain solid amid war.
A wartime note warns Hitler has built long range bombers modeled on fortress bombers with a 5000 mile reach. Potentially up to fifty aircraft could cross the Atlantic from France to strike targets and may drop bombs or force crews to bail out or seek refuge on Canadian shores to refuel.
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