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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1945
Page
14
A Tucson newspaper column urges voters to scrutinize upcoming municipal budget requests. It questions the efficacy of prior spending under City Manager Martin, notes growth through annexation, and warns that calls for more personnel and money may outpace actual needs. It advocates public accountability and careful budgeting ahead of elections.
An editorial argues the United Nations Organization headquarters should be in the United States with New York, Boston, Philadelphia, or San Francisco as possibilities. It contends the setting could symbolize world democracy and worthiness of American action toward universal brotherhood, while stressing the need for sincere leadership to fulfill world amity.
The author argues postwar peace promises lack follow through despite Atlantic Charter and UN setups. He cites Churchill and Stalin’s divergent aims, Roosevelt’s tactics, and Soviet actions to explain ongoing conflicts. The piece questions Moscow’s cooperation and the world’s readiness for genuine harmony amid wartime rhetoric.
The old Dies committee revisits Sam Carp of Bridgeport Conn as it probes whether currency from Moscow or large commissions funded propaganda and scandal. New testimony links Carp to McGoodwin and Ferris, with payments in cash and checks as he sought a battleship project and influence with Russia through Amtorg and connections to Cordell Hull and Roosevelt.
The passage argues that limited manpower in a vast space has long restrained conquest, while Russia's unlimited manpower allows rapid replacement after casualties. It says Russian firepower and politics were not superior and that anti-capitalist, anti-democratic forces would have prevailed without western aid at great human cost. It concludes such factors shape future events globally.
Analysis of the steel and auto strikes shows Philip Murray aiming for a wage rise while avoiding a direct clash with John L. Lewis. The piece notes Murray’s fear Lewis may seize control of the CIO, the impact of auto settlement timing, and the broader postwar price and profit issues under OPA rules and Truman policies. It also mentions industry profitability pressures and Bowles' forthcoming move, ending with a note on the Ringling circus distraction.
A Washington column argues that during peacetime the nation tolerates “sinister, evil” labor leaders who threaten industry. It links steel strikes and wage pressures to possible move toward fascism, naming Hillman Murray and Lewis, and notes Henry Ringling North and Liz Whitney at Shoreham amid circus control battles.
A technical man in Washington hires a secretary who spends time learning the office. She later reveals there isn t a single man named Stephen in the agency, a humorous observation noted by The New Yorker.
A New Yorker quip recalls a seventy second street housewife whose Siamese cat impressed a plumber by watching as he fixed the kitchen sink. The cat’s seeming awareness prompts the plumber to remark on Siamese cats being perceptive and the homeowner notes a second cat asleep nearby.
In a Montreal Daily Star item a teacher asks Johnny who Anne Boleyn was and he replies she was a flatiron. He cites a misread history line where Henry allegedly "pressed his suit with Anne Boleyn" after disposing of Catherine, highlighting a wordplay confusion.
The Christian Science Monitor notes President Truman earns 75000 dollars and wonders if a 30 percent raise will be sought after taxes and expenses reduce his take home to about 42000 dollars. The quote about door knob shaped hooks is attributed to Milt Gross.
The Christian Monitor notes a trend toward higher up ios prompting theaters to ask many women patrons to wear hats. The piece highlights social expectations and changes in dress codes impacting audience attire at performances.
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