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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1944
Page
6
The item presents the publisher William A Small with William & Johnson as publishers, noting a daily newspaper issued except Sundays.
A Phoenix area editorial condemns the Papago Park escape of German POWs as a sign of lax supervision. It urges immediate tightening of guard and camp procedures, warns of armed flight risks, and criticizes public relations constraints in wartime Arizona.
A Tucson opinion piece argues the merit system fails to deliver advancement in civil service. It criticizes acting police chief Forrest Ingle for leveraging positions, raises, and a Phoenix promotion, while alleging local talent was overlooked and elites benefited amid wartime staffing constraints.
A general, thoughtful editorial writer argues against compulsory military training in favor of alternative democratic measures. He calls for high school and college programs, a robust national guard, and a strong war department, criticizing the Prussian year of service and noting dangers of a militaristic caste system. distributed by King Features Syndicate.
The piece humorously contrasts citrus growers from Arizona California Florida and Texas in a breakfast table contest described like a baseball and bridge play. The Western Governors approve citrus restraint and guests may enjoy grapefruit for dessert without fear of squirting.
George E. Sokolsky argues Roosevelt did not hoax the Atlantic Charter but notes the charter’s nature as a wartime declaration. The piece contrasts the private concept with the United Nations declaration dated January 1 1942, listing nations and war aims.
Humor column contrasts Santa’s changing imagery with postmen’s plight. Baer criticizes postal worker pay raises, political influence in appointments, and the notion of upward mobility, urging support for letter carriers during the holiday season.
Time Magazine reports soldiers in the Saar sector describing German surrender as inevitable after fierce fighting. A pattern emerged where a prisoner offered a rehearsed friendliness line citing a Milwaukee cousin and claiming no prior American shootings while appealing for aid.
The quotes from the Sourdough Sentinel and Boston Herald reflect American attitudes on freedom and foreign policy. They juxtapose praise of liberty with warnings about overreach while referencing military life and strategic openness.
In this analysis of the western front, Lawrence argues America faces Germany with American troops and commanders, noting German experience contrasts with American inexperience, and that overoptimism must yield to realism as air power and reserves shape strategy for the probable 1945-46 outcome. He warns against underestimating the enemy and highlights political and public misperceptions affecting U.S. war effort.
GOP figure Tom Dewey confronts a historical pattern that defeated presidential candidates rarely win elective office afterward, a trend observed since 1892 with Harrison, Taft, Hughes, Hoover, Landon, and Willkie. The piece contrasts Democratic resilience with renominating failures and notes a sharp House clash between Rep. Smith and Rep. Bradley over wage policy during congressional clerk hire debates.
Leaders in Congress condemn perceived favoritism in Army promotions. They fault the general staff board for allegedly being rough on reservists and war service officers while urging that future selections emphasize fitness over connections.
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