Arizona Album and Citizen Mailbox Revamp
The Citizen introduces a redesigned editorial page headlined by Arizona Album a new feature printing notable local photos. A flexible readers space will publish timely letters guest editorials and community views in a bid to shift from editor centered to We the People content. The page aims to host constructive public discussion with background reports News Behind the News and diverse opinions from readers.
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Santa
Arizona
Neck of the Woods
Citizen
Walter Damrosch and his impact on musical education
A tribute to Walter Damrosch, praising his nationwide broadcasts that educated the American public in music. The piece credits him with shaping musical appreciation, expanding education by air wave, and contributing to the cultural use of broadcast frequencies. It cites his influence on listeners of all ages and his lasting legacy.
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Walter Damrosch
America
OnOnonon
Pearson
Karr
Charlie Ross
Truman
Harry Vaughan
Vaughan
Greece
Yugoslavia
Tito
Stalin
Iuman
Madeline Katz
David Katr
White House
New York
Blackguard
Harold Ickes
Santa Claus
King Features
The Case Against Pearson by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler defends Senator McCarthy by attacking Drew Pearson as a deceitful, dangerous influence. He alleges Pearson's network included State Department informants, cabinet insiders, and a controversial legman. Pegler accuses Pearson of lies and campaigns against critics, urging readers to resist smear tactics and support MCCARTHY.
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New York
Joe McCarthy
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Is This Equality? Debate over aptitude draft deferments
A December New York dispatch reports a plan to fund million aptitude tests to shape an elite of deferments for college students based on grades. Critics warn tests would institutionalize inequality and devalue personal dignity, fearing mass exemptions.
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New York
Congress
Selective Service
Lewis Hershey
General Hershey
Draft fairness and universality in manpower pooling
The author argues for universal drafting based on physical fitness age and assets, with special skills evaluated after mobilization. He condemns selective outsourcing and says if more bodies are needed, draft them all, postponing education and specialties until the manpower pool suffices. He cautions against arbitrary immunity and favors equal burden.
Do More And Talk Less On Tucson Dust Problem
Tucson faces a severe dust issue with traffic on unpaved streets blamed for about 90 percent of the dust. The piece urges action over discussion, criticizing those who delay solutions and calling for practical measures to curb the problem.
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Tucson
Thorous Iar
Dust, paving and city action in early Tucson
Arizona Album edited by Albert R. Buehman shows Leo Goldschmidt's early 1880s Tucson furniture shop at West Pennington and Main. The piece urges newspapers to push paving petitions, investigate delays on streets like Speedway, and urge council action for dust control rather than sensational dust stories.
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Tucson
Leo Goldschmidt
West Pennington and
Main Streets
Zeckendorf Gen
Speedway
Tucson Boulevard
Country Club Road
Susie Jones
Pave Tucson Streets Dust Debate Urges Action
Guest editorial argues paving should be accelerated to curb dust concerns in Tucson. It calls for newspapers to halt dust campaign publicity and to support investigations that speed paving, choose proper road surfaces, and press officials to finish the program quickly.
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Tucson
Japanese generals warn U S could not defeat China today
In Tokyo, Maj Gen Kitaru Toko argues America would fail to subdue China in any war. He notes Chinese resilience defeated repeated offensives, and warns air power and blockades alone cannot force surrender. He cites China's vast mobilization and Soviet aid as barriers to Western victory.
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Tokyo
ONA
United States
China
Kitaru Toko
Japanese General Staff
Toko
Communist
Yellow River
Red Army
Russia
Japan
West
Competitive World by George Sokolsky
The writer argues that society must embrace a tougher, war ready ethic. He warns against soft modern tolerances and calls for a rebuilt strong race of people to endure future hardship. Women, he says, must become tougher as taxes rise and living costs mount.
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Alt
Europe
Congress
Oe. Eieer
State Department
ECA
King Features
Sweden King Gustav Seeks Higher Pay Amid Economic Strain
The piece cites Gustav VI of Sweden asking parliament for a raise of $38,000 yearly, arguing devaluation demands more earnings. It contrasts postwar economic pressures with royal pay, noting debates over fiscal needs and public sympathy.
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Gustav VI
Soca Note Coocere’ Hier
Sweden
Gustav
Hoyle
General Features Corp
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By Westbrook Pegler
Adolph Berle
Harvard Law
Committee On un-American Activities
Legmen
David Karr
Communist Daily Worker
McCarthy
Senate
Communist Party
The
Daily Worker
Weintraub Advertising Agency
Brooklyn
Lee
Frank Lee
Jim Forrestal
Mr. Lee
Forrestal
Moscow
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Little, Brown
Boston
Angus Cameron
Cameron
Pegler
Washington
Ruark
Robert C. Ruark
Daddy
Manchuria
By Roy Crachman
Albert R. Buehman
Eral
Steinfeld’s
Harry the Optimist
By Robert P. Martin
George Sokolsty
Sokolsky
By Ben Foster
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