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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
5
Senator Edwin C. Johnson said surface ships would be obsolete as atom bombs force navies underwater. He foresaw uranium powered submarines with jet propelled atom bomb rockets sinking entire fleets and warships moving beneath the sea to escape detection.
In 1898 war was declared on Spain and Congress allowed temporary registry of 42 700 tons of foreign shipping under the American flag to transport troops to Cuba and the Philippines.
A year-end column by Frederick C. Othman surveys 1945 in the capital. Notable items include Perci val the Potomac sea monster, Army missteps in Central America, Attlee’s $4 billion impact, VJ day celebrations, and congressional skits. References to Truman, Hopkins, Sabath, Bilbo, O'Mahoney, and Bowles anchor a satirical recap of politics, war's end, and social excess.
The United States will send 600 observers to monitor Greece’s national assembly vote. Greece invited foreign observers under Yalta provisions, with Britain and France accepting, Russia declining. Henry F. Grady will head the U. S. mission.
The latest Army casualty list reports two Arizona soldiers killed in the Pacific theatre. James H. Smith is listed as private first class and Albert E. Stevens as technical sergeant. both are sons of local residents in Thatcher.
The continental United States contains about 1,500,000 square miles of territory favorable for the accumulation of oil, only half of which has been thoroughly explored.
A modern remedy promotes Vicks VapoRub as a bedtime cure for colds. It claims the product penetrates to soothe throat chest and back through bronchi and airways overnight.
Further notes from officials caution a sweeping year set to enter history in 1945 unless personnel changes derail plans. The comments reference precincts preparing for major events and anticipated milestones ahead.
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