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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
14
President Kennedy faces renewed pressure on domestic policy as Congress plans to reconvene. Lessons from a mixed first year, shelter and tax debates loom, with Rayburn's absence weakening White House leverage and Congress approving uneven defense and aid requests.
The piece warns merrymakers to pace holiday drinking and drive with patience and clear heads. It notes past Christmas was relatively safe in Tucson and stresses that celebrations can turn tragic if intoxication leads to dangerous behavior behind the wheel.
Roscoe Drummond argues Congress will back the administration's fall-out shelter program, projecting a $700 million plan to build community shelters protecting about 20 million people. He credits Frank H. Ellis and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller for galvanizing support and urges timely action as public opinion realigns toward prudence over fear.
Gen Edwin A Walker resigns and accuses the United Nations of pressuring his punishment. He claims sworn oath to defend America is undermined by UN decisions and urges Congress to hear the dispute while denouncing Soviet propaganda. He critiques US policy toward Moscow and questions how much longer Americans will endure such timing.
Burley on the Hill hosts ART BUCHWALD for a pheasant shoot amid 6 000 acre estate. Eight guns, 500 pheasants, beaters drive birds toward pegs as retrievers fetch the quarry. Buchwald describes gear and etiquette and jokes about a hare mistaken for a pheasant.
The writer urges republication of the December cartoon White Christmas to warn motorists about dangerous driving. Letters praise Lyle Wilson’s news items, question city civil service and second jobs held by city workers, and thank Tucson police for aiding during illness.
A statistical look at former Vice President Richard Nixon’s path to the presidency. Past records show nine of 35 vice presidents became president, with incumbency offering mixed odds. The piece notes Adams Jefferson Van Buren Coolidge and Truman as precedents for successful transitions post term. Nixon’s and Johnson’s trajectories are assessed against those patterns.
A reader laments a truck driver who struck a small brown dog on Calle Arturo and Prudence Road on December 18 at noon, noting the driver did not stop. Another letter thanks City Traffic Engineer John Caarls for green lights on Speedway and criticizes garbage pickup mishaps including a broken lid and torn handle.
Arizona Album notes that during Charles F Slack’s administration Tucson extended the water system for better sanitation and fire protection. Slack, born 1847 in Pennsylvania, moved west, served on El Paso city council, worked for railroads, settled in Tucson in 1899 and later joined Albert Steinfeld Co. as an accountant after mayoral term.
A youth fellowship service ends with each member placing a written dedication to Christ into a fire. As the room darkens the fireplace light grows and reflects on the kneeling faces, illustrating how a community grows brighter when each person adds their light to Christ's.
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