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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1948
Page
3
R. T. Ashland, former Tucson mercantile manager, calls for ending the personal property tax on merchandise and replacing it with a volume sales tax. He argues the current invoice system is unfair to merchants with varying turnovers and notes grocery chains and hardware stores would be affected differently.
The Liberal Party national committee urged eliminating the electoral college while keeping proportional electoral votes, ending filibusters, and voting by full committee for chairmanship. ADA members led by Howard Lindsay demanded removing Dixiecrats from seniority, curbing the House rules committee, and abolishing the Senate filibuster.
Tokyo reports the immunization program halted after 64 deaths and 900 illnesses. Brig. Gen. Crawford F. Sams ordered a recall and investigation of a faulty diphtheria toxin. Most fatalities occurred in southern Honshu and Kyoto Shimane prefectures. Legal action against the vaccine maker was planned.
Dr George Sherburn of Harvard English becomes president of the Modern Language Association of America at its 63rd annual meeting in New York. Two vice presidents, S G Morley of California and John C Blankenagel of Wesleyan, were chosen. The 64th meeting will be at Stanford in September.
Bryce H. Wilson will take over as Pima County attorney on January 1 after Odin B. Dodd retires. John F. O'Mara becomes chief deputy. Victor M. David, a 30 year old Tucson lawyer, advances to deputy. David, a Navy veteran and UA alumnus, will practice with Carlos Robles, a partnership dating back to 1935. He lives at 1015 North Martin Avenue with his wife and 3 year old daughter.
Moscow reports a 15 year drought plan is progressing. A communique from Pravda and Izvestia says about 495000 acres in forests across European Russia and 15000000 acres on collective farms will be planted. Four shelter belt lines over 3000 miles long are proposed.
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