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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1952
Page
4
Senator Margaret Chase Smith warns that Western Europe grows complacent as NATO defenses lag and Russia could exploit the lull. She cites Stalin's shifts and past war lessons, urging renewed urgency in European military strength and vigilance against communism.
City and county officials, backed by surveys from the National Recreation Association, call for broadening activities and creating a large county park system plus 11 smaller parks. Recommendations include shared school playgrounds, an 18 hole golf course, joint city county operation, and funding at about 5.50 per capita to meet current needs.
Pima county clings to hope that total traffic fatalities will stay at 40 or below as 39 deaths have been recorded for a week after a pedestrian was killed on South Sixth Avenue in South Tucson. Road blocks and enforcement to curb holiday excesses will continue New Year’s Eve into New Year’s Day with warnings to avoid drunk driving.
A captioned 1905 photograph features George Pomeroy, Thomas Childs Sr., and Thomas Childs Jr. The elder Childs, born 1839 in Mississippi, helped run the Butterfield route to Arizona and the Gila Bend station. He joined the Confederacy, located the Ajo Extension mine, and died at Ajo in 1912. His son continued ranching and mining until his death a few years later.
The United States far exceeds its population in productive capacity, with gains in output per capita and total output. Frederick C. Mills cites a National Bureau analysis showing fivefold rise in real national product while population doubled, and human effort up 80 percent. The machine and skilled management free man from physical toil.
George E. Sokolsky argues scientific management links engineering and natural sciences to wartime production. He cites its role in atomic fission and war planning, praising leaders from management backgrounds and urging top defense officials to apply proven management rules to national security.
Emma M. McLaughlin questions county hospital payments and calls for independent community hospital support through public education. John T. Knagge defends gun rights and criticizes New York Sullivan law as ineffective, arguing unlicensed guns pose danger and urging better firearms education.
A Washington column riffs on the diplomat’s homburg as a symbol of restraint and civility, then contrasts czarist bomb tossing with Soviet invective. The piece notes how Russian rhetoric in United Nations debates echoes old tumult and delivers a sharp, satirical read of diplomatic comportment.
James Marlow portrays Stalin as a hardball diplomat who briefly shifts to a gentler, kittenish approach on peace talks with Eisenhower. The piece suggests the move may be a publicity tactic and warns against bypassing regular channels, noting Dulles urged normal diplomatic routes.
Hal Boyle reflects on 1952 as a year of quiet tensions and mixed gains. People remember personal milestones and the era’s uncertainty about peace and war, with economic improvement contrasting unease about the future and unresolved questions for 1953.
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues the United Nations failed to start properly as it faced a world torn by Soviet expansionism. It contends peace depends on empowering the UN to confront outlaw nations seeking to destroy it.
Washington notes praise for groups fostering people-to-people links. Rotary clubs have funded 1,002,417 dollars for five years and awarded 395 scholarships worldwide. General Federation of Women's Clubs published travel etiquette guidance and ran campaigns to deepen understanding. Texas friendship to Korea sails from Houston January 15 with aid for war-torn Korea.
Drew Pearson notes York school paper in Russian to promote truth about American students. He cites the State Department exchange act enabling 7 000 students from 72 countries in the U.S. last year and 750 Americans abroad, with Bowdoin and MIT as early exchangers and wide college student fundraising. He adds tax cut plans by Republicans and budget implications to balance the deficit.
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