25 Feb 1953
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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1953
Page
1
The report notes yesterday's snow and today’s fog with expectations for improvement. It comments on Grandma’s lye soap possibly being effective and Tucson’s rainfall seeming heavier. Standley asserts the guidance is in the book, with a brighter outlook anticipated tomorrow.
Capt Willard E. Cheadle USN retired commander of the wartime naval indoctrination school The Ship on the Desert on the University of Arizona campus died in Pasadena California after a long illness He leaves a wife Mimi and a son David a naval officer Funeral services set for 10 am Friday at Sawtelle Veterans hospital chapel Los Angeles
Most Rev Daniel J Gercke criticizes Attorney General ruling calling bingo gambling as he urges adherence to Christian principles and warns against secular aims in government He also defends public religious presence in schools and criticizes United Nations for alleged Stalinist bias toward religion in founding era.
United Nations debate opens with Henry Cabot Lodge Jr accusing the Soviet Union of planning, arming, and sustaining the Korean war. He cites 10 factual points, asserting Soviet and Chinese support and Soviet weapon supplies. Vishinsky vows to answer after Lodge’s challenge. In Washington, the body of former Sen. Robert M. La Follette Jr. is to be buried in Madison after his suicide.
Six foreign ministers from France West Germany Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg moved toward a unified European army treaty at a two day conference in Rome. They urged the six nation assembly to push toward a final draft while keeping France and Germany positions clarified though no details of the agreement were released.
Washington reports the government ended price controls on nearly all dry groceries including cereals flour soups jams and related products. Price Stabilizer Joseph Freehill said controls remain only on coffee and coffee concentrates while the OPS dropped store posted ceiling prices.
Washington lawmakers weigh the Truman era defense request as Defense Secretary Wilson faces questions on potential cuts. Officials cite uncertainty over feasible reductions without harming national security, while critics peg possible fat at about 5 billion dollars. Senate and House members warn that balancing the 1954 budget hinges on reducing military outlays.
Senator Homer Ferguson pressed ambassador designate Bohlen to disclose what he knows about the private talks that shaped the wartime Yalta accord. Bohlen, fluent in Russian, was Roosevelt’s interpreter near Stalin in 1945. Ferguson and Knowland seek committee questioning and stronger language criticizing secrecy in the pact. Taft cautions against attempts to repudiate or undo postwar concessions or Berlin positions.
Pioneer, Indian fighter, cattleman and cowboy Slim Roberts died at a local hospital aged 88 years. Born January 1, 1865, in Verde Valley, he lived a life tied to Tombstone, Dodge City, Apache wars and early western lore. He authored many Arizona Album pieces and mentored readers with vivid reminiscences before arrangements were set at Bring's mortuary.
President Eisenhower nominates former Kansas congressman Albert M. Cole as administrator of the housing and home finance agency. He also sends Maj. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis Jr. for chief of the army engineers, succeeding Gen. Lewis A. Pick who resigned, and nominates Francis White to be ambassador to Mexico and William McNearland as deputy director of the Mutual Security Agency.
Phoenix reports the Arizona House of Representatives with a 44 to 21 vote will refer the Lind and Laos contested election to the judiciary committee. Rep. David F. Lind say of Pima defeated Roy E. Laos Jr. for Pima County District 4 by 54 votes on November 4. Ballots and depositions from two Pima county justices of the peace have been sent to the speaker. the committee will decide seating, not the superior court.
President Eisenhower warned of a terrifically difficult budget balance for the coming fiscal year while outlining views on World War II secret agreements, potential peace talks with Stalin, education and communism, statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, universal military training, and extending the reciprocal trade act. He signaled openness to conference outcomes but emphasized ironclad, self-enforcing deals with allies and full knowledge of partners. He also noted Alaska’s statehood path uncertain and Hawaii’s readiness, with draft limits affecting Korea and tax policy division under study.
U N forces repelled a Chinese mountain defense on the Panmunjom front as American jets claim multiple MIG-15 victories. First Lt. Harold Fischer Jr and Maj. Thomas Hagerstrom led air claims with nine and one kill respectively, while ground troops used flamethrowers and explosives to breach tunnels and bunkers in brutal combat amid shellfire and rugged terrain.
Cairo foreign minister Mahmoud Fawzi said Egypt expects to begin negotiations with Britain soon on the removal of British troops from the Suez Canal zone. Egypt has demanded unconditional withdrawal and awaits Britain’s reply with no fixed date.
Tonight at 8 at Temple of Music and Art Tucson small fry present the dance drama Prince Swineherd with a benefit for the Tucson Cerebral Palsy Foundation. Tomorrow at 10:30 Indians practice at Hi Corbett field and 11 to 5 an abstract art exhibit opens at Tucson Art Center on 80 S Stone Ave.
Veterans groups descend on the legislature to lobby against bills affecting tax exemptions. The piece outlines coordinated protests and expected impact on state policy with quotes from organizers and lawmakers. The report notes broader political context and potential fiscal effects.
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