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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1955
Page
2
Tucson faces a pivotal city manager selection as Mayor and council ship the 1955-56 budget. City Manager J Luther Davis resigns to take a private post, effective next week, prompting an interim appointment from among top city officials while about 85 applicants are screened for a permanent, professional, nonpolitical chief.
San Xavier mission records note a 1862 wedding as part of early Tucson life. The piece mentions the bride, then 12, as the “Little Maid of Old Tucson,” and traces her descendants including Elizabeth Corbett and Hiram Corbett Lumber Co. ties. Mrs. Hughes died in 1974 at age 64 per Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society.
In a Washington dispatch, Democrats appear quiet with 17 months to the 1956 election. The piece notes 1951 Republican themes of the Korean War and alleged Communists in government once dominated debates, while Eisenhower's rising popularity and bipartisan cooperation reduced new issue leverage for Democrats. It cites Adlai Stevenson as lacking leadership and recalls Taft as a rallying figure in 1951.
The British electorate rejected socialism by a large margin, with a Tory landslide reflecting prosperity and a desire to avoid upsetting the apple cart. Observers note fears of Liberal splits in marginal districts and speculate on potential Liberal Labour coalitions. The piece argues Labour’s anti American stance would not unite right wing factions, and notes that voters’ preference for prosperity influenced the outcome.
In a candid column from The Citizen dated 1985, George E. Sokalsky argues Britons favor stability and fair play over glamor as Anthony Eden is seen as a capable peacemaker, with the Tories poised for a five year majority. He notes Britain’s prosperity under a capitalist base and the enduring US alliance as central to election outcomes.
In Vienna a reunion of world labor leaders surfaces claims France is the weak link in anti-Communist fronts. The piece alleges French Communist unions leak military details and atomic stockpile info, while noting a looming trial of undercover agent M. Dides. It notes the WFTU led by Louis Saillant and its French staff, with Viet implications for U.S. labor relations.
Victor Riesel reports that WETU affiliates organize resistance to democratic defense buildups. The WFTU chief Louis Saillant sent a letter to ICFTU urging anti-Communist unions to join Communist labor in a world industry fight. Anti-Communists ignored it, but Soviet labor leaders will persist, pushing the same tactics in Europe and the United States.
In a Tucson Citizen letter, John Q Public laments traffic signage on Mt Lemmon road. He argues the absence of markings preserves scenery, questions overregulation, and recalls driving on Pike's Peak Mt Evans and the Apache Trail as contrast.
Howard L. Woolverton praises the Hitchcock highway near Mt Lemmon for its gentle grades scenic viewpoints and safe driving conditions. He urges drivers to maintain sane careful behavior and laments visitors who miss the mountain thrill.
Hal Boyle surveys life after forty with a humorous list of everyday questions about luck, appearance, and small pleasures. The piece notes that many ordinary experiences remind a reader of their own ordinary life in an extraordinary world.
Washington editorial argues for a larger USIA budget despite past cuts, urging Congress to support a robust overseas information program. It notes USIA funding swings from 123 million in 1953 to 80 million in the current year, contrasts with Communist spending in France, and calls for practical, imaginative use of resources to counter propaganda.
Roscoe Drummond surveys the cold war propaganda reach. The USSR and its satellites spend about 3 billion dollars on internal and external propaganda in 1953, with roughly 230 million on radio broadcasts outside borders. The Voice of America budget for 1956 runs about 18 million, while Moscow’s external broadcasts far exceed it. Senate budget cuts proposed aim to abolish the USIA press service, risking a weakened information program as Communist messaging remains pervasive globally.
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