03 Jun 1950
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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1950
Page
1
Tucson’s mayor and city council will weigh a 1950 51 city budget totaling 3 446 330 at next Monday night’s meeting. Phil J. Martin Jr. presented the expenditure estimate noting possible changes before adoption on August 7. Library and advertising funds are shown with specific limits while exemptions include elections debt service and gasoline taxi funds.
The article outlines the 1949-50 budget adjustments for Blackridge County with total expenditures around 2.495 million and proposed increases limited by state law. It notes transfers from water utility and postwar funds, a public hearing set for August 7, and the adoption timeline for the tax rate and levy.
The article notes French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman's proposal with support from Spalding and a British hesitation to join. It mentions Great Britain's reluctance to participate despite tribute in London to the bold character and significance of the Schuman plan.
Pima County Board of Supervisors rescinded earlier action on Blackridge Drive as a county road and denied the petition entirely due to numerous damage claims. The June 1 vote had deleted portions beyond Maple after protest by property owners, and the current decision halts the widening project.
Kailua coast eruption of Mauna Loa accelerates lava toward the sea with two streams reaching the ocean. Between 60 and 80 families evacuate as lava advances across hundreds of acres. Volcanologist Ray H. Finch of the Hawaii Volcano Observatory warns the eruption could last two weeks and notes the record pace of lava spread.
In Sacramento June 3 the drive over pensions heated as campaigns target aged voters. Roosevelt accuses Warren of failing to back federal pensions while Warren highlights California’s aging relief and state plan history. Both sides seek to sway roughly 265,494 residents on aid rolls and discuss benefits from 10 dollars monthly to 75 dollars for many elderly Californians.
Washington reports the army has produced atomic warheads for guided missiles and atomic shells for artillery. The development signals a shift toward compact explosive devices able to strike troops and small targets, while officials cautioning it does not mean immediate pushbutton warfare.
A pair of hitchhikers in Tombstone seek shelter at the town powerhouse after a wary night with diamondback rattlers present on site. They report a failed attempt to move a mattress and a plan to convert a cruiser with missiles. The youths depart as the night ends.
Budge Patty of Los Angeles defeated Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt 6 1 6 2 3 6 5 7 5 to win the men's singles title in Paris as the United States secures a second championship in the event Doris Hart from Jacksonville won the women's singles earlier in the day.
Detroit 6 Philadelphia 7. Newhouser Robinson and Wyse listed for Detroit and Guerra for Philadelphia. National league Boston over Chicago 10 to 2 with Church Konstanty and Vor selle in the win column.
Secretary Acheson told the Senate that no one country can counter Soviet pressure alone without economic collapse. He urged swift congressional approval of 1.2225 billion in arms aid for free nations, warning more may be needed if Russia persists.
Torrential rain on June 3 flooded Galveston with 13 inches of precipitation mainly on the western edge. Water filled the business district up to 3% feet midmorning while downtown saw lighter rainfall and roads submerged.
Henry F Romley 31 awaits preliminary hearing June 13 on rape and aggravated assault charges. He was asked to post a 2500 bond by Justice James M Howsare, but Undersheriff John Phebus said he had not posted.
Archibald Gilbert McAlister, a Arizona Supreme Court justice who served 24 years before retiring in 1945, died at 76 in Phoenix. Born in Tatum South Carolina in 1873, he earlier presided as Graham County Superior Court judge and Graham County attorney, returning to Phoenix in 1921 to resume the high court role.
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