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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1948
Page
13
A Tucson truck fire near Stone and Congress shows the danger of no truck route. City voters face an $850000 bond to build a system removing freighters from Miracle Mile and protecting the Biltmore motel project and pedestrian safety.
The piece notes approximately nine gubernatorial hopefuls in Arizona, each touting public good and different remedies from water projects to irrigation and power. It warns the campaign will be costly and lively, with backers confident yet voters wary of promises. It remarks on the Osborn machine and hints at political infighting.
George E. Sokolsky argues the United States lacks a public disclosure norm like Britain and urges greater transparency for appointive records. He insists the Senate can block confirmations if given full information and condemns Truman’s veto of the loyalty bill as overreaching. He notes historical confirmations and warns against a rubber stamp Congress.
The UN cease fire order is accepted by Jews and Arabs but fighting continues as truce terms stall. The Big Four have sought German peace for years and now turn to dissect Germany. Count Bernadotte may favor delaying peace, risking a de facto division.
The La Crosse Tribune argues the electoral college is archaic and that direct presidential elections have long been accepted as a fact and should become legal as well.
The text questions who will become Arizona's governor, noting the ongoing uncertainty and lack of a definite answer, reflecting the political speculation of the time. It presents the issue as the dominant inquiry without providing specifics about candidates or dates.
An analysis of Roerich Horch letters shows a political mission behind a botanical trip. Henry Wallace and Horch may have aided Roerich, while Roerich bragged of access to Japanese and Manchukuo elites and a royal audience.
Roark narrates fleeing moving day chaos from KODE Michigan to Pan-American Airways and South America. He recalls privacy loss, O Rourke’s role, and his jokes about revolutions and Carmen Miranda while noting President Truman's travel timing and radio speech politics.
Washington June 4 The piece explains why the White House avoids calling Truman westward travel political to preserve radio network facilities and avoid equal time rebuttals. It notes networks charge after convention speeches and that campaigns risk legal issues if broadcasting political content without payment. Roosevelt’s past trips are cited as precedents.
A Kansas City matron warns against cutting asparagus, arguing the fresh spring veg deserves frequent family use. The editorial urges embracing the season, comparing the call to Omar Khayyam and urging bold, asparagus filled meals while it lasts.
A quirky exchange at a railway station shows an elderly man claiming to feel 60 while confessing he is actually 85. The reader remarks on age, and the elderly man cheerfully brushes off the complaint, calling age merely an annoying thing.
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