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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1944
Page
6
The Citizen condemns OPA rent control practices and Rule 55 shielding violators. It cites $18 000 refunded as voluntary contributions with anonymity, contrasting Santa Rita disclosures, and urges protection for tenants including armed services families.
The piece notes President Truman chose Bretton Woods New Hampshire for the monetary conference to avoid press scrums at Hot Springs. It highlights limited facilities for 400 attendees versus 500 reporters, rural isolation, and minimal communications, suggesting the idea is to keep proceedings quiet while the public focuses on vacations.
Paul Mallon argues that nations and the public are misled by euphemistic language and sweeping terms. He urges moving from words to facts, noting that false sovereignty claims and political rhetoric hide the real balance of power among the Netherlands Great Britain United States Russia and Spain. He questions De Gaulle as France’s government and warns that leftist liberalism and communism blur true contrasts.
An elderly New Jersey philanthropist leads a campaign to expunge the word kindergarten claiming five year olds are crippled or poisoned by German influence. He promotes substitutes like Kiddy Garden and Ping Tot Threshold with a group of supporters. The St Joseph Gazette notes such zeal is rarer than in the last war and many are too busy to engage.
The Detroit News notes wartime travel rules erode travel mystery in the Ringling show as the inexhaustible sedan disgorges 24 clowns, a spectacle reflecting circus logistics during wartime.
In a New York Times style discussion the piece weighs a Louisiana legislator’s summer ban on coats and neckties. It compares Huey Long era controls to modern politics and ponders the practical impact on clothing trades and state power.
The piece humorously recalls Leo Durocher and 19th century baseball quirks. It riffs on old rules, pay to play, and odd positions while noting Durocher at shortstop and the author’s visit to Brooklyn. Includes mentions of Honus Wagner, Cherokee Fisher, and the Troy Haymakers.
A humorous look at how small letter changes in ads and copy cause misreadings. Examples include canned meats misprinted as from the best horses and trousers misprinted as matrons, illustrating the quirks of typography.
Dr. Washington reports Mrs. Roosevelt doubting Churchill's fit and pacing at age old strategies, calling his speech in the House characteristic after Quebec visits. The column also notes promotions for desk officers outranking front line pilots and OPA tire ration probes into major firms. Bees enter Maverick's office as he pushes for a hive to study efficiency, with Beatrice the queen bee sent to Wickard.
An RAF informant claims the Stationery Office prepared a special RAF edition of King's Regulations by replacing all occurrences of soldier with airman in the Army discipline text. He asserts that one graph in the RAF version states no airman may sleep more than 100 yards from his hut.
Washington reports that U S and Russia are allied in fact as shuttle bombing becomes established. Bases in Russia enable direct British American flights to Europe, threaten German targets, and encircle Germany. Major General John R Deane leads a mission to implement large scale bombing from Russia.
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