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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1950
Page
1
The 1950 census puts Tucson at 44 395, up 20.6 percent since 1940 but below expectations for a metropolitan addition. Phoenix and several Salt River Valley cities show larger gains, with Pima County expected to exceed 100 000 while Tucson remains subdued.
The Citizen salutes its best census guesser Roy A. Laos who missed the Tucson city population by 605. His May 22, 1950 guess put Tucson at 45,000 while the preliminary figure released yesterday was 44,395. Laos led the Citizen’s three week series of estimators.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told Congress that U S Communists are going underground and that subversive activity is higher than at any time since World War I He said Communism is at a greater height in the United States than Nazism or Fascism during World War II and cited secret printing facilities and an elaborate district to district member transfer system He estimated 54174 actual party members with a potential fifth column of about 540000 people ready to follow the party line and act for its aims
Three people arrested in a state liquor control raid on April 13 faced trial in superior court before Judge Lee Garrett. Marcella Martin Wilson Thomas Airey Jr. and Julia Harrington are accused of selling liquor without proper licenses at Democratic Enterprises of Arizona clubrooms.
Dean W. Clarson Jr., a longtime head of education at UA since 1921, died in his sleep around 2:30 at his home on 2143 East Fourth Street. He was 71.
Washington June 9 Rep Murdock of Arizona will seek House action on the 596 million Central Arizona project despite a potential Rules Committee delay. Chairman Sabath says action hinges on a presidential water policy report due by Dec 1. The vote window could shift with by pass or suspension routes.
A fire at Davis Monthan air force base damaged the 838th aviation engineers barracks used for sleeping quarters. Reported early the blaze left two firefighters overcome by smoke but revived. The building valued at 15000 dollars with no occupants at the time. crews continued work on the ruins.
The U S Bureau of Reclamation announced bids for a new $2,000,000 power substation near the Mew Tucson Gas Electric Power Co plant on DeMoss Petrie Road. Construction to start within 60 to 90 days with completion in 360 days, two contract parts for steel towers and electrical work. Project to supply Tucson and much of southern Arizona. Power line to Cochise already under construction. R B Stowall of Dallas is associated with the line.
Officials blame battles with tearing out 62 privet hedge plants set out six weeks ago. L I Buck chair landscaping committee notes 18 plants remain on the north and east grassy plot near the Speedway side. Buck says most plants removed with a spade or uprooted. Loss reported to police. Estimated value 45 dollars.
Senator Knowland urged Senate investigators to subpoena the diary of the late Defense Secretary James Forrestal in the Amerasia espionage case. He argued Forrestal might have delayed arrests over Soviet espionage concerns, noting the diary is in White House custody. A New York grand jury probe into Amerasia reportedly began without official sanction.
The 1950 Arizona state convention of the Young Democratic clubs opened in Phoenix with registration at Westward Ho hotel. An organization meeting is scheduled for Saturday with a noon luncheon. National chairman D Wilson Gilmore of America will address the gathering.
A United States B 29 bomber crashed into the North Sea during gunnery practice off the Norfolk coast after bullets from its own guns set its right outboard engine ablaze. Eleven crew members abandoned the burning craft. four rescued, three dead, four missing. The air force noted no safety devices prevented the accidental fire and that precautions were taken.
John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo were jailed for a year for contempt of Congress after refusing to answer questions about Communist ties. They still face possible reductions by federal judges and must pay $1,000 fines.
Former AEC chair Lilienthal calls for breaking state control to let private industry develop the atom for peacetime use. He argues the government must revise laws to ensure development aligns with American free enterprise and highlights atom achievements and future potential.
The notice previews a Gallup poll on gaming for the Daily Citizen on page 13. A feature explains how not to be a nurse on page 8. The Girls State battle for governor is teased on page 24 with sections labeled Comics Radio and Crossword. Senator Smith is listed on page 6.
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