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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1952
Page
1
City officials debate placing a uniform street naming and house numbering system on the August 12 special election ballot along with a $5.5 million water bond and three charter changes. Voter registration closes June 13 at 5 p.m. and council action is pending.
Allied truce negotiators warned they may walk out again if the Communists offer only propaganda. Nam Il questioned how the POW issue would be settled, while Harrison pushed a plan to rescreen prisoners with Communist observers to fairly identify those who wish to return to communism. Nam hurled invective in response.
The House Banking Committee backed a full year extension of wage price and rent controls while ending all controls on real estate and consumer credit. They also set a no less than 90 percent parity floor for six farm commodities and denied restoring livestock slaughter quotas. A Senate proposal for eight months of controls is under debate, tied to the steel crisis.
Tucson business figure Harold Steinfeld proposes converting the Pioneer hotel rear lot into a large off street garage to house 350 to 600 cars. Harold Adamson says city council may consider the deal June 16 with financing via revenue bonds over 30 years at about 10 cents per hour per space.
Reports say Sen. William F. Knowland of California holds a strong chance for the Republican vice presidential nomination regardless of the presidential winner. Cross-filing helped Knowland win renomination. Taft and Eisenhower camps react as MacArthur is named convention keynote. Nixon backs Warren. Russell chats with Truman at the White House.
The VA ordered all home loan appraisals for properties within four miles of an airport to go to Washington for approval. Officials say values near runways could fall 10 to 40 percent, with a $1,000 lot dropping to about $600 near airport hazards, though current appraisals already consider airport risk.
The Arizona Supreme Court promised a ruling on the constitutionality of drunk and reckless driving laws before the court recesses on July 15. The decision could shape how states enforce traffic and sobriety statutes.
London report states Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned Britain is perilously close to bankruptcy and on a treacherous trap door. He urged press leaders at a British Press Association luncheon to expose the economic plight before Britons and the world.
Clarence Budington Kelland announced by telegram from Port Washington to Robert Myers that Governor Howard Pyle will address an evening session of the Republican national convention. Kelland is a GOP national committeeman and sent the notice to the Republican state central committee.
Former ambassador Averell Harriman, running for the Democratic nomination, told a Tucson audience that reduced taxes cannot come with security gains. He warned the 1920s era would return if Republicans win and said taxes are an investment in national security. He endorsed civil rights enforcement, continued aid to Japan, Formosa and Korea, and support for the Central Arizona project. He left for Phoenix and other western stops.
The weather man says hot and clear conditions continue with only a few afternoon clouds over the mountains tomorrow. Yesterday Tucson reached 100 degrees, with 68 this morning, while Mt Lemmon hit 75, Yuma 98, Phoenix 101, and Flagstaff 77.
The House passed a two year federal aid highway program totaling 1.39065 billion dollars to start July 1 1953 and sent it to the Senate. The bill authorizes funding for primary and secondary systems urban area highways interstate improvements forest and park roads Indian roads and international routes with no direct appropriations and requires future legislation to finance. It preserves the existing state matching formula and outlines specific allocations for each category.
The Senate rejected Morse's bid to authorize plant seizure under Taft-Hartley, voting 54 to 26. Truman urged action, but lawmakers and officials split on whether invoke the labor law or seek new seizure powers. Taft led the opposition, arguing Congress should act, while Democrats and Republicans debated the best path to end the CIO steel strike.
London denies a Daily Express claim that atom spy Klaus Fuchs was moved to Pendonville jail and that items were found in his cell. Officials say no smuggling or hidden writings were discovered and dispute details of letters from his father.
Phoenix dispatch reports Governor Howard Pyle returned to his Phoenix home from Good Samaritan hospital 13 days after kidney stone removal. A second emergency operation followed due to complications. officials expect him back at work within a week.
Local sports and entertainment slate lists several events in Tucson. The Cowboys aim for victory tonight as softball baseball and wrestling action fill Santa Rita park and Hi Corbett field, followed by theatre and arts programs at Santa Rita venues tomorrow evening.
The page cites multiple items including an event where 15 inmates were killed in a mass murder by prison inmates. It references an auto crash involving a house trailer on the same road within two days and notes ongoing flood control discussions for the Tucson area.
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