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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1947
Page
1
President Truman rejects HR 1 the income tax reduction bill arguing it offers dubious benefits and could spur inflation. He cites strong May employment and record individual payments while warning tax cuts now would threaten financial stability and delay needed readjustments. He notes ample liquid funds and no shortage of investment capital.
President Truman vetoed the $4.0 billion tax reduction bill and ruled it unsafe for fiscal policy. Backers said they saw no chance to override in the Senate, while the House would vote on Tuesday. He urged a broader, thorough revision of the tax system.
Phoenix June 16 The governor faces a decision on the first special session appropriation for social security and may veto the 11.6 million dollar measure. Observers note the regular session act could stand if vetoed and federal grants would be affected while lawmakers prepare for a second session.
Brockton Massachusetts reports Lt Wilfred E Gassett 26 West Point graduate and copilot of the B 29 was among 12 killed when an Army plane crashed on Hawks mountain Vermont. His bride Jean Nicoll widow with a month old son in Arizona conveyed the news to his parents. Lt Robert M Fessler a veteran training officer also died.
A military court in Palestine sentenced Yacoub Weiss Absolom Habib and Meir Nakar to death for their roles in the May 4 Acre jail break that freed 251 prisoners and killed 16. Two other defendants received life terms. The Ed cord of the UN Palestine inquiry looms as Arab strikes paralyze activity and calls to protect the Holy Land spread from Cairo.
John Fay of the Fay Mining company announced a four foot vein of gold ore near Yuma, ending a two year search. The larger vein 105 feet deep yields 44.80 per ton, with ore from two 25 acre claims near Highway 95. He plans a 25 ton mill and is shipping ore to Hayden.
KEOSAUQUA Ia June 16 The Des Moines river crest reached Keosauqua causing business district damage and moved toward the Mississippi. Across Iowa the flood crisis eased with Ottumwa Cedar Rapids and other areas reporting lower levels and no loss of life. The N ichnabotna Nodaway and Missouri rivers receded while Iowa corn crop prospects were downgraded to under three quarters of last year’s record.
Budapest reports say Col Istvan Zemes, a noted resistance leader and Paris Peace Conference figure, was arrested Sunday with four others. Political sources say six or seven smallholders deputies face purge, while Ferenc Nagy and Bela Varga face possible charges. Gyula Szeklui declines Moscow post as crisis unfolds.
Former President Herbert Hoover rises as a top economic adviser to congressional Republicans and potential witness on Europe’s crisis. He argues the United States cannot sustain large foreign gifts and loans without harming domestic productivity as Taft plans hearings on preventing depressions while aiding global recovery.
Senator Ernest E. McFarland of Arizona says the Yuma Gila bill passed the senate and the public lands committee and now goes to the house for consideration. He says progress toward enactment is definite.
The Senate on Monday approved an interior appropriation bill totaling 215 million dollars, 54 million more than the amount passed by the House. The vote sets funding for U.S. inside projects and agencies for the coming fiscal year. The action was taken in Washington with no immediate opposition reported.
Secretary of State Marshall and top advisers have drafted a plan to confront chaos and Communism in Europe. The approach aims to unite Europe economically by year’s end or risk further division depending on Soviet cooperation or opposition.
Funeral services were being arranged for Sam G. Bailie secretary and manager of the Phoenix office of the American Automobile Association since its organization in 1925. He died Saturday after coming to Arizona in 1907 and holding leadership roles in Tucson Casa Grande and Phoenix chambers of commerce. Bailie helped develop the state's highways and schoolboy safety patrols and was a past exalted ruler of the Tucson Elks lodge.
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst DeWitt Mackenzie reports on Secretary Marshall’s plan for European economic regeneration to foster free institutions, while Hungary’s communist coup consolidates Red rule. The program seeks coordinated international action with America playing a leading role to resist Communist expansion.
A four- ply investigation launched after a Davis Monthan Field B-29 from Tucson crashed into Hawk's Mountain in a heavy rainstorm during a training mission. Twelve killed so far, with 15 aboard originally and some identities still pending. Investigators from Grenier field Civil Aeronautics and state police join the probe.
Milburn John H. 42 formerly of Bank of Arizona faces embezzlement charges for $14,400. He waived preliminary hearing in Flagstaff and is jailed on $15,000 bond after Drug induced coma incident and hospital treatment. Case advances to Coconino County Superior Court with state filing expected within days.
Phoenix June 16. Arizona will send a 25 man delegation to Washington to tell of the state's need for Colorado river water. The group will appear before a senate public lands sub committee on irrigation and reclamation at a hearing opening next Monday. The delegation includes H. S. Abbott and Wayne M. Akin among others, with officials and business leaders from Phoenix Coolidge Tucson and Safford.
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