Recreation Crisis in Greater Tucson Demands Action
A lengthy analysis outlines severe shortages of public recreation facilities in Greater Tucson. Public pools, tennis courts, golf links, and picnicking areas are inadequate, with UA tennis courts under public use and limited park sites. The piece calls for public demand and potential funding beyond current taxes to expand parks and recreation services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Tucson
Pima County
University of Arizona
Randolph Municipal Park
Tucson
Greater
National Recreation Association
Hutchins
Citizen
County Board of Supervisors
Cow County Parks and Recreation
Overhaul Urged For Presidential Primaries
Roscoe Drummond argues the presidential primary system failed to engage voters with California's turnout as the lone exception. He warns that low participation and limited preferential primaries misrepresent public opinion and calls for a national, advisory primary to improve the process.
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Washington
California
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
The Murray Chotiner Case Analysis and Controversy
George E. Sokolski discusses Murray Chotiner a California lawyer and political manager who advised Nixon Dewey Warren Knowland and others. He notes Chotiner’s shift to politics envies and enemies and suggests Congress should scrutinize lawyers tied to government and politics, while praising his stance on inquiry into influence in federal agencies.
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Murray M. Chotiner
California
Earl Warren
William Knowland
Richard Nixon
Tom Dewey
Dewey
Mr. Chotiner
Chotiner
Beverly Hills
Nixon
Congress
United States
Washington
Murray Chotiner
Citizens mailbox calls for crosswalk light expansion citywide
A Tucson reader urges signal lights at all city crossings claiming elevated traffic justifies safety upgrades. He argues railroad lights mainly warn motorists not trains and questions state safety laws coverage. The letter references S. Cherry crossing and requests railroad funding responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson Daily Citizen
S. Cherry Crossing
Old Pima County courthouse and cupola in Tucson 1890
This features a historical view of the old Pima County courthouse in Tucson, showing the cupola atop the dome and the bell tower of the adjacent fire station. The piece notes three main entrances, a guarded north entrance to the railyard, gas lamps, and a clerk fire incident with records saved.
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Pima County
Tucson
Courthouse Square
Rthouse
Church Street
Pennington
Sheriff's Office
Henry Lehman
Things a columnist might not know from his mail
Hal Boyle surveys curious notes from readers about wide ranging trivia from Europe’s marriage tests to Mark Twain on impromptu speeches and a Pied Piper of wonders including 99 cent records and tiny hearing pins. He toys with odd facts about pirates, Drake, Goldwyn, 1906 cosmetics, and a joke on aging readers.
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New York
Mark Twain
Dad
California
Christopher Columbus
America
Boston
Rancis Drake
Phi Beta Kappa
Wiliamsburg
Robert Weede
Adolpha
San Antonio
Victor Riesel Lewis Begins March Back
The article recounts John L. Lewis’s return to AFL-CIO leadership after a period away. It notes his sight loss, the dramatic march back into labor politics, and his meeting with David Dubinsky at the Carlton Hotel. It cites expectations of his influence on 400,000 miners and the potential reshaping of the labor federation's power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
High Council of Labor
John Jr
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Labor
White House
John L
Washington
Lewis
Carlton Hotel
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Garment Workers
Dutinsky
Aflcio
Dubinsky
AFL
CIO
God As Beauty In Daily Devotions
The devotion links beauty in nature to divine presence, noting how flowers leaves and snowflakes reveal a higher nature beyond survival. It urges recognition of God in beauty, with a prayer asking for responsive hearts and nobler living. Courtesy Tucson of Churches
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Tucson
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Roscoe Drummond
South
Kefauver
Florida
George E. Sokolsky
Bureau
John Q. Public
Fred J. Wehmueller
S. Forgens Ave
Philip B. Gilliam
Denver
U. S. Information Service
India
Billy Graham
Gilliam
Billy
Lord Lane
Christ
Heaven
Earth
Mrs
Vance Brown
Golden Age Club
The
Ray Cohen
W. Budmore Terrace
Arizona
Albert 8. Buehman
Hal Boyle
U. S
Victor Riesel
God
Solomon
Dennis the Menace
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