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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
11
The Philadelphia convention week is criticized as organized and staged hysteria. Harold Stassen’s show is called sham and costly theatrics aimed at sway. Dewey is anticipated as nominee with Halleck likely as running mate and Lodge guiding a moderate platform.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch notes Metropolitan Life estimates US density at 48 per sq mile versus Belgium 700 and England 725. It warns of dwindling strategic minerals and overworked fertile land, urging a strong push for resource conservation as population grows toward 62 per sq mile by 1975.
In Philadelphia on June 22 the writer portrays the Republican convention as an enlarged town meeting with independent delegates. No single leader dominates, Clare Luce garners attention briefly, and Taft and Dewey emerge as the favored candidates. Delegates show no strong push for compromise, making the race a tight, evenly balanced contest.
A Philadelphia Bulletin report notes a national Jewish welfare conference in Atlantic City discussing the term sibness. Mrs. Leonard Bernheim argues for using brother and sister instead, criticizing jargon like periphery and dichotomy as confusing to volunteers.
Strangely enough there’s never been an alarming decrease in one type of servant the public servant that is. The Christian Science Monitor notes continued steady service from public workers amid changing expectations.
Report from Philadelphia covers the Republican convention scenes with Dewey Stassen Taft and Vandenberg. It notes press chaos a carnival atmosphere a Dewey display and the prominent role of Mrs. Luce and her husband as influencers amid the campaign spectacle.
A vivid Philadelphia diary observes the Dewey Broad street scene during the convention. The piece captures a carnival atmosphere with flamboyant characters, whispered bets, and overheard politics. It contrasts street chatter with formal expectations as reporters try to discern the outcome while noting high prices and odd incidents.
Reporter recounts a chaotic fashion show at Gov. Dewey's campaign HQ in Philadelphia as guests and media, including Dorothy Kilgallen and Miland, comment on nonpartisan theatrics. The event features provocative outfits and a mistaken Dewey impersonation, with Mrs. Dewey present in the box.
St. Louis Post Dispatch praises both early and late rising while arguing for the value of mornings. The column contrasts a night worker waking at dawn with the sight of dew, clear air, and children heading to school, noting the day’s brightness and the pull of noon. It ends by saying it depends on whether one has already risen.
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