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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1952
Page
4
Two sand pit operators have voluntarily fenced dangerous excavations in Menlo Park near West Congress street and Sunnyside near a new housing project. The city-county board of health will consider a regulation requiring fencing at open pits at its July 1 meeting to ensure future safety.
Congressional Quarterly projects only a strong Republican landslide could deliver a bare Senate majority this year. Democrats hold 50 seats to Republicans 46 with 34 seats facing election. GOP needs a net gain of three seats, while several contests span Arizona New Mexico Wyoming Connecticut Maryland Michigan West Virginia and other normally solid Democrat or Republican states.
A columnist critiques presidential conventions for turning into spectacles rather than deliberation. He cites cluttered floors crowded aisles and noisy balconies, noting delegates and attendants should be the only on floor, with media and extras kept off to preserve focus. He warns TV could push further theatrics.
By George E. Sokolsky notes the July heat and TV poised to boost candidates Kefauver Hoover and others. He recalls tricks at conventions like the microphone fail and the voice from the sewer, while delegates seek entertainment amid real business of choosing a president. The piece blends humor with observation of political theater.
Analysis of the steel crisis and looming strike amid Truman era limits. CIO mobilizes against Taft Hartley while steel owners propose a modest wage rise. RAC builds precinct influence to sway labor votes in key states ahead of the 1952 election.
The 1886 ambush of Dr. Clinton H. Davis 30 miles east of Tucson led to a weeklong chase by his brother William C. Davis and a posse. They killed eight Apaches at the Yutzey ranch site and buried them there. A 1951 Arizona Album photo shows the grave with rocks and a marker, confirmed by local residents and descendants.
Washington column notes Alabama’s pivotal role in 1952 national conventions. It highlights how Alabama’s delegation could steer Taft’s prospects or support other states, with Kefauver and Georgia/Tennessee noted as contingencies. It also mentions Pitt Maner and Kissin’ Jim Folsom, plus Rep. E L Forrester praising “southern gentleman” virtue.
The Wall Street Journal notes that the phrase political economy should be separated as incompatible terms. The remark appears in Reader's Digest context highlighting linguistic distinctions.
An economist forecasts a highly competitive market for business next year in the Kansas City Star. He notes government inaction could allow firms to adapt, while continued government intervention might dampen competition.
Hal Boyle mocks tennis as overcivilized and hypocritical in a sharp essay. He lampoons the sport’s rituals, spoiled temperaments, costly fashion, and the supposed social cachet, noting how players push themselves to exhaustion and then quit.
Washington argues over air force size as 70 groups became 48 then 143 wings. The writer cites Truman vetoes, Korea’s outbreak, and asks why emergency claims surface now, questioning Russian power, intelligence gaps, and the stretch out policy.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith discusses the President's stretch-out of building a 143 wing air force and the push by military leaders to accelerate to a 1954 completion. She recalls Charles Wilson’s debate on rearmament pace and urges a united briefing to Congress.
Dr. Kroeber of Columbia University explains bees communicate pollen sources by moving in circles or figure eights and tilting their bodies to indicate direction from the sun. The Denver Post notes the puzzle of a moth in a six room house finding a lone unworn wool sock without a map, a mystery worth scientific study.
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