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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1949
Page
1
Atty. Dunipace outlines local option provisions under Arizona's county zoning law. Public hearings precede adoption and petitions trigger a county election within 90 days after filing. If a majority vote supports local option, zoning applies. otherwise the countywide zoning stands.
AFL pressed senators to kill the administration labor bill now amended to include Taft Hartley injunction powers. The move signals abandoning for this session the drive by organized labor and Truman Democrats to repeal the Taft Hartley law. AFL President William Green wrote Sen. Lucas of Illinois.
In Washington labor leaders debate Taft Hartley and amendments as AFL CIO officials push to end the Senate discussion. Arthur Goldberg says Taft Hartley remains through the 1950 elections while critics demand swift resolution.
President Hoover told the House Armed Services Committee that creating a chairman for the joint chiefs would concentrate power in a single officer and be dangerous to the country. He opposes the plan despite support for unification aimed at saving money and smoothing the 1947 law.
Box scores recap with interleague matchups and pitchers listed. St Louis beat Chicago 5 to 0 in a low scoring game while New York defeated Boston 9 to 7. Cincinnati routed Pittsburgh 9 to 3 and New York topped Boston 9 to 4. Multiple night games noted with remaining schedules.
In Paris on June 29 Western Europe finance chiefs met to settle a dispute over Marshall Plan trade funds. The talks influence potential U S congressionally approved aid. Roving ambassador W Averell Harriman watched closely as Britain’s Chancellor Sir Stafford Cripps faced resistance from the other seven member finance ministers.
Two famed U S bombers at Davis-Monthan will depart to Chicago for the Air Force Association convention. The Lucky Lady II, a B-50, and the Enola Gay, a B-29, will be flown with ground crews. The Enola Gay will head to Washington D C for permanent Smithsonian display.
Senator Robert F Wagner plans resignation this week. His son Robert F Wagner Jr announces the move, with Governor Dewey likely to name a temporary replacement. Possible successors include Lt. Gov. Joseph R Hanley, John Foster Dulles, Roger W. Straus, and Mary H. Donlon. The vacancy follows Wagner’s push for the National Labor Relations Act and his clashes with Taft-Hartley.
The United States on June 29 refused to deem China’s port closures in Communist hands legal. The State Department sent a note to Beijing stating it cannot admit legality unless China declares and maintains an effective blockade. Secretary Acheson outlined the legal position and contrasted U S and British stances, preserving American shipper rights.
Temperatures in Tucson rose to 100 degrees Tuesday, with forecasters expecting more of the same for two days. Low humidity helped make the heat bearable and cooled homes, while Phoenix and Yuma trailed with 98. The June 28 record in Tucson was 109 in 1926.
Arizona Governor Dan E. Garvey met with President Truman to press for restoring a 2 cent per pound copper import duty and to discuss the central Arizona reclamation project. He also floated Arizona as a possible site for a $161 million air force development center, though he did not discuss it with the President.
Arthur F. Black announced Mohave County seeks an air force project, with 5000 to 6000 jobs, across four states. Gov. Garvey and Arizona lawmakers planned talks with President Truman to push Kingman as the site, citing favorable weather, power, and water.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters locals and the Motor Truck Association of Southern California announce a retroactive wage boost to May 1, 1949 affecting about 300 drivers in Phoenix Tucson and El Paso with signed agreement also by the Arizona Motor Truck league. The plan covers Phoenix area locals and neighboring markets.
Witness recounts four days of rioting in central Czechoslovakia as police moved on priests. Communist militia with tommy guns subdued Catholic villagers near Turciansky Svaty Martin, about 200 miles east of Prague, across the Moravian border.
Mrs. Alger Hiss testified at her husband’s perjury trial that she did not type summaries of state department documents. She said she believed keys to the Hiss car and Volta Place home were missing during early 1938 and she did not report the loss to police.
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co faces Arizona Corporation Commission expectations to improve service after denial of a rate increase. State manager Lawson V. Smith warned of possible court action, while the commission urged continued cooperation to provide the public with quality service.
Eloy officials report telephone users will switch to dial sets soon. Installation of dial phones in homes and offices has begun in Eloy as of Wednesday.
In Washington on June 29, administration forces survived a Republican bid to strip the public housing section from President Truman’s housing bill. The measure lost 209 to 204 after a teller count shifted the margin. remaining provisions include a sunken farm housing plan and a slum clearance program while migratory farm worker housing was also removed from the bill.
The article outlines moves by Arizona officials to curb power and cut staff at the highway commission as Governor Garvey-backed figures gain traction. It notes hiring of nonvoters and underage workers, concerns over insurance premiums, growing tax disputes in Pima and Maricopa, and a budding gambling clampdown led by Attorney General Wilson who vows county aid within his means.
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