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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1947
Page
9
Washington notes indicate lawmakers push for tax relief in 1947 48 session with Byrd Lucas and party lines shaping timing. Vote prospects differ between chambers as Democrats weigh debt reduction linkage and budget constraints.
New Arizona grown Cardinal grape sold for a record 13.25 dollars a box at the New York fruit auction as 238 boxes were bid up. Col Dale Bumstead of Bumstead Arizona shipped the precooled fruit with Thompson seedless as the earliest maturing grapes. The Cardinal, a large red grape, started ripening June 10 and was created by the U S department of agriculture at Fresno California from Flame Tokay and Ribier.
Jason Hayward of Tucson won the class B and C junior free flight titles and placed third in class A at the Western open model aircraft meet in Los Angeles. Don James of Los Angeles won the class B free flight senior section and Has Yeagers of Salt Lake City earned the class A engines under .25 cubic inch award.
Phoenix June 30. Joe Hunt, chairman of the state tax commission, announced Prescott may exceed its budget by 3885 dollars for administration expenses granted to cover costs.
The Pan American Constellation America landed in Chicago at 9 55 a m CST on the last lap of its round the world flight. It carried newspaper publishers and editors and left San Francisco at 3 07 a m CST for a New York return after a two hour stop. Escorted to land by eight Illinois National Guard planes, the 15 editors completed a 12 day trip inaugurating Pan American Airways round the world service. The journey covered 19000 miles with stops in Newfoundland Ireland England Turkey India Siam the Philippines China Japan Guam Wake Midway and Hawaii. They began in New York June 17 and were met by a San Francisco delegation.
Acting Mayor Jesse Colman hosted a reception for visiting officials who then attended several functions. Roy Howard, president of Howard, warned that China’s civil war had worsened under futile American policy and should reach a head within six months, casting doubt on U.S. intervention. Erwin D. Canham of the Christian Science Monitor noted ongoing global tensions yet some democratic progress.
Government linkage former Congressman Andrew J. May to bribes from Henry and Murray Garsson and the Cumberland Lumber Co. The prosecution claims May took bribes totaling more than 53000 in exchange for contract favors while May argues the testimony discrepancies show misstatements not intent. The trial was moved earlier to finish before July 4.
Turson Batly secured a notable cut on Monday evening amid local sports coverage. Details of the event remain sparse in the readable text, but the incident is framed as a significant occurrence for the community this week.
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