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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1944
Page
1
Henry A Dalton questions council scrutiny of recent bid actions and secret meetings. He cites backers’ views on a negotiator contract and citizen presence at private sessions, urging accountability for the city utility purchase controversy.
A 15 mile long American bomber parade struck Berlin in daylight for 30 minutes today creating major fires. Bombers led by Flying Fortresses and Liberators overwhelmed German fighters and reportedly deluged the city with bombs despite fierce Luftwaffe defense.
London March 6 U P An article in the Daily Mail charges appeasing British financiers, businessmen and MPs are pushing for a compromise peace with Japan. Simon Harcourt Smith warns they aid fanatical Japanese generals and could provoke a loud market clamor while Japan moves to deadly plans for British sons. He criticizes Churchill and Eden for not arousing interest or idealism and brands such figures as unconscious traitors seeking peace with sentimentalists in Japan.
Renewed trouble between so called zoot suit gang members and other youths led to 25 to 30 boys being arrested in Albuquerque. Sisneros said the high school age youths were jailed after late night street attacks as a teen dance at a city venue drew crowds. He noted members of the non zoot suit faction appeared to have sought revenge for earlier injuries and that three armed youths faced assault with deadly weapon charges.
Tucson board discusses official investigation into rent practices amid complaints of profiteering and finagling land use. Army wives report boardinghouse terms tied to meals and cleaning, with rents exceeding ceilings and rooms awkwardly arranged for access and privacy.
The Red army pierced a 112 mile gap in the Nazi line near the Odessa Warsaw railway, advancing toward Kherson and threatening Germany’s southern flank. Zhukov’s forces severed rail lifelines, captured 500 towns, and drove thousands of troops to flight in the first two days of the new offensive.
Washington March 6 The Truman Committee warned that unemployment could loom in the near future unless government obstacles to civilian production are removed. Reg Truman said keeping in touch with war contract cancellations and cutbacks is essential to prevent idle factories from delaying needed items. Senator Ferguson urged a system to repurpose surplus equipment to maintain work and avoid layoffs.
The Arizona Press Club elected Harvey L. Mott news editor of the Arizona Republic as president at its 22nd annual meeting. He will succeed Don Phillips from the University of Arizona press bureau at a Tucson fall meeting in September. Columbus Giragi of Holbrook was re elected northern district vice president, Charles Barton of the Phoenix Gazette central district VP, Sherry Bowen of the Arizona Daily Star Tucson southern district VP, Tom Rippey of the Arizona Republic re elected treasurer, and William Turnbow of the Phoenix Gazette named to a seventh term as secretary.
Don Phillips of the University of Arizona, William A. Drake of the Daily Citizen, Al Wilkie of the Arizona Daily Star, and Pat Stevenson and George Hall of Consolidated-Vultee public relations staff in Tucson attended the gathering.
Reports from the Swiss frontier estimate 3,000,000 to 6,000,000 workers on strike in Nazi controlled northern Italy. Milan forms extraordinary tribunal to compel return to work by March 8 or face severe penalties including deportation to Poland. Fascists deploy crews to operate street cars and buses.
American troops aided by heavy reinforcements move toward conquering Los Negros in the Admiralty Islands after breaking Japanese resistance around Momote airfield. US naval and air forces shell and bomb rear positions, while reinforcements flow in to repel counterattacks. Allied air forces target Rabaul and New Guinea coast as bombers strike waterfronts and harbor craft.
In Riverside California 2nd Lt Beaufort G Swancutt shot at officers and townspeople after starting at Camp Anza officers club. He killed his sweetheart and a police officer and wounded five others before escaping to Arlington. Dead include Dorothy Evelyn Douglas, 19, of Long Beach California.
In federal court Judge Albert M. Sames heard opening arguments in the Tucson Gas and Electric condemnation case. City and company clash over authority, election requirements, and the reach of the revenue bond act of 1943 as city seeks to condemn utility property across four counties.
Phoenix March 6 A second vote on the reciprocal water contract with Phelps Dodge will be held by Salt River Valley Water Users Association shareholders during the biennial election on April 4. The water users council backed the board’s call for a second ballot after shareholders rejected the agreement in a recent referendum.
Allied sources report 24 000 German casualties in three failed drives to drive the Allies from the Anzio beachhead near Rome. About 20 500 killed or wounded and 3 500 taken prisoner, with 19 divisions massed below Rome and weather limiting fighting.
German attempts to drive the Allies from the Anzio foothold have produced about 24 000 casualties. Some 3 500 were captured by Allied forces, with many others killed as Allied artillery bore heavily. An American officer described seeing German bodies piled up and graves dug.
Associated Press analyst Dewitt Mackenzie discusses the transfer of one third of the Italian navy to Russia by Anglo American Allies. He argues Italy will pay a heavy price in military impotence for its aggression and lengthy war involvement. The piece notes Italian Premier Badoglio’s surprise at being informed late and hints at broader global consequences.
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