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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1944
Page
6
Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations notes rates for Tucson delivery at 308 per week 20c per day and 99.73 per year with monthly prepaid options. Telephone 2000 for all departments.
Analysis notes the Alabama and Florida senatorial primaries show solid South backing the Democratic Party while signaling anti administration sentiment elsewhere. Observers see potential November outcomes as influenced by Pepper and Hill defeats, with Dixie remaining firm yet pragmatically aligned with the New Deal wing.
A European sentiment argues that neutral states rely on kinship stocks to temper U S policy. Reports note Irish leadership and Irish Americans split over trade with Eire if Axis envoys stay. polls show broad support for halting trade and expelling diplomats to aid Allied bases against submarines.
The piece notes Col. Robert Cutler as executive officer of the U S War Ballot Commission and secretary of war coordinator for soldier voting. It explains his practice of writing to himself across offices in the Munitions and Pentagon buildings, a jab at bureaucratic communication “through channels.”
Washington May 5 The Capitol Hill postwar military policy hearings ignite a clash over a separate air force within a single defense department. Admiral Edwards warns against early reorganization and stresses integrated ship and air elements for sea control. The debate also touches Britain and the Pacific, with broader questions about naval air power and wartime coordination.
The Pueblonos urges the Parks Committee to study the San Agustin Plaza plan with deference to Spanish American wishes. It calls for a small scaled, beautiful plazuela with no cement central structure, removal of the transformer blot, and soil improvements for verdure.
Westbrook Pegler critiques Jimmy Petrillo's claimed emergency powers under the Wagner Act. He argues the AFL president can suspend constitution and by laws, seize local treasuries, and rule absoltutely, comparing to other unions and urging public and congressional scrutiny.
An aging golfer reflects on summer golf in old age. He jokes about rules, caddies, divots, and the everyone-gets-tired reality of playing golf late in life. The piece closes with the note that his season is over.
A Guadalcanal Christian notice signed by a Polynesian tribe chief asks American soldiers to be careful with language when natives assist with unloading ships trucks and erecting abodes. It notes missionaries taught words not to use and that carelessness undermines good work.
The piece details how Secretary Knox pushed a plan to train reserve officers to be regular Navy leaders like Annapolis grads. It notes the Navy’s power held by Annapolis graduates, the resistance from Brass Hats, and King’s opposition to lowering academy control. It also covers Patton and Somervell promotions and political clash in the Senate committee.
Gen MacArthur deceived Japanese expectations by landing at Hollandia after drawing forces to Wewak. Japanese garrison fled to hills as air and sea superiority limited surface resupply, with most supply now by submarine. Russian front developments and Nazi retreat points noted as uncertain strategic maneuvers amid broader war context.
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