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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1948
Page
14
The piece argues that a potential railroad strike by 200000 workers could halt food distribution and factory output. It reviews 1941 1943 and 1946 presidential actions under the Railway Labor Act, noting repeated government control and arbitration outcomes, questioning the act's efficacy and future.
The Economist praises ERP as a bold step for peaceful reconstruction and East–West balance. It notes public support, warns against waste and war risks, and argues American underwriting could stabilize 17 nations while avoiding a costly decline for the United States.
Milwaukee to May 1 tax withholding cut sparks questions about spending versus saving. A major department store urges readers to resist impulse buying, think carefully, buy wisely, and save the difference to help America's future, a stance praised by the Milwaukee Journal as selfless from a retailer with no short term profit motive.
In a Dudgeon Heights scene at Busky Meadow country club era, George Spelvin unveils a new driver and debates cookies and childrearing with wife Mrs. Spelvin. He muses on golf practice, family finances, and inflated statistics as their quarrel threads through a humorous domestic farce.
The article details major baseball rule shifts starting in 1863 with stricter pitching delivery and umpire calls on balls, the later foul strike rule, and a century of evolution toward a free swinging game led by Babe Ruth, concluding the sport as it was in 1848.
A mixed column condemns the Kentucky Derby as overrated while praising Keeneland and Lexington racing. It ranges through breakfast habits and office energy, jokes about gashouse districts, vitamins in horse breeding, Ponzi history, Florida bookie campaigns, Dior fashion, and political commentary on Stassen Taft era primaries and labor policy.
Washington dispatch analyzes Harold Stassen’s Ohio campaign tactic of opposing Taft over the Taft Hartley labor law. It argues the move irritates Republican leaders, undermines his push for the nomination, and could hurt his chances for second place.
The Cameron clan denounces a plan by British tailors to shorten kilts by six inches arguing a true Highlander’s hem should touch the ground when kneeling. Sir Donald Cameron of Lochiel decries the proposed “new look” and warns of strong opposition at any showing of altered kilts.
Theatrical manager William A. Brady used deceptive wires to inflate box office figures by $300 per show. When a manager sent Receipts last night $300 Brady asked for clarification. The reply stated a theater burned down yesterday afternoon. Milwaukee Journal.
Penguins propel themselves underwater with flattened wings acting as fins and use their feet as rudders. The birds move swiftly and gracefully through the water, appearing to fly beneath the surface.
The Kansas City Star quotes Bill Vaughan noting spring fever derails long delayed tasks and ambitions, as the season shifts and motivation wanes.
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