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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1948
Page
1
Colorado's first postwar draftees attended a formal army party to celebrate induction before heading to Ft Ord for basic training. A 22 page script framed the event with a grand march and corsages for the dates while hotel dining offered prime rib and custards.
Western officials said Soviet moves to install a separate Communist Berlin government killed any hope for a UN settlement. They supported Bramuglia's plan for a neutral currency study committee, though it carries no mediation power. Resolution hinges on Russia restoring four power control in Berlin.
French coal mines near Paris resumed output after a 56 day strike ended by order of a Communist union leader. Miners returned with 148000 tons produced on Tuesday, still below the normal 160000 to 165000 ton range sought by officials and opposed aims to disrupt the European recovery plan.
The Arizona municipal league voted to seek legislative enactment of enabling zoning by counties. Corwin Macine urged county zoning bills, while leaders from Prescott to Tolleson and Phoenix framed a broad plan for county and city cooperation. A flood control program, parking meters debate, and clerks association officers were also noted.
A brief report highlights new totals for the Community Chest campaign listing 150000, 75000 and 20000 in contributions. The fragments suggest tiered fundraising progress and ongoing public support.
Arizona Supreme Court upholds Maricopa County Superior Court ruling that Wickenburg must supply Chester Sabin with electricity and water. The town’s appeal was rejected and it was found to owe service deposits like other residents.
Volunteer workers at the Santa Rita hotel reported the 1948-49 Chest drive total rising to 143 722 with 28714 in contributions and pledges at a noon luncheon. The campaign goal is 168 850, leaving 25128 short. Units and divisions over their quotas include automobile dealers, engineers, restaurants, schools, and Davis Monthan AFB.
Arizona Express Co seeks authority to operate along highway 87 from Phoenix to Tucson via Coolidge and Picacho and to extend service to out of state points. Hearings before a joint Arizona Corporation Commission and Interstate Commerce Commission board continued Tuesday. The company is already certificated for Phoenix to Tucson via Florence and Coolidge.
Sen. Hill of Alabama urged rapid unification of the army navy and air force criticizing ongoing quarrels over assignments. He warned defense costs threaten the economy and called on Defense Secretary Forrestal to enforce the law creating a truly unified armed service.
Paris dispatch reports Britain has dropped its demand that Israel give up the Negev and will not endorse the Bernadotte plan. Britain and the United States may align on requiring land swaps if Israel seeks more territory than the 1947 UN partition. A revised British resolution seeks a joint Anglo American stance on Palestine.
Washington November 30. Legal circles doubt the supreme court will intervene in the case of seven condemned Japanese leaders sentenced for war crimes. They note the trials were by an 11 power tribunal, not an American court, and MacArthur has postponed executions until appeals are acted upon while the court remains in recess.
India’s 50 million untouchables win equality provisions in draft constitution as the constituent assembly bans untouchability and ensures public employment equality. Gandhi’s posthumous victory marks a major social reform amid enduring caste barriers in southern regions and village life.
Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington told a Tucson press conference that housing is the air forces biggest financial problem and urged builders to construct rental homes near bases. He said 1 820 Tucson area dwellings are needed for married personnel and that 50 000 homes are required for 400 000 air force personnel overall. Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg noted no plans to enlarge Davis Monthan Field or base B 36s here. Col James C Selser Jr confirmed local housing needs.
Washington defense officials said the January draft call will be cut from 20 000 to 10 000 and February to 5 000 due to fiscal 1950 budget limits. November and December calls were 10 000 and 15 000 respectively, with prior plans for stronger rises in 1950.
Robert O. Kelly and Ralph Merritt urged turning over the Ft. Huachuca military reservation to Arizona for division between the national guard and the game and fish department. Arizona cattle owners led the push to have the WAA real property director release the installation to the state to permit continued grazing use of the base.
Cold weather moved into flooded southern areas adding discomfort to homeless residents. Readings dropped to the 30s in Alabama Georgia and Tennessee with Vicksburg Mississippi at 28. Flood warnings remained from north Georgia to southern Alabama as flood crests moved downstream.
Suchow garrison retires to aid 140,000 trapped by Communist forces 211 miles northwest of Nanking. The Red advance encircles Chiang Kai-shek's 12th army near the Yangtze. U S planes to evacuate 100 American dependents from central China aboard Manila bound flights. 1,200 Marines reach Tsingtao bringing total to 4,800.
Washington officials report the justice department seeks quick approval for a stringent antispy bill. Backed by FBI and military intelligence, it would end the three year espionage statute, require reporting stolen secrets, register trained spies, and legalize wiretap evidence in internal security cases.
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