26 Sep 1949
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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1949
Page
1
President Truman will fly to St Louis on Wednesday for a major Masonic celebration and then speak in Kansas City Thursday night. He will depart St Louis for Kansas City Thursday afternoon.
Canton comes under a three army push by Chinese Communists in Kwangtung province as the Reds strike after weeks of probing Nationalist lines. In Missouri, four operating brotherhoods strike against the Missouri Pacific with no settlement in sight. Roy E. Davidson meets Alvanley Johnston in Cleveland. A gulf hurricane threatens Tampico as winds ease inland. Sen Taft urges Spain as a North Atlantic defense partner against Soviet threats and calls for quick reconciliation.
London reports Britain faces a critical three day emergency debate as the Labour government pushes a motion to devalue the pound from 4.03 to 2.80 dollars. Failure could force disbanding Parliament and an immediate general election, with 60 percent Labour majority at stake.
Phoenix September audit of the Arizona workmen's compensation fund began with Jack Ede of Los Angeles arriving to lead the study for Coates Henforth and England actuaries. The review follows controversy but is the customary yearly check. a prior June audit warned the fund faced insolvency unless law changes were made in at least six areas.
Washington zoo workers urge visitors to heed a “do not feed the elephant” sign. Head keeper Frank O. Lowe warns that 5,000 people each bringing a handful of peanuts can harm the baby elephant under care.
In San Francisco 26 September a twelve member jury including six men and six women began deliberations in the Tokyo Rose treason trial. Iva Toguri D Aquino, watched by her lawyers, faces possible penalties up to the death sentence though prosecutors did not seek it. The trial spans 13 weeks with costs around 250000 dollars. the defendant is penniless and represented by Wayne Collins without charge.
Phoenix will welcome Miss America Jacque Mercer home with a gigantic parade. The Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors her win and says she arrives by plane at 9 45 a.m. Monday to be greeted by Gov. Dan E. Garvey on the statehouse balcony.
The New York Yankees overcome a three run deficit to lead the Boston Red Sox 5-3 after six innings. A near capacity crowd of about 65,000 roars as Maurice McDermott is driven from the mound and Jack Kramer yields four runs in the fourth. The club announces ticketing for possible World Series games in New York with four game strips priced at 32 dollars and 24 dollars for reserved seats. Joe DiMaggio, ill since Sept. 18, shows signs of recovery and may return for the final Red Sox series.
Aging Henry M. Blackmer, once fled to Europe to avoid Teapot Dome testimony, pleaded guilty in U S district court to income tax evasion. A motion to dismiss four perjury indictments was denied, with sentencing deferred and bond set at five thousand dollars as he heads to Boston for medical treatment. Judge Phillips will complete review over about 30 days and monitor his whereabouts.
Hundreds of Guamanians greet Gov Carlton Skinner first civilian governor arrives by transport plane with his family. Service personnel and workers join locals as a youth chorus sings two songs of welcome. Inauguration planned for tomorrow in Agana capital.
In Tombstone the recall election pits Mayor Giacoma and council members against opponents Fred Bennett C. Newell and others with polls open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tomorrow. Voters confront critiques of a $1 monthly utility meter charge tied to funded debt and city finances.
Two men identified as Harry W. Leach and Vernon Penney of Dallas were killed when a Nash-Osborne Co. truck crashed downhill on the Grapevine section of the Bakersfield Los Angeles ridge route. The 20 ton rig struck a gas station and several cars, igniting fires and causing extensive damage.
European reports of new uranium discoveries in Czechoslovakia and Spain fuel talk of an atomic race after Russia’s claimed weapon test. Tass asserts Russia has had atomic weapons since 1947 and supports international control without a veto, while Franco Spain and east German ore shipments raise questions about leverage in postwar nuclear diplomacy.
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the United Nations general assembly that the Soviet Union twice rejected treaties to guarantee peace among the five major powers, marking a sharp accusation of laxity in atomic control efforts.
Washington signals frame the day as President Truman signs the extension of the reciprocal trade agreements program to 1951. Lawmakers push for tighter curbs on Soviet espionage as Velde and O Conor warn of ongoing infiltration and the danger of atomic secrets. Hull attends the White House ceremony, marking a rare public appearance.
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