Trash Disposal on Downtown Planters Sparks Debate
An editorial notes concrete planters on Houston and Commerce Streets now serve as trash dumps despite Parks Department planting them. Readers urge easy, lidless, waist high trash receptacles to curb litter. city officials and Beautify San Antonio Association urged action for cleaner streets.
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Johnson asserts steady U S policy across eras and domains
President Johnson declares that American commitments in Europe and Asia are enduring, color‑blind, and policy‑driven by Congress and prior administrations. He spoke in Hawaii to reassure allies amid fears over the future course in Asia after he declined renomination.
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IBM to Transform Brooklyn Slum Warehouse Into Electronics Plant
Slum relief drives IBM to acquire a dilapidated Brooklyn warehouse in Bedford-Stuyvesant to build a modern electronics factory creating hundreds of jobs. IBM says site choice aims to redress community needs while meeting manufacturing needs, part of a national effort including San Antonio projects under the President's Job Program for the hard-core unemployed.
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Big Labor Favors Rocky Nixon Rivalry Seen in Labor Support
Veteran political observer Victor Riesel reports that labor leaders split with Humphrey over Rockefeller, with AFL-CIO figures pledging broad union backing for Rockefeller if nominated. He notes key labor figures and unions quietly lining up to back Rockefeller, while Republicans seek to draw urban and minority votes.
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Dick Nixon
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George Romney
Humphrey Cash Needs in California Primary Face Kennedy Challenge
The piece analyzes the money race and political maneuvering for the 1968 California primary. It notes Humphrey lacking funds, Kennedy and McCarthy as rivals, and Lyndon Johnson’s unclear support. It predicts $2.5 to $5 million needed for a viable bid and considers draft movements and past presidents’ stances.
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Lyndon Johnson
California
Robert Kennedy
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Dwight Eisenhower
Nixon
Eisenhower
Prestt Johnson
Trustees canvass votes amid disputed tally and threats
In a Monday Mailbox item the South San Antonio ISD trustees canvassed an election, but the secretary’s envelope lacked an ally sheet. An improvised tally memo was accepted as official, prompting criticism of President Fuentes and debate over contracts and leadership. The letter also notes praise for the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and a broader political jab at FDA vitamin policy and Big Brother.
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Fuentes
Kristian Bredvad
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Melvin
Mothers seek support group for brain injured children
A note from Mrs. Joe Martinez invites other mothers to join a support circle for families with brain injured and retarded children. The group meets to share views on education and adolescent challenges, especially for junior high students, with contact details for more information.
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Joe Martinez
War on vitamins rages over diet surveys and agency claims
Columnist John Chamberlain railed against Big Brother as USDA and FDA clash over vitamin adequacy. The Agriculture Department survey of 7,500 families reportedly shows diets deficient in vitamins while FDA maintains food provides all essential nutrients.
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John Chamberlain
Alex D
Broll
Year 1987 Uplifts Medicine with Heart Transplant and DNA Breakthroughs
Health Talk surveys 1987 medical advances including a landmark heart transplant and lab made viruses. Nobel prize honors Dr. Kornberg for DNA discovery as researchers push cancer, leukemia cures and viral prevention forward. Italian kidney infection diet trials use pasta to ease uremia but face monotony complaints.
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Arthur Kornberg
Kornberg
Taxpayers Call for Washington Budget Clean Up
C W Steinbrecher argues against renewing the excise tax and its added 10 percent surtax on income, urging Congress to trim federal waste instead. He emphasizes that voters can only vote and not directly cut taxes, seeking housecleaning in Washington.
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Washington
C. W. Steinbrecher
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