HemisFair Site Fight Highlights San Antonio Debate
San Antonio races to choose a HemisFair site with two Urban Renewal projects under consideration. Project 8 urged by William Linkin favors La Villita and downtown access, while Project 1 fears jail and hospital proximity as design constraints. Unanimity urged to move forward with a spectacular showcase.
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HemisFair
HemisFair Committee
William Linkin
la Villita
Alamo
River Bend Project
San Antonio
AN Antonio
HemisFair Executive Committee
Béxar County
Santa Rosa Hospital
Fair Committee
San Antonians
Americas
Sinkin
Kennedy urges Senate action on test ban treaty
The text urges the Senate to approve the test ban treaty after a thorough review by military and scientific experts. It stresses two thirds approval for binding status and highlights Kennedy’s view that the treaty would increase U S security and reduce the threat of war.
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Senate
United States
Kennedy
U.S
Santa Claus gets ZIP 99701 from Post Office
Outgoing Postmaster General J Edward Day assigns ZIP 99701 to Santa Claus as one of his final acts. The piece notes the irony of machines replacing people and imagines a snowy white bearded computer, while acknowledging Santa's special place to millions.
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J. Edward Day
Santa Claus
Virginia
Santa
Understanding how drugs reach the bloodstream and why injections are used
Dr. Lester L. Coleman explains how oral drugs depend on blood concentration for effectiveness while injections speed initial action. The piece covers newborn identification via ears, strep throat treatment with antibiotics, tic disorders linked to emotions, and the role of proper diagnosis and therapy.
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King Features Syn., Inc
Open Letter Critiques Animal Cruelty Debates and Traffic Etiquette
In a Mailbox Cruelty letter Bill Godfrey is faulted for shallow views on animal testing while immunization research is defended as life saving. A second note condemns a hit and run driver who killed a small dog near Ft. Sam Houston, urging accountability and empathy for the loss.
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Bill Godfrey
Godfrey
India
PFC
David FH
Bushnell
Ft. Sam Houston
F, Morin
Downtown Traffic Woes Tied to Pedestrian Signals
Reader cites downtown congestion blamed on pedestrians. As signals turn green both cars and walkers cross, delaying right turns on main routes like Houston. The note urges adjustments to improve flow and reduce delays.
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Houston
Red Labor Commandos Seize Peruvian Plants in Rising Attacks
In December 1962 Peru faced coordinated sabotage by alleged Castro teams. A Cerro de Pasco raid damaged a central warehouse, cutting production and blocking rail lines, while other plants, including Bata Rimac, were seized. Peruvian official sources tie the actions to Communist influence as investors warn of continued raids against foreign firms.
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IMA
Peru
Castro
Havana
Cerro de Pasco
Mining and Metal Workers Federation of
Central Peru
Oroyo
New York City
Oroya
Bata Rimac Shoe Company
Arturo Sabroso Montoya
Peruvian Confederation of Labor
Cerro de Pasco Corporation
August 28 march on Washington clashes with wage ideas
A columnist argues the August 28 march on Washington is muddied by calls for a $2 minimum wage and public works, calling these prudential economic demands a red herring that could harm rights progress. He warns of Marxist manipulation and the risk to the Negro middle class, noting his own job concerns and the impact on the economy.
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U.S
Washington, D.C
Washington
Cumberland
Ozark
Mississippi
Neck of the Woods
Idws
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Through the Years August 10 Historical Notes San Antonio
A compact San Antonio almanac entry lists August 10 occurrences from 1893 to 1953. It notes a 107 degree heat record in 1953, civic leadership changes in 1943, a 1933 bust of a farm bureau crowd, 1923 express trucks, 1913 Mt Leon gas well, 1903 rail excursions bringing 2500 visitors, and 1893 park association and jockey club leadership.
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Mercury
San Antonio
Frank Grice
San Antonio Park Association
San Antonio Jockey Club
H. D. Kampmann
H. E. Barnard
J. K. Hopper
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Cuba
Hail Syndicate, Inc
John Chamberlain
Prudential Legislation
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Owen Kilday
U.S. Farm Employment Bureau
Colorosa St
American Railway Express Company
Mt. Leon
Swayne and Hamilton
Aransas Pass
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