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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1966

Page

3

Hey Dad No Plates statute eyed by Dallas council

Dallas City Council backs a Texas statute to allow police to seize license plates from cars owned by habitual offenders. The measure, urged by the Dallas News, aims to curb juvenile crime by removing the vehicle from the owner’s access and shifting responsibility to parents. The plan contrasts with existing laws that fail to strip the car from the irresponsible.

Dallas Dallas News Texas San Antonio

Urban Slums Define National Urban Crisis and Need for Action

The piece argues that crumbling slums mark a broader urban crisis with violence, pollution, transportation woes, and water problems. It notes Congress and Sen. Abraham Ribicoff are addressing the issue, urging a comprehensive overhaul of federal city policy and substantial but affordable aid.

Senate Abraham Ribicoff D-Conn

Chinese Style Youth Rampage in Beijing Reported

Observer notes a Beijing youth movement following Maoist doctrine, storming shops and banning Western dress and imports. Authors warn American youth differ, stressing mass conformity under state stirred zeal.

Prayer Ban Leaves Wide Gap in Learning

Senate insight from Everett Dirksen discusses how U.S. Supreme Court prayer rulings affect school life. He cites Engle v Vitale and Stein v Oshinsky, noting teachers face conflicts over prayers, oaths, and national symbols in classrooms. He backs a constitutional amendment to allow voluntary school prayer.

Everett Dirksen Ashington D.C Israel Egypt Mount Sinai Moses U.S. Supreme Court Engle Supreme Court State Board of Regents New York Board of Regents New York State High Court U.S. District Court U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals New York City Jefferson Court Senate United States The Hall Syndicate, Inc

New Drug Show Promise for Vitiligo Treatment

A year ago reports highlighted a drug for vitiligo and readers sought access via Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Trioxsalen may stimulate pigmentation with sunlight, helping fair-skinned patients, but the Council on Drugs notes no endorsement and many questions remain before broad use.

Hadassah Hospital Jerusalem Council On Drugs of the American Medical Association

Tribune Downed by Labor Unions in New York

The New York Herald Tribune faced a terminal decline as unions resisted wage demands and threatened the paper’s life. The piece argues Tribune leadership failed to mobilize, harming readers and staff, while Buckley and Lindsay are cited for complicity in a union city stance.

New York Herald Tribune New York The Tribune John Lindsay Liberal Party of America Jock Whitney Paris Whitney

Philosophy and politics clash in Sunday letters

DONACIANO SANCHEZ criticizes Bishop Sheen and modern philosophers for vague logic while decrying political and labor unrest. C. W. Steinbrecher, CLU, defends free enterprise as he ridicules Father Sherrill Smith and liberal views amid airline strikes and nationwide tensions.

Bishop Sheen Sunday's Light Philsophy Plato Donaciano Don) Sanchez Sherrill Smith Charles Johnson Father Smith Dr. Johnson C. W. Steinbrecher CLU

Old Troll Game Ends With Small Robberies Under Bridge

The Light reports a gang of eight Negro youths hid under a New Braunfels bridge to rob two soldiers of small sums. The loot totaled 50 cents, described with sly humor by the writer and without any police action noted, reflecting precarious times.

Braunfels H.hh

Russia Invited to HemisFair Sparks Debate

Chester Deiter urges inviting Russia and captive nations to HemisFair and proposes displaying war supplies used by the Communist Viet Cong so their aid could be contrasted with American troops in Vietnam.

Russia Iron Curtain HemisFair Chester Deiter

Voters urged to resist price and wage freezes

The piece argues against freezing prices and wages and criticizes Washington for allowing labor and a minority group to guide policy. It highlights stockholders, non union workers, and 19 million retirees on fixed incomes as a growing voter base unlikely to be swayed by cradle to grave promises.

Congress White House Watts Chicago Harlem Cleveland Rochester Philadelphia Detroit N.S.F Washington

Unions blamed in call for taxpayers to unite

A outspoken note urges consumers and taxpayers to form a powerful organization to oppose labor unions and to target legislators responsible for wage increases to strikers. It calls for financing by wealthy backers and voter support from the poorer classes, directing letters to a San Antonio mailbox.

P. O San Antonio Texas

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