School district bond vote plans future expansion and tax pledge
Voters consider a 2.3 million dollar bond for expanding the school system with 62 classrooms, two new elementaries Wind Crest and Harmony Hills, and land for eight more schools. A second proposal seeks board flexibility in tax fund use. Superintendent Virgil Blossom pledges no tax rate increase if approved. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm at district elementary schools.
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Windcrest
Harmony Hills
Board of Trustees
Virgil Blossom
Churchill Seeks Return to House of Commons
Greetings mark a milestone in Sir Winston Churchill s life as he recovers from a long illness after a fall this year. The former prime minister, a 60 year House of Commons veteran, hopes to resume his seat with health permitting.
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Winston
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Through the Years San Antonio Light Nostalgia Snippets
A compilation of faded newspaper clippings from December dates in 1952 1942 1932 1922 1912 1902 and 1892 recounting society anecdotes awards transit changes a telephone medal and humorous home remedies. Notable items include Beatrice Lillie party incident Helen Kreuder Miss Victory in New York delays in 1932 transit shift to bus service and a Theodore N. Vail medal recipient among Bell Telephone staff.
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Helen Frances Kreuder
Miss Victory of
San Antonio
New York
Chicago
Women War Workers
Verda Ray Townley
Fretport
Texas
Bell Telephone System
Theodore N. Vail
Claude V. Tirkhead
73Rd District Court
Gov. Colquitt
John H. Cunningham
Kennedy pledge to defend treaty partners under attack
The address outlines NATO Rio SEATO ANZUS and other pacts backing 764,479,000 people in 48 countries plus 186,000,000 Americans. It argues the U S would act swiftly to defend allies such as India and West Berlin, detailing varied commitments from Portugal to Spain and the broader NATO alliance.
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Kennedy
West Berlin
Cuba
India
SEATO
Jawaharlal Nehru
NATO
Australia
New Zealand
U. S
Republic of Korea
Formosa
Thailand
Portugal
Haiti
Nicaragua
Philippines
Western Pacific
South Korea
Japan
Pakistan
Malaya
Idia
Canada
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Africa
Angola
Spain
Strategic Air Command
U.S
Naval Air Station
Polaris
Franco
Canary Island
Spanish Sahara
Fernando Po
Britain
Turkey
Italy
Greece
Blame and doubt over Cuban crisis and nuclear disarmament
A letter from Washington connects blame for the Cuban crisis to U S hesitation and Khrushchev offers, tracing fears from 1947 Communist directives to disarmament talks. It criticizes belief in Soviet collapse, UN control of arms, and cites Arthur H Dean. The writer also praises FBI coverage and thanks editor Hoover supports.
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Cuba
Khrushchev
Communist Congress
Al-Russian Council of Trade Unions
Russia
U.S
Malvaining & Satellite Oaim
Runan
Cube
Arthur H. Dean
Kennedy
Khrushckee
Shoveling Snow and Heart Risk in Cold Weather
Fern’s mailbox opens for reader letters as a health note warns that shoveling snow in cold weather can trigger heart strain. The column advises avoiding heavy exertion, dressing warmly, and consulting a doctor if chest pain or uncomfortable pressure occurs during winter chores.
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Nia & Fiery Furnace
eMra
Liv
Fern
Traced Bakers Dough Scandal Exposes Union Embezzlement
The article reports on 1960s embezzlement in the Bakery and Confectionery Workers union where James G Cross and four others allegedly diverted 35000 to influence a perjury trial. Probes by the Bureau of Labor Management Reports span across the U S, including New York Colorado Florida and Washington D C with court dates set for early 1963.
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Ashington
Justice Department
McClellan Committee
Bureau of Labor-Management Reports
Rackets Committee
Cross
James G. Cross
District of Columbia
Crass
Treasury
Department of Justice
U. S
Colorado
Florida
Washington, D.C
Brooklyn
Boston
Dayton
Pittsburgh
New York
Jim Cross
American Bakery and Confectionery Workers
Afl-Cio
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Bureau
of Labor Management
Chere
Pokery
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China
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Aie Tan
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Costa Rica
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