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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1950

Page

3

Universal military service urged by reserve chief

Brig Gen Melvin Maas urged universal military service with a vouge reserve to back higher officers, saying it could solve the nation’s military problems. He spoke to Texas reserve officers in San Antonio, noting the Korean conflict’s strain on reserves and recommending a 30 day post call delay and dated recall data, plus a proposed 4 year active plus 4 year reserve structure to build a 3 to 4 million strong force backed by volunteers.

Melvin 3. Maas King Committee On Reserve Affairs Washington Texas San Antonio Reserve Ben Baines James P. Hollers Maas Fnrees Army Air Force Navy Sic Pentagon Armed Services Therm Soleway

Painters Get Boost in Pay in San Antonio

San Antonio painters will receive a flat 1.24 increase in hourly pay starting Jan 1 after a new one year contract between the San Antonio chapter of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America and Painters Local 172 AFL. Wages range from 2.0 for brush journeymen to 2.50 for spray on and sand blast operators. Structural steel painters earn 2.25 with higher scale above two stories. Contract may be reopened on 60 days notice.

San Antonio Painting and Decorating Contractors of America AFL

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