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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1950
Page
3
Washington reports a railway wage settlement ending a yearlong dispute. About 300000 engineers, conveyors and trainmen receive retroactive increases from October 1 with future cost of living adjustments. Yardmen gain 23 cents per hour retroactive plus 2 cents on January 1, and rail service workers get five cents retroactive with five more cents January 1.
An army spokesman said early Friday that everything is well in hand as Chinese and Korean Reds continue probing near the UN line. MacArthur notes the initial phase of an impending attack with Reds testing the UN main line of resistance along the three arteries toward Seoul.
The Yue housing authority received a city tax exemption on 12 parcels of land purchased for a new east side housing project along Se guia road near the Coliseum. City council acted at a recessed meeting as Tax Commissioner C. Ray Navis introduced the ordinance. Navis said the exemption does not imply approval of the housing sites. the authority argues it is entitled to exemption on land it holds title to.
Gen George C Kenney warns in Air Affairs that decisive war may hinge on day one urging preparedness for immediate air power. He, commander at Maxwell Field, says U S must have a full army and navy backed by strongest air force to defend and retaliate instantly if the enemy strikes.
Washington reports defense mobilizer Charles E. Wilson says it is too early to tell how much consumer goods production may fall as munitions output rises. He advocates emergency powers for the president and weighs wage stabilization in the auto industry. Senate and House consider civil defense, excess profits tax, and arms measures while Acheson faces questions on troop deployments to Europe and Korea. The piece notes ongoing conference talks and political maneuvering in Washington.
City council on Friday arranged for payment of fees owed to auditors Howard and Pope for the 1948 city tax roll audit after Attorney Austin Anderson advised payments would be legal if a year surplus was used. Auditor T N Tucker had delayed installments totaling $8500 despite three ordinances authorizing payment.
An American Thunderjet from Nuebiberg base in Germany vanished during a training flight to Tripoli. Col Rudolph Ort and Lt Col Richard Bender were aboard. search covered the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunis toward Malta. Bender reported losing the canopy and radio receiver at high altitude before crash landing near Sicily.
A San Antonio resident testimonials that Baker's Hair Tonic relieved dandruff and itchy scalp after trying many products. She urges others tormented by dandruff to use Baker's Hair Tonic and Baker's Lathernist Shampoo for a clearer scalp and healthier hair, with a money back guarantee from the makers.
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