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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1963
Page
2
The White House monitors a developing Cyprus situation as Greek and Turkish factions clash. State Department secretaries relay concerns over safety for 1700 Americans while Rusk stays in contact with officials in Washington. Discussions stress careful handling and potential escalation.
Houston hosts the National Council of Farm Cooperatives 35th annual meeting January 13 to 15. The federation of farmers cooperatives represents about 5,700 co-ops serving nearly 3 million farm members. Key sessions include a talk on export trade by Assistant Secretary Roland R. Boone and a luncheon featuring Joseph A. Greenwald of the State Department.
Former Tennessee governor Buford Ellingson arrives at the LBI Ranch on Christmas Day as the 1964 campaign opens. Described by President Johnson as valuable, Ellingson is seen as a potential national Democratic chairman, likely to guide Johnson’s Southern operations amid civil rights policy tensions.
Washington reports the nation’s economy is seen edging up this year with a brief slowdown after Kennedy’s assassination. Commerce Department notes a resumed upward momentum in steel and overall activity, December retail sales rebound, automakers hit a record 875000 in November, and housing construction picks up.
Former President Truman told reporters there have always been too many federal employees and there will always be too many, commenting on President Johnson's decision to cut down on federal employment. He stressed the persistent issue persists regardless of administration.
Seagoville Texas prison inmates became subjects in a federal study to test a vaccine against the common cold. Forty nine prisoners traveled to Bethesda Maryland to receive nasal sprays and oral capsules of a virus and earned a $20 bonus plus time credited as sand time. Warden L P Gallaher noted many prisoners volunteer hoping to be guinea pigs with a waiting list behind them.
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