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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1963
Page
6
Bob Hope, famed for self deprecating humor, returns from a Christmas overseas tour to lift spirits of U S troops in freezing bases. He has long battled cold war fatigue with morale movies and shows, earning the Congressional Gold Medal alongside Irving Berlin and George M Coban for his service.
President Johnson told all U S agency and departmental heads that lists must not be exceeded without his explicit approval. He noted federal employment rose by 13 000 in three years and ordered quarterly employment reports starting in April. This follows economy moves including scrapping obsolete overseas bases and the Dyna-Soar project. A brisk New Year resolution tone pervades.
The piece argues for massive reductions in government limousines and embassy cars, urging Congress to cut costs and parking needs. It notes abuse of taxpayer funded luxury transport by Capitol Hill figures, while warning against overly harsh cuts at overseas posts harming diplomatic stature.
The Bexar County Tuberculosis Association expresses gratitude for the San Antonio Light s cooperation and public support over the past year. Managing Director Townie Finlayson extends best wishes for continued success and a happy year ahead.
Helen Nudson asserts Adlai Stevenson favored US disarmament and a strengthened United Nations Peace Force. She cites government documents and books such as Disarmament and Blueprints for Peace, urging readers to obtain further copies from the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Allene Liming argues Americans must think for themselves and resist propaganda from both media and extremists. She contrasts leftist and right wing pressures with charges of smear campaigns, urging readers to evaluate political actions and recognize Communist influence. Readers are invited to submit brief letters.
FBI and Secret Service weighed Oswald as a potential Soviet agent rather than a killer. Agencies kept surveillance from June 1962 to August 1963, noting his Marine technical skills and Soviet ties. Despite suspicions, no definitive violent intent emerged.
A San Antonio Light archival fragment notes December 28 1913 and 1938 items including Winton studying pedal boat options on the river and forecasts of 24 degrees in San Antonio. It also mentions a PWA project in Ohno Park with 400 workers, supervison by Captain George C. Westervell, and a note on Julia Marlowe missing a Grand Opera House appearance due to illness. Further entries reference installment plans offered by Clower Co and land transfers in Converse and Graytown areas or Shoham.
A 1963 King Features Syndicate column argues against compulsory fluoridation of public water. The writer notes strong public fear of mass medication, questions privacy and risk arguments, and cites the value of voluntary fluoride use. The piece contrasts fluoride fears with smallpox vaccination and reflects personal experimentation with fluoridated water.
Dr Lester Cole dian discusses trachoma as a major blindness cause and credits sulfa drugs and antibiotics for revealing the disability. Harvard researchers report a new trachoma vaccine tested in Saudi Arabia aiming at eradication with mass vaccination potential. Nobel prizes cited for nerve cell energy research. Readers may send questions to Dr Coleman.
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