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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1962
Page
6
The Farm Plan argues for a fair trial of Kennedy’s farm control program, stating surpluses must be reduced and the most effective method is production cuts. It notes annual storage costs exceeding one billion dollars funded by taxpayers and argues price supports should be limited or quotas restricted to curb subsidies.
The blasts targeted two Christian ministers hosting a political discussion in the valley. Families escaped injury by a narrow margin. The piece condemns the act, calls for justice, and urges police to quickly apprehend the perpetrators.
The United States Senate confirmed John A. McCone of Los Angeles as head of the Central Intelligence Agency. The appointment signals capable leadership for the agency, highlighting McCone’s varied career in private industry and government service including roles in defense and air policy.
A letter from MF. Dausin denounces Texas constitutional barriers for armed forces members voting from outside their resident county. He recounts his own move from Florida to San Antonio, home purchase, and failed voter registration claiming ineligible for a Bexar County poll tax. He urges better traffic light synchronization to ease freeway congestion.
Victor Riesel argues about sixty billion dollars in labor pension funds lacking federal penalties for embezzlement or kickbacks. He notes uncertain totals, limited enforcement, and a 161-vote defeat for a protective bill. A new bill seeks auditing powers and criminal penalties to safeguard funds for beneficiaries.
A fragmented instructional text outlines a comprehensive family health notebook. It directs listing every family member with birth dates blood type illnesses allergies and emergency data. It then prescribes pages for relatives health and death causes medical insurance and individual health histories with vaccines, labor details and feeding history.
A 1963 King Features essay argues that war on Cuba risks broader conflict with the Soviet Union and China. It questions Brazil and Mexico as allies, notes Soviet and Red Chinese influence in Latin America, and contrasts democracy with disciplined revolutionary order as a path to influence.
The San Antonio items note the death of King George VI at 6 today and that his daughter Elizabeth, aged 25, will ascend the throne as England's seventh queen. Other briefs mention La Villita transfer to San Antonio, a sheriff candidate's entry, a 58 mph wind causing damage, the King Ranch house rebuild, a cake walk at the Menger Hotel for Miss Helen Gould, and church notices at Eben Ezoy German Methodist Episcopal Church.
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