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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1950

Page

2

VA Hospital Boost Studied In Texas Plan

Special to The Lignt Washington February 7 discusses shivers committee talks on expanding veterans hospital facilities in southwest and north Texas. legislators and local representatives noted El Paso beds may be freed for veterans, urged fast passage of plans for a 500-bed neuropsychiatric hospital, and pressed bills to build south Texas hospital capacity. Texas has 3200 mental patients awaiting hospitalization. support was pledged for Worley’s bill to double Amarillo hospital size.

Washington Southwest North Texas Gav Shivers Veterans Hospitals Olin Teague Lia Lowry Lubbock George Broome Amarillo Joe M. Dania Corsicara Mr. Rather Austin Lloyd Bentsen McAllen John Lyle Corpus Christi Ken Regan Midland George Mahon Eugene Worley Shamrock Fielas William Beaumont Hospital el Paso Texas Bentsen Lyle South Texas Worley Amarillo Veterans Hospital

Weather forecast for regions including upper Inkey and southern states

Showers are forecast for upper Inkey region and lower Appalachians while southeastern Florida and the northwest Pacific coast may see rain or snow. Rockies and northern New Mexico could get wet, New England stays cold but warmer weather is expected elsewhere. Humidity at 6:80 a.m. Tuesday and February mean at 67 percent. 24 hour precipitation totals are inconsistent. sunrise and sunset times given. wind, tides, and mild temperature readings noted with several garbled figures.

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Public uproar hits Ingrid Bergman film Stromboli

Public groups across several cities urge boycotts of Stromboli over alleged adultery glamorization. Religious leaders and censors push exhibitors to ban or withhold the Bergman drama while industry officials decline to comment as controversy swirls around the film and its stars.

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Helps You Overcome FALSE TEETH

Promote relief from loose dentures with FASTHETH a powder that supposedly stabilizes dentures by reducing mouth acidity and improving comfort. Text urges readers to obtain ASTEETH at any drugstore to avoid embarrassment from slipping dentures.

King Winter Pulls Punches

Winter held back the rougher elements Tuesday and most of the country saw mild weather with sub-zero readings rare. The weather bureau reported few sub-zero temperatures, mainly in Maine and North Dakota, while the west coast ran slightly below normal and other areas above normal. Plows and bulldozers labored against deep snow in northern Montana to reach snowbound ranchers and farmers as floods persisted in the Midwest and South leaving thousands homeless, many in Arkansas.

Weather Bureau Maine North Dakota West Montana Midwest Jessen Arkansas

Texas Spring Weather Brings Warm Monday Then Cool Tuesday

A Texas weather note reports warm conditions with temperatures in the 70s and 80s on Monday. The sequence suggests continued mild weather into Tuesday with a low around 35 at Clarendon and a likely cool spell into Wednesday.

Texas Clarendon

Oregonians Honored By CC At San Antonio Luncheon

Champer of commerce officials greeted 170 Oregon businessmen at a luncheon in the Menger hotel. The Oregonians, returning from a junket to Mexico, spent the morning sightseeing in San Antonio before departing at 2 p.m. on their 11 car special train bound for the west coast. Vernon Churchill recalled a similar visit last year. The businessmen liked San Antonio and agreed to stop here again.

Champer

GOP Gains Seats in House in New Jersey Special Election

Hackensack New Jersey February 7 Republicans won a special election to fill J Parnell Thomas's vacated seat. William B Widnall 43 state assemblyman secured a decisive victory over Democrat George T English by more than two to one. Final unofficial results 92,224 votes for Widnall 15,711 for English with Widnall prevailing in the traditionally Republican district.

Wates Widnall Jongliah East Paterson N. J

Fog delays six flights at Munnicipal Airport

Severe fog at Munnicipal Airport Tuesday caused half a dozen commercial flights to be delayed or cancelled. An Eastern Airlines plane from Houston circled for over an hour and landed at 11 30 after a late departure. Several morning flights to Houston Dallas and Denver were disrupted or held. American Airlines reported no morning flights.

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Congress Roundup on Spy Action Delay Irks U S

Washington February 7 Congress wrestles with slow details from Britain about Klaus Fuchs arrest and alleged transfer of top atomic secrets to Russia. FBI chief Hoover to brief Senate on Fuchs statement as debates over Marshall Plan aid, Korea Formosa, and Education funding rage. Senate approves Korea and Formosa bills. House considers education funding limits amid church and state control concerns.

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Two AF Studies Added at Lackland and Trinity Courses

Two new university courses for professional training of air force counselors were added. UT will run a 45 specialist counseling course led by Dr. Royal B. Embree. Trinity University will accredit an introductory psychology course for 25 students with instructors Dr. John Reynolds and Dr. Lk. Schultz at Lackland. F-12931 for ad writer.

Lackland Afb University of Texas Royal B. Embree University of Texas Testing and Guidance Serviice Trinity University John Reynolds Human Resources Research Center Lk. Schultz Lackland

General Motors Declares 1.50 Dividend for First Quarter

General Motors announced a first quarter dividend of 1.50 per share on its common stock. About 44,000,000 shares are outstanding. The dividend will be paid March 10 to holders of record February 16.

New York General Motors Corp

Take Off Ugly Fat With This Home Recipe

Odd home remedy promises quick weight loss using vague ingredients sold by druggists. Claims to remove ugly fat and restore slender figures without exercise, offering money back if not effective. Wording is garbled and untrustworthy.

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