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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1949

Page

3

Congress Roundup Landlords Protest Rent Controls

Protesting landlords rallied at Capitol Hill calling rent controls confiscation and un-American coercion while backing President Truman's push to continue controls. At a downtown rally they cheered eviction threats as a House banking committee heard testimony from Housing Expert Tighe Woods and National Apartment Owners Association President John Owen. AFL leader William Green criticized Taft-Hartley as impracticable and urged repeal. Senate talks on labor rules and anti inflation measures continued as Europe’s exports loom and the Marshall plan faces funding questions.

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Prize Winner Gets Degree Amid Zonta Scholarship Talk

Miss Marilyn Broome of San Antonio received her bachelor’s degree as the Zonta club of San Antonio debated pension reforms for ex servicemen and discussed the Amelia Earhart scholarship, worth 1000 dollars, to fund graduate study in aeronautics. Union of news centered on awards and policy proposals presented at the Pasadena convention and Houston club remarks.

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Zoning Debate Highlighted by Maury Maverick in San Antonio

Maury Maverick told a real estate luncheon at the Gunter hotel that current zoning restrictions deter investors and leave land unimproved. He urged repeal of the zoning ordinance and return to a Houston style permit system, noting Houston’s rapid progress and natural development. He recalled San Antonio's 1938 zoning adoption and contrasted exclusive subdivisions of 40 years ago with today’s value of community centers as assets.

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Reds Active In Reich Zone

Berlin reports state that Soviet forces are moving extensively in their sector of Germany and are staging combined air and submarine maneuvers in the western Baltic region.

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Shooting SHEER Sheriff Bob Loth said six pers

Sheriff Bob Loth stated six persons were injured in a shooting incident. The event occurred yesterday near downtown and prompted a detailed police response. Authorities have not released names or a suspect description at this time.

Bob Loth

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