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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1955

Page

4

How Mighty Fallen in Westbrook Pegler’s View on Justices

Westbrook Pegler predicts that if John Harlan joins the Supreme Court, he will align with presidential programs and World War II era politics. Pegler critiques current justices and judges like Knox, Warren, and Frankfurter, arguing for fierce caution toward federal appointments and courts.

Warren California Deluxe Dole Washington Jimmy Walker Eleanor Roosevelt Frankfurter Knox Alger Hiss Lee Pressman Henry L. Stimson

Police quiz 50 suspects in 1945 gangland slaying

Feb 15 1945 police questioned 50 suspects in the northside home slaying of gambler Hersel H Gray. The brief notes also recall 1935 electric rate race in San Antonio, 1925 Chickie comic serialization started, 1915 Soledad reopened, 1905 prairie fire near the city, 1895 Officer Henry Springer injury, and 1885 Emma Abbott opera performance.

Hersel H. Gray W. Morrison San Antonio Central Power Co City Public Service Co Soledad Commerce Houston San Antonio Henry Springer Houston St Emma Abbott Grand Opera House

S A Laymen s Conference in San Antonio to discuss daily work

Leaders from various denominations attend a two day conference at First Presbyterian Church sponsored by the San Antonio Council of Churches. Dr Cameron P Hall of New York and Col Francis Pickens Miller of Richmond will speak. Sixteen occupational groups will meet, supper is served, and a film Living Right at Our Work will be shown.

San Antonio National Council of Churches Cameron P. Hall New York Council Department of the Church and Economic Life Col Francis

Self-Interest in Tariffs Cited Against Pacific Fishing

The article argues opponents accuse tariff supporters of self-interest while highlighting that American industries face disadvantages without protection. Rep Mack notes Japan as the Pacific fisheries rival, where workers earn far lower wages, and warns tariffs help maintain American wages and keep fishing jobs from moving abroad.

Alaska Pacific Coast Bey Rep. Mack Washington Ways and House of Representatives Pacific Japan

Private firms plan first nuclear reactors to be privately owned

Gen Walter Bedell Smith announces a nationwide private industry run nuclear reactor project to occupy 250 acres in the New York area. Invitations go to electronics, petroleum, pharmaceutical, chemical, ceramics, rubber metals, textiles, and agricultural machinery firms, signaling broader industrial investment in peaceful atomic power.

Walter Bedell Smith American Machine & Foundry Co New York

Great Lincoln lesson on grief and service in Mailbox Editor

In the Light essay Abraham Lincoln turns personal grief into national service. The author praises Lincoln for transforming loss from Ann Rutledge into unselfish care for others, urging readers to follow his example and conquer sorrow through acts of service. A few letters comment on current events and politics, reflecting public forum tone.

the Light Abraham Lincoln Ann Rutledge Abe Lincoln Rutledge America Lincola ALC

Sokolsky on the Soviet Line in China

Sokolsky argues the Soviet Union forms a union of nations held together by force or self interest, a church militant rather than a traditional alliance. He notes Chinese leaders Mao and Chou En Lai are Marxists first, with Khrushchev's rise strengthening Soviet leverage, and outlines two benefits for China from Moscow’s stance. Copyright 1955 King Features Syndicate Inc.

Estey Knox U.S John C. Knox King Features Syndicate, Inc George Sokolsky Stalin United Nations Marx Lenin Confucius Soviet Russia Malenkov China Kremlin Mao Tze Tung Chu Teh Chou En Lai Communist Party Turkestan Mongolia Manchuria Khrushchev Mikoyan Russia United States Great Britain Asia Germany Red Ching Formosa Molotov Peking King Features. Syndicate, Inc

Conjunctivitis Causes and Care Tips From Dr Bundesen

Eye irritation and watering signal conjunctivitis from infections, wind, sun, or cold. Treatments include cold compresses, frequent washing with mild solution, and light eye use. Some forms are highly contagious. avoid eye patches and wear dark glasses if needed.

King Fea Syn. Js

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