Engineers Week observed in Bexar County with slogan America s Engineers Build for the Future
The piece celebrates National Engineers Week in Bexar County praising George Washington era engineers and the discipline s role in solving problems. It urges students to study mathematics and sciences, warns that skipping courses shuts future engineering doors, and commends the profession while hoping bright youngsters continue to lead.
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Bexar County
George Washington
Accent on Youth Proposes Broad Youth Aid Bill
The president cites 7.5 million youths entering the labor market without high school completion to justify a sweeping youth program. The package includes a Youth Conservation Corps a National Service Corps expansion of the Peace Corps three year delinquency law extension child aid day care education and mental health measures with an initial price tag of 100 million dollars. The Peace Corps performs well and funding progresses, making youth investment look prudent as Congress reviews the President’s message.
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Youth Conservation Corps
National Service Corps
Peace Corps
A-3 Rides Polaris Missile Reaches Atlantic Flight Milestone
The A-3 powered by the Navy's Polaris system completed its first successful 1,600 mile Atlantic flight. It is expected to be combat-ready by 1964 with a range of 2,900 miles when deployed from submerged submarines. French papers requested publication.
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Atlantic
Races Religion and Forum Voices in Chicago
A letter in The Mailbox argues against forced integration and confers sympathy to those who prefer segregation. PAT REYNOLDS states that equal rights exist but should not be mandated by conferences or organizations. The writer contends that segregation persists in social, financial, and educational life across races.
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Chicago
National Council of Churches
Synagogue Council At America
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Samuel H. James
Lst
Free America
God of Creation
Pat Reynolds
Democrats clash over Bexar County charter and costs
Norman Gustafson reports on the county convention dispute as Penacrats COPE and Passacrats vie to draft a new Bexar County charter. He warns taxpayers will fund the effort and questions whether the charter serves the people or courthouse and special interests. Also applauds traffic department for late night blinking lights aiding night drivers.
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Jitamie Knight
Birchers
Penacrats
Cope
Passacrats
Bexar County
Pena
Democrats
Norman Gustafson
Traffic Department of
San Antonio
Burial Tax Sparks Texans Debate on Grave Purchases
A reader complains about a 2 percent sales tax on grave stones and full burials, calling it a disgraceful policy imposed by bureaucrats. The letter urges reflection on historic taxation of the dead and asks readers to consider the issue in informed terms.
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Austin
Secret coalition challenges Hoffa amid federal probes
A covert network of powerful Teamsters leaders far from loyal to Hoffa convenes quietly as federal grand juries widen probes into cross country fund shifting and waterfront pilferage. The saga spans New York Chicago Los Angeles with indictments rising, trials looming, and Hoffa’s grip under pressure while rivals discuss a possible showdown.
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Tashington
Jim W Hoffa
Brotherhood
Hoffa
The
Teamsters
Jim Hoffs
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Jimmy H
Nashville
Department of Justice
Louisville
U.S
Robert Morgenthau
New Jersey
Cautions on Pep Pills and Antibiotics Use
The article warns pep pills based on amphetamine pose health risks and urges limited use, noting the dangers of nonprescription access. It discusses constipation stigma, advises hydration and medical laxatives, and stresses prudent antibiotic use to prevent resistance and ensure effectiveness.
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Myon
No-Man Mckhensey Martin and Hoover Stand in Washington
A 1961 King Features column defends Federal Reserve chief William McChesney Martin Jr and FBI director J Edgar Hoover as incorruptible public servants across Democratic and Republican regimes. It notes Martins inflation stance and defends Hoovers integrity against liberal critics, citing Biddle and Baldwin. The piece labels them as essential in facing inflation and Communist threats.
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Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin Jr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edgar Hoover
Martin
Hoover
Fed
White House
Washington
Federal Reserve
Kennedy
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Calvin Coolidge
Gestapo
American Civil Liberties Union
Roger Baldwin
The
Civil Liberties Union
America
Conpright
King Features Syrstreate, Inc
Through the Years From The San Antonio Light
A compilation of San Antonio highlights across 1893 to 1943 notes the Bexar County Grand Jury declining routine business and launching a probe into sales of intoxicants to minors. Merchants report food price rises 20 to 30 percent from the prior year. Freight rate reductions announced by H A Loeffler for Southern Pacific. City and federal officers search for source of spurious lead dollars. Aviator DeLloyd Thompson flies over the city. A turnip weighing 15 pounds 12 ounces is shown by Charles Hugo near Dilley. A local man possessed three lead dollars during February 1923 era.
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Bexar County
Grand Jury
San Antonio
H. A. Loeffler
Southern Pacific
Gulf Ports
Fer
DeLloyd Thompson
Business Men's Club
Charles Hugo
Dilley
Bible Verse Blessings From Genesis 12 3
A religious text passage notes Gods promise to bless those who bless Abraham and to curse those who curse him, declaring that all families on earth will be blessed through him as stated in Genesis chapter 12 verse 3.
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Congress
Home
Pease
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Isin
Ictments
Thomas H. Keegan
Local 710
Meat and Highway Drivers Union
Keegan
Sen. McClellan
Bob Kennedy
Senate
McClellan
TF Tok
Team- Sters
Hall Syndicate
Tuc
Harry J. Johnson, M.D
Tere
John Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Francis Biddle
Franklin Roosevelt
Biddle
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