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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
4
Four St. Joe defendants pleaded guilty to spying charges and were fined a total of 50 dollars by Circuit Judge James W. McLaytngton. The case involved supervision duties across Salt Lake City and western states Montana Idaho Utah Nevada Oregon Washington.
Washington reports two Texans will head and assist in the Mexican affairs division of the State Department. Thomas Mann of Laredo becomes chief with Baylor and UT backgrounds. Roy Richard Rubottom Lin Brownwood, SMU and UT alum, serves as senior staffer and former naval officer.
Washington reports on America's expanding long range missile program. Banana River Florida rises as the planned 500 mile testing ground with Cape Canaveral launch sites and possible tracking stations on Grand Bahama Abaco Eleuthera Cat and San Salvador. The Banana River facility aims to unify army navy and air force efforts under joint chiefs of staff with $75 million authorized and $10 million immediate funding.
London reports the Atomic Scientists forecast Russia will possess atom bombs within a year and that in any future war atomic weapons would be used by both sides. They warn of likely widespread destruction in densely populated western Europe and possible collapse of civilization. A car wreck and a neighbor injured figure in a brief local incident noted in the piece.
A fire damaged the Navarro Junior College science laboratory in Corsicana on January 5 1942. Estimated loss was about 25000 dollars. The blaze affected subjects in the current curriculum and impacted students from Lafayette College studying languages.
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