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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1962
Page
4
A Kennedy administration win tops three economic gains with House passage of the tariff reform bill backed by Republicans, plus an aluminum industry accord and a Senate debt increase. The paper supports the tariff move, doubts the debt rise, and notes the aluminum deal avoids inflation and adds benefits.
A fragment recalls that 100 years ago Lincoln established the income tax to finance the Civil War. Time and inflation have changed many things yet the tax penalty remains $600, echoing Lincoln’s day.
A July 3 1952 note recalls the anti polio drive with UT students inspecting city health hazards. Other dated items mention wildlife warnings from Game Warden Hitzfelder, 1932 city payrolls averaging 160000 annually, 1922 railway shopmen strike, 1912 county river clearing plans, 1902 arrests for unpaid occupation taxes, and 190? boats bought by Gen Russ for West Lind lake.
Inside Labor examines a President Kennedy push for a national law to end strikes by force. It outlines a plan to declare a jurisdictional airline strike a threat to national welfare, enabling court injunctions and possible compulsory arbitration. The piece notes labor leaders and unions clash over job security, seniority, and wage issues amid Pan Am and Bevin talks.
In a health column, Dr. Fern discusses premature birth across species, noting kangaroo pouches as natural nourishment and contrasting with human infancy. The piece argues for maternal proximity and natural feeding before infants can walk, while warning against premature delivery and the impact of artificial feeding on development.
A garbled collection of quotations on prayer by Emily Dickinson Rah arl Herrick Francis Rous W G Renhara and Gilbert Keith Chesterton appears, with spelling errors and mixed punctuation. The text references prayer as a means to reach what presence denies and to prosper, invoking multiple historical voices.
Sokolsky extols America as founded by religious sects and built on God centered law amid debates over a 1960s Supreme Court ruling. He argues the nation remains defined by Judaic Christian principles and the moral Ten Commandments, urging continued prayer in schools and public life.
Mrs J F Billingsley writes from an era of debate after the Supreme Court ruled on school prayer. She urges representatives to push a constitutional amendment permitting local school choice on prayer, arguing freedom for districts to decide participation. She references a broader national impact and calls for continued faith-based civic action.
COL BILL WILLIAMS questions national drift away from faith as atomic weapons loom. He cautions against removing prayer from public life and invokes belief in a Creator, urging Texans to keep reverence intact despite modern fears.
Doran G. Williams backs Sheriff Owen Kilday against crime, supports Kennedy criticism of city leadership, and urges action to curb hoodlums. He praises Arthur Schlesinger Jr. for intellectual input in government, calls for reform, and invites readers to join his plea forum.
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