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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
2
Guards began a sweep at the riot torn prison as officials weighed weaknesses and potential hostage replacements. County prosecutor Hawman pledged to prosecute ringleaders under new state law while considering leniency for revolt leaders once facts are clear. Officials ordered isolation wards restored and an inmate council to be formed.
A tile roof of an old house in Seoul collapsed during heavy rain, crushing three sleeping children to death. Police cited a 10 inch rainfall weakening the roof.
Special agents probe the disappearance of 15980 in cash and 1500 in checks from a Railway Express car at West Chicago station. The car had collected funds from Northwest Line offices and was idle for over two hours before being linked to a Chicago bound train. An employee left briefly to read a newspaper.
Secretary of State Dulles told a House subcommittee on June 10 that Russia’s economic system is on the brink of collapse while the American system grows stronger. He linked Soviet weakness to recent peace gestures and Geneva talks, and defended U.S. aid levels as fostering ally prosperity.
Hailstones driven by a 5¢ mile-an-hour wind ripped through Billings Montana yesterday. The pellets described as large as baseballs shattered thousands of windows punctured roofs dented autos and injured several persons in the city of 40 000.
Rep. Whitten of Mississippi attacks Agriculture Secretary Benson over U S export sales of farm surpluses. He accuses Benson of blocking foreign sales under influence of large investors and warns U S policy could push farmers back to domestic production only, risking ruin for farmers.
Two counts of assault with intent to murder were filed against C. M. Stiles 64 of near Killeen in the shooting of retired Army Col. D. S. Satterwhite and his son Clay Satterwhite. The officer and son were riding horseback near their home when a man on horseback opened fire. Satterwhite was in serious condition. The motive remains unknown.
Obituaries list Joseph B. Gray 55 former San Antonian died in Brookhaven Mississippi services and burial at Brookhaven Lula Arnold 83 of 1129 Avant Lane services held Thursday Porter Loring Chapel burial San Jose Burial Park L. Prentiss 4 of 459 Adrian Drive services 10 a m Friday Akers Chapel burial Washington July 7 State Department says U S opposition to Red China admission to UN unchanged spokesman said the statement aimed to correct impression reported by Burmese Premier U Nu Sem Bridges R NH named officials who gave that impression
Tom West aged 27 who had lived in an iron lung for three years died yesterday in a veterans hospital. Spotty heavy rains fell Thursday in the Wink area of west Texas.
National report notes only scattered relief from a heat wave that has blanketed the eastern half of the nation for days. San Francisco garage workers win eight paid holidays a year with one birthday holiday for each worker.
Cairo reports Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser declared Egypt will meet aggression with ingression. Also in brief the anti prostitution bill threatens to oust over 509000 women from work before the Japanese parliament. A British sergeant was convicted and sentenced to death for murdering a comrade he later wed the widow of. A lion cub, a gift from America for Sir Winston Churchill, arrived in London but proved so enraged keepers could not remove it from the cage.
New polio cases reported for the week ended July 2 totaled 12 percent above the prior week but 40 percent below the corresponding week last year. The data reflect ongoing surveillance and compare current totals with both the previous week and the same week in the prior year.
Mes Lulu Walton Kilgore 85 of 145 E Rosewood funeral at Porter Loring chapel with burial Sunset Memorial Park. Also reported deaths include Dr Wendell Mitchell Latimer 62 pioneer in atomic basic research. Edward Neild 63 Shreveport head architect of the Truman library. William E Terry 57 advertising manager of Redbook since 1953. Michael Dolak ... Hartford vice president Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance and WWI rail administrator. Paul C Beam 53 Washington executive secretary Phi Beta Theta. Martin Kamen atomic scientist. George Alfred Cluett 82 president Cluett Peabody Co. alleged Russian information contact.
Texas critics praise A Cloud of Witnesses a historical drama about the Alamo being staged nightly at the San Jose mission. Attorney General Sheppard described it as very important especially in San Antonio. About 2500 spectators attended the first three performances. Tickets available through the San Antonio Conservation Society. Production by Baylor University drama students directed by Paul Baker.
The government reported June outlays for new construction rose 7 percent to 3.8 billion dollars, the highest monthly figure ever. Preliminary estimates show 19.1 billion dollars in new construction during the first six months of 1955, a new record.
Washington's transit strike neared the end of its first week with no settlement despite peace efforts by government officials.
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