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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1950
Page
1
The U S weather map shows scattered thunder showers from the Atlantic to the Rockies with the far west mostly fair. Warmer in the eastern half, cooler in the northern plains and northern central Rockies, and warmer in the Pacific states.
Fragmentary weather notes report humidity around 63 percent and scant precipitation. It mentions sunrise and sunset times, tides, and a forecast pattern for Saturday with a high near 87, plus low temperatures and breeze notes.
Specialist sought at Brooke Army Medical Center for civil service at Sam Houston headquarters. Application process details and contact extend through S687 extension. Salary up to $2355 annually.
Belgian troops and gendarmes battle tens of thousands of anti Leopold demonstrators in Brussels Liege and Verviers as public gatherings are banned. In Liege 20 000 strikers join others fighting police with bottles chairs and stoves. Bridges near Brussels are stormed and grenades thrown at police.
More than 600 Waves and 18 officer candidates celebrated the eighth anniversary at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. The event featured a birthday cake cutting and a review of units from across the nation. Guests include attendees from the Chicago fair observance on Sunday.
At the San Pedro Playhouse the Bexar County Democratic convention adopted against new income taxes and socialized medicine, praised the tidelands fight by Attorney General Price Daniel, and urged restoring lands to Texas. Delegates were elected for the September Mineral Wells state convention.
In Fort Worth Corpus Christi and other counties Republicans named slate candidates to oppose Democrats in the November election. Delegates were chosen for the state convention in Galveston with resolutions backing party leaders, criticizing Democrats and pledging opposition to several nominees.
At the Bexar county Republican Convention 70 precincts sent delegates and alternates to approve a resolution condemning the Brannan farm plan and the Truman administration in Udelands. Forrest Bennett served as temporary and permanent chairman and Eugene Nolte attended as a local GOP leader. Delegates to the state convention in Galveston on Aug 9 were elected, with Henry Zweitel urged for reelection as state chairman.
Reports from Texas county conventions show conservatives and liberal anti Truman factions gaining ground. In Houston two liberal leaders walked out of the Harris County meeting. Corsicana had near unanimity in loyalty pledges. Navarre and Gregg counties debated loyalty and term extensions amid party disloyalty charges.
The U S circuit court of appeals held Weirton Steel co and its parent National Steel corp guilty of contempt for failing to dissolve an independent union and for interfering with workers rights. Seven executives and five union officers were also named in the ruling issued yesterday.
New York reports reveal 2700 AFL CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers members plan a strike vote. The union and the airline reached tentative terms on a contract except for the 10 cent hourly wage demand, with mechanics ramp service workers and cleaners involved.
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