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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1946
Page
1
A batch of 22 gallon GI garbage cans was sold to the public for a Polio cleanup drive. Garbage men report bruises and pinched fingers as they empty the attached lids, prompting complaints to city officials.
Shit-ins Geer Flowers Patients in military hospitals in the San Antonio area have been given 200 dozen flowers to cheer them up. Arthur Teil, president of the Florists' Association, says the gesture was organized by a joint USO and merchants group.
The House sent the contested measure to the Senate after a 44 to 29 vote fell short of the two thirds needed to override. President Truman rejected the bill as a piecemeal fix that would not halt strikes, arguing it would worsen industrial strife despite labor and industry pressure.
The term closed with 14 opinions and dissents, Justice Jackson’s stinging attack on Justice Black drawing attention. The court, amid heavy dissent, upheld monopolies case and ruled on district remapping and naturalization limits while recording 144 dissent votes across 125 opinions.
A. E. Surber on Burnet street reports $400 stolen after a burglar entered while he slept. Police tie the break to a torn slashed street. Other incidents include clothing valued at $55 from A. J. Thompson’s car on West Russell Place, a $35 purse from Mrs. A. P. Hatton at 313 Main Avenue, and $89 from Alina L. Rose at Isabel street while she worked at Ford's Grill on North St. Mary's Street.
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