15 Jun 1950
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
1
Max Reiter and the San Antonio Symphony directors will serve as guest conductor for the NBC Symphony Orchestra. They plan to arrive in New York for oral rehearsals before the broadcast, with Researith and FEA noted among attendees.
Members of the Georgia Junior Association of Commerce visiting Chicago for a national convention donned Confederate uniforms and marched through the Sherman hotel yesterday.
The forecast indicates showers in the northwest and western regions extending to the central plains. Elsewhere expect partly cloudy or fair conditions with cooler temperatures, especially in northern Montana and northern Dakota. No significant temperature changes are expected elsewhere.
Weather data shows precipitation and sun times with moon phase notes. It lists temperatures, humidity, wind velocity, pollen counts for grass and various allergens, and sunrise and sunset times for Thursday and Friday with moonrise and moonset details. The fragmentary text references tourist weather sections and a Beaumont area station with tropical temperature readings.
Big Spring reports a stubborn oil well fire 25 miles northwest of town burning since Saturday. Workers attempted to topple the rotary table with a nitroglycerin charge, but the blaze shows no sign of abating and a radical effect is unclear.
A burglar broke a basement window at Grace Lutheran Church on Avenue E and Fifth Street, triggered an alarm, cut a hand, and fled empty handed as Rev. J E Marshall looked on. Other thefts included a radio and swimming gear from Elmendorf Lake contexto. suspects named by Mrs L R Whitten led to minor recoveries. A separate incident saw a typewriter and adding machine stolen from H B Zachry office at the municipal airport.
The West German parliament approved joining the Council of Europe by a vote of 2200 to 152. Socialists Communists Center party and a few extreme rightists opposed the decision.
New York June 15 370 CBS technicians set to report for work today while negotiations resume. Mediator J R Mandelbaum said the strike would be called off pending further talks, with no further details provided.
A fragment notes fair weather may continue nationwide with above normal temperatures. Specific readings include 102 in Guymon Oklahoma, 95 in Karigas City and 92 in Grand Forks North Dakota, reflecting early summer heat across the region.
NAACP leader Fitzgerald criticized plans for a bond funded program, stating equal facilities are needed to match Tech High. A petition urging integrated and technical training for Black students prompted the board meeting. Bond funds were defended as a means to improve overall conditions, with tension over timing and commitments.
In Los Angeles a warning notes a likely packaging shortage impacting the armed forces and defense logistics. Officials urge rapid expansion of production as the situation strains supply lines and threatens material availability for essential wartime needs.
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