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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1949

Page

8

Atomic Energy Commission Criticized by Strauss Testimony

The Atomic Energy Commission faced scrutiny as Lewis Strauss testified on twelve national security issues including isotopes delivery to foreign nations. He argued policies risked Soviet access and potentially harmful military applications, while Truman dismissed the inquiry as headline hunting. The piece argues Congress must fully probe administration subversion concerns, contrasting Truman’s stance with public need for accountability.

Atomic Energy Commission Joint Atomic Energy Committee Congress Commission Lewis Strauss Truman Atomic Exergy Commission Strauss Soviet Russia America United States

How to Find Happiness through Planned Joy

A reflective piece by Elsie Robinson recounts a disillusioned youth who believed happiness could not come without effort. She explains discovering happiness is a planned, persistent goal, built from small joys in daily life and resolved through personal discipline to foster lasting delight.

H:ress Elsie Robinson Reid

Bible Verse Today's Sermon Text

The selection features a variant of the familiar Matthew 11 28 exhorting readers to come to Christ for rest. The wording emphasizes labor and heavy burdens as the call to seek spiritual relief.

These Days Confession and the Hiss Trial Debates

The piece argues for personal responsibility and truth in the Hiss Chambers affair, noting Chambers exposure of documents, alleged withholding of proof, and the courtroom battles over perjury. It cites key figures like Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, Isaac Don Levine, Adolf Berle, and Eleanor Roosevelt, framing events as treachery and legal maneuvering amid wartime secrecy.

George Washington Tiis Whitaker Chambers Whittaker Chambers Isaac Don Levine Adolf A. Berle Fr Adl Loyd Stryker Alger Hiss Hiss Chambers Jess Stryker Eleanor Roosevelt L Whittaker Chambers Soviet Russia State Department Fliss Berle Court of Law King Syed

Canada’s U S goods trade and American capital presence

Canada imported 2.9 billion dollars worth of goods from the United States and hosts over 200 branch factories from U S industries. American capital has heavily invested in Canada since the war. The Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park spans 58,000 acres along the Missouri River in North Dakota.

Canada United States Greece Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Missouri River North Dakota

Pegler and unions under fire in anti racketeer view

Westbrook Pegler argues unions are mostly dictatorships and rotten boroughs dominated by bosses and appointees. He cites John L. Lewis and Dan Tobin, condemning secret ballots, lack of true rank and file power, and calls for congressional investigations into union governance.

Westbrook Pegler New York Crown Heights William J. Smith Epite Pegler Congressional Committee John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Dan ‘Tobin Carpenters’ Union Soda Hodcarriers

Labor unions under fire for corruption and control

A critical column accuses union bosses of corruption and power, describing drunken conventions, rigged credentials, and suppression of rank and file rights. It cites gifts to Israel and Italian projects, coercive dues use, and anti labor abuses by unopposed leaders, urging accountability and reform.

Pegler Entiunion Committee On Resolutions Rank and File Israel Politcal Italy Ladies Garment Workers Union David Dubinsky Antonini Stryved Dubinsky Antoning Musicians’ Union California Maui Kirk Syndt

Blood Pressure Diet and Mercury Treatment Discussed

A 20 year research review explains high blood pressure roots in tiny vessels and nerve-related tension. Diets low in salt combined with mercury-based diuretics have reduced pressure in some patients within days, with ongoing relief of symptoms.

Gariye Et

River beautification plan eyed by city officials

June 21 1939 city commission hears plans for Brackenridge park to the auditorium project. Chairman Jack White proposes ordinances to prevent river pollution and a ban on motor boats in downtown. He urges dredging and beautification of the river from the park to the downtown area.

New City Commission Jack White White Hager Callighan Buller Col Augustus Belknap California Fair Oaks Belknap

Revival Cure For Pastor Of Immanuel Baptist

The Rev T C Long pastor of Immanuel Baptist church says his lameness from a broken spot four years ago has been cured by divine healing after anointing two months ago by C E Roberts who leads a revival on South Presa street. He also reports relief from a severe throat trouble.

T. C. Long Immanuel Baptist Church Long C. EB. Roberts South Presa Street

Broadway Memos and Rotary Club Notes From Walter Winchell

Walter Winchell reviews glit Fridays and Rotary Club conventions noting visitors who filled Madison and other towns without causing traffic or politics. He highlights press scenes, a Brandeis University trustees appointment, a Tucker car story, and a hoax involving Thomas Sutherland at an ad agency. The piece mentions Bauer and press chatter on resignations, retractions, and the era’s media hoaxes.

Walter Winchell Rotary Clubs Ladies & Gentlemen Horesty Madison Garces Cisre Boothe Trund Knopt Eleanor Rocceveltts Trusters Brandeis Universi Waltham Mass Cartier’s Walter Whites Thomas Sutherland Sutherland Agence Abe Meyer Bérger the ‘Tiroes Gazette Erate Roads of Tetters

Bading Born On the News by ARTHUR Bugs BAER

An opinion piece critiques Hickenlooper's stance on national security and its political fallout. It mocks claims of loyalty as a chemical reaction and questions the administration's handling of uranium and related security issues. The column reflects mid century press rhetoric on loyalty and policy.

Arthur “Bugs” Baer Hickenlooper National Security Republi

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