Training for Progress Aims at San Antonio Labor Drift
EXAR COUNTY addresses unemployment and illiteracy amid San Antonio’s growth. The city backs a new Training for Progress project to train unskilled workers for technical jobs, with federal aid sought under the 1962 Manpower Development and Training Act. The effort, led by the Chamber of Commerce, will cover auto mechanics, job placement, and language support.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Tommy N. Lochridge
Special Services Department
The
Chamber of Commerce
Pearson government signals tentative Canada policy shift
Canada moves to suspend a 20 percent tax on the sale of Canadian companies to nonresidents, a policy viewed as discriminatory against U S investors. Finance Minister Walter Gordon calls the move temporary due to administrative problems, while a separate tax on dividends to nonresidents remains. The stance suggests sober second thoughts by Prime Minister Pearson as it weighs potential economic costs of curbing American capital.
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Lester Mr Pearson
Canada
United States
Pearson
United States Soviet hotline agreement signed
The U S S R and United States have signed a July agreement to establish a direct teletype emergency line between Washington and Moscow. The aim is quicker contact in times of international tension to prevent war by misunderstanding or miscalculation. President Kennedy calls the move a limited but practical step forward in arms control and disarmament.
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Washington
Moscow
Kennedy
Statesmen urged to rally for Cuba policy shift
Readers urge a tougher stance against Castro and oppose coexistence with a Red regime just 90 miles from U S shores. The letter cites Havana demands, Guantanamo base talks, and calls for public opinion to drive Washington toward restoring Cuba’s freedom.
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Cuba
State Department
Castro
Guantanamo
Washington
H. L. Hunt
Dallas
Aliens and the pledge in a local critique
Marvin Thannisch argues against granting Social Security and welfare benefits to aliens in the area. He says such residents entered illegally or did not seek citizenship and should not be taxed for their support. He attacks the ACLU and asserts the nation’s under God heritage from the founders and the Declaration of Independence.
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Henry B
Henry
God
United States of America
American Civil Liberties Union
Compromise Dividend Taxes Asked
A June 19 final home edition article titled Compromise Dividend Taxes Asked discusses the present section of the Internal Revenue Code and cautions it could mislead those uninformed about tax provisions. It addresses how proposed changes affect dividend taxation and implications for taxpayers.
Grace Note Public Thank You Letter From The Lord
A public letter expresses heartfelt thanks for a luncheon at the Menger Hotel. The writer recalls kindness, telegrams and letters received and thanks friends for their support. The note closes with blessings and a Christian greeting.
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Menger
Jesus
Think Office to Quietly Watch Labor Crises in US
A 1963 Wall Syndicate report describes a proposed Think Office within the Labor Department to detect looming labor disputes and nudge parties toward settlement before they threaten public welfare. The plan envisions an early warning system, field sampling, and a National Labor-Management Panel created under Taft-Hartley to guide restraint and preempt strikes.
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Kennedy
Macmillan
U.S
Arthur Goldberg
Goldberg
Supreme Court
WW “Aestern
Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Labor Department
James Reynolds
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Reynolds Or Wirtz
Samner
Think Office
Labor
Cornelius
Neil)Haggerty
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department
Martime
Refree
Wall Syndicate, Inc
Scientists observe cancer cell formation through ears in rabbits
Researchers photograph cancer cell development via transparent ear windows in rabbits, revealing cells attaching to blood vessel walls. The study inspires enzymes to dissolve cancer cells before they anchor to distant vessels, while WHO-backed work notes Somaliland herdsmen show low heart disease despite fat-rich camel milk. Emotional stress appears linked to vascular health, per psychologists.
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Somaliland
World Health Organization
Syn
King James Bible and free speech clash in modern schooling
A 1963 column laments Supreme Court Bible reading rulings shrinking literacy and the King James language in schools. It warns of a drift toward education jargon and argues for cultural exposure to religious texts while criticizing mechanized grading and a GE NLRB case affecting workplace speech.
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United States
Supreme Court
Telstar
King James
National Labor Relations
General Electric Co
National Labor Relations Board
General Electric
KFS
Fiesta San Jacinto use of streets approved by council
Through the Years notes cover June 25 dates from 1953 to 1893. The 1953 item records the City Council passing the ordinance granting Fiesta San Jacinto Association use of city streets and plazas during Fiesta Week. Other entries note cash basis city operation in 1943, tax collection notes, rifle team qualification in 1933, a university orchestra engagement in 1923, rainfall and weather records in 1918, a lost umbrella notice in 1908, and a streetcar train collision near Riverside Park in 1893.
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San Jacinton
San Antonio
Fade Pass
Brownsville
Wolff & Marx
Aransas Pass
Riverside Park
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Exar County
Planning Committee of 19
Manpower Development and Training
Kelly Afb
Department of Labor
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
George C. Beaury
Capitol
Congress
G. C. Churchman
Marvin Thannisch
Senay
Lester L. Coleman, M.D
John Chamberlain
San Antonio Light
Jimmie Maloney
Texas University
Keith
Christ
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