Hoffa Plans 1955 Teamsters Convention Power Play
Jimmy Hoffa returns to Fontainebleau Miami Beach to guide a 125 resolution push at the 19th Teamsters convention. He aims to rewrite the union constitution, granting him and allied leaders the power to approve or veto local strikes and set a common contract expiration across locals and industries. The plan envisions nationwide coordinated boycotts and leverage over employers, backed by an estimated $50 million in assets and a new dues structure.
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Jimmy Hoffa
Fontainebleau
Miami Beach
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Hoffa
Jimmy
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Champ
Committee For Action
Jim Hoffa
Convention Auditorium
Teamsters’ Union
Federal Reserve Bank
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The
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Pope Paul VI pleads for just peace in Vietnam
The Pope spoke candidly to the College of Cardinals about the failure of Vatican efforts to secure a just peace in Vietnam. He cited inconclusive results while urging continued diplomacy with world leaders and international bodies to end hostilities and grant the Vietnamese people freedom and prosperity.
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OPE
Paul VI
College of Cardinals
Viet Nam
Arthritis Foundation Drive Aims To Raise Awareness And Funds
The South Central Texas Chapter launches an evening fund drive to reveal the scope of arthritis and urge prompt treatment to prevent crippling, while also funding research toward a cure. John M. Crane says public support could conquer the disease as polio was, with Maj. Gen. Elmer E. Adler leading the 6 to 8 p.m. event described as a summer night march.
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South Central Texas
The
Arthritis Foundation
John M. Crane
Area
Elmer E. Adler
USAF
Ford uses band to tune quiet cars
Ford Motor Co adopts a three guitarist and a drummer as an inhouse combo to detect and silence noise components in vehicles. The group helps identify unwanted car sounds, aiming to improve overall quietness and comfort for passengers.
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Ford Motor Co
Ford
Debt and duty clash as serviceman faces credit bias
In a Railbox Duty letter Mrs. David J. Correia laments wartime finance barriers for troops. Her drafted husband’s salary cut means he cannot secure credit to pay a $137.30 car repair, forcing repayment to friends after contacting finance firms that offer no credit to servicemen.
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United States
David J. Correia
Vedays Health Talk on the Twelve Cranial Nerves
Dr Lester Coleman explains how each of the twelve cranial nerves governs senses and movements from sight to swallowing. He details the olfactory and optic nerves, eye movements, chewing, hearing, balance, swallowing, and the vagus system, noting Carbamazepine as a new anti convulsant.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Brush Pickup Controversy Sparks City Debate
Lewis Vandiver criticizes Mayor McAllister and Shelley over a brush pickup reversal. He notes Shelley's bundles proposal as costly in principle and argues residents should bear the burden of disposal, dismissing the $300,000 annual cost as excessive. He calls the plan a bargain.
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McAllister
Shelley
Marie Antoinette
San Antonio
Lewis Vandiver
Flag Etiquette Question Raised Over Texas Flag Display
In the June 23 issue The Light notes concern over Southside Independent School District students shown on Page 17 displaying the Texas flag wrong with the red portion downward. Similar flag etiquette lapses were seen at Lyndon B. Johnson School in the Edgewood District on multiple occasions, casting doubt on citizenship instruction in public schools.
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Southside Independent
Lyndon B. Johnson
Edgewood
In the Light Mailbox Address Prompt
A caller addresses letters to In the Mailbox at The Light in San Antonio Texas and guides readers to send correspondence to P O Box 161 78206 for publication consideration and community notes.
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P.O
San Antonio
Texas
Repositioning in US politics shapes a broad rightward middle
A 1966 King Features analysis notes a growing repolarization with moderating extremes. Communists and SDS seek influence via the National Conference for New Politics, while conservatives rally around Reagan and ACU style activism. The piece highlights split Democratic lines, cross-aisle support, and a lean toward practical action in precincts.
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National Conference For New Politics
Joe Shell
California
Ronald Reagan
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Connecticut
Citizens Committee For the Republican Party
Congress
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American Conservative Union
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Wainwright Dawson
Lancaster
Penn
Eisenhower
Nixon
Reagan
New York State
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