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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1963
Page
3
The article argues about Kennedy’s tax reform proposal, opposing repeal of the $50 dividend exclusion and 4 percent credit as insufficient to end double taxation. It notes corporate earnings are taxed 52 percent before dividends, and criticizes relief as only partial. It cautions Congress to maintain existing measures to ease double taxation.
AN AMERICAN AIRWAYS calls for lower fares on New York to London and West Coast to Hawaii routes, arguing affordable travel expands access. West Coast Hawaii cuts need only Civil Aeronautics Board approval, while the transatlantic cut requires consent from foreign carriers and governments. If those bodies share the view that lower prices attract more business, swift implementation could follow.
Chronicle of year by year notes from June 29 across decades. Tom Roger assumes San Antonio Chamber staff post in 1953. 1943 concert by San Antonio Symphony Society on June 30. 1933 Capt Verne Miller replaced by W B Reynolds. 1923 Marshall Hicks named UT System regent. 1913 rainfall totals near .94 inches in San Antonio. 1903 Gen Frederick Grant pledge declined for Fort Sam Houston improvement plan. 1893 would be robber shot Frank Martin on Aransas Pass line. four accomplices fled.
In mid June 1963 the National Maritime Union led by Joe Curran warned 42,000 pickets to strike at U.S. ports including Great Lakes and inland waterways. A White House intervention averted a broad idle-ship disruption, delaying action until MEBA yields on the U S Maximus dispute.
The San Antonio Light urges citywide extension of sanitary sewer and water systems. It calls for completion of the modern street lighting program and a long range plan to assure plentiful water for future needs. It supports flood control, adequate hospital facilities, and an adequate storm sewer system.
A Johns Hopkins study is cited as advancing arteriosclerosis understanding while noting no single cause. The piece warns against fear of bathroom bleeding, attributing most cases to hemorrhoids and constipation, urging prompt medical evaluation to avoid wasted worry and unnecessary delays.
The Athens conference gathers lawyers from a hundred nations to discuss world peace through law while noting U N actions in West New Guinea, Angola, Goa, and Katanga. They question consistency in applying international principles and legality of force versus self determination.
The article analyzes Fidel Castro's rise to power in Havana by promising a broad anti-Batistan coalition and returning to the 1940 Cuban constitution. It notes how he subsequently dismantled the legitimate constitution and suggests Cuban events could become an international legal concern if a government in exile existed, with upcoming discussions in Athens.
June 2 dedication services at the new Westfall branch library at Rosedale Court and Dalehurst near Highway 10 highlighted the San Antonio Women's Federation contributions that funded a terrestrial globe and numerous books alongside city supplies. Local officials and library supporters praised the federation's generosity and the Friends of the L. A. Public Library noted the gratitude of San Antonio residents.
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