Alamo District Science Fair Opens at San Antonio College
The 7th annual Alamo District Science Fair runs Friday through Sunday at the Health Education Building, San Antonio College. Junior and senior high entrants showcase high quality work in physical and biological sciences with prizes including scholarships, trophies, books, lab equipment, savings bonds, and a Navy cruise. Judging emphasizes originality, presentation, research, and clear analysis, reflecting democratic education values and celebrating ingenuity and advancement in science.
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San Antonio College
San Antonio
Soviet professor denies lizard unfreezing tale as fantasy
A Moscow Radio credited professor rejects claims he revived a 5,000 year old lizard from Siberia as pure fantasy. He confirms ongoing experiments but says none have succeeded. The piece weighs the broader political framing and media role in reporting such extraordinary science.
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Moscow Radio
Siberia
Automation Has Created Million Jobs in 10 Years
In Phoenix and a GE complex, automation has spurred a booming electronics industry. Five million unemployed nationally amid rapid computer growth, with GE expanding from 100 to 4,000 employees since 1956. The piece notes new jobs from computer parts, memory machines, and telecommunications tests, while stressing need to retrain displaced workers. The Kennedys aides will discuss unemployment and training.
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Victor Riesel
Tidenix
Kennedy
Valley of the Sun
Old Fort McDowell
Miracle Miles
Swiich
Ecome
General Electric
Schenectady
N.Y
Telstar
Pacific Ocean
Syracuse
Phoenix
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Understanding Fair Doctor Fees and Realistic Expectations
A health lecture urges patients to discuss fees openly with physicians, noting fixed office visit rates and persistent charges for special services. It stresses that doctors are eager to clarify costs, recommends consulting the county medical society for disputes, and cautions against expecting miracle cures or universal fixes.
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Romnes & Sime
Cleveland
Douglas DP
Bend
Tors
Jonks
Jess
Yaan
Recognize
Arcept
Letter to the Editor on gender equality and comments by Mr Yeevers
A reader criticizes Mr Richard A. Veevers for claiming women overpower men and seize control of corporations. The writer argues equality under American citizenship and asks for respectful discourse, noting the issue harms all Americans and asking Mr Veevers to reconsider his views.
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Richard A. Veevers
Weevers
Ben
Weegers
Nced
Meri
Jinmie Hopkins
Lickhart
Disarmament Debate and Cuba Policy Critique
A reader argues national security is at risk from disarmament efforts led by the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and criticized congressional attacks on Cuba policy. The letter notes Congress may fund defense highly, rejects claims that funding causes laxity, and warns against unilateral U.S. disarmament aided by some State Department actors.
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Cuba
Etlinger
Sen
Yerborough
Congress
Washington
Arms Control and Dis+armament Agency
AdJeremia Reflects on Causes and Cures of Our Troubles
The passage laments modern society’s reliance on machines and gifts, warns of population growth and debt, and questions materialism and international dependencies. It critiques distribution of wealth, debt levels, and the use of bombs, urging a rethink of values and policies.
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Otto
Santa Claus
Bilton
Compulsion's Union Shop Reflections From a Writer
The columnist recalls factory life and union shop debates, detailing early 1930s Fortune magazine experience, New York Newspaper Guild founding, and clashes with Communist influence. He argues for voluntary membership, warning against compulsory unions, noting personal margins in dissent.
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New York Newspaper Guild
Agers
Olienteus
Ike Guild
United States of America
Time, Inc
Stalin
Conyright
Ring Features
Syndicate, Inc
Sam Houston’s old artillery horse dies after illness
Aged artillery horse Old Pat at Sam Houston retired site in Old Pat’s paddock died after illness Sunday. The animal, at least 44, had lived there since retirement in 1939 and fell ill amid aging stock and local conditions.
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Pat
Sam Houston
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