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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1955
Page
2
Police debate vice enforcement methods and the effectiveness of large scale raids. Officials note arrests do not reflect enforcement success and cite a west side raid that hauled 140 people to jail over a weekend. Critics argue existing squads could shut down most vice operations quickly with steady effort.
A Corporation court review of February cases shows few guilty verdicts for vice offenses. Prostitution related charges yield nine dismissals or not guilty rulings, with many cases dismissed for lack of evidence. Court officials cite inexperience and unfamiliarity with laws as reasons.
Pvt. Omer Underhill of Derby Junction New Brunswick was flown to Brooke Army Medical Center after suffering 40 percent third degree burns in Korea. The mercy mission involved U S and Canadian forces with a hospital evacuation C54 aircraft from McChord AFB and support from the Royal Canadian Air Force and Kelly AFB.
Supreme Court at Austin on March 23 included decisions on appeals from Wichita County and Dallas cases. Opinions by Justices Wilson Smith Brewster Garwood and Culver covered reversals remands and affirmations across civil appeals criminal appeals and writs of error.
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