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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1949

Page

2

Lackland College Term Opens With 100 Plus Enrollees

Lackland AFB education office will start Monday night programs with over 100 students in 11 courses. Trinity University teaches the courses. tuition is funded by the education office, with books only paid by students. Last term 92 studied at Lackland, with 20 at St Mary’s University, 29 at San Antonio Junior College, 21 at San Antonio night school, and 3 nurses at Incarnate Word College.

Lackland College Lackland Afb Trinity University Larkland St. Mary's University San Antonio

Congress Roundup Seeks Softening Amendments to Labor Bill

Washington May 21 01 Republican readers expect at least two or more softening amendments to the labor bill when the House labor debate resumes. Reports say President Truman supports concessions to win support for the administration bill by Rep Lesinski and the CIO and AFL leaders. A CIO general counsel denies an agreement on emergency strike court injunctions. Speaker Rayburn plans to oppose the Wood bill this week while aiming to secure concessions to make it more acceptable to the House. The Wood bill retains most Taft Hartley provisions.

Washington Meantaile Trumans Rep Lesinski Dmin AFL CIO Labor Tobin Arthur Goldberg Truaian Tom Promising Rayburn Dtexas Tate Wood Dia House

Education bill faces fight over aid and formulas

Congress debates an education bill granting 30 million dollars annually while opposition led by Taft, Thomas, and Aiken challenges the Lodge amendment basing aid on per pupil. Efforts strive to revise the distribution to reflect wealth and avoid undermining equal educational opportunities. Rent controls extend to July 1 1950 with no broad tax relief planned, as landlords' net incomes and expenses shape expected adjustments.

Ser Legge Mass Lodge Taft Tighey Woods Congress Tt Jain Pia Woode

Civil Rights Hearings Begin On Poll Tax And Employment Bias

Civil rights actions move forward this week with a southern Democrat and a New York Black leader directing proceedings. Rep Harrison leads a House subcommittee to abolish poll tax requirements for federal elections. Separately Rep Powell, a New York Democrat, plans a lengthy hearing on race based employment discrimination. Witnesses include Irving Brant Luke W Wilson and Elmer Henderson.

New York Rep Powell Harrison Irving Brant Luke W. Wilson Progressive Party Elmer W. Henderson American Council On Human Rights

Failures Rise in Texas Business Fatalities

Failures of business ventures in Texas rose in March with 22 fatalities, up from 12 in February and six in March 1948, the University of Texas bureau of business research reported.

Austin Texas University of Texas Bureau of Business Research

Chamber of Commerce attacks Truman in annual meet

The U S Chamber of Commerce opened its meeting blasting President Truman for his domestic program. It urged a firm stand against Russia and federal economy while urging military and economic aid to Western Europe and approval of the North Atlantic alliance. The report opposed Truman’s wage and price controls and national health insurance and supported Hoover Commission reforms for economy.

Washington INSI U. S. Chamber’ of Commerce Truman Russia Western Europe North Atlantic Military Alliance Hoover Commission

Representative Delegation Heads to National Catholic College Congress

Representatives from St Mary's Juniversity go to Chicago for the National Federation for Catholic College Congress. Student regional president William J Dodds and Louis Reile are official delegates with Arthur Treile as alternate, accompanied by Rev Louis Blume St Mary's president and Bro Joseph Schmitz faculty moderator.

St. Mary’s Juniversity National Federation For Catholic College Chicago William J. Dodds Louis Reile Arthur ‘Treile Louis §. Blume St Mary's Bro Joseph Schmitz

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