An Honor Roll For Patriots
A political tract denounces left wing labor influence, praising Senator Harry F. Byrd and other congress members as patriots opposed to communism and socialism. It urges voters to reject any candidate backed by leftist coalitions in November, arguing for strong defense of free enterprise and government.
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Communist Political Action Committee
CIO
United States
House of Representatives
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Joint Committee
Byrd
Congress
Senator Byrd
America
Notable Anti-Semitic Bias In College Admissions Controversy
A young American girl faces systemic prejudice as she learns she cannot join sororities because she is Jewish. The piece mourns the impact of discrimination on her dreams of college life and highlights enduring bigotry in a supposedly enlightened nation.
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Collie
America
Tina
Italy
Maria
Helga
Denmark
Kile
By Elsie Robinson on Nazism and American intolerance
A syndicated essay argues that prejudice against Jews in the United States mirrors Nazi hate. It notes Jews as hardworking, cultured, and productive, condemning American bigotry in schools and society while asserting such bias betrays true American values.
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You
Sing Features Syndicite, Inc
Early Cancer of Rectum: Signs, Diagnosis and Treatment
A health column emphasizes early Rectal cancer treatment can cure and save lives. It outlines gradual symptoms, age groups at risk, and the importance of prompt exams using sigmoidoscope and biopsy. X rays aid detection though limits exist. early surgery and radiation offer best outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William 4
Daniel
Los Angeles
10 and 20 Years Ago From Files of L A Light May 21 1986
A fragmented item notes Buster and Cissy San Antonio zoo chimpanzees recovering from pneumonia after a dangerous siege. Mayor Quin cites gratitude to police in a letter to the chief, praising officers as courageous. Brackenridge High senior Jack Taylor wins five dollar prize in an essay contest on early American history. Retiring Alamo Heights Schools president Alves hosts farewell reception.
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L.A. Light
Buster
Cissy
San Antonio Zoo
Owen W. Kilday
Cg: HK
Quin
William McCraw
San Antonio
Jack Taylor
Brackenridge High School
the Daughters of the American Revolution
H. F. Alves
Alamo Heights
Dustry
Arizona
Luce
Westbrook Pegler Advocates Tough Driving Laws
Westbrook Pegler argues for harsh penalties to curb street and highway deaths. He cites Truman and Luce on the carnage, praises cautious drivers, shares near miss stories, and supports stricter licensing and jail terms for drunk, reckless, and incompetent drivers. He notes Tucson police crackdowns reduced drunken driving cases and urges universal enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Senate
Clare Boothe Luce
Minneapolis
Byrnes Paris gambit fuels foreign policy debate
Washington debate erupts over Byrnes Paris mission and Russia's stance. Critics say no progress toward a joint peace, with Vandenberg exhausting patience and planning to skip a return to Paris. The San Antonio Light notes mixed signals, U.S. isolationism, and questions whether current policy should end the impasse and pursue a realist path.
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Washington
Byrnes
Paris
Russia
Byres
Vandenberg
Michigan
Trieste
Italy
Germany
Transylvania
Rumaania
Pelagos
Bolzano
Giand
Japan
Readers clash over prison life and faith in Texas letters
Letters to the editor critique Captain Barr’s straitjacket approach and prison discipline, argue prayer without works is futile, and defend law and order. Watson Beereutte of Mercedes cites religious themes, while W J McConnell, president of North Texas State Teachers College in Denton, endorses the editorial The Gene Crisis and warns democracy foundations are at risk.
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Captain Barr
America
Austin
Genea
W. J. McConnell
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Texas
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Joe
Bill
C. W. Gardner
Paul J. Cella
Kinz Fratures Synijeate
Besind News
Lontina
By Paul Maillon
Asia
Europe
Hitler
Iceland
North Atlantic
Canada
UNO
SAN Antonio Light
San Antonio Gazette
Broadway
Fifth
Associated Press
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Watson Beeruette
Mercedes Texas
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