Flood relief efforts to aid San Antonio flood victims
The American Red Cross anticipates unbudgeted costs to repair or rebuild homes and provide essential furnishings. Joe Sullivan, local disaster chair, estimates at least 74000 will be needed for San Antonio flood victims. A survey found 225 homes damaged and 50 units in Lincoln Courts, with the chapter already over budget and asking local support at 3207 Broadway.
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American Red Cross
Joe Sullivan
Red Cross
San Antonio
Lincoln Courts
Red Crogs
Kennedy Pushes Gun Bill Limiting Mail Order Firearms
Senate hearing backs administration bill to curb mail order gun traffic. Senator Robert F. Kennedy cites alarming crime statistics tied to easy weapon access. Opponents led by Senator Doce and Attorney General Kateenbach argue against the measure amid a broad campaign by gun rights critics.
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Senate
Tre
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Joby
Thomas J. Doce
D-Conn
Kateenbach
Merger Plan Aims to Create Environmental Science Services Admin
President Johnson proposes unifying Weather Bureau Coast and Geodetic Survey and Central Rate Propagation Laboratory into a single Environmental Science Services Administration. The goal is to improve earth sea and air monitoring, from weather to pollution and space conditions, with a broader scientific mission. Outcomes depend on improved accuracy and public support.
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Vhe Weather Bureau
Coast and Geodetie Survey
Central Rate Propagation Laboratory
The
Environmental Science Services Administration
Buckley on Schlesinger shows liberal left drift
William F. Buckley Jr. critiques Arthur Schlesinger Jr. at a Washington teach-in, noting his evasive Viet Nam stance and the liberal left’s wavering. The column examines Bundy’s restraint, Johnson’s possible plans, and the Left’s effect on U S policy toward Southeast Asia and the war.
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Prina Dome
Sheraton Park
Lyndon Johnson
New Delhi
LBJ
South Viet Nam
McGeorge Bundy
Buckley
Jay
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Americans For Democratic Action
George Bundy
Cense
Schlesinger
Viet Nam
Siepfried
Yeself
Lei
Geneva
Santo Domingo
Southeast Asia
America
LBI
John F. Kennedy
John Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
Berlin
Laos
Indonesia
British Guiana
Brazil
Washington
England
T 9
Runnymerle
Kenneny
Residents debate annexation and city services in old San Antonio
Letters criticize annexation plans and fear loss of freedoms as residents urge provision of water sewage and cleanup. They urge improvements like brush and driftwood removal to prevent floods while questioning governance and taxation.
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Old San Antonio
City Mart
Residents Call For Safe Zone Along Inez Street In LA
A letter from J Potchernick of San Antonio Texas urges limiting building within 100 feet of Inez Street and nearby Creeks to prevent repeat flood damage seen over 23 years. He cites flooded cottages at the 36th and Inez intersection and notes repeated relocations after flood events.
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36Th
Inez St
Inez Street
J. Potchernick
Mind the Things That Are Steel Not of This Earth
A devotional verse references Colossians 3 2 urging focus on heavenly things rather than earthly concerns. The text emphasizes spiritual priorities over material matters in daily life. The wording imitates a period tone and echoes classic biblical phrasing.
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Colossicus
Johnson Backs Labor Pledge Amid Tight Congressional Fight
President Johnson moved to repeat laws banning union shops and align with AFL CIO leaders. He consulted Meany in private talks, faced business opposition over payroll taxes and right to work repeal, and warned that delay could threaten international priorities. A labor push for vast public works and a $60 weekly minimum wage looms as next steps.
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Ashington
Johnson
Congress
Dock and Steel Industries
International Union of Electrical Workers
George Meany
Meany
Senate
House
Speaker
Labor
Hunter Wharton
Operating Engineers Union
Wharton
TVA
Afl-Cio, Building and Construction Trades’ Union Council
Minnesota
John Blatnit
Afl-Cio
Cue Hall Syndicate
Advances in elderly surgery and newborn PKU testing
Health columns discuss safer elderly surgery with modern anesthesia and antibiotics after 370 major operations on patients over 76. It also covers phenylketonuria newborn screening to prevent mental retardation, and the health impact of noise on ears, plus industry efforts to reduce vibration.
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United States
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Bexar County
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Evans
Fis
Department of Commerce
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Weather Bureau
Mr. Schlesinger
William FE. Buckley JR
Joli Son Wir Gtaight
White House
Chester Deiter
Gladys B. Goodman
Bertha Madeira
Texas
By Victor Riesel
Mississippi
Lester Coleman
Pru
Vances
King
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