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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1949
Page
4
The Iron Age weekly reports fleets of the steel strike will hamper output of fabricating plants through the first three months of 1950, marking a short term disruption in metalworking production and related industries.
A Swiss physician suggests dove gray walls calm a baby awaiting Rita Hayworth, linking nursery hues to future fate. The piece humorously riffs on color psychology, Islam, and a joked chart of greys, ending with a quip about a future horse player.
A 1948 snapshot shows industry paid $20.853 billion in taxes, with state shares rising to $6.179 billion as consumer prices rise. Experts detail 37 federal and state taxes, excise levies on fuels, radios, cameras, and more, plus costly paperwork and payrolls reaching $18.0 billion public payrolls. Tomorrow’s piece promises more on the taxpayer’s toll.
Washington reports the Commerce Department says three months of action blocked efforts by Communist controlled nations to smuggle about five million dollars worth of strategic goods out of the United States during a focused crackdown.
A new federal grand jury is to be impaneled for December term with at least 300 names read aloud in the presence of witnesses, drawn from a box of 200 names after a screening by officials. Qualifications include age 21, residency, and English literacy. exemptions cover active duty military, officials, firemen and police. A Texas & Pacific strike looms as union leaders and company officials seek a resolution, with four unions voting on action and 1260 grievances cited across engineers firemen and trainmen.
A head on collision near Momence left Leona Morris 42 dead and six others injured all expected to recover. The injured include her husband Edward 47 and others named Rambn Amstrom and spouses from Peoria Chicago and nearby areas.
Supt. Robert J. Barrett warns Washington police to treat sailors from His Majesty's Ship Snipe with politeness during any arrests. He expects no trouble from the British crew but issues orders to maintain courtesy if detentions occur during the official visit.
Gov. Shivers urged Dallas lawmakers to push doctors into rural Texas areas to curb socialized medicine. He spoke at a dinner for 55 legislators, emphasizing the real need for rural medical care and urging those opposed to major changes to heed this demand.
In McPherson Kansas two men robbed a local filling station of 70 dollars. Less than an hour later their car crashed near Salina and the pair were captured. Officers identified them as Henry Bilk Johns 20 Wisconsin and Daniel Michael Goodwell 25 Buffalo New York. Johns was hospitalized with injuries to the face. Goodwell was returned to McPherson.
Test Pilot Eugene F. May says no sonic barrier exists for the Navy Skyrocket jet rocket. Navy notes the Douglas built craft has exceeded sound speeds in level flight, with speed of sound varying by altitude from 666 to 761 mph.
President Truman and Mrs Truman attended a private film at The Academia theater with an invited group. The event drew press restrictions and featured the movie Samson and Delilah with Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature. Cecil B DeMille attended to oversee sound adjustments and praised the president in remarks.
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