City Hall and Courthouse to Close Saturday
City hall and courthouse offices will be closed Saturday for Labor Day. The clerk will maintain a duty. The city council approved the closing on Thursday.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1948
Page
1
Clear skies forecast over Texas with hot 103 degree high
The Associated Press reports clear skies across Texas with little temperature change. Temperatures peaked at 103 degrees in Crystal City on Wednesday as forecasts called for continued hot, dry weather.
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Associated. Press
Texas
Crystal City
Science Hub aims to boost research in Houston and San Antonio
The article describes plans to fund mental science research through the Foundation of Applied Research in Houston and collaborations with San Antonio. It notes progress in cancer, allergies, new antibiotics, genetics, and agriculture, with hopes for world wide scientific interest and mentions confidential World War II era work and the magnetic wire recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Foundation of Applied Research
Vagtborg
Southwest
San Antonio
Vaglborg
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Schuman Plans New French Cabinet Without Socialists
Paris Sept 2 AP Premier Robert Schuman announced he intends to form a new French cabinet without the Socialists if necessary. The Socialists voted against accepting posts in a Schuman led coalition, ending their participation in every cabinet since liberation.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Andre Marie
Schacht Wins in Court as He Remains in Jail
Hjalmar Schacht won an appeals ruling freeing him from further charges of Nazi offense, but American military authorities kept him interned pending verdict on validity. German reaction was mixed as supporters cheered the decision while officials paused.
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Stuttgart
Hjalmar Schacht
Schacht
City to consider six street projects costing $1 012 851
Street plans and offered city preliminary plans for six street improvement projects totaling an estimated 1 012 851 dollars were presented to the city council by Street Commissioner James W Knight. Work has begun on the Maln avenue extension through the San Antonio arsenal property with a partial building removal. The group includes the Main avenue extension 45 120 dollars and the new South Side artery costing 663 976 dollars linking Probandt street to Flores street. Widening of W Nueva street between Laredo and Flores costs 15 473 dollars. Flores street widening from Cevallos to Alamo costs 11 353 dollars. Fifth and Taylor streets widen to 60 foot pavement costing 59 535 dollars. The southside artery extension is projected to cost 86 315 dollars. The total estimate includes a 15 percent contingency.
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James W. Knight
Knight
Maln Ave
San Antonio Arsenal
Main Ave
New South Side
New Southside
Flores St
Probandt Si
S. Alamo Sts
Flores
Alamo
Nogalitos Sts
Fifth and Taylor Sts
Municipal Auditorium
St. Mary's St
Stevenson Leads Johnson in Texas Senate Runoff
Coke Stevenson held a narrow lead over Lyndon Johnson as unofficial returns from the Democratic runoff in Texas showed Stevenson with about 495,320 votes to Johnson's 493,968 at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Stevenson predicted a victory and planned to return to his ranch to continue hunting the rest of the year.
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Coke Stevenson
Lyndon Johnson
U. S. Senate
Stevenson
Election Bureau
Johnson
Austin
Big Ranch
Weather notes and city forecast fragment
Fragmentary weather data for Thursday and Friday with humidity, temperatures, moon phase, and tide timings. Includes scattered city names and a list of comic weekly magazine features.
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Lig
Tae
Amarillo
Boston
Broomsville
Chicago
Corpus Christ
Bel Rio
Denver
Dodge
HI Paso
Mississippi rally sparks debate on free speech limits
Henry Clears discusses a 3000 person gathering in Mississippi with about 230 percent as many negro attendees. Mooney asserts belief in free speech and assembly without police intimidation. In Jackson officials denied permission to speak on capitol steps citing no precedent for political use. Wallace’s itinerary then moves to Monroe and Shreveport before Arkansas stops.
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Jackson
Capitol Steps
Mississippi
Wallace
Monroe
Shreveport
Arkansas
Peaches Pelt Idaho Campaign Stop Of Glen Taylor
Progressive party vice presidential nominee Glen Taylor was pelted with peaches and eggs during a Rexburg street meeting and concluded his Idaho Falls campaign with speeches in Rexburg and Idaho Falls.
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Idabo Falls
Glen Taylor
Progressive Party
Idaho
Rexburg
Idaho Falls
Taylor
Progressive party reports attack on U.S. Senate candidate
The Progressive party says a group of youths stoned and drove its candidate Curtis MaDougall, Northwestern University professor, and his caravan from an outdoor rally near West Frankfort Illinois last night. Party spokesman Justin Gray reported the incident.
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Chicago
Progressive Party
U. S
West Frankfort
Justin Gray
Curtis MaDougall
Northwestern University
Detroit weekly auto output totals 73004 cars and 22971 trucks
Automotive News estimated that U S motor vehicle production for the week will total 73004 cars and 22971 trucks in Detroit. Last week production stood at 71245 cars and 25176 trucks.
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Automotive News
Taart Oays
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