Tax Exemptions Expand for Seniors in San Antonio District
The San Antonio School District votes to grant a 3,000 home value tax exemption for residents age 65 and older, a move costing an estimated 759000 in the next tax year. City, county and other districts already provide similar relief, with seniors benefiting from reductions estimated around 30 per year on a $10 home.
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Death of Mrs Helen Frost Shocks San Antonio Symphony Ties
Mrs Helen Frost longtime volunteer and philanthropist with the San Antonio Symphony Society is mourned. She recently won re election to the board and was active with the Women’s Committees. Her husband Joseph Frost led Frost National Bank until 1971. Her father helped found the symphony.
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E.H. Kreator
Fashion changes drive ties from wide to narrow again
A New York clothier proclaims the return of the narrow 20 inch tie after years of wide 414 inch and 214 inch styles. The Miami Herald notes the fashion crowd keeps shifting as women react to new styles and a tabloid tone comments on haut canture trends.
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New York
Measles vaccine safety debate and health guidance
A reader expresses concern over the measles vaccine while health authorities cite decades of use since 1963. Data show over 80 million doses administered with a dramatic drop in US measles deaths from 400 plus in 1963 to about 12 in 1971. The note emphasizes vaccines’ overall safety though minor reactions occur, and urges continued immunization.
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United States
Densford Replies On Wage Grip And Overtime Clash
In Sept g Iereases Charles Densford twists facts to push reactionary views. The WAE and Chrysler wage clash is not the issue. compulsory overtime and inflationary raises loom. The Retired Officers Association seeks higher retirement pay, burdening taxpayers. Col Densford may oppose such increases, raising questions about fairness for officers versus workers.
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Chrysler
Editorial thanks for Texas Folklife Festival support
The UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures expresses sincere thanks for editorial and photographic staff support. Gratitude is extended for top professional coverage that made the festival possible and highlighting its achievements.
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Utsa Institute of Texan Cultures
San Erein committee inquiry and tax money concerns
The speaker questions the San Erein committee investigation into a cover up, asks who lied and where funds originated and went, and defends spending by taxpayers while noting the cost. They urge accountability and suggest ultimate truth will be revealed.
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San Erein
White House
Gasoline Demand Spurs Calls to Export Agriculture Goods
The piece argues that heavy gasoline use has created a large dollar deficit abroad and that exporting agricultural products is necessary to prop up the dollar. It blames domestically high food costs on export-driven shortages and urges action against luxury car owners over escalating supermarket prices.
Connally on Court and Court Power Debate
An opinion piece argues Connally’s stance on presidential limits to Supreme Court authority reflects broader concern that courts have expanded power. It cites Handlin’s critique of judicial overreach and warns of a drift toward unelected judges shaping policy, urging executive resistance to curb court authority.
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Constitution Week Begins Amid Liberty Bell Echoes
The text marks Constitution Week proclaimed by the president, reflecting Rhode Island’s stance and a lineage of self-government. It recalls Magna Carta and the English Civil War, tying the liberty bell inscription to the early American struggle for rights and independence, noting lingering anxieties after the Revolutionary War.
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Founding to Constitution: From Articles to Philadelphia Convention
The passage traces the transition from the 1781 Articles of Confederation through unrest and debtors’ imprisonment to Shay’s Rebellion and the calls by Washington for strengthening the Articles. It notes Annapolis and Mount Vernon meetings leading to the 1787 Philadelphia Constitutional Convention and the start of writing the Constitution in May 1787.
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Remembering Franklin and the 1787 Constitutional Convention
A worn crowd recalls delegates from nine states at the opening and later one more winning representation. Alexander Hamilton summoned delegates while Rhode Island abstained. Franklin, 81, led as the oldest figure. Nicholas Gilman, 32, youngest. Washington presided as the Constitution neared final signing on September 17, 1787 and St Clair, Continental Congress president, witnessed the end after ratification in 1788 with debate over the first amendments from the Virginia Bill of Rights. The Dec 15 memorial date remains celebrated in the Commonwealth.
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