Colombia Seethes As Nation Enforces Martial Law After Gaitan Death
Riots flare in Barranquilla CartagenaMedellin and Cali as the government imposes martial law and a state of siege following the fatal shooting of liberal leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán. U S dignitaries Marshall and Harriman reach safety while plans for evacuation and continued talks amid unrest unfold.
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New York Times
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Political unrest cited as planned to destabilize liberal party
Dispatches allege Communists and liberal faction members aimed to stir disturbances to derail the Pan American conference. Tass reports a campaign to assign blame for agitations, with Colombia messages linking disturbances to the murder of liberal reader Gailan.
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Health Engineer to Speak to Mission Water Meeting
L. C. Billings state public health engineer will address a Mission Water and Sewerage association meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday at 325 Center Street. O D Ervin president announced the event.
Clean Streets Must Lead San Antonio Agenda
Mayor Alfred Callaghan places street cleaning at the top of the city agenda for Monday. He schedules a special pre council meeting and asks Tax Commissioner C Ray Davis to prepare next year’s income estimate. Top needs include street cleaning an $18 000 city hall elevator and airport improvements. Fire and police boosting is acknowledged but to be funded after these three priorities.
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C. Ray Davis
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Weather figures and tourist station readings for several cities
A weather table shows humidity at 11 am 65 percent, April mean ? percent, 24 hour precipitation none, month and year totals with deficits. Sun and moon rise and set times, wind velocity 34 mph from the southeast, tides and a list of city temperatures and stations including Austin, Chicago, Houston, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Memphis, and others.
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Newton Succeeds Coy as Fees Clerk in Bexar County
Prominent Bexar County figure Al Newton will succeed the late Andres Coy as fees clerk in the District Clerk’s office. Newton, a former sheriff of Bexar County in 1929-30, will assume duties later this month following Coy’s death last week.
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Bexar County
Andres Coy
Hart McCormick
Coy
McCormick
Newton
Albert Hausser
John Tobin
Jim Stevens
Why I Am for M Arthur
Norman Kerry silent film star praised General Douglas MacArthur in Hollywood saying he has brought a confused and defeated nation out of chaos and is the strong leader needed to keep chaos from the United States in the critical years ahead
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Solons Debate Bank Credit Curbs In Inflation Fight
Washington April 12. Congress shows interest in President Truman’s push to curb bank credit as part of inflation controls, though sweeping wage price controls or rationing remain unlikely. Senate house economic committee will reconvene to review the authority sought by the administration.
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