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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1948

Page

4

Freedom Train tour costs and reach detailed

The Freedom Train, on the road about 11 months, has cost roughly 1 million dollars with an estimated 255 thousand more needed to finish its 13 month tour. It carries 127 priceless documents and has traveled 28,886 miles, visited by about 2.38 million people in 247 cities, with plans to stop in 310 cities and reach around 4 million by journey’s end. The American Heritage Foundation notes significant public participation in ceremonies prior to the train’s visits. The itinerary shows Philadelphia origins, current Portsmouth, Ohio, and a final stop in Camden, New Jersey on October 18.

New York American Heritage Foundation Philadelphia Portsmouth Camden N. J

Sells Named to Randolph Post at Randolph AFB

Sells appointed to staff of Randolph University school of aviation medicine at Randolph Air Force Base. He earned an aviation psychology degree from Columbia in 1936 and served as chief statistician of the OPA during the war. He has taught at Columbia and Trinity universities.

Sells A. B. Frank Co Ra Ab University School of Aviation Randolph Air Force Base Columbia University OPA Columbia Trinity Universities

Sunday Crossword Puzzle Clue Fragments and Odd Pairs

A Sunday crossword puzzle appears with scattered clues and partial phrases. The readable portions mention larceny blemish plant and various numbers suggesting a themed wordplay grid with Italian or Russian references, and phrases like water, dwelling, and drawing.

Lontal i Wendy Plant Vi-Stema Spain Association Bodice Maree Rove Leral Elaita Tricate Bii—Horly Bi—Mist Chris Lerurars Milric Ehan Abby Golore Rann

Street Naming Takes Limited Effort and Imagination

Street naming in the region shows little imagination per Jimmy Knight, with many streets labeled after places and figures from American and Mexican history. Names like Washington and Liberty sit beside Zacatecas and Hidalgo, reflecting a mix of geography and heritage in the past.

Montana Maryland Dakota Nevada Nebraska Town Virginia Knight Cording Jimmy Knight San Agarha Mulberry Magnolia Batango Longfellow Shakespeare Cordelia Optedia Viola Rosalind Washington Vernon Trenton Liberty Independence Delaware Congress Brandywine Continental Zacatecas Montezuma Vera Cruz San Carlos Potosi Hidalgo

Servants Charged in Death of King

Bangkok August 7 Two household servants and the former secretary to the late King Ananda Mahidol were formally charged as accomplices in the plot to kill the royal ruler. The king was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the imperial palace on June 9 1946.

Bangkok UPI Ananda Mahidol Imperial ‘Palace

Reds Back Wallace Party in 1944 Election

New York reports the Communist party will back Henry A Wallace and his Progressive party this fall, rejecting any special interests. At its fourteenth annual convention the party adopted a 3000 word platform, reelecting William Z Foster as national chairman and returning 11 officials indicted over plans to overthrow the U S government. The platform denounces bi partisan war policy and inflation, defends Communist rights, and urges a return to Roosevelt era peace with the Soviet Union.

Reds Wallace New York Communist Party Henry A. Wallace Progressive Party Vostek William Z. Foster Foster U. S

Bele Associate Baldwin Dies in Nova Scotia

Bele associate Frederick Walker Baldwin, 66, once linked with Alexander Graham Bell in scientific experiments, died today in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. He learned to fly a plane and contributed to early aviation efforts in Immondsport, N. J.

Baddelk Nova Scotia Frederick Walker Baldwin Alexander Graham Bell

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