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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
13
Ankara reports rejection of Russian demands for joint control of the Dardanelles. The Turkish note's contents were not disclosed immediately, but officials indicated the response was decisive and categorical.
A U S naval force led by Admiral Ernest King will visit Gibraltar Naples Malta and Tangier on its Mediterranean cruise to clear up rumors of visits to Trieste or Palestine. The announcement aims to reduce confusion about the fleet’s itinerary.
A British military spokesman said plans call for all British forces to leave the Netherlands East Indies by November 30. About 20,000 British troops remain in the Indies as of the report from Singapore dated August 22.
Lt. Gen. John K. Hodge denied a three day skirmish and said warning shots were fired after an American patrol crossed the border into the Soviet zone. No one was wounded. The Americans withdrew and apologized to Soviet headquarters in north Korea. The patrol leader was relieved.
DETROIT August 22 An immigent settlement nears in the eight day old Great Lakes shipping strike as negotiators from the CIO National Marine Union and Standard Oil of Indiana report a tentative understanding. Union members will vote to ratify. The accord covers five Standard Oil tankers and may guide talks with 16 other companies. Violence in Duluth, Minnesota, sparked by picket clashes prompted a call for President Truman’s intervention and left twenty pickets injured.
In San Angelo Judge Robert R. Terrell warned Col. Guillett that his options were to pursue Grissom Texas style with a shotgun or drop the suit. The injunction sought to bar Grissom from contacting Col. Guillett and his wifeMurs. Loraine Guillett, amid reports of 20 to 30 calls daily and Grissom pressuring to see the wife. The case remains on the docket as court declines to grant an injunction but lays out legal paths.
San Antonio enjoys a respite as unusually cool air drifts in from the south, lowering night temperatures. Weatherman J. H. Jayhoe notes the cool spell will ease the heat, with Friday morning forecast to dip to 6 percent under a low near 63. The rare air passage helped several areas feel relief from the season’s heat.
Partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and night and Friday with a high near 96 and a low around 63. Wednesday reaches 95 with a 71 low. Thursday’s low 63.
Trieste August 27 reports indicate widespread telephoned fines in American and British zones amid Italy Yugoslavia dispute. Staff officers reportedly meeting at 13th corps. U S 88th division paraded as General Lee calls it a convincing display of Allied might. Western forces’ role seen as defensive while Yugoslav units hold numerical superiority across the Morgan line with long supply lines and reserves far away.
The U S army announced in PRANKFURT that Mrs Lena Herz-Krupenko, a Russian police agent, spent nearly a year spying in the American zone. She posed as a German and a doctor to obtain an UNRRA job and was turned over to station officers of the Russian army in Frankfurt.
Doctors in Copenhagen reported Crown Princess Ingrid was rushed to a maternity ward amid speculation of a multiple birth. In Portland Oregon a separate notice cited a birth to a negro couple Mr and Mrs L D Tigner with unclear timing and details.
Washington reports top diplomats discuss protecting American transport planes near the Yugoslav border while using paths through Austria. The plan retains the ban on flights over Yugoslavia and seeks to shield U.S. aircraft from Yugoslav fighters, amid questions about where the two attacked planes were.
A British foreign office spokesman said it seems inevitable that action must be taken soon over reports that Russians are manufacturing armaments and conducting atomic research in their occupation zone of Germany. British newspapers quoted diplomatic sources alleging violations of the Potsdam agreement.
Cincinnati officials report 80 ice making machines once destined for American troops in the South Pacific are being prepared for shipment to Yugoslavia under Treasury procurement orders. Machines will go to UNRRA headquarters in care of UNRRA.
Washington reports rapid Capitol Hill support for a Yugoslavia ultimatum. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Bloom says the plan should be brought before the Security Council if defied, asserting the United States must follow international law and take a firm stance rather than waver.
U S Ambassador Patterson flew from Belgrade toward Bled to deliver an ultimatum to Marshal Tito demanding the release of American fliers within 48 hours. Yugoslav officials at Bled met with Gen Vladimir Velebit as reports claim Russian Stormovik aircraft were used against unarmed American transports. Provan and Demasi searched near Bled for three missing airmen while other crew were still held by Yugoslav authorities. Patterson then planned to fly to Geneva to meet Gen Mark W Clark after refueling, with reports noting Yugoslavia recently acquired about 300 Russian Sturmovik fighters for pilot protection.
Chicago stock yards receipt totals far surpassed government estimates as buyers and sellers grew confused. Packers boycott prices, signaling a shift with new ceilings due September 9 while cattle hog and sheep volumes moved. market sentiment sagged amid broader stock declines driven by AT&T weakness and sticky inflation concerns.
Paris August 22 Senator Tom Connally of Texas chairman of the Senate foreign affairs committee arrived in Paris and conferred with Secretary of State James P Byrnes on the tense Yugoslav situation in a rapid diplomatic move amid mounting postwar tensions.
The United States, ready to challenge the whole world peace structure, set a 48 hour deadline for Yugoslavia over two incidents involving American airmen and a shot down plane near Marshal Tito's summer home. The timing hinges on when the note is received. State officials cautioned a UN Security Council session may follow if the demands are unmet.
Official records show the United States provided more than 269.9 million dollars in wartime and postwar aid to Yugoslavia. Lend-lease to Yugoslavia is set at 32 million, with UNRRA supplies totaling 327.6 million delivered or en route and over 208.6 million more promised under current schedules.
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