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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1946
Page
6
Tearful Jeannette Paz testified that a wealthy Stockton family son advised her to get rid of her paralyzed four year old and helped bury the body. Morton Wallin, charged as accessory after the fact, allegedly provided money to flee town while Paz faces a five year term for the slaying.
Two youthful gunmen robbed a Chicago north side currency exchange owned by Ralph Crossman of $7500. They entered the shop, held six employees at bay with revolvers, and scooped up the cash before fleeing. In Brackenridge Pennsylvania thirty one children were overcome by carbon monoxide gas during a matinee at a local theater.
The Winecoff Hotel fire in Atlanta, built in 1914, killed many guests as flames swept through stairwells and elevators. Rescue attempts faltered. dozens perished, including W. F. Winecoff, a builder, and numerous hotel guests and staff. Emergency mortuaries filled the city as fire crews battled the blaze from shortly after 2 a.m. until 7 a.m. Survivors recounted ghastly scenes and rescue difficulties.
Maj. Gen. P. W. Bade and his wife escaped from the sixth floor as other guests faced flames at the Winecoff hotel. The 35th Division veteran said the fire felt more helpless than combat, while guests on Peachtree Street crawled from rooms to safety. Dozens fled as firemen ladders steadied windows and drew trapped guests to safety.
Manila weather bureau reports a Pacific typhoon growing in intensity on a course toward the Central Philippines. The storm, 135 miles east of Northern Mindanao, was moving northwest and endangering the region.
Orléans reports opera star Germaine Lubin, 56, blonde, was found guilty of collaborating with the enemy during the Nazi occupation. She was sentenced to life in national indignity by France's high court of justice.
Detroit Detroit news reports Chrysler disclosed delivery to the Army ordnance department of a 63 4-2 ton tank type land battle wagon and a 60 ton heavy fighting tank. The battle wagon could carry a 10 inch howitzer or an eight inch rifle with long barrels and shells of 360 and 240 pounds respectively. The 60 ton tank features a 90 millimeter high velocity rifle capable of three times the speed of sound. Both vehicles travel about 20 miles per hour.
The Dallas Home Builders Association filed a formal plea with Congressman Wright Farman, Democratic House leader, asking that veterans face no longer be restricted from home building.
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