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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1946
Page
20
P. Sloan, chairman of General Motors, told the Boston chamber of commerce that wage increases without price rises are economically wrong. He warned the wage-price spiral is underway and urged more production and efficiency to lower prices. Sloan noted 1946 was chaotic and feared a 1947 disrupted by strikes, hoping for a modified pattern.
Johns Hopkins University reports an accidental discovery of a new radio reception method using a tiny strip of columbium nitride made superconductive by cooling to about 435 degrees below zero. The strip, costing under a tenth of a cent, produced clearer reception than typical radios and could, with amplification, overwhelm standard speakers. Co discoverer Donald H Andrews says the commercial potential remains uncertain and further testing is planned in coming months.
City council passed a pay raise ordinance introduced by Fire and Police Commissioner FP L Anderson. The new scale becomes effective June 1 raising minimum pay from 170 to 200 dollars per month while service-based pay remains. Anderson said action aimed to prevent political interference.
Dun and Bradstreet reported today its wholesale food index fell to 6.28 on December 17 from 6.45 the prior week and 4.16 a year ago. It marks the fourth straight weekly decline from the all time high of 4.49 on November 12. The index represents the sum total of the price per pound of 34 foods.
A Dakota airliner taking off in a heavy snowstorm struck a building near Northolt airport and landed atop a fifth house. The impact tore off roofs from four homes. All three crew members and the sole passenger escaped unhurt.
The ashes of Damon Runyon were scattered over Times Square area from a plane, fulfilling his wish to lay to rest on the island of Manhattan. Runyon's son Damon Jr said the writer left instructions for the ashes to be spread over the city he loved. Capt Eddie Rickenbacker tilted the urn as the plane passed over Times Square.
Forecasters expect a mass of cold air to envelop the city Friday morning with drizzle and a freezing spell feared. The temperature could dip toward the low 40s as Gulf of Mexico moisture sits aloft at about 3000 feet, observers note.
Snow and drizzle spread across eastern Texas with light rain in several cities. Thursday saw temperatures higher than Wednesday as reports place snowfall in Texas Land Paris Gainesville Omaha and lighter rain in Tyler Beaumont Corpus Christi Brownsville Galveston Laréde Dallas and Fort Worth.
The Associated Press reports the cold wave extending south to the gulf and moving eastward across the Atlantic seaboard. The Midwest expected relief by Friday while readings drop to freezing as far south as Birmingham Alabama. New England reports subfreezing temps with plains moderating toward the Great Lakes and Midwest. Northeastern Minnesota early temps between 10 and 15 below.
Churchill accuses the Labour government of tyranny conceit and incompetence and says he will seek a parliamentary vote of censure next month. Attlee's government moves to control farming prices and take over railways as part of a social industrial revolution with a near certainty of nationalization after a large Commons vote.
In Frankfurt on December 19 authorities revealed discovery of 31 reels of color films showing intimate life of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun. The footage, filmed at Berchtesgaden and nude bathing by waterfalls, was buried in the Bavarian mountains for months. Separately, the Travellers' Protective association schedules a 3 PM Friday meeting at St. Anthony Hotel with a paddle supper to follow.
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with occasional drizzle. Warmer Thursday afternoon and night into Friday. High Thursday near 60, low Friday around 48, high Friday near 60. High Wednesday about 50, low Thursday morning near 47. (Additional weather Page 2-A.)
Los Angeles scene reports a judge refused to record the child's illegitimate status. Former soldier Franklin W. Hanks sued to establish Jake Daniels as father of Grace Hanks's baby born last June. Daniels admitted paternity to a degree, agreed to medical payment, and adopted the child as the judge proposed.
The city planning board says it will not engage in politics amid attacks by Fire and Police Commissioner P. I. Anderson and board chairman L. E. Fite. The civic group insists it remains apolitical and will not be used as a vehicle for political publicity.
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi denounces his ex secretary Edward P. Terry as a Judas and Benedict Arnold while defending gifts from war contractors. He claims poverty and debt despite gifts including a car and furniture, and accuses Terry of stripping files and aiding Ross Collins in campaigns. The War Investigating subcommittee cites contempt and possible perjury actions as the hearing continues.
Chicago news reports hog prices fell for the third straight day after CPA ceilings were removed. Prices slid 25 to 30 cents per hundredweight with top hogs at 21.25, well below the earlier record high of 27.56 set this year.
Authorities investigate welfare clubs after reports a baby was born in a coal bin denied for 40 dollars a month. The child is the eighth for Faustina Gamez and her itinerant Texas-based husband Antonio. Ten family members crowded into the 12-foot enclosure when found by welfare workers.
The city council authorized Mayor Mauermann and Street Commissioner Steiner to begin negotiations to use buildings and grounds of the San Antonio Arsenal as a civic center. Anderson urged street cuts through the area to connect arteries and provide city offices, repair shops, and parking for federal and state agencies. The council split the motion into parts, confirming interest in rights of way and future asset use, with Steffler and Mauermann directing government notice.
President Truman will fly to Independence Missouri for a 24 hour Christmas visit with family. He will deliver a national radio address at 4 17 p m CST from the White House lawn and return to Washington the day after Christmas. He will dine with his mother and with Margaret and keep small meals at each home.
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