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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1950

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Reds Step Up Berlin Traffic

Berlin, Feb. 4. Russian frontier guards resumed moving Berlin bound trucks at about one per minute after abruptly ending an inspection. West German police said backlog had reached 230 trucks but was clearing, with normal traffic promised to start Monday though officials warned it may not hold. Open road clearance was described as an hourly pace of five trucks per hour after a prior icy road closure.

Berlin Helmstedt Soviet Zone Economic Commission C. AL Dix U. S Walt

Hunt for C-54 Continues Over Yukon Wastes

Whitehorse progress reports show the search for the US Air Force C-54 transport missing since January 25 entering its ninth day. Twenty six aircraft joined the joint US Canada effort with plans to scour potential canyons and remote areas as officials pursued new clues and sightings.

Whitehorse Toader Yukon Wastes

Navy search for foreign submarine off northern California

Reports from two fishing boat captains and an airplane pilot indicate a foreign submarine was sighted about six miles offshore in northern California near the coast. Navy planes were ordered to search the waters as the Yohe and other German craft, said to be held by Russia, are involved in the sighting.

San Francisco California Russia U. S

Royal nuptials set for Mountbatten in Washington

Washington February 4 The marquess of Milford Haven and Romaine Dahlgren Pierce Simpson are to wed in the capital today. The groom David Michael Mountbatten aged 20 is a great great grandson of Queen Victoria and a second cousin of King George VI. The bride, 26, is from an old American family and is a divorcee.

Washington Marquess of Milford Haven Romaine Dahlgren Pierce Simpson David Michael Mountbatten Queen Victoria George VI England

Bidault to Go I Alone

Paris reports Premier Georges Bidault seeks to maintain a shaky coalition cabinet as five Socialist ministers resign amid a wage bonus dispute. Interior Minister Jules Moch confirms withdrawals of himself and four colleagues, complicating governance without Socialist participation.

Paris Georges Bidault Jules Moch Bidauit

Coal Strike Rumor Denied

Taylorville Indiana February 4 Unconfirmed reports that United Mine Workers ordered a nationwide coal strike to start Monday were met with doubts and denials. A UMW committeeman said a telegram ordering the strike had not been verified. Illinois coal operators and union spokesmen in Pittsburgh also doubted a nationwide call. About 100000 miners idle this week as contract terms.

Taylorville United Mine Workers UWM Peshady G. Gerow Stlinois Aimilar LEMW Pittsburgh

Man Arrested In Store Break In

Two ACT employees answered burglar alarm and arrested a man in Frank Bros stove on Alamo plaza at midnight, police report. The skylight was broken, Charles M. Woodall, 21, of Alamo street, booked on attempted burglary. A false alarm report followed about an unidentified aircraft in Chesapeake Bay after hours of search.

Iman Frank Bros Alamo Plaza Charles M. Woodall NsAlamo St Baltimore Chesa Peake Bay

Airman seeks English wife in wartime appeal

An American air force sergeant, George W. Ellis, 27, stationed near Omaha, asked a English major to help him find a British wife, complaining American women seek money and luxury. Ellis told Lichfield Mayor Arthur Handford he wants a nice English girl, noting American girls desire too much and won’t work, praising English beauty he encountered during the war.

London INS George W. Ellis Omaha Lichfield Arthur Elija

British Banker Dies in Plane Crash and Missing Officers

London Feb 4 Lord Norman Montagu Callett Norman 78 longtime governor of the Bank of England died in Puerto Rico when a C47 transport aircraft carrying 3800 pounds of equipment for amphibious maneuvers crashed into the sea off the Puerto Rican coast minutes after takeoff from Roosevelt road near the U S naval station Two officers and one enlisted man were aboard with two bodies recovered officials said there was no hope of identifying the other two Missing two officers and one enlisted man were from the bank and military forces The plane descended rapidly into shallow water near Roosevelt road and the naval station shore patrol sighted the tail in the water

London Lord Norman Bank of England San Juan P. R ACU Montagu Callett Norman King George Winston Churchill Army Navy Fwo Roosevelt Rd U. S. Naval Station

Spy Story Spurs New Hush Rules

Washington reports alarmed lawmakers moved to tighten secrecy after a British scientist allegedly passed atomic and hydrogen bomb secrets to Moscow. Lt Gen Groves faced Senate questions on Klaus Fuchs while FBI Director Hoover testified Fuchs worked as a paid Soviet spy, prompting calls to cut off information and curb international atomic data sharing.

Washington Russia Leste Groves Atomic Energy Project Senate-House Atomic Committee Klaus Fuchs FBI J. Edgar Hoover Fuchs Moscow Great Baritain Sen. Connally Texas Senate, Foreign Relations Committee Senate-House Atomic Group Senate-House Committee Thaul Groves Hoover Fengland

Snow Traps In Oregon And Montana Strands Drivers

Snow and blizzard swept Oregon and Montana trapping motorists and marooning farmers. Rescue crews freed about 40 travelers east of Portland while planes mapped relief for isolated farms. A food shortage hit parts of the Blackfeet reservation as the storm spanned multiple states with cold, flooding and high winds.

Rose Oregon Montana Columbia River Palk Portland Union Pacific Skb Blackfeet Washington Dakotas Minnesota Midwest Arkansas Kentucky Ohio River Cintinnati

Warmer Weather Forecast for San Antonio

Weather forecast predicts a high of 56 on Saturday and 64 on Sunday with a 43 degree low. Rain is expected mainly at night and in the early morning, with northerly to easterly winds.

San Antonio Weather Bureau Pasterly

Gov Long Suffers Heart Attack at La Farm

Governor Earl K. Long suffered a slight heart attack at his Winnfield farm and was rushed to a nearby hospital for examination and treatment as officials reported today. The incident occurred yesterday and prompted a brief health update from state aides.

Gov. Long Winnfield Guy Earl K. Long

Man Kills His Daughter then Self in Tragic New York Double

Ernest Haas aged 61 fatally shot his 18 year old daughter Lucile after notifying a neighbor by phone there would be trouble. He was found dead with a .22 caliber rifle shot to the chest. The daughter died later at a hospital from a head wound.

New York Graa Welkte Davetlerd Gecouil Ernest Haas Lucile

Building Permits Hit High January Total

Dfil ter J. Landry, chief building inspector, announced Saturday that January permits amounted to 4,667,551 dollars. It marks the second largest monthly total, behind the 4,900,000 dollar record set in November 149.

Windsors Escape to Lodge in Mexican Break

Tampico reports the duke and duchess of Windsor finishing 24 hours in Mexico with a welcome crowd at each halt. They were greeted by a representative of President Miguel Alemán in Nuevo Laredo and by the Nuevo Leon governor in Monterrey where they spent the night aboard their special car. They will spend 16 days at Hacienda Acuya, the hunting lodge of Clint Murchison in Tehuac.

Tampico Windsor al’ Nenety Crowda Mexica l Miguel Aleman Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Leon Monterrey Hacienda Acuya Clint Murchison

Ingrid Bergman baby named or possibly Lindstrom

Ingrid Bergman gives birth to a boy in Italy and weighs naming him Roberto or adopting her Hollywood husband’s surname. Rossellini’s lawyer says Bergman plans to marry Roberto Rossellini after a Mexican divorce from Dr. Peter Lindstrom. Birth in Italy may affect citizenship and later eligibility for Italian citizenship at 21.

Roberto Lindstrom Ingrid Bergman Lindstrong Cino Solls Mallan Roberto Rossellini Fossellini Peter Lindstrom Hollywood Pier Luigi Guidotti Tound Ibahy Vaty Roberto Solie Tallan Ilaw Miss Bergman Gramting Juarez Mexico

Weekend Weather Forecast with Warmer Temperatures

Mostly cloudy and warmer Saturday afternoon and night and Sunday with occasional rain mainly at night and early forenoon. Moderate northeasterly winds. Temperatures peak around 56 Saturday, with Sunday lows near 48 and highs around 64. Friday high 53, Saturday morning 42.

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