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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1945
Page
1
A World War I veteran recounts the struggle to readjust to civilian life after service. He recalls being treated as a civilian rather than a hero, and the emblem symbolizing service is often unrecognized by the public. The piece highlights the neglect of veterans’ identities and the visible gap between wartime sacrifice and peacetime acknowledgment.
London and Washington report that Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin were in conference at this moment, with sources citing a ship off the Black Sea or a Russian port. Berlin radio claimed a wartime meeting location while the White House offered no comment on the reported talks.
The Texas Senate confirmed six of Governor Stevenson's UT Board of Regents appointees, but rejected Sidney Latham as secretary of state. Nutus Peeples of Telmacina and KW. Mickson of South Bend were confirmed as directors of Texas AL and Mi bit. Neth Lrachinim of Ballas was sent back to committee on Governoc's Huomninations.
Soviet and German fronts clash across the Oder as three bridgeheads are established north of Kustrin and Steinau is abandoned. Berlin reports heavy Soviet pressure near Frankfurt an der Oder and Breslau, with Zhukov’s guns menacing Berlin.
American First Army units slash into the Siegfried line fortifications near Gemund and Schleiden, reaching within 1500 yards of both, as the Third Army advances seven miles deep into Germany and captures Siegfried villages like Habscheid. German forces reenter areas near Frum as heavy fighting continues along multiple fronts.
Maury Maverick urged extending a forecast wear plan corporation life in San Antonio area before the senate banking committee. He testified that the bill would continue the corporation for one year beyond its July 1 expiration, with weather across the state noted as unusually cold in the north and milder elsewhere. Continuous seasonality and political chatter frame the hearing as officials weigh the proposal.
Vancouver, Washington February 6 25 year old Private Henry P Weber faces hanging for refusing to bear arms. His wife Mrs George Weber defends his conviction arguing it stems from deep seated anti killing views tied to his socialist loyalties. She cites military indifference and hopes for Senate inquiry while detailing his induction and reported refusal. He previously worked at a shipyard foreman in Vancouver and later in Richmond California.
In one of the largest raids, over 1300 long range bombers attacked industrial and railway targets across central Germany including Chemnitz Leipzig Magdeburg and alongside Berlin. Escort fighters damaged several enemy planes and the Brenner Pass routes into Italy were described as blocked.
Deputies W. A. Mc FParling and Roy Tate freed a horse from a cesspool on Frederietta burg road after it fell in in the 4200 block. The owner is J. D. Little of 4110 Frederickaburg road.
U.S. Army Air Forces disclosed two air bases in China were abandoned, Kemnyung and Kanyung, after January 29 and late January 1936, respectively. The 14th Air Force fighters under Lieut. Col. Edwards McGomas and Maj. John G. Herbst conducted guerrilla air operations against Shanghai and Hong Kong from these bases, supported by unarmed transports and B-24s for fuel runs along the Japanese corridor.
Bennett on tour as the first weekly visit by San Bennett the recently appointed assistant custodian of the courthouse by County Judge Charles W. Anderson. On Tuesday Bennett and FE Packard courthouse manager toured offices and urged all heads to ask employees to keep offices clean.
New York report states that Rear Admirals Huge Kinin Yosh yuki Hishieid Kichiro were killed, raising announced Japanese admiral deaths to 87 since May 1944. Agency notes these losses mark a continuing toll in the war.
A gun discharged accidentally striking Chester W. Shuley in the left thigh. He was taken to Mand 5 hospital where the bullet was removed.
Manila has fallen to converging American armies and fighting continues in the streets. Thousands of former prisoners, mostly Americans, begin steps toward health as Filipino civilians walk free. General MacArthur advances toward Tokyo, and Manila is set to be retaken with Corregidor fortress neutralized while Allied forces push inland.
The Tang submarine, reported missing since last year, is overrun from war patrol and presumed lost. Commander Alvord H. O'Kanne, 34, commanded the Tang, famed for sinking enemy ships. Navy reports also note the torpedoing of a U S tanker Fort Geittie Taeihan near Truk Harbor in November.
A February report from Santo Tomas Internment Camp Manila outlines rapid repatriation plans for thousands of freed civilian internees who wish to return home. Army rations and medical supplies are being distributed while health improving. The camp, long run by internees with aid from private funds, faces prior hardships under Japanese control and recent tension over death certificates and malnutrition.
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