Cardinals Elevate 28 New Cardinals at St Peter's
Pope Pius XII conferred red hats on 28 new cardinals before about 20 000 worshipers in St. Peter's great nave in a majestic ceremony. The new princes will receive rings at a secret consistory tomorrow, as week long rites included a World broadcast urging militant leadership for society to rest on a secure basis. Four of the 32 created by the pope Monday were absent due to illness or travel, including Jan Cardinal de Tong Jules Cardinal Saliege Jose Cardinal Caro Rodriguez and Manuel Cardinal Arteaga y Betancourt.
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General Hits Truman Critics
In a rare public critique Maj. Gen. Ray E. Porter denounced an alarmingly effective campaign to undermine confidence in the administration and armed forces. He cited no names but echoed broader clashes involving Truman Ickes Bradley and officers linked to the Rapide river action in Italy.
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Where is Alfred Mauermann Asks Where is Alfred
Thursday morning Mayor Gus Mauermann opened a city council meeting and questioned if Tax Commissioner Alfred Callaghan was ill. With no reply from other commissioners, Callaghan was excused. Callaghan had earlier said he did not want to attend to avoid involvement in a proposed 4.51 million dollar improvements bond issue. The council kept April 3 as the election date after discussion of a possible tie to a school election on April 6. County Clerk Pred Huntress discussed renting voting machines. the mayor urged lower costs, noting recent machine purchases. Brady urged lower rates, recalling 9, to 501? vote machines cost and a prior bond election.
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Debate Near On Housing Bill Funding Support
Washington February 21 A heated debate grows as Ur Democratic readers weigh plans to push amendments to the emergency housing bill. The measure would commit federal funds totaling 1.6 billion dollars to back President Truman s two year program aiming to build 2,700,000 housing units.
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Weather outlook for San Antonio remains cloudy and warm
The forecast indicates lingering cloudiness over San Antonio Thursday and Wednesday with warm daytime temperatures and minimal change in conditions as reported by the Weather Service.
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George Was Only King at Covent Garden Opera House
A photographer struggled for a clear shot of the British royal princesses as two men blocked the view at Covent Garden. One man tapped a passerby and joked that George VI, king of England, would step aside, while the photographer explained he had called everyone George that day.
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Weekend Weather Outlook for Local Area
The forecast calls for Thursday afternoon and night through Friday with a high near 62 degrees on Thursday and a low around 42 Friday morning. Friday’s daytime high is expected near 68 degrees with pleasant conditions.
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Cotton Price Climbs Amid Demand and Parity Talk
New Orleans trading showed strong cotton buying as OPA policy and parity ideas lift futures. May cotton rose to 26.45 cents per pound with nearby shifts around 26.4 cents. gains attributed to Pace parity bill action, OPA mill concessions, and a new parity formula anticipated by Secretary Anderson's agriculture department.
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Stock market rally lifts shares above 44 after setback
Stocks rose to above 44 a share in New York trading after a sharp relapse. Brokers credited oversold conditions and renewed hopes for General Motors settlement with revived buying. Bonds held steady and cotton futures firmed.
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Eisenhower Heads to San Francisco After Quiet Tacoma Visit
General Eisenhower, army chief of staff, planned to sail to San Francisco today following a quiet evening at the Tacoma home of his brother Edgar Eisenhower, a lawyer, in Northwest Tacoma, Washington.
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DDT Flown to Japan to Fight Epidemic Typhus
U S army medical authorities announced 250000 pounds of DDT were flown to Japan to curb a typhus outbreak in the Nafa-Osaka area. A Lisbon spokesman for the Spanish Pretender Juan said Franco would not relinquish power to permit a monarchy restoration.
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Truman Sees Output Hike With War Postwar Peak Near
President Truman said production and distribution should reach a postwar peak soon if all work and cooperation continue. He spoke at a news conference about optimistic views on civilian restoration and noted a forthcoming order to reorganize the Office of Economic Stabilization as part of a new wage price policy.
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City Wide Closings Set for Washington Birthday Observance
San Antonio will mark George Washington’s birthday with a citywide holiday Friday. County and city offices and schools will close. federal buildings stay open. sheriffs and fire remain active. mail delivery continues. stamp windows closed. Civic groups plan events at the St Anthony and Menger hotels. county commissioners vote to declare the holiday, except for the sheriff’s office.
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Woman to become Vassar's first woman president
POUGHKEEPSIE, N Y Feb 2 For the first time in its 83 year history Vassar college will have a woman president. She is Miss Sarah Gibson Bland ing 47 year old social scientist and dean of the New York State College of Home Economics Miss Blanding succeeds Dr. Gentry Noble McCracken president of the famed girls school since 191? whose retirement becomes effective July 1.
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Rescue squads search grimberg pit for trapped miners near Kemen
Herford Germany Feb 21 rescue workers dug through debris to reach hundreds of German miners and three British technicians trapped by an explosion at the Grimbergz pit near Kemen. In 24 hours 52 men were brought out alive and nine dead. The operation employed 498 men. The Ruhr raw production director said he had hardly established that some of the 437 men still in the pit were alive.
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Finns Convict Former Chief Ryti in War Crimes Trial
Helsinki reports former President Oisio Ryti was sentenced to ten years at hard labor by a special tribunal for leading Finland into war with Russia. Seven co defendants received prison terms. They were charged with engineering Finland's 1941 alliance with Germany and the second war with Russia.
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Septuplet rumor debunked in Paris search
Reporters canvassed the Seine area after a tip claimed a Paris woman gave birth to seven children. Officials and journalists found no septuplets or twins in Rue Galande or surrounding areas. In Washington, the Senate confirmed Paul A. as the new chief of price controls.
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Truman says universal conscription impractical at present
President Truman said he did not believe it would be practical to abolish peacetime conscription. He spoke after a House Military Affairs Committee signaled a plan before acting on his request for universal legislation.
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Wanton Waste By Army Denied
War Department undersecretary Royall told the House expenditures committee that claims of wholesale destruction of property by the army are largely exaggerated. He acknowledged some improper acts may occur but stressed investigations found most charges exaggerated and cited a case where a packing case labeled typewriters contained only shipboard sweepings.
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Crisis With Reds Alarms Londoners
London reports condemn the Soviet diplomatic course as highly dangerous amid growing Anglo Soviet tensions. Bevin may seek to clarify the strained relations in Commons, while observers note Moscow offensive framing and Canada Greece and Indonesia UNGOUNG charges. Daily Mail cites Moscow’s dangerous course and urges renewed three power talks to avert a broader disaster.
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Baby Death Threat Fails in St Louis
In St Louis on February 21, Paul Pollock, a 23 year old advertised as seeking an apartment, faced waves of calls after claiming he would drown his two month old baby if an apartment was not found. Local residents offered to adopt the child while Pollock and his wife and baby were in Evansville Indiana.
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Cripple Gets Light Term for Burglaries in City Court
In Criminal District court Judge W W McCrory gave leniency to Rodolfo Denrin 20 after he pleaded guilty to burglarizing Theotore Schoch’s home at 328 North Presa Street on January 29. James Roteh 22 and another man pleaded guilty to burglary of W B Coakey’s home on February 3 and received three year terms. Big Balloch pleaded guilty to forgery on a $23 check and received a two year suspended sentence.
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Senate atomic energy panel probes espionage act adequacy
The senate atomic energy committee opened an inquiry in Washington to determine if the 1917 espionage act protects the atomic bomb know how. Testifying were Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Graves, who headed the army project, J. Edgar Weaver, and James McInerney, justice espionage chief.
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Truman defends security measures at news conference
President Truman stated that current U S security measures protect secret military information and remain adequate. Secretary Byrnes affirmed the United States retains exclusive know how on the atomic bomb, while Britain and Canada cooperate on the project. He discussed Canada’s disclosure to Russia and the forthcoming energy talks with Mackenzie King and Clement Attlee, offering no comment on foreign agent investigations.
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Admiral Wilkinson Drowns After Car Plunges From Ferry
Norfolk reports Admiral Theodore Wilkinson, chief of staff link, drowns as his auto slides off a Norfolk Portsmouth ferry into the Elizabeth River. Coast Guard divers recover the body while Mrs Wilkinson escapes by breaking a window. The car reportedly ran full length of the vessel before tumbling past safety gates. Wilkinson, 51, Annapolis native and Naval Academy graduate, had earned distinction under Admiral Halsey for Solomon Islands service.
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Realtor Shot Fatal in San Antonio Office
J. Love, a 60 year old San Antonio real estate man, was found dead Thursday morning in a Travis building office. Police say he was shot through the chest with a pistol. an inquest is being conducted by Justice of the Peace G. Talbert.
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Open Revolt Declared at Bombay Naval Barracks
The state of open revolt rages as Moe Associated Prear leads seamen in a flotilla of warcraft against Bombay on Thursday night. Troops, Indian forces, and British troops besiege the Castle barracks in central Bombay while naval personnel fortify positions and exchange fire. Prime Minister Attlee announces royal navy ships head to Bombay to quell the mutiny sparked by protests over alleged racial discrimination in the service.
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Demonstrators Rally in Cairo Demand British Troop Withdrawal
In Cairo from 100000 to 150000 protesters roamed streets protesting British troops in the Nile valley. Crowds closed shops and attacked All Saints Cathedral looting the bishop’s house and setting fire to the cathedral hall amid riots and gunfire.
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Robber Steals 4300 False Teeth From Chicago Lab
Police probed a bold dental lab theft in Chicago on February 21 as a thief entered the Austin Dental laboratory and removed 4300 false teeth from a case. Local authorities pursued leads but details remained sketchy. The incident highlights an unusual crime targeting a dental supply stash.
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Four Million Face Famine in Northern Hunan
Four million people in northern Hunan, China, face starvation as rice shortages threaten severe famine, according to authorities reporting today from Chungking.
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16 Year Old Ex Marine Complains About Jail Conditions
A 16 year old former Marine, Kawara Lombardo, testified Thursday to U S Commissioner Paul A Lockhart about jail conditions. He said bugs and spiders, beans served too often with insufficient quantity, no sugar for coffee, and poor coffee tasted bad. He enlisted at 13 and claimed to have served until 15 before his parents revealed his true age. He said he lost five pounds during detention and mentioned a $100 government check he forgot. Marshal Gay McNamara stated no jurisdiction over the case and referred the matter to federal authorities for review.
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