Abuse of Aged Man Reported
Brownsville Herald reports state board of control investigating charges that an elderly Brownsville man at San Antonio State Hospital was beaten, starved, and dehydrated, losing 30 pounds in 15 days before relatives removed him. Hearings resume in Austin. if substantiated, disciplinary action will follow.
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Allied Hold At Anzio As German Attacks Fail
Allied forces repelled two small German beachhead assaults near Anzio yielding heavy German losses. A new 362nd infantry division was identified as added strength to the German effort. Despite snowbound Casine hills, Fifth Army widened positions and tightened defenses while nuisance infiltrations around Carrocka were contained.
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New Delhi
Navy Rips Jap Bases and Shipping in Pacific Raid
Allied forces report a bold surface raid beyond the Solomons by the Little Beaver squadron attacking Truk and Pelau shipping. Destroyers, minelayers, and cargo ships were sunk or dispersed, with nearly 1,000 captured or rescued.
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Associated Press
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Rabaul
President Roosevelt Leaves Capital for Rest
Washington reports the president is away from Washington for a short rest and not ill. A presidential secretary denied any journalists are with him, stating no correspondents accompany the president and a dateline story is incorrect. The White House issued the notice amid press reports and court rumors.
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Sam Youstan
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Quilt Altsett
Senate Overturns Roosevelt Veto On War Revenue Act
The Senate voted 72 to 14 to override the president’s veto of the war revenue act, boosting total tax collections to over 42 billion dollars. Higher postal rates take effect in days, with April 1 seeing an excise tax rise on liquor and other items, while individual income taxes remain unchanged for now. Majority Leader Raney led the override move, with Senators Connally and O’Omale of Texas also voting yes.
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Raney
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Texas
Nazis Flee Vitebsk as Reds Advance
Asporiated Press reports Vitebsk, a major German base on the Dvina, was evacuated as Soviet forces push west from Rogachev and Dno. Berlin radio claimed the city fell behind advancing reds and that German troops and materiel were being destroyed or captured.
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Minsk
White Russia
Apology Ordered After Felony Assault Case Tangled Scene
In a felony assault case in court on a March date, defendant McLaughlin admitted he kicked Edna Hanson after she tried to separate him from a drug store. Judge McGarry ordered him to kneel and kiss Hanson’s hands and feet as part of the apology, with bail set at $8000 and the case continued to March 3.
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Thomas J. Melon
Edna Hanson
South Side
Towson
U S Heavies Hit Germany Sixth Day
American heavy bombers pressed the six day raid deep into Germany targeting aircraft plants at Regensburg Stuttgart and other sites. The operation followed Britain and Italy based crews strikes on Schweinfurt and Steyr with Luftwaffe protection and reported strong results as Teurenburg and its ball bearing works and other targets suffered destruction.
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Stuttgart
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Vienna
Regensburg
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Weeele
Officials Ready To Leave Vienna
A Budapest dispatch says Vienna is to evacuate beginning March 1 as Allied air raids target Schweinfurt Steyr Regensburg and other German air plants. The long-range bombing from Britain Italy and the United States impacts Nazi aircraft production amid heavy losses and mounting wreckage.
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Farrell Heads Argentina After Pro-Axis Coup
Acting Secretary of State Stettinius voiced concern over Argentina's government shakeup and possible hemisphere security questions. Reports from Ambassador Armour and press dispatches fueled speculation of regional tensions as Ramirez delegates presidential powers to Vice President. New Buenos Aires police chief Filomeno Velazco named. navy minister Henrig Sueyra resigns amid a tense coup scene with troops in the capital.
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Uruguay
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Ramirez
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Alberta Gailbert
Germany
Filomeno Velazco
Buenos Aires
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Federal Police Department
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Ramez
Mayor Proclaims Keep America American Week
Mayor Mauermann Friday proclaimed February 28 to March 5 as Keep America American week at Kiwanis request. The Kiwanis sponsors a national drive with 2100 clubs promoting non-partisan, non-sectarian efforts to mobilize thinking and preserve individuality and opportunity in the United States.
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Keep America
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United States
Allied Heavies Shot Down in Daylight Raids Battle
London reports official communiques showing heavy Allied bombers and fighters tallying losses for both sides during daylight raids. German claims of aircraft destroyed and downed fighters contrast with RAF losses in February air operations over multiple targets in Germany and occupied Europe.
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Brunswick
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Tutow
Oschersleben
Rostock
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Italy
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RAF
S.A. Men to Attend Mexico Celebration
Seven chamber of commerce representatives will travel to Monclova Mexico on Saturday for a ceremony marking the near completion of a paved highway linking San Antonio to Saltillo, the capital of Coahuila. Participants include Frang C. Groos and Melrose Holmereen among others. paving from Piedras Negras to Monclova is nearly finished, with Monclova to Saltillo surfacing due by June.
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Monclova
Mexico
San Antonio
Saltillo
Onahuila
Frang C. Groos
Melrose
Satunla
County considers vote machines for 194 election needs
Commissioners discuss increasing voting capacity to handle a large turnout. They note 297 county machines currently owned and explore options after an inspection by Russell F. Griffin of the Automatic Voting Machine Corporation. Several machines show damage from rats and rough handling during transport.
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Russell F. Griffen
iJtke Automatic Voring Machin Corporation
Jametown
Regional Weather Forecast Online Summary
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity shows mostly cloudy skies with showers and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Saturday will be partly cloudy with slightly cooler conditions. East Texas experiences mostly cloudy weather with showers and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight, followed by a partly cloudy Saturday with showers in the morning and cooler temperatures in the northwest and central areas. Fresh to occasionally strong winds are noted across the region.
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