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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1947
Page
12
At least 178 Japanese killed and 300 injured when four cars of an ash‑car train jumped a 30‑foot embankment at Kumagawa Japan. The train was on a branch line into a farming area northwest of Tokyo. a prior collision on the same line in 1945 killed 109 and injured 67. Most victims were believed to be en route to buy food.
The White House dismissed as completely groundless a Radio Luxembourg report claiming an assassination attempt on President Truman. Washington cautioned against spreading unverified claims and urged reliance on official briefings.
SINGAPORE today reports seven Japanese soldiers and three Korean guards were hanged for war crimes. The highest ranking criminal was Lt. Col. Masugi Kazuo, convicted of killing three British airmen at Batavia in 1935. Others were convicted for atrocities tied to torture of workers on the Burma-Siam railroad and in Sumatra.
Forecast calls for continued cold in the region through Tuesday afternoon and night and into Wednesday. Light rain is possible Tuesday night and Wednesday with highs near 52 Tuesday and 56 later in the week, and lows around 38 to 40 degrees.
Westover Mass Feb 25 Lt Bobbie Joe Cavnar of Okmulgee Okla flew a rescue mission saving 11 crew members of the Kee Bird after a B-29 crash 600 miles from the North Pole in northern Greenland. Cavnar landed on ice, evacuated the survivors, then ferried them 200 miles to Thule before continuing home. Maj Gen Tunner said Cavnar may receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.
London reports Bevin, the British foreign secretary, charged that President Truman wrecked peace talks on Palestine by urging immediate admission of 100,000 Jews during the U.S. congressional campaign. Bevin said a UN settlement remained possible and recalled crucial talks with Jewish and Arab leaders last October.
A 25 year old war veteran walked into a Philadelphia restaurant booth and killed himself with a homemade bomb after telephoning his estranged wife. He had called his attorney Henry J. Snyder before the act and told him of his plan to end his life in an explosion. The blast injured about thirty patrons and damaged the booth area.
Washington reports Secretary of State Marshall said the Soviet government deems an American trusteeship over Japanese mandated Pacific islands as entirely fair. The note is the lone Russian concurrence to the U N plan. Marshall calls the incident closed and cites Moldova aid and India Britain independence efforts as secondary items.
Feeder pigs at San Antonio Livestock Market hit an all time local high of $25 a hundredweight Tuesday with scarce supply as only 400 hogs entered the market. Previous records were shattered Monday when prices jumped to $25.25 and rose further to around $24.2 hundredweight Tuesday. Officials warned price trajectories remain uncertain in coming days.
Chicago reports show live hog prices rising sharply in recent weeks with wholesale gains pushing pork costs upward. An Agriculture Department analyst said retail pork may hit $1 a pound soon and center-cut prices could mirror wholesale increases, while noting the wartime boom and earlier highs.
Mayor Gus B Mauermann said on Tuesday that wires are out and things are moving for his coming election ticket but he would not reveal details. He suggested some rumor of city hall involvement but denied anything definite and warned that someone might tag a wire.
Washington reports a revived Sicilian black hand network led by Charles Lucky Luciano, with arrests in Havana sparking a narcotics crackdown. Harry Anslinger cites Mafia hubs in New York Boston Detroit and more as the service fights a flood of illicit drugs entering through Lake Tampa and New Orleans.
In Sturgis Kentucky mayor Bud Calman told about 100 workers there would be no unions in the town after a meeting at the Sturgis Clothing plant. Plant manager Mercer Lowery said doors would be open to workers today and about 60 percent hoped to return without a union. He noted some workers favored union affiliation while a majority preferred no union. The plant had been financed by a local group and faces possible closure if union efforts continue.
At Purdue University a 100 foot bleacher section collapsed during the Purdue Wisconsin basketball game in front of about 11 000 spectators. Two students were killed and more than 200 injured as beams sagged and splintered. Police and medical crews organized rapid aid. a Greyhound bus served as an ambulance. Identified dead: Roger Gelhausen of Garrett and William Segreldmaat of East Chicago.
Emma Arnold, 86, of Dearborn township, reportedly used a .38 revolver to repel four youths with souvenir Japanese weapons who menaced her isolated four acre farm. She kept the pistol for 31 years and stood firm as they fled after she fired to ward off intruders.
In Angeles City a mother awaiting her fourth child was told to expect a boy but instead Mary Salehak, born weighing 14 pounds 3 ounces, arrived with two sisters already part of the family. Doctors and nurses witnessed a remarkable birth outcome.
Senate banking subcommittee approved legislation permitting a 10 percent rent increase on ceilings in effect last December 31 and ending federal rent controls by next December 31. The bill would shift administration from OPA to courts and set conditions for removals, tenant protections, and enforcement and would exempt Washington DC. The full committee action is expected within a week.
In San Francisco during the evening rush, rookie Patrolman Bernard Shea was fatally wounded by a gunman who also shot a bystander. The gunman, Stanley Pallwode, 42, fled but was captured. he admitted past prison terms and is under indictment on narcotics charges. Officer Loy was wounded, while another officer was injured attempting to stop the assailant.
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