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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1947
Page
1
Kerrville posted a record year for construction with total activity reaching 975,219 dollars. Residential projects dominated the output despite material and labor shortages, marking the strongest building year in the city’s history.
Washington January 7 distrust of Russia and opposition to the pro Soviet clique in the State department sparks a history making congressional storm around the atomic secret. Senators and representatives promise investigations into every phase of the administration program while aiming to expose motives of the State department cabal seeking to admit Russia to atomic knowledge. Baruch resigns from UN energy commission citing keeping the secret and continuing bomb manufacture as key US policy.
The Baltimore and Ohio rail road's new all coach streamliner to run between Baltimore and Cincinnati in 12 hours was christened today in ceremonies in Washington and Cincinnati. Mrs. Robert A Taft launched one car while Mrs. W R Kelly participated in Cincinnati.
The world's largest calculating machine, built at Marvard University, unveiled before military and civilian experts in Cambridge Massachusetts. Begun December 1945, the machine will join the Naval Ordnance Bureau at Dahlgren. It solves billions in seconds, runs 24 hours, with a plug-in parts system and alarmed fault signaling.
A pickup driven by Uerman A Wagner and carrying his wife, age 53, was struck by a slowly moving MKT passenger train on South Flores street. Both were hospitalized at Robert B Green with multiple injuries, including broken legs and internal injuries. The incident’s flagman cited failure to see warning lights. Additional injuries were reported to Carrie Winters after a separate collision near 900 block Guadalupe street. Driver Abrhar Spitz, 59, was identified.
Chiapas state congress granted indefinite leave of absence to Juan Espanda amid claims of partial blame for the Tapachula machinegunning on December 31 that killed 12 and wounded many. Gen Cesar Lara, former Mexico City police aide, named acting governor and called for resignations of two state congressmen while vowing impartial investigation. The violence followed protests at the mayoral inauguration in Tapachula per the war department.
A Martin Mariner from the Pine Island searched nine hours along Ellsworth land near Cape Dart but found no trace of nine missing Navy fliers from the Antarctic expedition. The area scanned covered about 11 100 square miles, marking the second futile search effort.
Howard Hughes arrived in New York after a westward weather delay to confer with Transcontinental and Western Air directors on plans to raise 40 million dollars and to settle a dispute over increasing authorized capital stock from one million to three million shares. Hughes Tool Company, which he controls, holds 46 percent of TWA stock.
Governor Coke Stevenson said he will ranch and repair fences during a lull after relinquishing his state office. When asked about his feelings on ceasing governance, he quipped that a figure of speech was used and that it’s not retirement but a new routine.
The trial of Lonnie Greer, 90, on illegal possession of a government pistol began Tuesday before Federal Judge Ben H. Rice Jr. Leonard Brown, his defense counsel, argues the gun was given as debt payment by John J. White, piano player at Club Eldorado, 1822 Wyoming Street.
MOSCOW January 7 Russian Orthodox Christians throughout the Soviet Union celebrated the traditional Russian Christmas today. Large crowds filled the Cathedral of the Resurrection as Alexei patriarch of Moscow led devotional services. Other churches across the USSR held similar observances marking the eastern church calendar date.
Portland reports a cylindrical object fell from the sky and a lab analysis labeled it a refractory material akin to rocket lining. Dr. John E. Allen supervised spectrographic testing showing elements suggesting potential rocket use but not conclusive evidence linking it to V-2 tests or specific origin. Army probe continues with large portion of the object under investigation.
Thieves entered the Plaza Shoe Store at 317 Alamo Plaza through the roof and took 10.50 from a safe Tuesday. Police investigate the burglary at the Thom MecAn shoe company site.
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