County workers set to go payless in January crisis
About 600 Bexar County employees face no pay for January as budget approval lingers past the deadline. County Auditor Edgar Garvey ordered departments not to issue warrants for January 1-15. Officials discuss emergency cash and uneven funds while road crews await payment and officials veto budget hikes as deficits deepen.
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Bexar
Edgar Garvey
Men- Flay
Jesse Thompson
Garvey
Nuary
County Commissioners Court
Sam
Beil
Wii
Boo Abe
Anderson
Bob Abe
Rome
Stappenbeck
Yop
Police Probe Robbery Attracts Attention In San Saba Area
Five men in army uniforms, one armed with a pistol, allegedly robbed Mrs. Constance Alexander at her 1207 Van Ness street home of $132 while she entertained guests. Pvt Calvin Menie Kellyfeld recovering from stab wounds. police say attackers visited the 100 block of North Flores street early Sunday. Separate reports include theft of $3 cash, $300 in war bonds, and $295 in postal savings from Mrs Estelle Nelson at 209 East Quincy Street and a burglary at T Y White laundry on West Josephine Street.
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Meiday
Constance Alexander
van Ness Street
Alexander
Calvin Menie
Kelly Feld
North
Flores’ Street
Estelle Nelson
East
Quincy Street
Santa Maria Maternity Hare
San Saba Street
T. Y
Josephine Street
Barge Crew Escapes Blast In Manila Harbor
A string of blasts aboard the army barge BCL 2569 in Manila harbor injured the crew with minor burns. Initial harbor reports blamed a tanker explosion nearby, but the tanker appeared undamaged and moored alongside the barge.
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Manila
Jan
Rain in prospect for San Antonio and vicinity Monday
Rain was in prospect for San Antonio and vicinity to add to the 1.67 inches that fell in the past week. Cloudy conditions persist through Tuesday with occasional showers. Warmer highs and lows expected, with Monday reaching 58 and Tuesday dropping to 44. Sunday rainfall measured .28 inch.
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San Antonio
J. H. Jarber
Yanks in Reich Go Armed
In Passau Germany on January 14 American troops were ordered to carry guns at all times as security tightened after the death of three military government officers. Investigators said they found a lead on the fire that burned the officers’ riverside cottage while the army doubled guards around officers’ billets and moved single officers into two hotels. Curfew for German civilians was tightened.
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Regensbuhu
Germany
U. S
Danube
Passau
Army
Death Sentence for U S Soldier in Jap Murder Case
OSAKA January 14 The army court martial condemned 20 year old Joseph B Hieswa of Wallington New Jersey to death for killing two Japanese officers in the 98th division The sentence must be reviewed by two higher authorities before execution can take place.
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Osaka
Fl—Pfe
Joseph B. Hieswa
Wallington
N. J
Hieswa
Snow Choices No 80 snowbound highway closure eyed
State highway patrol HQ said Highway 80 may close west of Pecos tonight due to heavy snow. Up to ten inches fell near Kent and further accumulation expected as cold front lingers along the transcontinental east west artery.
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Austin
State Highway Patrol
Pecos
Kent
Noos
Camp Swift Soldiers Die In Auto Crash Near Granger
Camp Swift report lists two soldiers from Camp Swift killed in a Saturday night automobile crash when their car went over an embankment at Granger. The incident is part of weekend casualties.
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Camp Swift
Chmp Swift
Granger
Crude oil proration sets Texas output target
The Texas Railroad Commission issued a statewide proration order setting daily crude oil production at 2,126,504 barrels. The directive, dated January 14, aims to balance output as February begins.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
Phone Tieup Postponed 30 Days Across Nation
National Federation of Telephone Workers won a 30 day postponement of a nationwide strike amid widespread picketing. ACEW members still on strike, with NFTW urging deferment and industry-wide action. Kansas City and California reports mixed as lines reopen and workers are urged back.
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Andevon
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Washington
Austin Plans Big School Expansion
Austin city school superintendent Dr Russell AL Lewis says the school board will consider a district wide construction program totaling between 33 million and 4 million dollars. The plan outlines a major expansion to accommodate growing enrollment and update facilities across the district.
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Austin
Van
Voe
Russell AL Lewis
Eden Favored For UNO Post
London January 14 delegates show growing support for former British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden as secretary general of the United Nations Organization after General Eisenhower signaled willingness to take the post. Some urged appealing to President Truman to influence the U S Chief of Staff. The mood mixes with talk of possible Wallace option and discussions with Soviet leaders.
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INS
Anthony Efren
UNO
Assembly
Eisenhower
Truman
Rien
United States
Melegalton
Wallace
Wallace Suggested for UN Secretary General Post
London January 14 The Polish delegate Jan Stanczyk toured with Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace amid speculation he might be considered for the United Nations secretary general role as discussions continued in diplomatic circles.
Blast Furnaces Burn Again Amid Steel Walkout Talks
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the nation’s steel industry steady as United Steelworkers pause strike for wage talks. Basic steel plants inch toward resuming blast furnace and open hearth output, delayed by cooling units and planned shutdowns. Philip Murray and U S Steel’s B F Fairless agreed to resume talks Wednesday. union seeks 1.56 daily raise following US Steel’s offer of 1.20.
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Pittsburgh
Van
Worl
Philip Murray
Ustal
U.S. Steel
Bus Station Raids Net 25 Arrests
Police raids on the Greyhound Bus terminal between midnight and 5 a.m. Monday resulted in 25 arrests on charges of loitering. Officers said those taken into custody were in various stages of disarray and using the station as a place to sleep. LUSCOT IN U. S. MIAMI, Ita. Jan, 14.-El Lescot, president of strife torn Haiti till last week, arrived un herailed in Miami today.
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Luscot
U. S
Miami
Ita
el Lescot
Haiti
Byrnes Urges UN Commission on Atomic Control
London Jan 14 Secretary Byrnes urged the United Nations assembly to quickly approve creation of a special commission to control atomic energy and pledged land sea and all forces to a world police force. He opened the general policy debate after the deadlock over the 18th seat on the Economic and Social Council was broken.
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London
Byrnes
United Nations Assembly
Special Commission On
United States
Hs Important Economic and Social Council
Phone Employees Return to Jobs After Union Meeting
Southwestern Telephone Workers end a two day session in the municipal auditorium after Judge Quin’s injunction masked labor action. Members say the session showed what the union could do as A A French and Paul M West voiced cautious approval while others questioned if aims were met. A National NTU petition to strike was planned in Washington for Wednesday and ACW members noted they would await further word from headquarters.
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Zell
Lig. A
Municipal
Tnlon
C. K. Quin
Association
Centenl Telephone Company
Tiny
A. A. French
Te Sowihweskern Telephone Workers Union
Wes
Washington
National Telephone Work ‘Ers Union
3. L. Boyd
ACW
Western Eleete Company
Wishh
National
ACEW
Paul M. West
Statewide Air System Studied in Texas Meeting
Austin Jan 14 Members of the Texas aeronau tics commission met in Austin to study plans for a coordinated statewide airways system connecting all Texas cities of 20,000 or more population. A. W. Meadows, director of the commission, presented the plan.
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Austin
Texas Aeronautics Commission
A.W. Meadows
Texas
Gales Sweep Over Mexico Disrupt Gulf Shipping
Storms from the Gulf east swept across Mexico on January 14 disrupting communications and causing a cold wave. Gulf shipping has been suspended since Saturday. A Mexican coast guard cutter sank after being pulled off a shoal near Vera Cruz, but the crew was rescued.
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Mexico City
Gulf
Mexico
Mexican Coast Board
Vera Cruz
Sino Peace Pact Violations Noted
CHUNGKING Jan 14. The Chinese nationalist government and the Communists accuse each other of breaching the truce in the undeclared civil war. The central government says Yenan Red forces burned villages along the Lunghak railway and attacked An yang on the Peiping Hankow line, arguing delays in ceasefire orders and a bid for maximum advantage before midnight.
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Central Government
National Military Council
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Lunghak
Klangsun
Yellow Sea
Anyang
Peiping-Hankow
Honan
Solons Probe Army Sales in Manila Hearings
United States senators from Delaware and California questioned Army disposal practices in Batangas Luzon as they probe charges by Sgt Emil Mazey that serviceable clothing was buried rather than destroyed Col Raymond Oxterder, base commander, disputed Mazey testimony saying only mildewed and potted clothing was destroyed The hearing also touched on transport equipment and Navy small craft retention and asked which civilian agency is needed in the copra and hemp industries.
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Manila
United States
Batane Gas
Roo Luzon
Tumnell
D-Del
Knowland
Hase
Mazey
Navy
Islands
Two-Year Pacific Vet Killed by Auto in Port Arthur
Ambrose J. Leblancau, 20, a survivor of the Pacific theater troop duty, was killed yesterday when hit by an automobile in Port Arthur. The casualty ends a short postwar period and follows earlier military service with the army.
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Port Arthur
Ambrose J. Leblancau
Picifie
Auite
Java Fighting Flares Anew
Batavia reports a renewed nationalist assault repulsed by British troops. British communiqués say clashes occurred south of Semarang and near Soerabaja with naval and artillery fire. Indian troops near Handoeng faced an attack as nationalists pressed operations across central Java.
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Batavia
Lattacks
Java
Semarang
Soerabaja
Bultenzorg
Handoeng
Goodnight Kiss Fatal to Child in Louisville
In Louisville a pistol dropped from a father's sleeve while he bent to kiss his child goodnight. The bullet struck Theresia Stone, age two, in the head. She died seven hours later at a hospital. Deputy Coroner Joseph Beck ruled the death accidental. The father, Ennis D. Stone, told police the pistol fell as he leaned over the bed. Weather: warmer high 44, low around 40, with clouds and rain.
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Louisville
Theresia Stone
Joseph Beck
Ennis D. Stone
Mitte Riri
San Antonio
Tues
Heck
Stone
Degeere
Hitler Order Revealed In Trials
At Nuremberg a German navy order from September 17, 1942, forbidding rescue of torpedoed ship survivors was read in evidence against Admiral Doenitz. The directive aimed to prevent taking survivors, including those in the water, and transfer of food and water. The case also cited Hitler’s 1942 push to sink ships and kill crews to disrupt American shipping, alongside a note about a January 1942 discussion with Hiroshi Oshima and Ribbentrop.
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Mernberg
International War Crimes Tribunal
Admiral Doenitz
Doenitz
Hitler
U-chess
Fuher
Hiroshi Oshima
Joachima von Ribbentrop
Fall Fatal to Movie Actress
Enid I Stamp-Taylor, 47, musical comedy star and film actress, died in London from a fractured skull after a fall in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. Overwork led her to leave the cast of Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? a few days ago.
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London
Enid I Stamp-Taylor
Truman Urges Repeal of Large Appropriations
President Truman asked Congress to repeal appropriations totaling 5.79 billion and contract authorizations of 420 million. A White House statement notes these amounts add to net recessions of 50.3 billion approved at the end of the last session.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
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