Knives and clubs spark rash of juveniles attacks
Over a weekend a group of youths used knives and a 4x4 plank in unprovoked assaults across the Milan area. A 65 year old watchman, G F Mooney, was knocked unconscious and treated for possible skull fracture after being struck. Several Latin American juveniles were arrested after slashing and beating victims on porches and in streets. A car theft, robbery threats, and gunfire near West Travis and other blocks drew police response.
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Milan
Boledad Street
G. F. Mooney
Clutter Street
Locker Hornsby
Garson
Hornsby
Juan Quiterio
Carson Street
Third
Alamo
Quiterio
Sen
Iin
Jjitterbuggers
Antonio Borrego
West Marlin Street
Borrego
Navidad
West Martin
Borreso
Severio Rangelo
Paso’ Chico Alley
Tampico
Trinidad
Lnto
Apeclo
Cartos ‘Trevino
Night Watchiman Ihie
West Commerce and
Pecos
Southwest Hot Weather Bakes Southwest States
Summer arrived in the Southwest with temperatures spiking as high as 168 in Albuquerque and 107 in Phoenix. Officials warn heat risks across New Mexico and Arizona as residents seek shade and hydration amid the intense sun.
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Albuquerque
N. M
INS
Suiymer
Mercury
Albuqurque
AL Phoenix
No Sunday Papers Comic Broadcast Delays
New Yorkers flocked to publishing offices to get newspapers as deliverymen walkout entered its second day. Publishers awaited a plea for WLB action after a strike that began Saturday hours before the car track’s expiration. Mayor LaGuardia listened to the Sunday comics on his broadcast yesterday.
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New York
JNS
Akron Rubber Strike Keeps 33,000 Idle Amid Picket Lines
In Akron workers demand stalled shifts at Firestone and Goodyear plants as 33,000 go on strike. Goodyear divisions idle after 16 days while Firestone workers vote 2 to 1 to strike. WLB threat to rescind contract rights follows wage and work condition clashes.
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Akron
Goodyear
War Labor Board
Jason Hare
Firestone
TJ. R. W
Watson
Firestone Teens
Elisa
WLB
Return To Native Lands After War
Supreme headquarters reports 4,280,000 homeless have returned to their lands and 2,580,000 remain to be sent back. The adpot incenent notes 91,000 American and 166,400 British prisoners of war have been received and most are home or en route. French honor yanks: Croix de Guerre awarded to 4th 45th and 88th United States Infantry divisions.
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Paris
sSupreme
Adpot
de Qaulle
Truman urges prompt ratification of United Nations charter
President Truman addressed the Senate urging immediate ratification of the UN charter. He described the charter as the path to enduring peace and called on lawmakers to join with peace-loving nations to avoid another war. He reviewed congressional supports like the Fuller and Fulbright resolutions and emphasized universal human rights and economic cooperation as core goals.
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Wrorlngelun
Truman
United Nations
Egocend
Senate
United States
San Francisc
Hogshead Shortage Sparks King-Sizers Protest
Three Rockford men halted planned pickets at the OPA due to a clothing shortage. They cite OPA ceilings restricting summer suit purchases and say tailors cannot supply enough Hogsheads of cloth, leaving men unable to find coats or pants. The story notes storekeepers and tailors face limits on prices and fabrics, worsening access to outfits.
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Kuckiuory
King-Sive Rockford
OPA
Kirk & King
James Cannell
Fred Raymer
Sail Trey
Evilings
Rockford
Byrnes Confirmed as Secretary of State in Fast Vote
James F. Byrnes was confirmed unanimously by the Senate as Secretary of State succeeding Edward R. Stettinius Jr. The vote was swift after the nomination arrived from the White House, with rules suspended and no hearings. Democrats and Republicans united to honor a long-serving official before moving on to other duties.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Senate
Urutary
Edward B. Steltinius Jr
Supreme Court
Truman
Byrnes
Wwe
Portuguese Bull Fighting Featured on Fourth of July Show
A Portuguese bullfight event is planned for July 4 at 6 30 p m at Heyidsn under promoter Juan Baldiron. General J Jaime Quinones will lead the main Portuguese style fight on horseback at Matinoros with other bouts featuring Valdemara Avila and Alberto Olvera.
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Alberto Olvera
Lampasas Youth Injured by Shark Attack
Lampasas Texas July 3 Roy Faught 14 son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Faught was struck by a shark while wading in the Colorado river below Sulphur Springs on Sunday. In water above his waist the shark jumped out and bit his arm in the face cutting the side of his head and slightly injuring the eyeball. He was treated by a local physician and is reported doing well.
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Lampabas
Roy Faught
Floyd Faught
Colorado
Suphur
Faught
Altick
First Lieut Teiphard N White In German Raid Photo
In a homefront letter from World War II, First Lieutenant Teiphard N White of the 1bth Army in Germany describes atrocities and the German civilian toll. He shares a Polch raid photo and voices conflict over German cruelty, noting children forbidden from certain orders and his mixed feelings about mercy and duty. White is married to Mrs June Stewart White, son of Mr and Mrs F N White Sr, of ab 1622 West Huisache Ave. He is a Jefferson High School and Trinity University alumnus.
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Teiphard N. White
Germany
White
June Stewart White
N. White
West Huisache Avenue
Himelf
Polch
Walle
Jefferson High School
Trinity University
Father of Quads Returns Home Alone
Sgt William Red Thompson Jr, 27, father of quadruplets born to an unwed British mother, arrives in Pittsburgh seeking quiet after a troubled departure from England. His wife Eleanor, 20, was not with him at the station as he said he wanted to forget the incident. The babies were born to Norah Carpenter, 34, who died shortly after birth, and the family faces a complex and sorrowful situation.
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Pittsburgh
William Red" Thompson Jr
Eleanor
Bil
Lirth
Norah Carpenter
England
Snc
Vatican Reports Punish Soldiers Over Bishop Killing
An official Vatican source says Russian authorities punished drunken soldiers who wounded Bishop William Apert of Györ on April 4. The Vatican note links the death to the bishop protecting women from the soldiers. Separately in Wichita Falls, Dale Dwight reveals he seeks divorce from Mrs. J C Dwight amid a drowning incident near town.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Meer
William Apert
Gyor
Wichita Falls
Bil
Dale Dwight
J. C. Doght
Whoatta Falls
Warty Nerehy
Iren
United Statea
Truman to Keep Tab on Food Picture
President Truman directed his press secretary to keep him closely informed on food developments. The secretary of agriculture, Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico, asked how much of the food question should be carried to the White House.
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Washington
Truman
Clinton PB. Anderson
New, Mexico
Trumenth
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Partly cloudy Monday afternoon night and Tuesday with few widely scattered thunder showers late Monday afternoon. Maximum temperature Monday afternoon around 94 degrees. Minimum Tuesday morning near 12 degrees. East Texas and inner coast areas see partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms Monday afternoon into Tuesday. Light to moderate northeast winds. Weather on Page 2A.
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San Antonio
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Mitchells Use Okinawa Base For First Air Raid
On Okinawa a Seventh Air Force unit flew a bombing raid against Kyushu airfields from the new base. The mission completed an 800 mile round trip with no enemy fighters encountered, aside from light flak. This marked the Mitchells first raid from Okinawa against Japan since the carrier-launched attack on B 25s in 1942.
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Okinawa
Japan
Moantle
Allies Now Dominate All Borneo in Major Invasion
Allied forces in Southeast Asia claim dominance of Borneo after a large landing at Balikpapan, with MacArthur surveying the operation. Air power and submarines battered Japan as 4,000 tons of incendiaries and heavy bombardment rained on targets. Brunei bay and Balikpapan provide fleet anchors for continued advances into Japan's southern empire.
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General MacArthur
Bunday
Borneo
Japan
Southwest
Pacific
MacArthur
Balikpapar
Cooly
Balikpapay
Southwest Pacific
Brunei Bay
Balkpapan
Aivision
Aves
One Dead in Martin Teen Bayonet Fight in Illinois
In Martin, Illinois, a 14-year-old boy was fatally stabbed and Betty Albrecht a 17-year-old girl plus another youth were wounded during a bayonet attack at a Mrs Gatherme’s home. Jol Taubery, 17, allegedly attacked after drinking, wa surrendere d claiming he stabbed a girl and a boy.
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Onicago
Charles Dryden
Betty Albrecht
Jol “Jinke" Taubery
Gatherme Asquantckl
Betty
Tabery
Authorie
Tles
Tate
Dryden
Puffer
Taubery
Te Atan
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Roy
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Brukpapan
Dutch East Indies
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Yande AE Miles Ferther
China
Amoy
Formosanok Jquite
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Welehow
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