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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1946
Page
13
Brady July Jubilee project starts with bulldozers clearing brush on the site. G C Kirk general manager announced that after leveling, construction of the race track will begin and preparations made for an all steel grand stand.
Senate war profits panel probes premature explosions of defective 42 inch shells that killed American soldiers. Veterans including Lt. Col. Forrest E. Love and Pvt. Joseph R. Carl blame faulty fuses and faulty shell safety lapses, recounting deaths of Sgt. Joseph Weiler and others in Italy and New Guinea. Portland survivor Weston Hodges speaks of lasting wounds and calls for accountability for munitions makers.
Manila observes 21 gun salutes as the body of Manuel Quezon, first Philippines president, lands from the Princeton. Roxas and U S Ambassador McNutt pay respects. A joint Congress session plans special services Sunday as the nation enters mourning through Quezon's birthday on August 19.
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