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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1945
Page
1
An explosion at the Mission Road power facility near noon damaged the main switch and triggered three fire crews to battle fires. Insulation sparked, several lines disrupted, and chemicals helped quell the blaze before breakers were shut off. No injuries reported as the road remained closed for about an hour.
The Big Three Potsdin were in the final stages of world planning on Monday as a fiat report of decisions was nearly complete. Observers predicted the conference could end in two or three days, with an official statement saying progress is satisfactory despite recent political upheaval in Britain and Attlee's rise to prime minister. President Truman held leverage in final talks following the U N charter ratification by the U S Senate with five opposing votes.
General Mark W. Clark arrives in Verona Italy by plane from Brazil. No details given on when he will rejoin his command. United States forces in Austria were mentioned in headquarters notes.
A wealthy typhoid carrier was found in the family of six who contracted the disease on July 6. The carrier was the grandfather of three typhoid victims and the father of the sixth. He was outside the city while five of the six affected lived on a Wilhelm Drive. With cooperation from the city health department, Ralph Marvel barred him from selling watermelons in San Antonio.
Berlin dispatch reports Capt. Cox G Schultz of Chicago under army scrutiny over a civil Berlin wedding to WAG Kay Koulogyaris. A planned church ceremony was canceled after Schultz said his first wife Ruth died last May. he defends his actions and asks privacy while his wife and family in Chicago seek to resolve the case.
Indian pipes of peace, handmade by Fred Etlawageshik, head of the Ottawa tribe and WWI veteran, were en route to Potsdam to honor the Big Three leaders. The gift honors ten local Indians who served, presented for President Truman, Premier Stalin, and Prime Minister Attlee.
TACways, Afiss, July 30. Mike, LSU's tiger mascot, has lost weight while wooing the tigress Desdemona at Livingston Park. The two big cats remain in separate cages as keepers fear harm until they become better acquainted, after a period of snarling and limited interaction.
The Allied Control Council in Berlin announced that a sector of the city will be allocated to French control. Eisenhower presided at the first session, with Montgomery, Zhukov, and Koenig present. The council set rotating chairmanship by country and planned regular meetings on set dates. Boundary details for the French sector were not specified.
Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt, son of the late President, has asked to be released from active duty in the Army Air Forces amid congressional scrutiny of his civilian financial dealings. The 34 year old filed the petition with Gen. Hy Arnold. no action or reason was provided by the War Department.
James Newman, a prominent local figure, was reported feeling unwell after a restless night. Doctors noted pleurisy late in the evening while he was resting by day, with the patient showing slight improvement after treatment.
A British American sourced report says Justice Jackson urges weeklong talks on war crimes trials with Goering von Ribbentrop Streicher Ley and others in U S hands. Fear and confinement affect the German leaders as trials loom.
Partly cloudy Monday afternoon and Tuesday with a few scattered thunder showers possible Monday afternoon in the southeast. Moderate to southerly winds. Minimum temperatures via weather page 2-4.
United States 14th Army Corps reports a brutal struggle in Northern Luzon as General Yamashita and remaining Japanese forces, about 10,200 troops and 2000 civilians, are cornered in rugged mountains 32 miles north of Baguio. High enemy resistance, heavy surrender figures, and doomed leadership define the final Luzon campaign as clouds and terrain hinder frontline operations.
Washington said Maj General Curtis LeMay disclosed in a War Department telegram that an imminent interruption to the stockpile of aviation fuel could jeopardize strategic bombing against Japan. General LeMay, commander of the 20th Air Force, did not specify the threat. A Detroit YawHubber plant disruption was the only labor issue cited affecting military output.
Three more taxi drivers have rations suspended for forty days as the war price and ration board cracks down on spenders. Chief clerk Robert A Will says eight in ten violations involve speeders and that suspensions reflect violation seriousness. A 30 day driving ban cripples taxi service while motorists await fuel.
Washington reports Secretary Ickes has been offered a July start as a syndicated columnist for newspapers if he leaves President Roosevelt. The column would cover domestic and international affairs and Ickes has been critical of newspapers and columnists, calling them calumniasts.
Allied air and sea forces pounded Japan after a weekend of massive strikes. Carrier planes from Okinawa and other groups attacked Tokyo to the southwest, sinking and damaging multiple ships and crippling defense as U S and British aircraft hit coastal vessels and inland targets.
POTSDAM July Stime President Truman told Stars and Stripes he does not favor bringing American soldiers wives and families overseas to prevent settling in Europe. He said the solution is to bring men home and keep U S forces from leaving too quickly lest peace be endangered. The interview appeared as a personal note to occupation forces from the commander in chief.
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