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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1947
Page
3
Police issued an alert Wednesday for two escapees from Bexar County Training School. The boys, aged 15 and 16, fled the facility triggering a countywide search.
Washington June 11. Floyd T Compton urged speed in universal training for American youth at hearings on the commission’s proposal for forty compulsory years of service. As MIT president he said a large army is needed for a sudden war, while also pressing arms reduction and world peace through the United Nations.
In GORIZIA Italy on June 11 a US Army probe investigates a Jeep ambush that wounded two servicemen. Lieut. Rell Monroe of Williamsport Pennsylvania and driver Pre Eldon Vinon of Bellevue Iowa were struck by automatic fire in Vendala Glullay Terbursis from an unidentified assailant.
Long report from Calli on June 1 details the opening of the 25th Jaycee convention with about 3000 delegates present. Dignitaries including U.S. Chamber officials and local leaders were noted as attending, with emphasis on crowd size and convention activities.
Secretary of War Patterson calls for immediate universal military training to bolster a strength-starved army. He argues the regular forces are spread thin across continents and occupations, with only two and a third divisions ready for combat. Training would supply the National Guard and reserves, building a ready force for emergencies.
WASHING RUN June 1. President authorizes importation and withdrawal from warehouses of an additional 23,084,009 pounds of long staple cotton for the year ending next September. Government action aims to meet domestic manufacturers' requirements.
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