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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1946
Page
1
An unclear report notes Anderson accusing a lumber business, Black Mart, amid disputed payments. The fragment references inspectors and a highway incident, with mentions of a wish and a commission, but specifics are unclear and some words are garbled.
A gang of five burglars clashed with Chicago police in a gun battle. One bandit was killed and another wounded while three suspects were arrested, ending a raid on a bus company office. Police, led by Kilmore Harker and Jane Pan, recovered several thousand dollars.
In Washington on June 24, lawmakers from joint committees pursue harmonizing House and Senate OPA bills. Walcott predicts a conclusive outcome as conference deliberations proceed. Deadlines loom with OPA expiring Sunday midnight unless extension passes. House readiness to act hinges on conference instructions and potential filibuster risk in the Senate.
Judge Augustus McCloskey ruled that most San Ansunia collisions stem from drivers failing to stay right and running red lights. He heard about 10 similar incidents and urged stricter adherence to traffic rules. In other news, SEC Chairman Ganson Purell resigned, effective June 20, by presidential action.
In Jerusalem on June 24 JNS reports rising Jewish protests against death penalties amid sabotage trials. British authorities and police conduct their most intensive Tel Aviv manhunt for kidnapping suspects, as warnings to suspend executions spread through Jewish circles. A new anti Zionist leafletting and Arab village counterdrives emerge, naming a planned Arab village in the north to honor Haj Amin.
The article reports a rehearsed atomic bomb test aboard a ship near Bikini Atoll during a practice run for a forthcoming detonation next week. Maj. Swan and crew executed the drill on a B28 device, with a nearby air crewman injured by a propeller. Admiral Blaney praised the drop as "swell" and hoped for accuracy on May Day as the real bomb is set to be released.
Tokyo reports Dr Yoshio Mishiva a top Japanese nuclear scientist named to lead a major energy program. Officials said the appointment positions Japan to advance nuclear research and policy goals.
Philippine President Manuel Roxas calls a wartime collaboration claim completely false in a Harold Teches column. Roxas, addressed by Gaps, says he will not reply, fearing liberal friends in the United States might misread the accusations and justify baseless statements.
London reports quoted MasKaw claiming America's plan for arms control is a manipulation of atomic diplomacy. Pravda’s Boris IsaKot cites Bernand Barnwh proposals as aiming to misanopoly the U S be weapon program and suggests Western powers hide their fears of natality under reformist contracts.
In San Francisco June, 400 war brides and vehicles of American military personnel arrived after a 16 day voyage. Maj Urey Halverson, commander of the transport, was among the fastest to reach the dock from Ags. The event marks a significant arrival of Allied families and support personnel during wartime.
In a weekend roundup at the San Antonio Corporation Court Judge Augustus McCloskey handled 46 drunkenness cases. Twenty one pled guilty while nineteen were found guilty after appearances. one defendant claimed to need a shot for an ailment and asked if a doctor advised intoxication. Caesar Campa Jr failed to appear for a drunk charge and Clyde Meliing was cited for a varlage ordinance violation and also failed to appear.
Washington June 34 The combined staff studied a 123 page Eisenhower report on Allied operations from June 6 1944 to May 8 1945. He credits three battles for victory the Normandy beaches the Bastogne pocket and the Rhine while noting secrecy and Soviet plans shaped decisions.
MAD NAUHEIN Germany 24e The prosecution accused Col Kilian of bias and demanded removal from the US military court trying Kilian on charges of cruel and unusual punishment of soldiers in the US Army guardhouse at Lichfield. The demand was withdrawn after an angry clash in which Sweeney testified denying prejudice.
Paris reports President Georges Bidault organized a cabinet today with eight ministers from the Popular Republican Movement, seven Communists, and six socialists. key posts went to Bidault allies while Communist and Socialist factions secured major ministries. Voters will decide in October whether the new government has steered France, with wage and price issues debated amid the coalition.
Eleven applicants presented technical engineering testimony before the communications commission seeking new or additional facilities on the 450 nitrocycle frequency. Sunshine Broadcasting Company of San Antonio is among the construction applicants.
Ann Oldham, 34, of 118 Mion Street, faced Corporation Court after a drunken Saturday and failing to pay a cab fare of 145 dollars. Her attorney pleaded guilty for her citing a broken leg, and she was fined 45 dollars on each charge plus 2 dollars in costs.
Belgrade reports Gen Draja Mihailovic on trial for treason and collaboration. A 60 year old Chetnik veteran Yovan Skavovic testified that Mihailovic ordered 365 captured partisans delivered to the Germans in 1941. He said the captives were shot after delivery.
City fire Inspector Marvin H Decker reported no hazards found in five downtown San Antonio hotels and one apartment hotel amid pressure to update inspection laws. National Board findings prompted new regulations while hotel owners vow full compliance. A Dallas Baker hotel explosion warning and a Plaza hotel gas leak were cited as ongoing concerns.
Batavia, Java June 24. Japanese Colonel Akira Nomura faced charges of illegal possession of property tied to a vast jewel theft. Dutch prosecutor E Brunsveld van Huliet said Nomura, once a Tokyo teacher and wartime director of the Japanese planting board in Java, likely knows where most of the treasure is hidden. about 6 million dollars of the estimated 20 million dollar haul has been recovered.
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A Memphis based Army transport plane returning from Dallas collided with two moving automobiles. The impact destroyed the rear landing gear. the craft shed altitude and was unable to regain control before finally settling down safely on a nearby road. Both occupants in the autos were killed.
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