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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1946

Page

5

Peron Threatens Victory With Growing Electoral Lead

Buenos Aires report says Juan Peron gained eight more electoral votes in La Rioja giving him 198 total nationwide, nine above the required majority. Early counts show him leading in eight provinces and the capital, with La Rioja and Jujuy completed and Tamborini his rival far behind.

Buenos Aires Juan Peron la Rioja Labor Party Jujuy Democratic Union Jose Tamborini

Eagle Scout Saves Trio at Lake Gibbons

Paris Texas March 2 Three people were rescued from Lake Gibbons when a fishing skiff capsized by whitecaps. Eagle Scout Bobby Thompson son of Dallas resident Jimmy Thompson led the rescue and brought all three to shore.

Paris Texas Lake Gibbons Bobby Thompson Jimmy Thompson Dallas

Rail Strike Called Off in Texas and Louisiana

Rail workers with Southern Pacific in Texas and Louisiana return to work as a threatened strike scheduled for today is called off after a settlement reached between company officials and union representatives late Friday. The move ends a dispute affecting about 3500 trainmen and engineers on 4400 miles of main track.

Houston Southern Pacific Texas Louisiana

Franco Hits Back at France in Spain Frontier Standoff

MADRID March 2 The Franco regime accuses France of aiding aggression by Spanish Reds at the closed frontier and vows to defend internal peace at all costs. Officials fear an Anglo American French manifesto on Spain and reference western moves as unstable bridges to bloody chaos. Britain and France have accepted in principle the American suggestion condemning Franco and a caretaker government pending free elections.

Madrid INSJ France Spain Britain

Mayor Mauermann skips Texas Independence reception

Mayor Gus B Mauermann did not attend the San Antonio Conservation Society's annual Texas Independence Day reception at Spanish Governor's Palace amid claims politics pressured reconciliation by county commissioners. Parks Commissioner Henry Wel n, Tax Commissioner Alfred Callaghan, County Commissioners Uhr Bennett and Stappenbeck, and County Judge Anderson sent regrets. Honor guest was James M Turner, chair of the San Antonio Centennial Statehood Committee, with Donald Artand Adair and Mrs Adair from Austin also present. Officials denied political motives.

Gus B. Mauermann San Antonio Conservation Society Spanish Governor's Palace Henry Weln Alfred Callaghan Robert K. Uhr Sam Bennett R. W. Stappenbeck Co. W. Anderson James M. Turner San Antonio Donald Artand Adair Austin Centennial Statehood Commission Adair Conservation, Society

Stabbing Victim in Tavern Serious. Suspect Arrested

Panfila Rodriguez, 66, was stabbed in the abdomen with a pocket knife late Saturday at a tavern on South Laredo street. He was taken to Robert B. Green hospital in serious condition. Police arrested Jose Berrego, 48, of Pasa street.

Panfila Rodriguez West Johnson Street South Laredo Robert B. Green Hospital Pulice Jose Berrego EY Pasa Street

Regional Place Names List From an OCR Fragment

A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous city names and few clear items. Cities include Abilene Albuquerque Amarillo Austin Chicago Corpus Christi Crystal City Del Rio Denver Fort Worth Fredericksburg Houston Los Angeles New York Oklahoma City Omaha and others, with stray words and misspellings. The fragment lacks coherent events or context to form a full news item.

Abilenr Albuquerque Amarillo Austin Browns Cheyenne Wye Chicago Corpus Chi Crystal City del Rio Denver Dadee Fort Worth Fredericksburg Los Angeles New York Okiahoma City Omaha

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