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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1944
Page
1
Nazi air losses over Berlin totaled 176 planes as Allied bombers pressed a major raid. Pilots reported German fighters forming lines and attacking in waves as they pressed targets near the capital. Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle commended the Allied effort as the eighth Air Force achieved a magnifi cent display of air power.
Major General Lewis H Brereton, commander of the Ninth Air Force, reported that heavy bombers saved losses and increased effectiveness due to fighter escort from Mustang and Thunderbolt pilots in the last five days. He joined in the praise of the escorting fighters.
A B seventeen crew member describes a brutal mission over Berlin with multiple ships aflame after hits. He recounts German fighters, heavy anti aircraft, and a Fleet of mines as six air mines were encountered, forcing formations and deadly dogfights while bomb a target before a hazardous return.
A county balked at a proposed raise for the home demonstration agent Miss Dorothy Mankins, who planned to leave for Oklahoma. The costed increase faced opposition from two commissioners while County Agent Fitzhugh argued a $185 monthly replacement was worth the benefit to 700 4 H girls and 600 farm boys, amid wartime budget strains and local politics.
Washington March 7 in a Senate House appropriations committee launched a new economy drive. The first deficiency supply bill for 1944 totals 500 million plus and trims 91 million from federal works and housing requests. A war housing grant is cut and a capital impairment restoration for the Commodity Credit Corporation is rejected. Veterans bills for compensation at home and abroad stir debate among major veterans groups while a separate Senate proposal would favor the Veterans Administration as the key agency after War and Navy departments. A Colorado first district special election and GOP swing dynamics also receive attention as races loom with Maj Carl Woertels and Dean Gillespie as candidates.
Austin March 1 Governor Stevenson names R. I. Murray of Port Arthur a former district judge to fill the Beaumont Court of Civil Appeals vacancy created by the death of Chief Justice Daniel Walker. The report notes a pending Office of Price Administration continuation and possible reforms as Republicans push for changes and the administration seeks to extend the price control act beyond June 30. The drive includes aims to eliminate food subsidies amid GOP and some Democratic calls for reorganization.
Corpus Christi police charged 32 year old truck driver William Vickers with negligent homicide in the death of 10 year old Damon Rosa of Robstown. A six week coeducational night course in meteorology will be held at St Marys University Downtown College starting Thursday at 7 p m with classes 7 to 9 30 p m on Tuesday and Thursday. Registration will be taken for the course which covers weather conditions and forecasting and may relate to aviation.
The War Production Board limits newsprint, forcing the San Antonio Light to drastically reduce paper usage. The newspaper lowers ad space and collaborates with readers to support the war effort while continuing to deliver the news.
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