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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1943
Page
2
The Office of Defense Transportation orders a nationwide freeze on buses and related equipment to curb black market sales. Federal agencies must report transport assets and cannot buy or lease without ODT approval. Immediate effect ends improper vehicle transfers. cases cited include a contractor offered 1800 a month and a bus sold after morning routes, stranding students.
Pat Robinson, IN S war correspondent, profiles transport pilots on the New Guinea front who flew unarmed cargo planes under heavy risk to supply Australian troops. They faced jungle routes, train and native carrier tactics, and enemy air opposition while delivering food, ammunition, and medical supplies for the Owen Stanley range campaign.
Onney Madden once New York City racketeer kingpin was naturalized as a U S citizen in Hot Springs Arkansas. Federal Judge John E Miller who signed Madden’s papers said he would have rejected the petition if aware of the criminal history and planned to contact the naturalization bureau to reopen the case.
Arkansas city March 7 Glenn Bartlett lost control when the hood blew up across the windshield. The car plunged through a power line pole, cutting out a section near the ground but leaving the top held by wires. The 4160 volt line remained intact and no one in the car was injured.
SPOKANE Wass March 17 Forrest W Walker solved idle waiting by building a bench from wool pieces with verse pinned on it. Patrons could sit and whittle, turning waiting into a small pastime.
LUNN March 17 Britons cheered Prime Minister Churchill as he declared the government will keep the administration of the colonies as Britain's sole responsibility. He backed Colonial Secretary Oliver Stanley's Oxford statement that Britain leads colonial policy and rejected calls for international trusteeship from the United States.
The piece follows a South American officer and detective as he studies new duties between investigations. It notes him carrying Department of Agriculture pamphlets on chick diseases and care, studying them at home with 125 baby chicks he bought, marking his first venture into the chicken business.
Derek Lees Smith a 20 year old student was convicted of murder but found insane and ordered detained during the pleasure of the court for killing his mother Mrs Marion Scott Keats Smith. Prosecutors said he confessed after she complained of beer on his breath and murder involved stabbing and choking.
London report states King George orders Buckingham Palace staff to abandon tails and white tie for "baltiedress" to save materials and clothes. Officials say the change reflects practical dress rather than ceremonial tradition.
A House of Representatives committee reported unfavorably on a bill to align Texas speed limits with national wartime standards. A minority report supporting the bill will be issued. The 10 to 6 vote sided against a 25 mph proposal by Rep. Pat Geraughty, effectively killing his measure and hindering any change to the speed limit law amid a recent attorney general ruling that the highway commission exceeded its authority with a 35 mph limit.
In Blanding Utah residents converge to watch Leland Shumway walk 26 miles to Bluff with a horse. After 10 hours the horse covered 74 miles while Shumway walked 48 miles as they tested endurance in a days long effort sparked by a long running dispute.
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