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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1945
Page
9
In Burma an official notice says Captain Dollan Tennyson, great grandson of Lord Tennyson, was killed in active service. Conlang Tenty gonniko, a writer who edited the poet’s work, is mentioned in connection with the family.
Raymond H. Knapp, a former Bataan prisoner and Camp O’Donnell survivor, details brutal conditions in Japanese prison camps. He recalls starvation, dysentery, forced labor, and beatings, noting rice rations and slave labor while recounting his return home by airplane after years interned.
The 2nd Infantry Division landed in Normandy and fought across hedgerows from Caen to St. Lo, breaking German resistance near St. Jean des Baisants and Tinchebray. Tanks and infantry coordinated under artillery cover, with brave actions by Captain Michel and others, earning high praise from Maj. Gen. Gerow for relentless fighting. The unit crossed the Vire and advanced toward Brest, setting a record of 72 days in combat during the Normandy campaign.
Washington reports that U S delegates to the world security conference aim to resolve major policy problems before San Francisco meetings next month. Senator Vandenberg has proposed amendments to Dumbarton Oaks aims, urging internal agreement on reforms and justice as the basis for peace while weighing effects on the Monroe doctrine and Western hemisphere security.
Rome reports Italian forces delaying German advances near Imola and in a zone south of Bologna Rimini as heavy bombing continues on the front. Eighth army artillery harasses probing German patrols along the Senio river while Fifth Army units counter heavy Nazi mortars and machine gun fire.
About 3509 studio workers returned to their jobs as Hollyypool's moule strike entered its second week. Herbert K. Scivell, president of the Conference of Studio Unions, said defections had not impaired strike effectiveness. Screen publicists, story analysts, and office workers voted over the weekend to resume work.
A quirky note compares calcium from a pint of milk to odd weights and measures totaling 34-2 ponds of car rots 124-4 pounds of beet and 37 pounds of potatoes, reflecting a humorous unit conversion in a local column.
A fragmented spoofed passage references Switzerland, Will Tell, and a peace conference with garbled imagery. It hints at a satirical take on political stunts and media theatrics, featuring a narrator boasting unusual skills in observation and reading a bank while traveling.
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