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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1946

Page

2

Youth Crime Parley Sought by U S Attorney General

Washington, D C Attorney General Tom Clark announced plans for a national conference to curb juvenile delinquency after a crime report showing a rise in crime across 13 states with youths under 18 accounting for more than one fifth of arrests. The 1945 FBI tallies indicate youths committed 20.1 percent of rapes, 33.2 percent of robberies, 43.5 percent of burglaries, and 6.14 percent of car thefts, with 17 year olds arrested more than any other age group.

Washinglon Mane Tom Clark Clark F.B. Aid

Gason Stomach Relief Ad Claims Fast Relief

An advertisement touts a stomach relief product promising relief in five minutes with a double money back guarantee. It cites doctors and various brand names while urging readers to try the fast-acting medicine for heartburn and indigestion.

Ted OVALE AiMy

First Application for Licking Relief Promoted

An ad-style notice touts a medication claiming to ease eczema rash ringworm pimples and related skin issues. It promises money back and urges readers to buy the product today at a single location branded as BLUE STAR ONT. Heat is needed as nature delegates.

Cleanup Drive Promotes Fire Prevention In April

Mayor Gus B Mayermann issued a proclamation naming Amil as fire prevention and cleanup month. Chamber committee led by Walter Grothaus campaigns to eliminate fire hazards and clean the city for Fiesta week visitors. City departments civic and womens organizations schools and churches pledged aid.

Champer of Commerce Gus B. Mayermann Amil Chamber Walter Grothaus

Vanderbilt Family Feud Deepens Over Diamond Ring

Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski and her mother clash over a 16% carat engagement ring reportedly bought for $30,000 with agents offering $100,000. Mrs Stokowski denies plans to buy the ring as Mrs Vanderbilt, ill in bed in Mexico City, says the remarks reflect anger over the scandal and her loss of a $21,008 annual allowance to aid poor children.

New York Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt Gloria

Rebels Using 50 Jap Planes

BATAVIA March 20 The crew of an RAF Catalina plane reported 50 Jap single engined planes seen parked at a Central Java airfield with three in the air and another taxiing Unofficial conjecture says the planes may have been hidden in a region closely guarded by Indonesian Nationalist forces One British soldier was killed and another wounded in a skirmish near Soerabaja yesterday and a local British convoy between Andir and Tjlmant in the Bandoeng area was subjected to heavy machine gun fire but completed its trip after artillery dispersed the attackers

Batavia Catalina Java Soerabaja Andir Tjlmant Bandoeng

Tito to Seek Prague Goodwill Mission

Tito heads for Prague on a goodwill mission after negotiations with Poland and a 20 year pact of friendship and mutual assistance. Relations resumed: Bern reports Switzerland and Russia will reestablish diplomatic ties after 22 years.

Tito Prague Warsaw Marshal Tito Yugoslavia Poland Bern Switzerland Russia

Major Drops 6 Grades Maj Robert Brownie Promoted

Maj Robert Brownie of 6 grades is promoted to First Sergeant at the AAF Military Training center after reenlisting in the regular army. He is a veteran of more than 20 years of army service. Brownie resides at B10 Pierce avenue.

Robert Brownie Pierce Avénue Brownie AAF Military Training Center Regular Army

City to Repair Steam Shovel After Dipper Breaks

Emergency authority to repair the street department's steam shovel was approved by the city council on Wednesday. Commissioner Paul Steffler reported the dipper had broken and the department could no longer load gravel.

Paul Steffler Steffler

Doolittle to Begin Probe March 27

Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, chosen to head Secretary of War Paterson's board on officer enlisted relations, announced the group will begin work in Washington on March 27. The panel aims to study issues affecting relations between officers and enlisted men.

Fort Worth James H. Doolittle Paterson Washington

Rites for Mrs Eleanor Torbert Chapin Held at Southside

Services for Eleanor Torbert Chapin aged 75 were scheduled at 2 p m Wednesday at the Southside Funeral Home chapel with burial at Mission Burial Park. Interment followed the service.

War crime suspect list sent to Tokyo amid Allied orders

A list of 31 war crime suspects, mostly for prison camp brutalities, was delivered to the Japanese government today with Allied orders to arrest them. Japan received 188 small Allied ships on loan to bolster its repatriation fleet and plans to borrow more vessels, raising the total to 147 craft on loan.

Tokyo Japan

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