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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1946
Page
7
Widely scattered showers were forecast for San Antonio Saturday afternoon and night. Weather man J H Jarboe reported a trace of rain fell during the 24 hour period ending midnight Friday.
Francisco Largo Caballero, 76, who led Spain from July 1936 to May 1937, died after two surgeries. Exiled since 1939, he lived abroad from 1943 to 1945 and was once in a German concentration camp.
Philadelphia resident Mrs Elizabeth Powers the first area woman to seek a passport to join her husband Lt Joseph W Powers in Germany expects to take a 1937 auto with her The couple has a Berlin home fully furnished except for kitchen utensils She notes an army freight limit of 7500 pounds for slaves joining occupation forces and hopes to reach Berlin by Easter Monday with her six month old son
The 60th annual convention of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in San Antonio proceeds with election of officers and selection of the 1947 convention city. About 1500 cattlemen and many wives have arrived for the two day gathering, with programs including a meat program by R Pollock and a meatcutting demonstration by D P Tyler, plus tours, barbecues, and dances.
Marines stood in dress lines guarding the bier of Mehmet Munir Frtegun, late Turkish ambassador to the United States, as a great battleship bore his body home for burial. Accompanying him were Alexander W. Weddell and Kadyi Rizan.
British authorities announced fresh food shipments to the famine zone in Hamburg and other German areas. Supplies from Denmark South Africa Australia New Zealand the United States Britain and Norway included vegetables cocoa fish and de hydrated foods. A Hamburg medical officer reported early signs of starvation among residents as unions urged a shorter work week to ease rationed shortages.
Washington March 23 President Truman postponed the atomic bomb test for six weeks to avoid a crowded congressional calendar that would prevent lawmakers from witnessing the experiments initially set for May 15 at Bikini Atoll. The move sparked wide speculation amid UNO sessions in New York and amid debates over military control of atomic development, with many noting the timing amid tense international relations.
An American observer arriving from Tehran said Kurdish actions in western Iran have not crystallized and rumors abound. An Iranian general staff officer earlier said three garrisons near the Iraq border were repelling Kurdish tribal attacks. Kyodo News reported two Communist speakers mauled at a rally on Hokkaido Island.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with widely scattered showers Saturday afternoon and night. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a high around 72 Saturday and a low around 56.
Washington reports President Truman will deliver a hard hitting 2000 word keynote at the Jackson Day dinners nationwide with Secretary Wallace to speak first. The gala here features a $100 plate banquet at 9 15 p m CST and networks will carry the addresses to about 150 000 Democrats.
British occupation authorities report Clemens August Cardinal Count von Galen died at his Muester home yesterday afternoon aged 68. He had recently returned from Vatican City where he was made cardinal and served as bishop of Muenstir. An operation for penitontis was performed on March 1. He is the second new cardinal to die since the Vatican upheavals, following John Cardinal Glennon who died in Dublin on March 8.
FRANKFURT March 23 war crimes trial officials weighed how to handle 63 Hungarian nationals in the U S zone. About 6300 members of Hungarian intelligence and other nationals in the Third Army zone may face actions. Robert H Jackson, chief American prosecutor, pressed for guidance on status and possible indictment.
CHUNGKING March 23 The Russian government pledged to pull all Soviet troops from Manchuria by the end of April Foreign Minister Wang Shih Chieh told the people's political council today He said the information was in a note from Moscow received yesterday The move marks a key change in regional military posture and diplomatic relations.
In Reykjavik on March 23 71 fewer than 1200 American troops remain in Iceland as Moscow critiques grow. Ireland government announces nonformal action seeking their withdrawal. In New York Mrs Felix Gouin wife of the French president arrived at La Guardia Field from Paris. her visit is described as private.
A family of seven in a two room apartment faced eviction after two children were bitten by rats. The landlady cited publicity about the incident as the reason, telling Charles AL Barton and his family to move out of the third floor rooms, though they could stay while seeking another place.
Hollywood reports a one pound baby born by caesarean section at Presbyterian hospital after 5:55 p.m. Thursday. The infant, 10 inches long, shows color good and cries. Mother Linda Ververs and father R. M. Ververs are listed among the parents. Doctors say chances of survival are remote but every hour improves prospects.
Operation BUBLUN involves Dr Robert Gross performing two delicate surgeries today to save the life of a two day old girl who cannot breathe or swallow. She is the daughter of Lt Gordon Perkins and Mrs Perkins of Alexandria Virginia and is at Boston Children's Hospital. Her mother remains at Walter Reed maternity ward and her father, an infantile paralysis survivor, is in an iron lung at the same hospital. The procedures aim to open an aperture in the head.
U S President Herbert Hoover met Pope Pius XII for 25 minutes in Rome and said the pontiff was intensely interested in the food problem and very anxious about the global famine situation.
A historical notice promotes a Light Want Ad service with the slogan Want Is the Whetstone of Wit. It touts helping buyers and renters find fillable needs, urging callers to dial F-1231 and pay a dollar for placement. The fragmentary text includes garbled pricing and unclear addresses.
Fire and a series of blasts tore through the Pine Oil company refinery at Heath Ohio near Newark killing at least two workers. The blast sequence caused extensive damage and ruined about a million dollars in property and equipment.
Washington March 23 A hopeful mood touched capital as a new United States ambassador prepared to depart for Moscow Generalissimo Stalin voiced faith in the United Nations and the departure of Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith the new envoy. President Truman said he always understood Stalin’s view and White House officials noted the reaction. Lawmakers hoped Russian policy would match Stalin’s assertion that UNO rests on equality not domination. Senator HATCH urged Russia to conform with the San Francisco charter as he warned counterpropaganda risks. Taft warned propaganda cannot ease fears and urged adherence to equal rights and non domination by any power.
Moscow dispatch reports broad public approval of Generalissimo Stalin’s UN confidence statement. Quotations from a chauffeur, policeman, cook, store cashier, and Red Army captain reflect shared desire for peace and belief Stalin voiced workers’ and soldiers’ wish to avoid war.
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