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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1941
Page
2
Readers attack vivisection while scientists defend the practice with arguments about medical progress. Letters cite experiments on dogs, detailing the procedures, sedation absence, fatigue fluid transfers, and observed behavioral depressions.
British daylight raids hit Berlin and Cherbourg area targets as Luftwaffe weathered limited air opposition. Blenheim battered gun positions along Cherbourg docks and a main street at Arqueur near Cherbourg was reported as occupied by German troops. Naval base attacks near Den Helder caused unmatched losses for the British.
Gov. Lee O'Daniel signed a bill setting a 38 000 pound gross truck weight limit using a scientific formula to determine any vehicle payload. The law replaces a 7 000 pound net payload cap and authorizes weigh stations inspectors and officers to enforce weights with fines from 25 dollars to six months in jail for first violations.
Associated Press summary notes Russia and Turkey ready to sign a friendship pact offering every aid short of war if Turkey is attacked by Germany. Britain reports German troop movements toward the Greek frontier through Bulgaria, with Yugoslavia’s Regent Prince Paul poised to sign a security pact amid Greek warnings against hostile acts. Britain appeals to Paul to avoid betrayal as events unfold. RAF bombers strike Berlin Kiel and other ports while Germany claims heavy shipping losses. British forces in Africa seize Neghelli en route to Addis Ababa as Cheren sector combats Italian counterattacks. Fascist claims of repulsed assaults contrast with reports of Moscow talks between British and French envoys and a Mussolini-Hitler meeting anticipated.
Washington March 24 The Senate reversed a prior tally and approved a provision permitting navy purchases of canned corned beef from Argentina as an amendment to the navy supply bill. The vote stood 39 to 32 after a correction of the recorded roll, with Vice President Wallace absent at a luncheon.
Washington May 24 INS Against my own wishes Representative Joseph W Mark Jr today agreed to continue as chairman of the Republican retorial committee when the committee unanimously rejected his resignation More than 80 committee members were on hand to discuss the future course of the GOP in national and state affairs Martin characterized the Republican party as a policeman to prevent the nation from collapsing into financial political and social bankruptcy
British forces repel heavy Italian counter-attacks and press toward Cheren, key in Eritrea, with Naghelli capture widening the path toward Addis Ababa. Free French near Hill peak, while British-Ethiopian columns push 14 miles north of Cre Mega and eye routes toward the capital and Djibouti.
Fragmented OCR text cites British Somaliland and Ethiopian frontier tensions, mentions Berbera and Hargeisa, and lists numerous place names and people across colonies. The piece includes weather notes, a palace incident with two women from Austin and Chillicothe, and a note about a vacuum power shift and a 1944 automobile.
Berlin reports eye witnesses detailing a British convoy plan through the North and South Atlantic. They describe a two day period where six ships totaling 31,000 tons were sunk, followed by 16 more steamers totaling 75,000 tons. The account portrays a cat and mouse battle with German battleships and U boats, praising coordinated naval action.
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The Senate opened debate on a $7.0 billion defense bill as OPM Director Knudsen released testimony predicting 509,000 new jobs and plans to build 280 merchant ships to aid Britain. Navy Secretary Knox described efforts to standardize British and American naval guns, while Gen. Marshall warned that post war production control and contracting would be centralized once the law passes.
Chaos spread through Shanghai with bank bombings tied to Chaing Kai-shek groups as 58 injured. police found an unexploded two foot long bomb near Farmers' Bank and another device at a Chang-kiang affiliated institution, while attackers targeted several properties. A distraught witness described bank clerks trapped as a panic surged to the street.
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