Reds Show Might On May Day
Russia staged a May Day show of military strength in Moscow with Stalin warning against international plots for war. Festivities and parades spread across Europe and Asia, as leftist groups voiced support and clashes with authorities occurred in Rome Tokyo and Singapore amid anti imperialist sentiment.
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London
Russia
Poland
Polish Workers
Potish Peasants Party
Stanisla Mikolajczyk
Tokyo
MacArthur
Rome
Prices Reach New Peak in Postwar Era
WALLINGTON May 1 AP Average retail prices nationwide hit a new postwar peak in mid March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Wallington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Focay
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
May
Big Studebaker
Sulisia
Consolidated
Police Patrolman Faces Murder Charge After Shooting
Alonzo Vv Terrazas a radio patrolman with the city police department was charged with assault to murder after his wife Guadalupe Pena Terrazas 26 was shot at their home 1318 South Laredo Street She was in critical condition at Robert B Green hospital A .25 automatic caused the wound The incident led to immediate dismissal orders from Police and Fire Commissioner P L Anderson to Chief Aubrey Hopkins Terrazas had served about two years on the force.
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Alonzo
Terrazas
Guadalupe Pena Terrazas
South Laredo Street
Police and Fire
P. L. Anderson
Aubrey Hopkins
Sugar sale at White Hall sets price far above market
Sugar at White Hall on May 1 sold at $1 a pound from the estate of the late Dr. George Walter who died last month. Six pounds stored in two jars fetched $6, about 15 times the market price. Auctioneer N B Allen conducted the sale under ceclvin conditions noting OPA price ceilings do not apply to personal belongings.
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White Hall
Til
George Walter
N. B. Allen
Smith Plans Speaking Tour Across the State
Lieutenant Governor John Lee Smith announced a statewide non political speaking tour starting May 4. The tour aims to reach diverse communities and promote civic engagement across Texas.
Strike Outs Off Oats for Horses at Naragansett
At Naragansett track in May the Office Employes' International union shut off oats for the horses in a labor protest. Drivers and workers across picket lines reduced mutuel window activity as unions dispute representation. Billy Ames said races would start at 2 15 p m as scheduled, raising the possibility of turf events without betting. The AFL office workers seek higher wages, while officials challenge their bargaining authority.
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Pawtucket
VPI
International Union
Narragansett
Billy Ames
Two Year Sentence For Car Theft In Crim District Court
E H Lueacke and Ruby White pleaded guilty to theft. Lueacke received two years and White two years in the state penitentiary after admitting thefts involving a Cadillac owned by Edgar Tobin and a Studebaker loss. The cases were heard in Criminal District Court with judges including W W McCrory on noted dates.
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E.h.lueacke
State Penitentiary
W.W. McCrory
Criminal District Court
Edgar Tobin
Main Avenue
Ruby White
Houston Street
Adrian Guadiardo
Elvira
Generalissimo Stalin Receives Tulip Gift in Moscow
May Day gift arrives as four Dutch bulb experts and 20 000 tulips land in Moscow. A bouquet of Stalin tulips is presented to the premier, with experts proposing a display of all 150 varieties, reflecting the generalissimo’s noted interest in flowers.
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Moscow
Stally
Soviet
Academy of Sciences
Buld
Stalin
Mayor Proclaims Save OPA Day Amid Protests and Support
The mayor declined to issue a Save OPA Day proclamation while backing price control as a policy. Herbert Bauers and Robert Holston urged a Saturday rally and downtown petition booths to press Texas senators and Congressman Kilday to extend OPA for another year, despite legal concerns.
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The
American Veterans’ Committee
Herbert Bauers
Robert Holston
Imass
OPA
Mauermann
Sid Antonians
Bisck
Holston and
Bauers
Meyer
P. L. Anderson
Anderson
Texas Smiators
Paul Kilday
Senate
House
Truman backs 25 year four power Germany control plan
Washington May 1 Secretary Charles G Ross said President Truman fully supports Byrnes plan for four power control of Germany for 25 years. Senate inquiries focus on American troop presence and Germany’s future, while Wheeler cautioned about long term occupation and urged steps to ease Soviet fears.
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White House
Charles G. Ross
Germany
Truman
Ross
Paris
Byrnes
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Senate
Europe
Senlatory Wheeler
D.mont
Baltic
Balkan
Brooks Bill
Morgenthau
Brooks
Hatch
Moscow
War Plants May Go In Caves
The armed forces advance plans to move key military plants and headquarters underground to endure atomic or rocket attacks. A civilian adviser and a board survey sites like Mammoth Cave and Carlsbad Caverns while weighing strategic and practical limits.
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Washington
Reorganized
Army and Navy Quanitions Board
Racer R. Deutree
Cincinnati
Mammoth Cave
Caysbad Caverns
N. M
Tarre
Dwient D. Fieenhoehs i
U S Envoy on Plane Buzzed by Russian Fighters
Paris May 11 John G. Erhardt U S minister to Austria said he rode on General Clark 39 s personal plane when two Russian fighters buzzed them near Vienna The encounter forced a test as the fighters swooped close to the fortress area in the region between Vienna and the fortress noted by Erhardt
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Paris
Jonn G. Erhardt
U.S
Austia
Gen. Clark
Vienna
Erhardt
Or Aing
Riot at Yokohama Prefectural Governor Office
In Yokohama on May 1, about 100 demonstrators including women with children attacked the prefectural governor’s office to demand food. The mob halted when the governor offered 500 bags of emergency hard tack and promised more. They had been subsisting on wild roots and edible grass amid a 10 day delay of regular provisions.
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Yokohama
INS
Japan
Yokohama Prefectural
Nanking Named Capital of China
Nanking was officially named the capital of China again today as reports say the postponed national assembly could convene around June 1 and General Marshall hopes for a Manchurian truce in a few days. Chen Li-Fu said the assembly might meet this month to draft a revised constitution. In Chungking the government informally accepted Nanking as capital and urged the people to aid postwar reconstruction and prosperity.
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China
National Assembly
Marshall
Chen Li-Fpu
Nanking
Manking
Chungking
Livestock Sales Rise in San Antonio Market
April totals at the San Antonio Livestock Exchange jumped to 121,808 head, more than doubling March. Cattle reached 23,479, calves 28,664, hogs fell to 4,872, while sheep and goats numbered 74,653, with mixed gains across species from April 1945 and 1946 figures.
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San Antonio
San ‘Antonio
Car Insurance Rates to Rise After War Restrictions
Insurance expert Francis Ludolph of the San Antonio Disurance exchange announced a midweek hike in premium rates, citing higher material costs, more accidents, and increased automobile use postwar. Collision and property damage rates will rise, with material damage up about 25 to 31 percent, while wartime gas ration reductions were phased. Meanwhile Hollywood reports Joan Fontaine and William Dozier in Mexico Friday, signaling a possible marriage.
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Francis. Ludolph
San Antonio
Disurance’ Exchange
Ludalph
Hollywood
INS
Joan Fontaine
William Dozier
R K.O
Mexico
Lamour Gems Recovered After Baltimore Theft
Baltimore police say they recovered all jewelry stolen from actress Dorothy Lamour in a $28,000 bet. Three men are being questioned after an anonymous tip led to the recovery.
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Baltimore
Dorothy Lar ‘Mour
Strife Over Palestine Plan Draws Mixed Reactions
In Washington on May 1, an Anglo American commission urged admitting 100,000 Jews to the British mandate of Palestine. The White House called initial reactions favorable, while Arab leaders warned of renewed violence. Britain’s Atlee warned the move would be difficult, and Jewish groups urged addressing stateless Jews in Europe. The report, from a four month inquiry, is nonbinding and faces uncertain acceptance.
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British Mandate of Palestine
White House
Charles G. Hess
Britain
Atm ‘Jee
House of Commons
Holy Land
Palestine
Cairo
Abdul Rahma
Ali
Pasha
The
Arabision
Jerusalem
Middle East
Russia
London
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Europe
League of Nations
I Mint
Wariinitice
United
Soretess
Draft shortfall cuts Army quota in April gains
Washington May 1 The draft and voluntary enlistments failed to meet the army's expanded April manpower needs. Official figures show only 17 000 selectors sworn in during the first two weeks against a 125 000 goal for the month, signaling a weak start amid congressional uncertainty.
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Washington
Draf
Army
War Department
Weather forecast for San Antonio area brief
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for partly cloudy and warmer conditions. Wednesday’s high around 82 with a low near 60 Thursday, with no important temperature changes.
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