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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1950
Page
1
Report from Taipei says Chinese Nationalists gathered 1284 persons on Formosa on Sunday. They claim new 21 fighters from Russia's Far East air force are flying combat missions with the Chinese Communist air force, asserting coordinated air operations.
Judge McCrory revoked the 10 year probation of Idrago, 27, of 441 Velentina sk after a March robbery by assault conviction. The petition cites a March 25 indictment for wrist watch theft and a Monday County Court of Law No. 2 jury conviction for unlawful carrying a pistol with a 60 day jail sentence.
Hattie L. Kincaid of 910 Tennessee Ave was found unconscious on the Medina River bridge on Highway 281 South late Monday. Constable Henry Satcher reported she was thrown from an auto and suffered head and body injuries. She died or remained unconscious Tuesday morning at Robert B. Green Hospital. Her daughter said Mrs. Kincaid left home with a man in uniform saying she would be right back.
A storm system drenched much of the nation with rain while snow fell in the Dakotas Minnesota Idaho Utah Wyoming and on the Pacific coast. Warmer air moved into the plains but readings in the Midwest Rockies and Northeast remained below normal with Cadillac Michigan at 23 degrees as a cold test point.
East Berlin youths in blue shirts staged a dress rehearsal of a May march, forming agitation groups as the Free German Youth rehearsed for Whitsunday protest. The event occurred in the safer east Berlin area with students using a borrowed old dial for contact and messaging.
United States weather map shows showers and scattered thunderstorms across most regions. Exceptions include the northeastern and middle Atlantic states and the Rio Grande valley. Expect warmer temperatures in the east and cooler conditions in the far west.
The report notes April was cool, cloudy, and damp with 3.42 inches of precipitation, the wettest month in 1950 yet below March 1949 levels. Highs reached 89 degrees, lows near 45, and sunshine was scarce with 148 hours. Humidity averaged 92 percent, and two days had clear skies.
Oilman Glenn McCarthy sells a tract named AOM Bore to businessmen in Houston for a reported 2 million dollars. The sale highlights a major real estate transfer amid regional energy interests. Local brokers note expected development and economic impact for the area.
Deputies on Tuesday hint at a thief who took appliances from a home near the Coliseum. A portable sewing machine valued at 150 dollars, a 52 dollar radio recorder, and an eight dollar plastic raincoat were reported missing.
Latimore denounced Budenz as a paid informer and unfounded accuser in a Senate hearing. He called Budenz testimony shabby and “hogwash,” demanding disclosure of a list of 400 supposed hidden communists and urging McCarthyism to end. He urged reexamination of state department personnel accused by McCarthy to grant them exoneration.
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