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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1946
Page
4
PEAKL HARBOR May 17 Rear Adm. Thorvald Sol bert ship design expert fore sees a possibility that tremendous 2 ton ic bomb blast pressure may crumple the battleship Nevada like a tin can.
Solberg, head of ship preparations, described a Bikini Marshall test blast expected to compress the ship’s structure evenly rather than a single point. He warned of a folding up effect like tin can collapse under pressure, as reporters noted. A stray line about a “Wanted to Rent? Ad” appears in the margins.
Five persons were charged with rape in connection with the abduction of Dorothy Hendrix, 29, of 117 Fourth Street. She said she was driven to a spot near Brooksfield early Wednesday and attacked after being forced into a car while waiting on St. Marys Street near the Bluebonnet hotel. Suspects in Justice of the Peace Frank Vaughans court are Rubin Rodriguez, Jerry Trejo, Joe Galvan, Robert Gonzalez, and Mario J. Cardenas. A sixth man, Pvt. Ambrosio Ortiz of Camp Buckley, Colo, is not ac-
A report describes a disturbance near Fort Sam Houston involving a group returned to the Federal building. A guard helped a prosecution witness and a person named dvix was shoved from a car as officers from the city and military police responded.
British commonwealth occupation forces begin taking over Shikoku island areas Yotsuri and Okayama prefectures on Honshu, relieving the American 24th division as it moves to Kyushu. The report notes the shift in control as Allied forces reorganize postwar administration.
Julius A. Krug U.S. secretary of the interior pledged support for outright independence for Puerto Rico if the island's people choose that path. He announced this during a luncheon in his honor on his first visit to San Juan.
A story recounts A G Vallance noting hailstones as large as footballs during a Victoria hailstorm. He corrects his description saying the hail was as big as footballs, not baseballs, as he describes the strange weather event and the impact felt.
JAQUES Block and Tackle offers built in quality and rugged strength for land clearing road building oil field and construction work. The gear is described as enabling faster and better results on demanding projects.
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