Blood Found In Second Elevator Killing Case
A 30-year-old Black elevator operator, held by police, allegedly assaulted 28-year-old White Mary Lou Lowry in a Hicks building elevator and beat her to death. Lowry, found on the first floor with a broken neck and extensive bruising, had worked at Fort Sam Houston. A post mortal exam was planned. police note the victim may have been raped. The suspect, a parolee, claims the woman was unconscious in an elevator parked on the second floor. investigators found blood and hair in a rear freight elevator, leaving open whether the death occurred in the passenger elevator.
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Hicks’ Building
Mary Lou Lowry
Victoria Street
Fort Sam Houston
Broadway
T. N. Goddson
Robert B. Green Hospital
Joe Hester
Charles Barrera
Baid
State Penitentiary
Raymond Curry
Benerbers
Hester
Barrera
Duke Carver
Carver
Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas Weather
Forecast notes cloudy skies with occasional thunder showers for San Antonio and vicinity Monday afternoon through Tuesday. Tuesday morning high near 94 degrees. East Texas along the 100th meridian will see similar conditions with scattered thundershowers and little temperature change.
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San Antonios
East Texas
Japs Detail Plan But Miss vital Angle
A Tokyo broadcaster in London described a plan to dismantle U S naval power after victory. It claimed US ships yards and training sites would be seized and American industry subjected to ten years of strict supervision, with further control potentially lasting longer.
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London
United States Navy
Japan
Thales
Tokyo
United States
Key to Myitkyina Roads Taken
Allied forces report progress in Northern Burma as Myitkyina nears full airfield control. Chinese and American units push through mud and monsoon to secure junctions to Mogaung and Fort Hertz while blocking Kamaing from the south. Air and ground campaigns press the assault.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Cryson
Tareas
Myitkyina
Great Lap
Burma
Mogeung
Fort Hertz
Charpate
Namkwi
Myitkyna
Mogaung
Earbh Annding
Myit
Vinn
Mountbatten
Kam- Aung - Mogaung- Myttkying
Carrier Force Blasts Marcus Island In Pacific War Bursts
A carrier borne force attacked Marcus Island 1199 miles south east of Tokyo as air raid alarms sounded across north and east Japan. Nimitz reported 32 enemy planes shot down in the two day raid while Allied action extended to Shi Mushiri in the Kuriles, Pratas Island near Hong Kong, and Wakde in New Guinea as fighting tightens across the Pacific.
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Marcus Island
Tokyo
Berlin
Japan
Pacific Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Mar
Jand
Carter
Soerabsja
Java
Wake
Marshalls
Nimitz
Shimushiri
Nippon
Sander Nimitz
Nauru
Marshell
Pratas
Pratas Island
Hong Kong
Chinas East
Philippines
Loyang N Honan
Imphal- Sahima
India
Pacific
Wakde
New Guinea
Italian Patriots Push Nazis North Across Italy
Allied sources in Naples report that 25 German divisions in Italy, six moved north toward the border to oppose patriots and Yugoslav Partisans. The bulletin warns of potential German use against Fifth and Eighth Army fronts while patriots claim rail derailments near Verona and attacks on German convoys and plants, with clashes around Vicenza and Piedmont. A Naples radio note later mentions a military council to guide northern and central Italian guerrilla operations.
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Naples
Italy
Bead
Harold Alexander
Rai
Verona
Tyre
Tal
Laced
Vicenza
Piedmont
Algiers Radio
Alexander
Maly
Yanks Hit Kiel and Lille Area in Allied Daylight Attacks
London reports heavy Allied airstrikes across Kiel and Pas de Calais with Royal Air Force formations targeting Duisburg Hannover and Belgian airfields. Up to 350 Flying Fortresses and equal Liberators joined by fighters conducted night and day raids, destroying ships and silencing naval targets near Cape Fiehel.
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London
Kiel
Pas-dt-Calais
France
Duisburg
Hannover
Belgium
Europe
Germany
Air Ministry
Daisturg
Nagi
RAF
Reich
Low Countries
English Channel
Cape Fiehel
Mato
Chinese Forces Retake Three Towns as Japs Press
Chinese troops counter attacked the Japanese wedge into Henan along the Peiping Hankow line and recaptured three towns. Reports say Japanese reinforcements may arrive at Denton and Hankow for another push while Chinese hold Loyang and resist other advances near Chenghsien and Lushan.
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Chungeing
Henan
Peiping
Hankow
Denton
Binention
Sinyang
Weichwan
Chenghalen
Gale Sweeps City Damage From Severe Wind Storm
A Sunday wind storm with peak speeds around 48 mph caused heavy damage citywide. Buildings in Harlandale were hit hardest, with roofs torn and windows shattered. Emergency crews worked to restore power after trees and debris felled lines. one home suffered about 100 dollars in damage from a lightning strike. No injuries were reported.
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Harlandase
Carigas
South
Flores
Fire de
J. H. Darbos
Texas
Jarboe
Botte
Cily
San Antonio
Weather Bureau
Austin
Randolph Field
Henry Hein
Reinforced Enemy Strikes Back Near Terracina Rift
Allied headquarters reported American patrols driven back after entering Terracina on Italy west coast as German forces threw in fresh troops. Clark’s men captured about 1000 prisoners while 17 German divisions opposed the main offensive. French, Canadian, and British forces pressed along the Liri valley with heavy clashes around Pontecorvo and Pico. Prisoner totals surpassed 6000 as reinforcements moved from the Adriatic sector.
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Naples
Terracina
U. S
Pico
Clark
Anzio
Rome
Monte Georio
Piva
Pontecorvo
Liri
Gard
Eighth Army
Buret
Piedimonte
Cassino
Gere Thans
United States
Pontine
Monte Leuclo
Litt
Fifth Army
Italy
Adriatic
Pontecorvo-Aquino
Hitler Line
Monte Sen Bingo
Fondi
Ab Herracina
FDR Urges Congress On Mounting Lend Lease For Invasion
President Roosevelt told Congress that lend lease arms and equipment are being sent to Britain, Russia and other allies to support a three way invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. He cited billions in aid, with Britain receiving about three quarters and Russia two thirds of recent shipments, and noted large air and ground deployments into the Pacific and Far East as well as increased airlift into China. The report highlights the widening Allied effort and reverse lend lease, stressing united action and continued prioritization of war needs.
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Washington
Europe
Roosevelt
Congress
United Nations
Rend-Base
Couny
Britain
Ruseia
United Kingdoms
Russia
Huhig
United Kingdom
Africa
Middle East
Mediterranean
China
India
Australia
New Zealand
Latin America
Pacific
Far East
Japan
Steret
Bow
No. Texas Rains and Hail Cause Widespread Disruptions
Heavy rains and hail struck the Dallas Fort Worth area with 1.30 inches in Dallas and 1.17 inches in Fort Worth. Winds, electrical storms, and scattered power interruptions were reported. Rain extended to Corsicana at 1.27 inches while dust storms and a tornado near Frankfort affected Midland area gardens and ranges.
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Dallas
Wort Worth
Fort Worth
Victory Gardens
Corsicana
Waco
Midland
Frankit
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