Parks Board Exodus Blamed on Mayor in City Concessions
The Sudden resignations of nine park board members are blamed on Mayor Mauermann over proposed city concessions. Olin Koehler and others quit citing lack of time to run the concessions, while M Riley Wyatt contends council interference spurred the move. The board had planned a 50 50 profit split to fund park improvements, but authorities will revert to bids as a new plan.
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Olin Koehler
M. Riley Wyatt
Hograver
Alty Council
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Bard
Meey
Koehler
Pearl Brewery
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Hela
Hein
Girl escapes kidnapper after long abduction in park
An 11 year old girl escaped a kidnapper in San Antonio after being lured from a store on West Commerce and forced into a car with a pistol. She ran home at noon, while deputies reported no criminal assault. Police sought five suspects in a series of attacks, with two arrested and two questioned late Tuesday.
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San Antonio
Bexar County
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Dewinne
West Commerce Atrech
Risa
Crssinga Park
Joe Domingues
South Laredo
Zarramora
Gatesville
Ring Jender
Aasual
Uke Carver Ball
Garner declines Washington post amid Mrs Garner illness
Amarillo dispatch reports former Vice President Garner refused President Truman’s urgent request to return to Washington for cabinet work due to Mrs Garner’s illness. Garner, aged 63, is in apparently good health but has suffered months of declining health.
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Amarillo Globe
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Truman
Washington
John McCarty
the Globe
Japs Fall Back Before Chinese Near Ishan and Foochow
Chinese forces attacked along a 300 mile front from the Yellow River to French Indo China. They recaptured Ningteh near Foochow and drove Japanese units toward Shaoyang and Liuchow while confirming withdrawals from key rail lines and outposts north of the Kwangsi Kweichow railroad. Local militia aided in attacks on retreating Japanese toward Indo China.
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Locheng
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Kwangyi
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Nanning
Indo-China
Wang Sui- Chu
Japan
Southeast Asia
Yangtze
Censorship Lifted In European Zone
In European Zone Allied press censorship was lifted except for troop movements to active theaters and sensitive state matters, all otherwise restored for correspondents in this theater as of May 1946 under General Eisenhower.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Industrial Tokyo Lies In Ruins
GUAM May 30 The wan ing heart of Tokyo lit by 8500 tons of incendiaries shows 51 square miles ruined. Maj Geil and Maj LeMay said fires spread from Yokohama as 3200 tons of clusters ignited Tokyo districts. The piece compares scorched areas to San Antonio’s 58 square miles city limits.
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Curtis E. “Ironpants" LeMay
21St Bomber Command
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San Antonians
San Antonio
LeMay Leads Largest Daylight B 29 Strike on Japan
The 450 Superfortresses hit Tokyo and Yokohama in a major daylight raid. About 11,700 tons of explosives were dropped on targets across Tokyo and Yokohama. Dozens of aircraft were lost in the week of fire raids, with Mustangs providing escort during the daylight strike. Witnesses describe Yokohama’s industrial area engulfed in flames and smoke rising above the city. Japanese officials acknowledged significant damage as authorities report substantial civilian losses and destroyed buses.
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Tokyo
Yokshama
Yokohama
George S. Talihn
Weed
Calif
Radio ‘Kokya
Forecast San Antonio Area Weather Wednesday Through Thursday
Partly cloudy with warm conditions. Maximum temperature Wednesday near 93 degrees and minimum Thursday around 70. Winds remain fresh as a front moves through East Texas. More weather details continue on Page 2.
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East Texas
Clare Says Reds Will Get Into Jap War
Representative Clare Goethe Tice R Conn predicts Russia will join the Pacific war before the final defeat of Japan, arguing Moscow seeks its own national interests. Mrs Luce cites desertions from both sides, notes censorship, and calls for Russian aid to widen global freedom.
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Marines Break Into Okinawa Fortress Shuri Castle Area
American Marines of the First Division reported breakthrough sieges around Shuri Fort in Okinawa as they advanced on the Jap fortress. Sixth Division units crossed the Naha canal pushing toward the city center while enemy raids and heavy fighting continued along the east coast. Admiral Nimitz announced intensified air strikes and higher enemy losses, noting substantial damage to shipping in the area.
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Santh
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Seventh Infantry Division
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Ure
Soli Marine Division
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Kortan
Three More Japanese Admirals Die in Action
Japanese naval station at Yokosuka announced in a Tokyo broadcast that three more admirals were killed in action. Officials say the tally of Japanese admirals reported killed this year now exceeds one hundred, reflecting a heavy toll in ongoing battles at sea.
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Japan
Yokosuka
Tokyo
Memorial Day Honors In San Antonio With War Dead Ceremony
San Antonio observes Memorial Day with the city hall and courts closed except the tax office, holding a Brooke Hospital ceremony at 10 a.m. and an United War Veterans council event at San Antonio National Cemetery. Chaplain John Kinney gives the address as Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is recited by Charles A. Stevens, with music by the South San Antonio High School band and a benediction by Dr. J. M. Todd. Notables include Brig. Gen. John Bullis and Lt. George Kelly interred at the National Cemetery, and Col. William C. McCally speaks at Brooke Hospital’s open air theatre.
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South San Antonio
3. M. Todd
Fort Sar Houston
Gun-Toting Pranksters Spark Pueblo Panic
Pueblo on May 30 witnessed gunfire and staged shootings as three young men and two girls terrorized spectators. The pranksters halted crowds by firing and throwing “bodies” into cars, prompting police and military ambulances to search for the gang before authorities traced a car to a tavern and arrested five suspects on disturbing the peace charges.
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Pueblo
Pueblo Army Base
Car Dealers Feted by Local Association Event at Gunter Hotel
The San Antonio Automobile Dealers Association hosted a social gathering in the Pan American room of the Gunter hotel on a Tuesday. W. & Cashlon, president of the association, served as host amid the upbeat entertainment for members and guests.
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San Antonio Pasociation
Widow of Col Evans fatally shoots herself in home
Mrs. Huth Evans, 40, widow of Col K R Evans, was found Tuesday with a bullet wound in the forehead and a pistol beside her in Dallas area home. Justice J W Saxe ruled death by self-inflicted cause. Relatives said she was despondent after recent injuries from a car accident and illness. Daughter Gene Evans was present. son serves in the coast guard in Philadelphia.
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Elzabeth Road
Dind
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Saxe
Gene Evans
Coast Miard
Philadelphia
Gus Zihymerman
Allies Demand Iran Troop Withdrawal Across Sides
Tehran government calls for withdrawal of British, American, and Russian troops. In Annapolis Maryland on May 30, a 21 gun salute welcomed Prince Abdullah regent to the throne of Iraq as he and his party arrived at the U.S. Naval Academy.
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Andinapolis
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U.S. Naval Academy
Lone Corporal Cleans Up On Jap Pillboxes
Washington May 30 Marine Corporal Hernhel Williams strapped a flame thrower and 12 pound charge to clear pillboxes and tunnels on Iwo Jima. He crawled through cross fire, cleared seven pillboxes, and returned with triumph as the battle raged around him.
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Butera
Iwao Jima
Hernhel Williams
Willie
Japan
Navy frets over Pacific repair ships as crews quit
Washington reports reveal the Navy faces severe Western Coast labor shortages hampering ship repairs. Officials warn any slow in yards risks more casualties on Pacific beaches while stressing the critical need to keep skilled workers at the job. Admiral Horn notes ongoing heavy Japanese attacks near Okinawa as the fleet concentrates on repairs.
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Yes
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Alice
Okinawa
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Los Angeles
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West Coash
Midwest
Atlantis Docks With 600 Yanks
New York May 30 147 The 16 000 isosplal sissy ALS Janus docked today at Slaten Isinsul ringing 100 wounded Amers fear seivters and sailors froms Evirspe
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