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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1944

Page

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Four Young Burglars Caught In Ard Nis Breakin

Four youths 12:45 AM Saturday attempted to burglarize a cleaning establishment at 4 1 2 Paso Street. J Andrews and E Salinas fired, wounding one in the left ankle as they chased them. Police reported three captured near the scene. another was nabbed outside. They, aged up to 20, will be charged. At 214 West Bis Mere Place a separate burglar breached by a forced screen window, with personal articles taken.

Che Ard Nis Andrewa Sains Srived J. A. Weading Big Samiy West Bis Mere Jewen Bringenead Thy Sant Postdorl Patton Remering Tulsprioh Sarraibe Une Arbostroff Saats Brucker Germany

Fight to Congress Nears Over Radio Censorship

Close to take fight to Congress as Hob Angelee and Reis Camumentstor Upton argue NBC is censoring radio content. They plan to present their case to state and interstate committees while Fcc telegrams argue networks or sponsors determine allowable on air comments under network control.

Hob Angelee Upton Close National Broadcasting Company Ria Close ER. K. Jett Federal Communicatians Commission

Helen Keller Visits McCloskey General Hospital Wards

Helen Keller, famed advocate for the blind and deaf, toured the wards of McCloskey General Hospital yesterday. She praised the care and urged continued support for the blind and deaf community, calling on society to show solidarity and sacrifice for the cause.

Helen Keller McCloskey Templl MecCloskey General Hospital

U S Planes Press Jap Lines In Heavy Air War

U S carrier aircraft strafed targets over Manila and Leyte as fighters battled Japanese air units. American bombers attacked Tokyo's war plants while a large air war raged near Leyte and Clark Field with ships damaged and several aircraft shot down.

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Aces at Leyte claim new hero in skies of Visayas

Nov 24 Leyte airbase reports Capt Rohrie W. Aschenbiever from Lac Du Mansyeny joined by Lt. William Brewer as American fighters claim 48 enemy planes and seven more in air battles near Leyte and Visayas. Aircrew notes pilot cadence and unit achievements amid heavy antiaircraft and fighter defenses.

Philippines United States Rohrie Aschenbiever Lac du Mansyeny Jonsh Rane Cu

Admiral Sprague On Aviation's Role In War Effort

Admiral Sprague defends aviation as essential to fleet power and morale. He cites 16 escort carriers and wartime losses, notes many pilots survive but few remain alive, and warns against overrating public display. He stresses the team needs every member.

Pacific Fleet Neadquartsrs Peal Harbor Aviation Sprague Inorale Avis Jalor

Bombers Head For Germany In Heavy Allied Assault

London reports heavy bombardment of German targets as Allied air fleets press toward strategic locations. Weather briefly delayed operations, but multiple squadrons engaged overriding targets in Munich and Ling areas with two ton blockbusters and Italian targets noted.

London Germany Skye Stratenia Aly Foren Italy Thekod Ling Munich Auela Nso Tonsbruck Amsevia

Army Court Mears Vivid Description of Negro Soldiers Hanging Prisoner

Seattle dispatch relays a vivid Fort Lawton episode where troops stormed barracks as 48 soldiers face court martial for murder and mutiny. A former pilot testified about mob violence by Black troops, a creekside lynching, and hostile charges related to the Guateime Olivatte case with shifting testimonies and chaotic scenes.

Army Court Mears Seattle Fort Lawton Thalan Service Neplacs Service Command Willaby Dones Wint Sy Wwithfield

British Rout Nazis in Italy Advance Near Bologna Rimini

Allied commanders reported British patrols moved south of Parma and forced German withdrawals from riverfront positions along the Covina river, four miles southeast of the Bologna Rimini highway. A military spokesman said the weather is the wettest on record, hindering operations.

Rome Paenea Covina River Bologna- Rimini Lorlay

Forecast San Antonio and surrounding: cool, cloudy days

Pavlly cloudy mod continual cool with a light southerly afternoon. Expect increasing clouds and a colder night. Sunday looks cold with near freezing temperatures across the area. Muni af peratture around 42 degrees.

San Antonia

Nazi Resistance Bitter As Allies Stab in Reich

Paris radio reports French forces move toward Strasbourg and Colmar as Allied armies push German positions in the Vosges and on the Rhine. American and British units cross rivers, seize ground near Saarbrucken and Cologne, while German resistance stiffens in the Aachen sector and around Strasbourg.

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Paulette Goddard Expected Baby Next Summer

Paulette Goddard and her husband Captain Burgess Meredith confirm they are expecting a baby next summer. They note the news has sparked questions but say there is only one plan, to welcome the child soon. the couple stated their June due date and referenced a May 1 arrival in casual remarks.

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Brazilian Casualties in Italian Theater Reported

A War Department brief notes over 25 Brazilian soldiers killed or wounded since Brazilian forces entered Italy, with total casualties at 42. The Brazilian expeditionary force has been a component under Allied command, as Gen. Mark W. Clark's Fifth Army advances southwest of the Estrio area.

Italy Bourhelm Mark W. Clark

Yanks Mount Big Guns on Leyte Mountain Top

Through storms American artillery teams moved large guns to a 2000-foot ridge in Leyte mountains for a commanding fire position. From misty heights they zeroed on targets with devastating effect as a second salvo landed on the objective. A Texas officer supervising the treetop movement described continual shelling and endured rough terrain to place the guns.

Leyte Ameren Grince

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