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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1949

Page

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Deputy Seized at Mukden by Chinese Communists

The State Department reports U S Vice Consul William N Stokes 26 was seized without warrant by Chinese Communist authorities in Mukden on espionage charges Ward Consul General Angus Ward and four staff members face deportation orders following a People s Court verdict The incident prompts questions about Ward s ability to leave China as Ward reports Stokes was taken to court without a warrant and not returned by 3 45 p m Mukden time The department ordered a strong protest to Chinese authorities while denying any consulate staff involvement in spying.

Washington State Department Mukden U. S Wiliam N. Stokes Stokes Angus Ward O. Edmund Clubbst Peiping Ward Mukden Isa People's Court China Fir’ Department Staten Island A. Ward Clubb Sail Hans

WISHBONE Powers Battle In German Arena

Rome dispatch reports Germany as a divided “wish bone” in a global struggle among the United States Britain France and Soviet Russia. Secretary of State Dean Acheson faces divisions with Bevin and Schuman over decisions in Paris while German fears grow that the West may concede too much. Debate over German reintegration into Europe centers on economic recovery, political equality, and future military role amid tensions in Adenauer’s government and rising Socialist opposition.

Rome Germany Turkey America Britain France Soviet Russia Dean Acheson Paris Bevin Schuman Me. Cloy, Robertson François Poncet Adenauer Stalin Batalya Revini Ziat House of Commons Adenaier Hegin European Council and Assembly Kurt Schumacher Ullrich Noack Stuttgart Jaust Mareets West Europe Col

Pair Flies to Defense Talks

America’s top military planners depart for Faria to seek a swift final accord on a western world defense plan against Russia. Secretary of Defense Johnson and Gen. Omar Bradley head for the 12 nation Atlantic treaty military committee where Bradley chairs the panel.

Washington America Faria Russia Johnson Omar Bradley Joint Chiefs of Staff Bradley

Yeggmen Net $3300 From Market Burglary

SNYDER Texas Nov 26 Safe crackers netted 3300 in a burglary of the Cash Food market Police reported Malvern K Stevenson Jr manager of the store said a large number of indorsed checks were left by the burglars.

Snyder Texas Malvern K. Stevenson Jr

Barkley Door Locked in Sea Island Messy White House Message

SEA ISLAND Georgia November 26 Rep Don Wheeler D Ga called to welcome Alben Barkley to his congressional district. The room clerk said the vice president left a message noting the untimely death of the president or a declaration of war and not to be contacted.

Sea Island Don Wheeler Dga Manning Alben Barkeys

Angry Suitor Kills Five in Dowry Quarrel in Spain

In Zaragoza on November 26 Salvador W Sanchez, enraged by a dowry dispute with his prospective in laws, shot and killed his sweetheart and her father, mother, aunt, and one brother. He also wounded two others, leaving several relatives seriously injured.

Zaragoza Spain Peveryone Salvador W Sanchez Sanchez

Rice, Tarheels Clash as Cotton Bowl Bid Secured

Rice defeated Baylor 21 7 to clinch a Cotton Bowl bid. North Carolina beat Virginia 14 7 to be Tuce's opponent. Several big results shaped bowl lineups with LSU blanking Tulane 21 0 and Alabama beating Florida 35 13.

Rice Baylor North Carolina Virginia Tuce Texas Christian Southern Methodist Arkansas Tulsa LSU Tulane Mississippi Mississippi State Alabama Florida Army Navy Notre Dame California Oklahoma Oklahoma A

Wave of Sex Crimes Sweeps U S Across the Nation

A nationwide spate of sex crime incidents spread through major cities on Thanksgiving weekend. In New York a 20 year old man was detained for indecent assault on an infant. in Pittsburgh a suspect was tied to a brutal murder and alleged rape. in Newport News a 18 year old girl was slashed and hospitalized. authorities say the pattern links to prior months’ attacks. Police detailed evidence and ongoing questioning as investigators traced multiple similar cases across states.

New York Ja Husky George Kane Kane Pittsburgh Jean Brusco Eben Flannagan Pidich Newport News Warwick County Leroy Woody Millie M. Summs Hame Detroit

Saskatoon Weather Report for Weekend Forecast

Partly cloudy and mild weekend with moderate to occasionally dry northwesterly winds. Morning low around 42 degrees and a high near 72. Saturday record showed a low of 43 and high of 78.

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U S protests killing of Sgt in Berlin shooting incident

U S officials protest the fatal shooting of Sgt John B. Staff by a Soviet sentry near Berlin. Gen Maxwell Taylor pressed the Soviet commandant for punishment and assurances of responsible use of force after a mistaken incursion by U S airmen into the Soviet zone.

U. S. Air Force Air Force Ito Berlin Gatewairfield U. S Taylor

Two men attack Rep. Bolton in Towson robbery

In Towson on November 26 Rep. William P. Bolton was knocked down by two men and robbed of his wallet. He was unhurt. Authorities say the wallet contained no money, though about 180 dollars were later found in another pocket.

Towson, M4 William P. Bolton Holton

22 Year Courtship Ends With Reunion In Tulsa

In 1927 Mike de Michiel left Cavasso Nuovo Italy after telling his young wife plans for a life in America. A world war and 22 years later his dream nears reality as his wife, now aged, plans to join him in Tulsa this Thursday, closing a long wait for a shared home.

Tulsa Mike de Michiel Cavasso Nuovo Italy America Mike

U S Pilot Wounded in Burma Near Mandalay

Cathay Pacific Airways reports one of its United States pilots, James Harper, wounded by a bullet while flying near Mandalay in Burma. He was hospitalized in Manila on Sunday November 26.

Manila Cathay Pacific Airways Today U. S Mandalay Burma Thiwisdi the Airways James Harper Paria

High Time To Calla Halt

Carthage Missouri November 26. Richard L Roberts 91 and his wife Calla 85 were granted activation yesterday on grounds of incompatibility. Roberts was married in 193? at Greenfield Missouri.

Calla Halt Carthage INS Sichard L. Roberts Greenfield

Electrical Union Probe Reset

WASITINGTON November 26 The Heisewn American activities committee will reopen its inquiry into the United Electrical Workers union next Thursday after a session that had been planned for Tuesday The union was recently expelled from the CIO on grounds of being Communist dominated

Wasitington Heisewn American Activities Committee United Electrical Workers Union Unison CIO

Mild Norther Brings 72 Degree High to L A

A mild norther will ease into Los Angeles with a cool morning and partly cloudy skies. The weather bureau notes northwest winds and a chance of rain, with temperatures reaching around 72 degrees, dipping six degrees below recent highs.

AVC Seeks Rankin Ouster From Veterans Panel

The American Veterans Committee called for Rep. John Rankin to be replaced as chair of the House veterans committee. At its Chicago convention 425 delegates urged a World War II veteran be selected from the committee’s ranks. The bloc accused Rankin of backing a large pension bill while pursuing actions detrimental to veterans.

Chicago American Veterans Committee Ilay John Rankin House Veterans Committee Rankin U. S

Missing Plane: 20 Aboard Reported Lost in Colombia

A Douglas commercial plane carrying more than 20 passengers was reported missing in northeast Colombia, with reports of the aircraft reaching Bogota tonight before vanishing over rough mountainous terrain between Bucaramanga and Cucuta.

Bogota Bucaramanga Cucuta Colomia

Lilienthal Named Ringleader in Atomic Plot Claims

Senator Edwin C. Johnson charged that David Lilienthal, retiring AEC chairman, leads a nefarious plot to give Britain the secret of an American super bomb. He linked politicians scientists and publications, including the Washington Post, to the alleged conspiracy. Truman ordered tougher safeguards on atomic information, while Johnson denied his TV remarks spurred the directive.

Washington Edwin C. Johnson D-Cole David E. Lilienthal Britain Johnson Lilienthal Atomic Energy Come Mission Washington Post The Post Truman McGrath Senate House Nagasaki U. S Canada State Department Atomic Commission Varner

Arnold Likens Navy Stand to Mitchell's Arnold Likens Navy Stand

General Henry H. Arnold says the Navy resented Billy Mitchell's protest and plans to explain the marty dom of Mitchell in a forthcoming series. He will discuss freedom of speech and defense policy in the first of ten articles to begin next Tuesday.

Arnold Mitchell U. S Gen. Arnold Billy Mitchel Navy

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