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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1946
Page
11
Los Angeles born Toa Toguri accused as Tokyo Rose will not be tried for treason as prosecutors say, in contrast to earlier threats. U S Attorney James M Carter announced that prosecuting Miss Toguri has been dropped, she remains detained in Tokyo.
Mayor Gus B Mauermann argues gas and electricity rates in San Antonio are high and burdensome in a letter responding to Commissioner F I Anderson. He explains the board finances and disputes Andersons claim of $10,000,000 cash available. Any surplus would be used to cut rates, with trust provisions and possible city fund payments clarified.
An OPA official said November shoppers for cotton dresses shirts and similar items can expect lower prices due to last week’s market drop. The agency spokesman noted ceilings on most cotton goods are tied to market cotton prices, so any rise would trigger a price increase next month, as occurred in August September and October.
London October 22 British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told Commons Britain opposes Soviet demands for two military bases at the Dardanelles as unwarranted interference with Turkey sovereignty He opened a debate on foreign policy describing the speech as the most important of his career and stated the government view that adopting the Russian proposal would invade Turkish sovereignty.
Vastiveron Oct 22. Grocery prices for canned pork and beans and baked beans will advance by 2 to 3 cents per can as officials announced today. The move reflects OPA policy changes affecting shelf staples.
Mrs. Ethelyn Peterson, 82, began a 25 years to life sentence for second degree murder in the death of her stepson Phillip Jr. after admitting to beating the boy’s head against a wooden bridge and ducking him. Her 24 year old husband faces a related charge of neglect.
Japanese press reports Hirohito visited Nagoya on an inspection trip as a pretender to the throne named Hiromichi Kutazawa rode in the rear of the imperial cavalcade The Kumazawa movement leader Koya Sotome va led a protest with a 10 foot banner and was involved in a clash with police. Kumazawa, a former grocer, disappeared after the incident.
An army education pamphlet lists types of irresponsible soldiers harming U S prestige abroad. It cites noncombat GIs in Germany and Japan showing hoodlum behavior, bullying, petty theft, and contempt for others rights as factors undermining occupation policies.
County funds are blocked as an injunction and a bond company refuse cashing warrants. Clyde Wantland warns of ouster action against four county commissioners if payroll funds for the Robert B Green Hospital are not provided, while Col Meddis says closure on November 1 is possible without money.
The original painting Washington Crossing the Delaware by Leutze was destroyed in a British bombing raid on Bremen on September 15, 1942, according to the newspaper of the American port command at Bremen dated October 22.
In Nuernberg prison nearly 200 high ranking Nazis await war crimes indictments as four powers prepare cases. Expected to begin within a month, the detainees include generals industrialists doctors and party chiefs who oversaw atrocities and concentration camp experiments.
Col Burton C. Andrus, security commandant of Nuernberg jail, says Rudolf Hess has altered his attitude since Hermann Goering’s death and the executions of 10 others. Hess, once life sentence inmate, now mocks the tribunal and his past feigned madness, reportedly jesting about how he deceived the judges.
The Allied control authority said it would release official photos of the major Nazi war criminals bodies, including Hermann Goering, laid on coffins. No images of the hangings will be provided, as the bodies have since been cremated.
Partly cloudy through Tuesday afternoon and night into Wednesday. Highs reach 84 degrees with lows around 68. Thursday also climbs to 84 with a 68 degree low.
In Superior Wisconsin a 12 year old girl Janet Lind confessed to shooting her father Clifford 39 as he slept with a .22 rifle. She said the idea came from radio mystery and police said she also tried to set off gas to kill him weeks earlier. Her mother 33 in Pontiac Michigan and companion Tony Galasky 29 of Dairyland Wisconsin were detained for questioning.
Bridget Waters, Irish born, faces Labor Day slaying of her wartime husband. She sits impassively in court as six jurors are tentatively chosen, five men and two women. She remains silent except for a late afternoon cry during recess. Sheriff Jones wheels her to judge Henderson's chambers to recover.
Dallas police hold two brothers and another man in connection with a series of liquor store slayings. All three suspects, described as ex-offenders, were arrested within the past two months and are being questioned.
Hogs went to market in larger numbers with prices up about a dollar for good butchers. Cattle steady from Monday. stockyards fill with sheep and goats awaiting buyers as Packers report workers returning to full capacity by week end. Paley criticizes advertising excess at NAB convention in Chicago.
Five mobile refugees arriving from Trieste tell reporters of mass murders in Mayghal Tito's country. Ballet dancer Jacqueline Sainte Anne claims German rules gave way to Tito's regime, with jail or death for mere talk of leaving. A second woman recounts her husband jailed by Nazis and now imprisoned by Tito, lamenting a broken heart.
Washington reports delay in distributing 2.7 billion dollars in terminal leave pay to veterans due to a shortage of correctly sized envelopes. Maj. Gen. W H Kasia, army chief of finance, says shipments will likely resume next month once suitable envelopes are available.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker president and general manager of Eastern Airlines inspected the San Antonio facilities on Tuesday and departed that afternoon for New Orleans.
Police Chief Bruce Weatherly announced that Tuesday there have been no auto fatalities in San Antonio for the past 32 days, highlighting a continuous stretch without deadly crashes.
New York dispatch reports Western bloc delegates question a Soviet bid for peace gestures. Molotov's planned approach at UN talks faces Moscow directives and cautious optimism in Paris circles. Chicago notes record stall and a mood that Western leaders doubt a surprise gesture.
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