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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1946
Page
5
Hollywood reported the death of "Raffles" a famed talking mynah and radio veteran. Owner Carveth Wells said the bird died suddenly after a chill while entertaining war wounded at a New York veterans hospital yesterday.
Chicago police reopen probe into the death of James M. Ragen after mercury traces surface in his body. A. L. Brodie reports he received a threatening call and seeks police protection for his wife and daughter while details of the anonymous warnings and a mailed canary symbol are noted amid gangland context.
In Nuremberg the international military tribunal announced that on September 23 the 21 indicted and others will learn whether they face the gallows. Attorneys expect 12 to be executed, six hold hope, and three think clemency may come, amid final statements by Goering and Hess and accusations against other top officials.
Gen Jonathan M Wainwright Fourth Army commander warns Americans to stay prepared or face dire consequences from unpreparedness. He cites Pearl Harbor Wake Island Luzon Bataan Corregidor and Corregidor as lessons and urges vigilance, information, and readiness to secure world peace without provoking war.
Police report $53 taken from a trunk in a shed at Martin H H Trusts address 209 Humboldt Place. Charles N Butler of 316 North Polaris Street claims $15 belt buckle stolen from his home along with $97. The note hints at wider turmoil in Asia and rapid reforms.
U S. lawmakers visiting Pacific occupation zones urge a strong mobile striking force centered on long range bombers to deter Soviet encroachment and avert another Pearl Harbor. Representative Sikes says Russia holds five times more occupation troops, mainly in Korea, than the United States, urging renewed Far East defense.
Moscow reports Gen Gregorie Sermenev died today for bearing arms against the Soviet Union and spying for Japan. Five co defendants were shot after being sentenced yesterday by the military collegium of the Russian Supreme Court. In Paris Roosevelt Station to be renamed for the late President Franklin D Roosevelt by the Parisian Metropolitan company.
President Truman aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg faced heavy seas and multiple squalls during a two week vacation cruise. The accompanying USS Weiss rolled about 25 degrees as the ship stayed steadier due to its wider beam. Weather predicts continued squalls reducing sunbathing chances. The vessel was about 320 miles out of Norfolk, Virginia.
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