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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1948
Page
1
Robert Buckner will direct and produce the original novel adaptation Night Watch scheduled to start mid September at Universal-International. Buckner will also write the script for the feature project announced for release with expected production in Hollywood.
Tyall T. Beggs of Madison Wisconsin was elected commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars by acclamation and assumed office in St Louis Miami was chosen for next year’s encampment Clyde A Lewis succeeded Beggs as senior vice commander Charles C Balls of Seattle elected junior vice commander A resolution urged equitable adjusted service compensation for veterans with set limits for domestic and overseas service including wound allowances
A wartime style Washington dispatch notes Stalin seeks peasant unity as 73 day Berlin blockade ends and four power talks loom. Paris grapples with French leadership crisis as Schuman loses power and concerns over dictatorship rise. Bonn drafts provisional west German constitution amid opposition. Vatican signals German Catholic day broadcast aiming at church reconciliation against Communist atheism.
The United States rejected a Jewish demand to admit European Jews to Palestine. Israel appealed to President Truman. UN mediator Count Bernadotte retained immigration control and ruled that 18 45 year old Jews in displaced persons camps may not travel to the Holy Land without his approval.
United Nations observers announce a major victory as Arab and Jewish armies withdraw from the International Red Cross area in southern Jerusalem. An agreement among Israel Transjordan and Egypt creates a thousand yard wide no man’s land between the opposing forces.
Vera Hicks a 39 year old Herndon native rose to fame for dresses worn by countesses ambassadors wives and movie stars in 24 states Herndon worked from a Clayton workshop and was lauded by Joan Crawford for her gowns Funeral for Herbert Templeton Herndon 39 a longtime St Louis salesman and San Antonio Rifles member held at St Mark's Church with widow and eight grandchildren surviving
President Truman launches a labor oriented campaign trip to Detroit and Michigan Ohio with six speeches over Labor Day. He seeks AFL and Liberal Party support and will address unions at Cadillac Square Grastol Rapids Lansing Pontiac Flint and Toledo before returning Monday night.
The Republican national headquarters announced Gov. Dewey will pursue a determined bid for Southern support in the November election. Herbert Brownell Jr. said thousands of Southern voters are ready to back Dewey and Warren and the establishment of a five party system in the South. Brownell promised the party will show strong interest in Southern issues.
An advertising blurb promotes the Sonotong model with a 900 Sonotone system. It highlights unseen "New Look" styling and a metric manager role at TeATA, claiming improved audio clarity and near invisibility in performance.
Twenty five persons were killed and 58 injured when a Canton Hankow train derailed at Lilong yesterday. Authorities said there was no sabotage. Recovery and relief efforts continued as casualties were tallied.
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