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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1946
Page
1
New York retailers face possible food shortages as a nine day strike by 25,000 truck drivers halts deliveries. Grocers report empty meat cases and scarce fresh vegetables with pickets blocking arteries into the city and threaten plant shutdowns and layoffs on large projects.
In Washington on September Labor leaders and shipowners clashed as seamen’s wage rulings were challenged before the Wage Stabilization Board. J. B. Bryan of the Parith American Shipowners Association urged reversal, while the White House offered no comment as a strike idled U.S. merchant fleets.
Culver City report says Howard Hughes, still bearing scars from a July crash, took off in a converted B-23 transport for New York to challenge the Motion Picture Producers' Association ruling revoking the approval of his movie The Outlaw. He flew solo as pilot with only a mechanic and a passenger aboard.
The USDA halves its August 1 forecast for Texas cotton, projecting 1,775,000 bales of 300 pounds gross weight. The decline from last year’s 1,794,000 bales stems from continued drought and high temperatures, signaling the smallest Texas cotton harvest since 1889.
London September 10. Air Marshal Lord Ferrier warned Britain’s RAF is very rocky now. He said if in trouble the force would be dammed difficult to mobilize. Sledder noted time pressures to recruit volunteers before wartime personnel shrink the ranks.
In London, police raids and legal action were ordered against a wave of squatters occupying luxury flats and houses in affluent districts. The Duchess of Bedford property was targeted as authorities vow eviction, while squatters claim they will stay and resist government moves.
Forecast calls for fair skies with parity conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures peak at 92 Tuesday with a low around 74, then a high of 90 and a low of 72 Wednesday. Monday’s high reaches 92 with a 74 degree low.
At the Texas Democratic convention the Gov. candidate Beauford H. Jester sought a 100 percent friendly executive committee amid faction protests. Delegates faced a preconvention atmosphere with signs opposing party factions and a large turnout. Key speakers included Albert Sidney Johnson and Tom Tyson as delegates arrived and the convention opened with a temporary chair and early floor leaders.
Washington reports meat under OPA ceilings forces housewives to pivot to poultry and fish as shortages strain markets. The army, the largest buyer, may follow if shortages persist. ceilings rise 12 percent since June but shelves remain largely bare. Officials cite uncertain duration and study possible price boosts to spur farm production while rationing remains unlikely. The army’s July purchases dropped sharply, keeping menus limited through September, with higher livestock ceilings not guaranteed to raise military meat supplies.
Austin marine vet alleges four marines jailed without charges in June and forced to sign a 1600 yen waiver to gain freedom. He and three others were acquitted by a Japan court then held at large aboard the U S S San Saba, later returning to the United States under guard. A $200,000 federal suit was filed in California against Lt Col John P. Condon for damages.
General MacArthur ordered Japan to locate and return 40 paintings depicting Dutch admirals that disappeared from Java during the occupation. The request underscores Allied efforts to recover cultural assets looted during World War II.
Frankfurt dispatch reports Major General Clarence R. Huebner stating all U S occupation troops in Austria will be withdrawn shortly after the peace treaty is signed. He offered no firm timetable but anticipated completion within three to four months after signing.
Belgrade Sept 10 A Yugoslav court sentenced William Wedge night watchman at the U S embassy to eight years in prison and ordered about 8000 in indemnities for a May day jeep accident that killed a Yugoslav officer and wounded another The embassy will appeal the verdict and offered to pay the indemnity Wedge a former soldier in the 88th division admitted speeding and the U S ambassador and a state department official called the proceedings fair
Texan truce team casualties reported as Lt Thomas Hauges of Denison Texas was critically burned when a gasoline drum on the truck he rode on was struck by machinegun fire from two Chinese planes August 31 Five Chinese including four Communist team members were killed in the engagement In New York the stock market moved erratically with sharp swings as midmorning buying failed to sustain gains and volume remained heavy General Mark W Clark halted in Paris on his way home from Vienna to meet with James Byrnes the U S secretary of state
Casualties in Hindu Muslim clashes climbed to 242 dead and 729 injured as four new stabbings were reported in Bombay. Authorities struggle to control sectarian violence amid mounting unrest and security measures across the city.
UNRRA hosts promised a full statement on the rails misrouted from steel destined for China to Yugoslavia. The issue centers on whether a Yugoslav official ordered the diversion, while UNRRA faces delays in a $429.5 million Yugoslav relief plan as War Assets officials reveal 16 sewing machines marked for Belgrade remain in the United States for domestic sale.
Washington reports Undersecretary William L. Clayton said Yugoslavia tentatively accepts paying indemnity for five American planes lost in crashes and considers payment for the planes themselves. No conclusive agreement reached with Marshal Tito's regime. Clayton defended UNRRA shipments and noted some minor misconduct in the vast program. He cited Yugoslav reputational pressure in Germany, and a U S export-import bank loan of about 50 million dollars to Brazil to support postwar transport.
Manila authorities and many offices and American school closed early to keep workers indoors as a typhoon passes about 15 miles north of the city tonight. Reconnaissance planes reported winds reaching at least 70 miles per hour in the area.
Authoritative sources said the United States and State Department were negotiating with authorities of the American zone in Germany for use of broadcasting stations to transmit news into Eastern Europe and Russia. French officials reportedly notified that use of the Algiers station for broadcasts into Russia would be denied as of January 1.
London report says two Turkish military planes reconnoitering over eastern Turkey were last seen near the Soviet frontier, with no further contact or location disclosed. The incident comes amid tense border activity and uncertainty about a potential air clash or loss.
President Truman convened a meeting of his army and navy high command for 2 p.m. CST. The session will include Secretary of War Patterson, Secretary of the Navy Forrestal, General Eisenhower, and Admiral Nimitz, outlining plans and strategic discussions.
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