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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1972
Page
1
Action Line reports concern over suds darkening the San Antonio River at multiple crossings. Ken Cave, chief of water quality, says detergents from the Rolling Road plant cause the suds, though debris levels remain normal at TEL. No remedy yet. city considers options.
At Cape Kennedy UPK reports Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young 41 Thomas K. Mattingly 36 and Charles M. Duke 36 underwent final physical examinations before launch. A temporary nitrogen hose issue in the service module prompted a safety check with tests showing the hose and sphere normal.
The Seismological Institute records a quake in the central Atlantic Ocean just north of the Equator. It measured 67 on the Richler Scale and, according to Prof Markus Baath, was strong but not powerful enough to cause damage.
A massive earthquake struck southern Iran, with officials estimating over 4,000 dead and 1,000+ tremors reported in the region. Rescue crews, helicopters, and planes airlifted victims to Shiraz hospitals as relief efforts expanded amid drying mudbrick towns and widespread destruction.
Corpus Christi report states B A Lay, prominent local contractor with firms in San Antonio and San Benito, was recovered Tuesday from the wreckage of his single engine Cessna 180 west of Cotulla. Lay had been missing since Sunday night after departing Brackettville for Corpus Christi. The crash site was located by a search plane and reached by a ground party. Lay ran construction firms focused on power transmission lines.
Supporters of a bill to curb presidential power to wage war without Congress seek to stop a Senate challenge. A motion by Sen Roman L Hruska would send the bill to the Judiciary Committee for a delay study of its constitutionality.
Mrs Emtiléria Flores of 7 Annie wins $100 in the TV Sweepstakes, a first time Light reader cash prize. Two other winners appear on the cover of TV Channels magazine in Sundays Light with daily numbers for $10 prizes. winners listed as Rene Herrera and Leo Swenson. The Light offers $1,440 weekly in sweepstakes.
Washington UPI reports Representative Cornelius E Gallagher RN was indicted on seven counts including evading taxes over 100000, perjury, and conspiracy. The indictment, returned Friday in U S District Court Newark New Jersey, arraignment set for April 21. Each count carries up to five years in prison and a 10000 fine.
West of the Demilitarized Zone American artillery and about 400 infantry moved into combat area to defend installations amid a 12 day North Vietnamese push. Saigon reports major government wins in Quang Tri area with 336 enemy killed. communists claim thousands killed and tanks destroyed in weekend fighting. U.S. adviso r Maj Gen James Holling says the North Vietnamese are on the run. Front reports from Das To note heavy shelling and ground attacks with 120 communists killed and 19 dead or missing on the day. About 2,000 Americans already at Phu Bai and a Marine Tomcat squadron en route, after a large troop move from Da Nang. A rocket grenade near Hue downed a Huey helicopter. another crewman wounded when a second Huey was shot down near An Loc.
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