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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1976
Page
29
A Washington area two star general can take about 70000 annually in fringe benefits while a four star general nets around 90000. Rep Les Aspin urged that everyone deserves fringe benefits but warned about generous military perks. The report appears amid broader debates on postwar corrections and governance.
Egypt's first lady Jehan Sadat, a women's rights advocate, says her teen daughter Jehan cannot engage in premarital sex. She told 60 Minutes she would not place daughter in that position, noting her daughter is engaged and dating only her fiancé.
In Athens Alabama AP says widow Tidean Tribble initially claimed she would wed entertainer Elvis Presley this Saturday but now states she did not marry him without explanation. Presley offered no comment and a police estimate placed about 159 people around First Baptist Church hoping for a glimpse that weekend.
Actor Frank Gorshin, famed for impressions, tore leg ligaments and damaged knee cartilage during a Park City Utah ski run. He had surgery at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles and was listed in good condition and spirits. He quipped that he would not imitate Olympic skier Jean Claude Killy again.
About 400 people lined Chicago streets to greet King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden as he arrived for Easter services at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in the northside Swedish community. The monarch is on a 27 day U S visit and canceled a news conference due to a sore throat. he is set to depart for Detroit on Tuesday.
Singer Marie Osmond age 16 and her mother Olive Osmond sustained minor injuries when their car rear ended a tractor trailer in Nephi Utah weekend. Marie Osmond received treatment for facial cuts and an eye injury and was released. Olive Osmond was admitted for a chest injury but listed in good condition. The Osmond family was returning from an engagement when the crash occurred near Orem Utah.
FBI sharpshooters killed hijacker Roper Lentz during a bid to switch from a light Piper Apache to a Convair 390 jet at Stapleton International Airport. Hostages, pilot Robert Blair and mechanic Harlan Hillars, were unhurt. Lentz, 31, from Grand Island area, had a prior flight-avoidance record and fired at officials during the two-hour negotiation. He initially hijacked the Grand Island plane and demanded United Airlines jets for a Mexico run before authorities intervened.
Patricia Hearst, 22, is under hospital protection in Redwood City as guards use sophisticated devices after daily death threats. Her attorney says she lives in fear of assassination while ongoing tests explore a possible liver ailment amid treatment for a lapsed right hand. The convicted robber remains in hospital at Studa Hospital in Redwood.
Defense seeks Patricia Hearst as witness in the Steven Soliah case citing her federal disclosures. Judge Wilkins ordered more arguments on an evidentiary hearing. Soliah, 27, faces charges for the April 21 1974 Crocker National Bank robbery in Camarillo where a customer was killed. Four bandits tied to the Symbionese Liberation Army stole 15000 dollars. Hearst, a former Berkeley resident, awaits transfer for a six day psychiatric evaluation. judge Carter once sentenced her to ten years.
At St. Peter's Basilica Pope Paul VI cautioned that an army of deniers and critics seeks to strip Easter of its meaning by pursuing only temporal happiness. He urged Catholics to resist material temptations and remain united with Christ’s resurrection message. The Easter crowd in St. Peter's Square numbered between 150,000 and 200,000 as spring weather drew worshippers.
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