Ex POW Describes Life in Hanoi Zoo
Ex prisoner of war Armand J. Myers recalls six and a half years in North Vietnam torture camps near Hanoi. He describes rope treatment, beatings, isolation, brainwashing, hunger and no contact with others, while condemning antiwar activists and praising Nixon on return.
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Hanoi
Gaylon Finkler
San Antonio
Armand J. Myers
Myers
North Vietnam
Heartbreak Hotel
San Anto
Nio
Ramsey Clark
Jane Fonda
Nixon
America
Easter events and community notes in Bexar area
Easter egg hunt in Travis Park with First National Bank eggs and baskets. Roosevelt High Rodeo Club to host Youth Rodeo at Lone some Steer Arena on Pittman Road. Bexar Facts notes include AACOG police training graduates and charity donations for operating room tech education at St Philip's College.
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Roosevelt High School
E. W. Frank
Lonesome Steer
Pittman Road
U.S. 87
Bexar County Junior Posse
Association of Operating Room Technicians, Yeports
St. Philip’s College
Rains Push Reservoir Near Top
The Edwards Underground Reservoir rose to 679.5 feet, six feet below its all time peak, after heavy rains. City Water Board manager Robert P. Van Dyke said San Antonio will have ample water for the year. The all time high is 685.54 feet and the drought low was 612.51 feet in August 1958. In 1973, 11.83 inches of rain have fallen, 5.24 inches above normal.
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Edwards
City Water Board
Robert P. van Dyke
San Antonio
Alamo Plaza Project Revised To Protect Historic Sites
City Council informally revised the Alamo Plaza plan to slow development in the five acre area to protect historical structures. Ten percent of the 24 block area will become public parkland along the river extension from the Paseo del Rio to the Alamo. Total cost is about 2.05 million with 161 thousand funded by the 1970 bond issue.
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Alamo Plaza
San Antonio Development Agency
Bob Hunter
Paséo del Rio
Alamo
Hunter
HemisFair Lake
George Richsel
Seve
Don's
GE Cablevision
Artinn
Texas Criminal Justice Council
Bichsel
Army shifts focus to quality over quantity in all volunteer force
Maj. Gen. Winant Sidle told 2,000 NCQA delegates in San Antonio that the Army will pursue high quality recruits despite shortfalls in February through April. He noted public polls show broad support for the military, defended modern recruiting tactics, and argued changes like longer hair and relaxed bar policies aim to improve satisfaction rather than lower discipline.
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America
Department of the Army
Winant Sidle
San Antonio
Sidle
Hilton Palacio del Rio
All Volunteer Army
Army
Harris
Gallup
NCQA
Gvaranties
San Antonio Light and Gazette Subscription Rates
Rates for San Antonio Light and Gazette delivery shown by carrier and area. Includes daily and Sunday options, prices per month or year, with postage paid at San Antonio TX. The page lists various price tiers and service frequencies and notes AP news sourcing.
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San Antonio
Sa Antonio
Heat Corporation
Vubliohon
Broadway
Micailgugh
Sen Antonio Texan
San Ahtorio
Texas
Sam Antone
Aspp
Ene
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Bexar
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Playland Park
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Peaceful Valley Chapel
Herradura de Plata
Southwest Loop
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43Rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery
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Washington Elementary
Nolan
Woodrow
Wilson School
Washington
Dorothy Picket
Byron Samford
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Mbaber
Associated Press
Saal News
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