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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1972

Page

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Wallace writes to wounded agent in Brownsville shootout

Gov George Wallace sends a letter to U S Customs agent Reynault Bayh hospitalized in San Antonio after a Brownsville gunfight with a heroin smuggler. President Nixon commends Bayh and three other agents while Brownsville doctors remove a bullet near his spine and a suspect is arrested.

K. Mack Sisk George Wallace Alabama U.S San Antonio Brownsville Nixon Mercy Hospital Bayhi

Program Gets OK Of Agents

The San Antonio Insurance Agents Association announced support and participation in Operation Identification. Policyholders will be urged to join. agents will act as block captains to promote property marking and police registration. 25 members volunteered as block captains to organize neighbor block parties and demonstrate marking valuables.

MAR Gan Antonio Association of Insurance Agents William A. Halle SAAIA Public Re Dations Justir Ice Fnless San Antonio Halle Association Police

Burglary Suspects Held Over To Juvenile Authorities

Two brothers aged 10 and 14 have been turned over to juvenile authorities in a burglary case. The theft involved 10 puns and a radio taken from Jobo Dean at 302 East Magnolia. Witness Patelman Stockon reported seeing the burglars fleeing the North Side home at about 410 PM and gave chase. Four shotguns, three rifles, and two pistols were recovered along the route. a radio and a rifle remain missing.

Jobo Dean Magnolia Patelman Douglas Stockon North Side

Youth Held In Arson Case At Kirby Home

A 14 year old boy from the 1400 block at Walters was placed in juvenile custody over a July 26 fire at Charles Kirby’s residence 840 Porter. An implicated 13 year old youth remains at large. The blaze damaged the home by about 1250 dollars, with no one present at the time.

Walters Charlesi Kirby Porter Blas Arcos

Lightning Strikes NCO Walking Miracle at Whispering Hills

S 5¢l Gam 1 Poe, 31, of 6022 Shoreview, a technician with the 433rd Tactical Airlift Wing, reports being struck by lightning while cutting limbs under a oak tree on July 22 at his newly bought two-acre property. He and wife Mary Louise were picnic'd then struck. Poe was paralyzed from neck down but regained movement after rushed hospital care. He returned to work within a week with minor injuries. a note of thanks was suggested through the chaplain.

Air Fone Reserve Poe Col George Frimpter Shoreview 433Rd Tactical Airlift Wing Alamo Wing Whispering Hills Mary Louise Bint Howev Papier

Stolhandske urges reform in peace justice fine system

County Commissioner Tom Stolhandske proposes daily accounting of fines or transferring collection duties to courthouse officials to prevent future financial scandal. He suggests eliminating suburban peace justices of the peace or altering their roles after an audit found a $750 discrepancy between fines recorded and remitted in 56 transactions.

Sean McNulty Tom Stolhandske Stolhandske Precinct Charles Sanders Stolhanske Tvs Peace “Justice Justice of the Peace Court

Southwest District Sees 20 Percent Enrollment Rise

Southwest School District officials expect enrollment to grow from 3,140 last year to 3,750 this fall, with 25 more teachers. Major growth in Valley Hi and Indian Creek areas. Indian Creek Elementary recently expanded from 11 to 25 classrooms and plans 14 more. Seniors graduating in May offset by 357 freshmen in September. district owns no construction bonds, board backed expansion in last bond election 7 to 1.

Steinhauser Valley Hi Indian Creek Southwest High School

DALE program expands in San Antonio and Austin

U S Attorney Wayne F Speck retires to full time duty in the U S Attorney's office as the Drug Abuse Law Enforcement Program enlarges in San Antonio and Austin. William S Sessions notes DALE is now operating with permanent staff and new offices in both cities while federal grand juries in the areas meet to pursue heroin traffickers under the Nixon era program. The DALE effort, announced by President Nixon, coordinates federal state and local prosecutors and investigators to remove heroin pushers from 33 cities nationwide.

U.S Wayne F. Speck Asapguigh Federal Grand Jury San Antonio Austin Sessions Nixon Myles S. Ambrose

Elderly Man Hurt in Fire in San Antonio Home

An elderly San Antonin, Meledia Arricin, 92, of S15 Cult, suffered second and third degree burns on both legs and hands after a bed smoking fire. Baptist Hospital reported she was in fair condition on Thursday. The blaze, started in a residence, caused limited damage with authorities estimating SIM. Arricin lived alone.

San Antonin Baptist Hospital Meledia Arricin

AACOG Sets Five Year Plan For Law Enforcement Projects

AACOG staff tabulated priorities for crime prevention and law enforcement programs. Fifty four projects were ranked by the Criminal Justice Planning Committee and total funding requests amount to about 3 million dollars. The plan covers 1973 onward and will be reviewed by AACOG committees before submission to the Texas Criminal Justice Council and the Legislature in Austin. Funding requests include 699,902 dollars for San Antonio Police radio equipment and 1,785 dollars for district court judges seminars.

Stryker McGuire Alamo Area ACOG Texas Criminal Justice. ‘Council Chit Regelin State Council Austin San Antonio Syne

Police recover supposed burglary loot from Metz Avenue residence

Police hauled away a cache believed stolen from a residence on Metz Avenue. The recovered items included nine motorcycles in various repair stages and 200 motorcycle parts. Police said the goods were legitimate personal property, not burglary loot, and transported them downtown after several trips with a pickup, a panel truck, and two wreckers.

Metz Avenue

Sunday Pricing Fragments Across Markets

Fragmented OCR style pricing list shows Sunday and daily figures for various items across regions including Central and South America. Entries mention amounts like 2.900 9.00 14.00 and 4.50 13.50 27.00, with scattered labels such as MESICQ and ANADA, plus references to foreign countries and deities.

Central America South America I. Png Anada Sendey

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