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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1966
Page
1
A 60 foot section of a bridge on Heron Road collapsed trapping up to 75 workers. Dozens were rescued as firemen and police raced to the scene. At least 57 were killed or seriously hurt, with Ottawa Civic Hospital overwhelmed and radio pleas calling for aid amidst floodlights and search dogs.
Texas report shows blood from University of Texas sniper Charles Whitman contained no alcohol barbiturates or amphetamines. Inquest ruled homicide but justifiable by Travis County Grand Jury.
Court officers were injured when attempting to arrest a 21 year old man on nine traffic warrants. Judge Machado said Warrant Officers Kuykendall and Baker went to the suspect’s home in the 500 block Eerscheidt. The man allegedly knocked Kuykendall, halting the arrest attempt.
Prince Richard of Indore weds Sally Budd in a Dallas living room ceremony attended by about 300 guests. The couple will have a December India religious rite and a Spain-Madrid honeymoon after their Stanford senior year. Gifts include Texas items and a horned toad.
Hartford judge Leo Parks grants a permanent injunction blocking Thaw from operating his air conditioner between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. daily. The case involves zoning limits and complaints from neighbor Eva Nair amid a dispute over a satellite terminal project and related costs.
An Office of Hearst Corporation is listed in San Antonio with Broadway at Fifth address and a San Antonio mailing designation. The item outlines publication logistics and mailing status for the combined San Antonio Light and Gazette editions.
A brief notice states that MEMSER of the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to AP dispatches for republication, with local papers using AP stories under license. The statement emphasizes exclusive use for republication and rights retained by the AP.
Houston AP reports Rice University scientists traced trouble in the command system of a high story telescope aboard the craft to an exploded star, the Crab Nebula, about 3,500 light years from Earth. The incident disrupted the mission and prompted a review of the spacecraft’s control systems.
Rep. Roman C. Pucinski calls on President Johnson to convene a national civil rights conference amid rioting in Chicago and other cities. He says the crisis demands urgent action and open eyes to opportunities in employment and reform.
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