City plans flood relief on Six Mile Creek at San Antonio
Engineering work to widen and deepen Six Mile Creek begins spring 1972 to prevent floods near the San Antonio River. Bridges will be added, streets raised, and drownings at low crossings cited. City engineer James Avasta says construction may start in April or May 1972 with multiple bridges included.
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Ashtey Road
Six Mile Creek
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James Avasta
San Antonio River
Espada Dam
U.S. Highway 282
Flores 19
San Antonio
Inside Sharp Investigation See Page Four A
The note directs readers to Page 4A for details on a sharp investigation and mentions related TV logs in the section labeled Spords serae and MF sore, indicating continued coverage across pages.
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Justice Dept
TV Sweepstakes Winner Plans Bill Paying Spree
ASIW prize in The Light's TV Sweepstakes funds a bill paying spree for an eight year subscriber. Estefana Morales of 127 Zavalla wins. two other readers win $1 each. Mrs Mollenkopf of 205 Regina to split with three daughters. Beatrice Flores of 1606 Buena Vista uses funds as extra packet money. Total $1,560 across weekly prizes of $10 to $100. Winning numbers printed weekday in The Sun. Matches on Page 86.
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ASIW
Estefana Morales
Zavalla
Gebhardi
Mexican Foods
J. Mollenkopf
Regina
Beatrice Flores
Buena Vista
Menger Hotel
TV Chatnels
Belfast War Escalates as Troops Clash in Catholic Areas
British troops engage rooftop snipers and mobs in six Catholic districts of Belfast amid three days of guerrilla warfare. Deaths rise to 19 with two more snipers killed. Over 2,000 refugees seek Irish army camps as hunger fears grow.
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Belfast
UPI
Britain
Irish Republic
London
Edward Heath
Patrick Hillery
Reginald Mauching
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
Brian Faulkner
TRA
Londonderry
Eli Street- Cromach Road
Two Gunmen Rob Rio Lado Motel Night Stop
Two armed men robbed the Rio Lado Motel at 1100 N. St. Marys, escaping with about $1,000 after a 10:45 p.m. holdup. Night manager Francisca Fonseca, 31, reported pistols seen during the robbery. In a separate incident, Paul Vasquez, 119 Upton, said two men jumped him at his garage, hitting him with a hammer and stealing $180 before fleeing. he received treatment at Bexar County Hospital.
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Rio Lado
N. St. Mary's
Francisca Fonseca
Paul C. Vasquez
Upton
Vasquez
Bexar County Hospital
Hearts Adapt Slowly Astros Near Normal After Lunar Return
Apollo 15 astronauts Scott Worden and Irwin lag in readjustment with heart and circulation not yet fully back to normal 72 hours after splashdown. Dr Berry plans further tests while colleagues praise stunning Hadley Rille views and lunar Valley footage.
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Worden
Irwin
The
Space Center
Berry
Lunar
Hadley Rille
Leon Silver
Space Agency
Silver
Indictments Lift Against Nine For Induction Evasion
A federal grand jury indicted six San Antonio residents and three area men for failing to report for the draft. Named defendants include Frank Herman Sets Jr, Michael Pat McGuire, George Levig Holmes, Gustavo Paul Garza, Ramon Metchaca, Johnny Paul Warner, David Paul Turner, Guadalupe County, and Thomas Vernon Perkins. The case dates to July 1970 and involved a $100 surety bond.
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Federal Grand Jury
Frank Herman Sets Jrchael Vasquez
Michael Pat
Bus Pursuit After Bus Stop Stabbing Ends With Arrest
Police tracked a city bus to arrest a 57 year old suspect after an elderly man, Ryan Martinez 78, was stabbed at a 1300 block El Paso bus stop. Martinez was found with chest and abdomen wounds and admitted to Bexar County Hospital in serious condition. The suspect, arrested aboard the bus, faces assault to murder charges.
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el Paso
Ryan Martinez
Vialela
Bexar County Hospital
San Luis Street
Martinez
San Antonio
97 Killed In Russ Jet Crash At Irkutsk
A Soviet TU104 jet en route from Odessa to Vladivostok crashed on the Irkutsk tarmac killing all 97 aboard. The old two engine Aeroflot model went down seconds after takeoff. no survivors. An investigating commission was named, with findings likely delayed.
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Moscow
UPI
Odessa
Vledivostok
Siberian
Irkutsk
Pacific
Vladivostok
Takeo
Malaysian Soldiers Killed in Border Patrol Ambush
Four Malaysian soldiers were killed when communist guerrillas ambushed a patrol in dense jungle near the border. The attack marked a sharp toll for the government in roughly a year.
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Penang
Malaysia
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