Park picnic table fee in New Braunfels upheld
Readers ask about paying one dollar to use a picnic table in Landa Park. City official says the fee, in effect since 1965, funds park upkeep and signs note the charge. Those who cannot or will not pay may picnic on the ground for free. The weekend fee applies amid safety concerns raised by a separate near tragedy involving two girls.
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Last American ground combat unit in Vietnam deactivated
The 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry and attached units guarding Da Nang air base were deactivated in Saigon. Two Delta Company soldiers were wounded by booby traps during a four day mission. Most personnel will return home in days, while specialists and those with under six months Vietnam service stay. About 44,600 Americans remained in South Vietnam.
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Congress sends Nixon $31.5 billion bill for HEW welfare programs
Congress approved a large health education and welfare bill totaling 31.5 billion dollars, 1.7 billion above Nixon’s request. The veto was anticipated as Nixon warned against overspending. the measure passed the House 238-166 and Senate 62-22, with partisan support and some defections. The bill funds health research, hospitals, poverty aid, and public broadcasting, amid a broader clash over spending priorities and a potential override battle.
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TY Swee Summer Bonus Prize List Tempting Readers
The TY Sweepstakes Summer Bonus Contest offers prizes such as a Canyon Lake vacation lot, mink capes, a 12-foot boat with motor and trailer, and TVs for readers who match the Summer Bonus number shown weekly on Sundays. The Light also offers $1480 cash for matching daily numbers in the paper. Recent winners include Willie Mae Wright and Minnie Alvarado.
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Canyon Lake
Mink Capes
Willie Mae Wright
Olive
Minnie Alvarado
Campion
Shriver Blames Nixon For War Delay in 1969
Grace Bassctt reports Sargent Shriver, in Paris as ambassador, says Nixon had a historic chance in 1969 to end the Vietnam war on better terms and blew it. He argues Nixon could have halted fighting with a complete withdrawal after prisoner releases, given greater earlier troop levels.
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Paris
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Amtrak Visitor Plans Texas Rail Tour with King
Amtrak reports a visitor from Washington will tour Texas rail operations. The party will travel by rail from Laredo to San Antonio on Tuesday as part of a traveling inspection.
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Laredo
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Perkins Convicted of Attempted Espionage at Tyndall
Military Judge found M Spt Walter Perkins guilty on three counts for attempting to smuggle five secret defense documents to Soviet agents in Mexico City. The 37 year old ranking NCO in the intelligence unit faced questions over motive amid alcohol and war prisoner exchanges. His mother wept as verdicts were delivered and sentencing looms amid defense plans for mitigation.
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Waler T. Perkins
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Perkins
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Ate Perce
Air Fares Increase Authorized By Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington AP report states the Civil Aeronautics Board approved a 27 percent rise in domestic air fares. The hike is optional for carriers and not mandatory.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Boar
Prison escape: three murderers saw through cell bars at Rahway
Three convicted murderers at Rahway State Prison sawed through a cell window bar and escaped. Prison guards on duty were suspended a few hours later as the convicts remained at large.
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Rahway, WI
UPI
Rahway State Prison
Loxtay
Navy jet fighter crashes during night strafing drill at Nellis
An air force jet from Nellis Air Force Base crashed in the desert during a night strafing exercise. Six bombs and cannon ammunition exploded in the wreckage, and the pilot was killed.
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