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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1968

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Fair site event lineup includes theater and concerts

August schedule lists events at El Carmen Pavilion and International Theater. Highlights include Carmen ballet, UNICEF film festival, Bel Canto, and Italian Pavilion. Roy Rogers show, Project Y Hall of Issues, The Bald Soprano, and Get the Girl musical comedy attract attendees.

Carmen Rojas Unicef International Theater Jalias Peoria Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Project Y Hall of Issues Bald Soprano Project ¥ Theater Project Y Theater

Action Line Reader Questions Sluggish TE Freeway Opening

A reader service column reports delays in opening the TE 87 freeway due to ongoing construction. The highway department lists remaining tasks including lighting tests drainage work signage painting and sod seeding with completion now hoped for by late August.

TE 87 Highway Department

Pentagon to close 23 Nike Hercules batteries nationwide

The Pentagon will shut down 23 Nike Hercules anti aircraft batteries in 12 states as part of a cost saving move for fiscal 1969. Four Texas sites Denton Terrell Alvarado Camp Walters plus seven headquarters will close saving about 18.3 million this year and 4 million annually thereafter. National Guard units will be activated elsewhere and personnel reassigned.

Washington Pentagon Army Silas Texas Denton Terrell AL Avarado Camp Walters Duncanville National Guard Missouri Congress Johnson Igratrd United States

Weekend Weather Outlook With Warm, Partly Cloudy Skies

The forecast calls for partly cloudy and warm conditions into the weekend with southerly winds around 15 miles per hour. Highs are expected in the upper 90s, with overnight lows near the 70s. No rainfall is indicated through Sunday. Temperatures span midnight to afternoon with upper 70s to mid 80s reported.

South Vietnamese Forces Push Into DMZ Frontline

U S Marines and South Vietnamese units pushed toward the Ben Hai River near the DMZ as they battled Communist troops. Reported totals include 284 enemy killed in one confrontation and 56 Allied soldiers killed or wounded in subsequent clashes below the DMZ.

Saigon UPI Quirks Nort Vietnam U.S Dmz Ben Hai River Wetnams Zane South Vietnam

U.S. Officials See Hanoi Pursuing War Force

U.S. commanders report Hanoi has no planned ceasefire and remains bent on using greater force when ready. Generals say Hanoi aims to blunt earlier losses by mounting a strong military third phase, despite Paris talks.

Saigon U.S Vietnam Hanoi Johnson Creighton Atram Jr Nft

Vietnam War Signals and Infiltration Reported by Saigon Sources

U.S. officials debate whether Vietnam escalation is near as Hanoi signals response to bombing cuts. Abrams disputes civilian figures, citing higher North Vietnamese infiltration and greater enemy strength in the South. Electronic sensors speed up estimates, though interpretation remains contested.

Hubert H. Himphey U.S Vietnam North Vietnam Clark Clifford United States Hanoi Saigon Abrams South Vietnam Mall Rau Genee Durns Abrams

Sunday Light HEH Defines Views in Parade Magazine

Humphrey expresses cautious optimism about Vietnam peace prospects and outlines four qualifications for a presidential running mate. He contrasts his views with Nixon, discusses party dynamics, and previews an exclusive interview in The Sunday Parade Magazine with insights from the Light column.

Humphrey Vietnam Tial Piradis Hearst Nixon White House Panch Anj George Wallace

Today’s Newspaper Index and Page Flows

An index listing sections and pages across the issue includes Amusements on 25 to 27, Bridge on 1, Comics scattered, Classifieds 36 to 48, Death Notices 36, Editorial 39, Features 28, Horoscope 1, Society 24-25, Sports 42 to 34, Texas Trails 35, TV Logs 22, and a Trinto Contest Notes entry on 22.

State official proposes HemisFair site office building plan

State Rep. Lombardino told the Citizens Advisory Committee that a five acre HemisFair site office building could house the Texas Employment Commission and Welfare Department with state and county agencies. He said a 2.2 million dollar, five story structure is unlikely to be a college and urged separate study of long term HemisFair reuse. The committee urged a separate city department to study perman ent uses while the interim plan is implemented and endorsed examining the fair site for cultural and educational uses.

Frank Lombardino Lombardino Alliee Lombardin Alamo City Lombardine Scluior San Antonio Austin Solon HemisFair Lombartino Preston ‘Smith Lambartino Alamo Street Nueva Intersersion WemisFair Rense Committee Ural Hemislair Graduate School of Politics and Diplomacy World Bank

Earthquake Shakes Yugoslav Capital Banja Luka Area

An AP report notes a quake rattled this provincial capital causing no reported damage. No injuries or significant effects were mentioned.

Baraievo Yugoslavia

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