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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1977
Page
6
US inflation cooled in July to its slowest pace since 1978 while grocery prices declined 0.1 percent and overall consumer costs rose 6.7 percent over the past year. Despite rising mortgage and utility costs, analysts saw signs of lower price momentum and potential business expansion.
President Carter and family settled at Camp David for rest as probes into Bert Lance’s finances swirl. A White House aide denied confidant Kirbo’s involvement, while Carter used Lance bank planes during the 1976 campaign. Press Secretary Powell voiced support for Lance and discussed possible reimbursement questions. White House aides noted a helicopter trip to Washington and potential questions about airfare.
Senator Proxmire derides a Transportation Department report costing 423000 as a "perilous" and "redundant" study predicting future cold age scenarios. The study imagines a 2025 ice age triggering mass migrations to the South and Southwest under a hypothetical dictatorship.
A well dressed couple robbed a Nor 4 Side market on Friday, forcing assistant manager Sir Pater and two workers to the wall. They ordered cash from registers totaling about a large sum, rifled the safe, and fled with a bag of money, while the workers were told to stand aside.
Marion Sindmal resigns as Kaveri lecher at Ft. Palip's College amid claims of reverse discrimination. Trustees read the resignation Friday at a San Antonin Union Junior Caltee meeting. Jeter cited existence of racial fear and prejudices at Philip's highest admin level. Board approves a $32.7 million budget, up $3 million from last year, and sets a 25 cent per $100 assessed value tax rate after a 20 percent vote.
Police charged 12 year old Wrath with robbery by threats in a case involving a San Antonio couple, Beni Silva and son, with a $100,000 bond set by Acting Night Magistrate Wen Ten. The incident reportedly occurred Friday near Monterrey Park West Silo, where the suspect allegedly used a knife, forced entry, and stole a wallet containing cash. Movements and names appear garbled in the report, but the core event is a juvenile charged with armed robbery against the couple.
A Friday protest outside the U S consulate in Rong Kong criticizes U S moves to normalize relations with China. Led by two teenagers, demonstrators carry Nationalist Chinese flags and a banner denouncing the opening with Peking. Hoang Kinan, a bakery worker, voices the claim that Americans suffer under Beijing rule.
Huge crowds waited outside the mausoleum as floral tributes for Elvis Presley were distributed under police watch. Fans snapped photos while some attempted to enter the cemetery grounds despite the barrier. Volunteers and florists worked to limit flower takeaways as more than 3,000 arrangements were eventually exhausted by mid afternoon.
A blackout shut the central Alamo Heights area briefly when a limb fell on a power line near Alamo Heights High School. Crews restored service within minutes along Broadway between Cantberge Oval and the high school area.
Groucho Marx dies after a rapid decline at a hospital in Wis Sun Avtar. Attending physicians report his condition reached crisis level Friday morning amid a mild pneumonia event described as pneumonitis. The death follows a long battle with breathing difficulties and was marked by a fragile, touch and go status in the hours before passing.
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