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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1972
Page
3
Nathalie Siffre descended 120 feet on a steel ladder to reach Michel Siffre at Ing Midnight Cave near Del Rio. After six months apart the couple met at his tent camp for a two hour visit during his 205 days of voluntary confinement.
Across California a raid by vice squads on San Josquin County theaters led to seizure of film equipment and seven arrests. Lawsuit filed in U S District Court seeks damages and a preliminary injunction alleging civil rights violations by state and local officials.
In the third week of negotiations, striking Dow Chemical employees and company representatives meet again in Lake Jackson to seek an end to the walkout by 3,400 workers at Dow's Freeport plant. In Baytown, all three escapees from the city jail Saturday are back behind bars today, facing a felony escape charge in addition to prior burglary charges.
Suzzie Green, a premature infant once found in a cardboard box at Our Lady of Victory Convent, has gained to two pounds one ounce and remains in the pediatrics unit. Hospital staff note her steady progress while adoption plans await her reaching five pounds.
Washington DC Democratic National Chairman Westwood Manday urged the Republican National Committee to join a national effort to register 45 million unregistered voters. She pressed for coordinated cross party action to enfranchise millions denied the vote and cited GOP pledge to match Democratic registration dollar for dollar.
Lubbock residents faced weekend waste buildup in yards and alleys as a garbageman strike continued. City officials convened meetings urging residents to bag trash and keep it behind homes until the labor dispute is resolved.
Michael A Makris an associate of Frank Sharp faced perjury charges after a 1960s federal inquiry into Sharp finances Makris was sentenced to ten years in Briony for perjury The case hinged on Sharp testimony Makris remained on a $50 000 bond pending appeal of his conviction
The Atomic Energy Commission plans surface and deep bed storage near Oak Ridge Tennessee for solidified high level radioactive wastes from the nuclear power industry. Facilities expected ready by 1979 to 1980s and will extend hundreds of feet beneath the earth.
In Austin a University of Texas student physician Dr Caro phe Crowell died Monday night after years of service to students. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday.
Judith Nash Schaefer filed suit against George Nash Jr. claiming he violated a court order granting her visiting rights to their three children. Judge Eugene Williams ruled for Schaefer, finding Nash moved with the children to Austin, despite the order. Schaefer, wife of former pastor Wil A. Schaefer, heads a San Antonio non-denominational church.
State Agriculture Commissioner John C. White and State Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong were announced as cochairmen of the McGovern Shriver campaign in Texas. The appointment followed visits by Genrae McGovern and Sargent Shiv to the LBI Ranch near Austin.
A Houston grand jury heard testimony from Jerry Harper of Precision Speedometer Service about an estimated 100000 used cars yearly that have odometers rolled back. The inquiry targets dealers suspected of tampering speedometers to boost resale prices.
David Estefan, admitted to Baptist Hospital after heart attacks, was listed as satisfactory in the intensive care unit for Tuesday. He works at Fire Station No. 26 and was hospitalized Sunday.
In Austin, doctors and chiropractors clash as the Texas Medical Association accuses the chiropractic field of engaging in a smear campaign to limit patient choice. Proposals seek to require insurers to cover chiropractic treatment, amid sharp exchanges over professional recognition and public health protections.
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