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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1971
Page
1
A promotional message sells rapid slimming with a light tone. It claims loss of up to ten pounds through a trim-down diet and personalized exercise, urging readers to call now and visit posh spas with spa amenities and slimming machines.
The Uniform Crime Report for 1970 shows San Antonio with 30,298 major crimes in 1970, 3.5 incidents per 109 people, and murder and non-negligent manslaughter totaling 2. Police Chief Peters calls violence fluctuations hard to explain while noting crime-fighting measures such as task forces, narcotics sweeps, and Crime Stop. The national and metropolitan rates ranged higher, with Texas cities like Dallas and Houston recording higher per-capita violence. Property crimes rose overall despite declines in violent offenses.
Fragmentary news item notes unusual storage of cigars in refrigerators or ice chests and mentions subscription rates and regional references. The readable parts reference San Antonio and Texas areas with scattered words about weekly and Sunday editions. The text is garbled and lacks a coherent event or outcome.
Dallas financier H L Hunt has sold WLH Products Inc citing heavy financial losses and alleged thievery. He declined to name buyers or comment on specifics, noting plants were sold in Maryland Indiana Pennsylvania Florida and Texas. The firm produced foods under Alma Butcherfield Gaxet Hallmark Triumph Perfection and HLH labels and once sponsored a Life Line radio series.
Torrential rains from Typhoon Trix flood parts of Tokyo halting the bullet train service. The season’s 28th typhoon strikes southern and western Japan, causing deaths and injuries. Police report 30 dead. 76 injured and many missing as waters rise up to four inches in western Tokyo. Prime Minister Nixon may visit Canada. Trudeau and Japanese officials discuss response.
County fathers reacted with mixed views Tuesday to a 10 percent pay raise for court shorthand reporters, effective Jan 1 from 12000 to 13200, noting it may violate wage freeze. Judge Reeves questioned finality, while commissioners warn of potential conflict with new law and budget constraints.
In Dallas AP report, U S District Judge Sarah T Hughes pressures the vast Sharpstown stock fraud case to hasten, warning that 69 witnesses remain. The SEC accuses 12 of 28 defendants of illegal stock schemes. main defendants include former Texas officials and business figures, with Knowns like Frank Sharp and Gov. Preston Smith named among those linked to the complex transactions.
Apollo veteran Joseph Engle spoke of the sting of losing his spot on the Apollo 14 to 17 mission despite years of training. He said the hurt lingers but people must press on toward future goals including NASA shuttle work and aiding Jack Schmitt’s moon mission role.
The American Legion opened its Sard an nual convention in Houston focusing on foreign policy and relations with China. Preconvention activities ran since Thursday. Monday night the parade wound 414 hours through 29 blocks before ending peacefully after a lengthy march past the reviewing stand.
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