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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1968
Page
1
A fragmented notice references Lucky Bucks and Social Security promotion with a one dollar bill and a serial number patch. It instructs calling the Light Lucky Bucks Editor, CAG-2441 to record the bill before expiration and to make an appointment to collect a reward. The piece notes numbers valid until a date and hints at continuation on another page.
A Fort Sam Houston Army captain and ten others won prizes totaling $274 in a Christmas themed game. Winners claimed $100 and $45 prizes after submitting Social Security numbers and a $25 grocery store purchase. Police investigated the scheme as San Antonians reported similar luck in the ten day run.
Lt. Wilson Shaw notes first complaint about traffic violations at Shanl yous and Souls Flores Street intersections and patrols planned. A reader reports a vacant bakery window message in East Fredericksburg Road 200 block thanking royal customers for 88 years of patronage.
The snippet lists today's newspaper sections with page ranges and features. It includes Around the Plaza Classifieds Crossword Puzzle Sports Stamps Real Estate Society and Texas Trails, plus TV Logs and Woollard's Tales.
Rain lingered in San Antonio ending Saturday night with 24.73 inches recorded for the year and floods at several low water crossings across multiple counties. North Texas saw snow and ice on highways while warnings of hazardous driving and possible flooding persisted in the Guadalupe Davis area and upper Red River Valley as roads stayed open per the Texas DPS.
Scattered reports show varied college football scores including Baylor and Rice and Navy with outcomes unclear. Oklahoma State and Northern teams also appear with brief score notes.
Sudan, before the United Nations, proposed a resolution opposing the United States decision to negotiate delivery of F4 Phantom jets to Israel. The Sudanese assembly reiterated the November resolution urging adherence to the UN Security Council's 1937 framework for settlement of the 1967 Six Day War context.
UPI reports the Houston Zoo’s young gorilla Bomba died from an infection believed to have since his African jungle days. The 17 month old male and a female named Sasha, one year old, had been brought to Houston two weeks earlier at a cost of about $10 000.
Lt Gov elect Ben Barnes will represent Texas at a series of national conferences for legislative leaders next week. Barnes' office announced Saturday that he will attend on behalf of the state.
United Press Internolienel reports holiday traffic deaths rising about six per hour toward the end of the period. The National Safety Council estimates about 680 will be killed in the travel period from 4 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. The UPI tally lists 4939 total deaths, with California leading at 38, Texas 33, and Ohio 3.
Expect decreasing loudness and precipitation as the weekend clears with fair skies. Sunday afternoon and Monday should be warmer. Winds from east to southeast near eight mph, with Sunday highs around the upper 40s and overnight lows in the 40s after Saturday's 43.
Editor contemplates the nation’s gratitude during Thanksgiving 1968 citing growth since 1621 and noting both blessings and burdens. He recalls Pilgrims and William Randolph Hearst Jr as part of the holiday’s origins and hints at further reflections.
An armed man forced entry into the cockpit of Eastern Air Lines flight 532 from Miami to Dallas and diverted to Havana. The Boeing 720 carried 48 passengers and seven crew and landed after 65 minutes of heightened tension over Coral Gables.
Fresh North Vietnamese troops moved into the southern DMZ buffer area as heavy clashes raged along the Cambodian border. Allied reports say more than 50 Communists and several U.S. troops were killed or wounded in a four hour fight near Lon Ninh, with U.S. 1st Infantry Division forces counterattacking atop a hill. The battle followed claims of Viet Cong offensives and renewed raids along Saigon front lines.
Two police officers were shot to death in SEAT PLEASANT Maryland during a police operation at a disabled car. Authorities say the suspect was charged with murder as heavy fighting erupted in the suburb near the capital.
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