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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1961

Page

2

Light Want Ads Business Opportunity Call

A playful ad urges readers to mind their business and look to Light Want Ads for quick takers in the Business Opportunity column. Dial Classification 50 for Light Want ads and abit1 for ads.

Six Die As Train Wreck Halts Bowie Race Day

A Pennsylvania owned derailment near Bowie Maryland killed six and injured about 150 as a Philadelphia to Bowie racecourse train left rails on a left turn. About 300 passengers were aboard when seven cars derailed and scattered across the snowy countryside. The engineer Howard W. Horner, 62, Camden New Jersey, said brakes failed as he left the main line at roughly 30 miles per hour.

Bowie Pennsylvania Co Philadelphia Bowie Race Course Cara Howard W. Horner Camden N. J

Chrysler halts 30 mpg claim on Valiant ads

The Federal Trade Commission announced Chrysler signed a stipulation banning the automaker from stating the 1960 Valiant compact car gets 30 miles per gallon. The action stops Chrysler from using this and other advertising claims for the model.

Wasninuflon UPD Chrysler Corp Federal Trade Commission Chrysler

Mutual Funds Via Vending Machines Soon Adopted

New York report cites Automatic Can-Ween chairman Frederick Schuster proposing vending machines could sell mutual fund shares. He says the currency identifying land changing device enables impersonal, convenient purchases, appealing to wary or time-strapped buyers. No immediate plans exist, but he expects it to come.

New York UPS Frederick Schuster Automatic Can 'Ween Co Schuster Armat

Trinity U Senior Dies After Traffic Crash

Trinity U senior Charles MeLenke Jr of 137 E Elsmere San Antonio died from severe head injuries after a sports car plunged down an embankment near International airport. A 16 year old passenger Barbara Shaffer of AIT Adams sustained injuries in the crash.

San Antonio Charles MeLenke Jr E. Elsmere Trinity University Sen‘ior International Airport Barbara Shaffer AIT Adams

Montreal Tower Construction Keeps Pace Through Winter

Ill-formed OCR text describes ongoing work on a central tower at Place Ville Marie in Montreal. Despite biting winds and harsh weather, the project proceeds at full speed toward a substantial development goal. The report notes significant steel work and continued construction through winter conditions.

Montreal Steel Akeluton Ville Marie Montamary Cananda

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