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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1973
Page
2
A reader questions the Light's Action Line grant and a sample tax form showing state due 494.17 and city due 124.44 totaling 817.71. A health district spokesman notes canned foods can taint taste and spoil if exposed, and improper refrigeration accelerates spoilage.
Provisional IRA spokesman warns that any UDA member aiding sectarian murders will be executed. In Strabane the IRA claims it killed Sgt William Boardley at a roadblock, the first British soldier death this year. An attempted shooting of Tuck Gillen in Belfast leaves him in critical condition. Don Slayton, 48, the lone original Apollo astronaut not to fly, eyes a July mission seat amid U.S.-Russian rendezvous planning.
The GGL continues on Page 1 with a push for a strong black candidate to represent the East Side while denying interest from Lewis and Smith this year. The group also seeks a capable female statewide figure and mentions at least eight names including Glenda Hill Lili Cockrell and Vivian Harlin.
Washington and New York reports confirm the UPI dispatch that the nation's unemployment rate fell to 5 percent, the lowest in two and a half years, with December revised to 5.1 percent. The BLS noted 4.67 million unemployed in January and a 4.37 million seasonally adjusted jobless total, while teen and Black unemployment saw notable declines and earnings were tempered by shorter weeks.
Israeli Ambassador in Washington Yitzhak Rabin said the government will reject current U S peace plan efforts to craft a broad Middle East accord. He spoke in a Friday interview outlining Israel's position and concerns about the proposal.
The Rivers and Harbors Bill approved by the Senate allocates federal funds to a Texas project. The Edwards underground reservoir on the Blanco River is the listed site with an estimated cost of 42,2100 dollars.
UPI reported the Defense Department questioned the Laos list of prisoners of war as incomplete after North Vietnam handed over a Paris list. Pentagon spokesman Jerry Frieds noted the Laos list omits casualties and questioned information from Paris. The Laos list named seven officers and three civilians, while the defense department’s records show six men as POWs and several others missing in Laos. Some officials anticipated 40 to 80 names on the Communist list.
An express passenger train derailed north of Rio de Janeiro with initial reports listing 12 dead and about 34 injured. Rescue efforts intensified as officials urged caution amid unclear details.
President Nixon in a written address to Congress urges less federal spending and more state and local action. He calls for cooperation between executive and legislative branches to solve domestic problems, arguing for fewer federal programs and greater individual initiative while maintaining a strong foreign policy.
The president urged a pragmatic reaffirmation of federal responsibility aimed at social compassion and national excellence. He previewed upcoming messages to Congress detailing goals to hold taxes, curb inflation, spur growth, boost trade, protect the environment, and improve health and education while aiding the needy and battling crime and drugs. He framed the plan as a comprehensive blueprint to modernize government for the people.
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