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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1971
Page
5
Fragmented lines show a judge appointing attorney Eugene Toscana to represent a youth tied to a theft over 30 dollars. Authorities seek court actions as maternal records prove unreliable while interim custody and juvenile questions surface amid ongoing legal proceedings.
Deputy Sheriff Mar indler identified a Houston youth as the suspect in the kidnapping slaying case of Mrs. Gay Newsom. The teen, Teague, faced a $29 bail and had a final court date set for February 11, as investigators pursued the broader Gillespie County murder charges tied to the incident involving Mrs. Newsom.
A syndicate of investors bought a 2 550 acre tract at Voight Ranch in north Bexar to create a planned city with homes, apartments and shops. Attorney Stanley D B Rosenberg said details would follow, development timing not set. The site lies at Loop 1604 and Blanco near the University of Texas at San Antonio.
General Geo Tri, a decorated South Vietnamese commander dubbed the Parrot's Beak Patton, was killed in action in Cambodia while leading operations against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. The death follows his long career since 194? with key roles in Saigon's military efforts and raids into Cambodia.
County officials and the Office of a San Antonio representative discuss zoning and civil service plans. The 1961 session eyed constitutional grounds for merging city and county governments to cut costs, while a House bill on civil service stalled in the Senate. Projections note urban growth could place 200 million people in large metro regions.
Mahmoud Riad appealed to Britain France the Soviet Union and the United States to press Israel to withdraw from seized Arab lands. Haaretz reported a plan for a staged pullback with a wider boundary as prewar Beiruti demands. Israel rejected Jarring’s proposals and said it would not withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula.
Political sources in Israel report Tel Aviv will relay responses to Egypt while ignoring questions at Jarring talks on withdrawal. UK and US representatives press for a negotiated set of terms as Big Four powers urge progress. The crisis centers on Arab lands captured in the war and growing regional tension.
Dennis Fujii, a U.S. Army helicopter crew chief, spent five days at a hilltop ranger base inside Laos under heavy enemy fire. He was wounded and evacuated to a military hospital in Hawaii where he received the Purple Heart. Fujii described directing air support while under siege and surviving a Communist onslaught that killed many government troops.
Two burglary suspects James Wesley and Joseph Good, both 22 from Queensland, sped on the wrong side of a freeway before a semi-truck halted the pursuit. San Leandro and Oakland officers chased a compact car northbound and forced a crash on the Nimitz Freeway. The suspects, after a perilous escape attempt, were captured and charged with burglarizing an electronics firm.
In a live hearing Connally backed Rep Patman's bill granting Nixon authority to set mandatory wage and price controls beyond May 25 1970. He cautioned Congress would need a clear mandate for any new broad controls while noting possible a short 30 day industry freeze midweek amid rising doubt among top policy makers about the White House course.
Action Line highlights how recycling influenced the President's Council on Environmental Quality guiding GSA toward a paper saving program. It notes rising worry among women over a projected paper shortage, cites a National Association of Secondary Materials Industries executive praising realigned procurement, and touches on public reports about Social Security checks delays and probate law on legitimacy and inheritance.
In a UPI dated note from New York, analysts discuss an improbable forecast about mass consumption of a product in 1971. The piece references large food supply figures and speculative consumption patterns, citing the Wall House and international associations in a generalized, non-technical tone.
The Defense Department identified Army Private Kenneth W. Tucker of Fort Worth as the Texan killed in recent Indochina fighting.
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