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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1966
Page
1
Viet Cong attack at Trung Lao ranger school ends with heavy shelling by U S 23rd Artillery. A Viet Cong prisoner recalls eight men killed in the night assault as U S forces engage in intense bombardment and defensive fire.
A narrow 29 15 House vote surfaces over the tax bill's domestic programs tied to wartime funding. Republicans unite in opposition to perceived nonessential Great Society measures while defending the war effort and federal revenues. The debate foreshadows fights over subsidies and the Teachers Corps as Congress weighs fiscal direction.
Three youths were arrested after a late Sunday night holdup in the 300 block of West Commerce related to a downtown robbery at knifepoint. Two of the arrested youths were Job Corps trainees. Authorities say the case could move to federal court if not resolved before the voter registration deadline March 17.
The Rev. M. P. Hines 93 a retired Methodist minister and former Kiowa and Comanche missionary died Saturday Services for the Rev Mr Hines were named for today He began his ministry in 1894 at the South Benham Methodist Church in Fannin County. Fairman was shot three youths were booked at county jail William Bejarano 19 Jose A Saga 17 and Aureliano Flores 17 all charged with two counts of robbery by assault Police sought a fourth youth as victims Robert B Miller 13 and Ruben Martinez 18 described being grabbed on the San Antonio River Walk demanding money.
In Miami Florida the Mossler case neared closing as the state rested at 1130 am and the defense called no rebuttal witnesses. The trial adjourned until Tuesday with final arguments expected. Fred Roy Weissel provided final rebuttal testimony.
The New York Times says CBS denied reports of a plan to release an inexpensive motion picture disk via a television set. A Miller boy and friend were robbed after being threatened with knives and paying 50 cents plus a transistor radio. Four youths fled toward Houston Street as CBS stock traded.
Baylor University Medical School surgeon Dr. Michael E. DeBakey predicts a mechanical heart could replace the human heart. CBS denies any development or active work on such a device after a taped TV show depicting an open heart operation.
The ad touts a policy claimed to be usable for life with simplified approval and a medical substitute for the heart. It urges readers to mail name, address, and birth year to a Kansas City address for application.
Court records depict Samuel Sheppard seeking a new trial citing newspaper publicity as bias. F Lee Bailey argued for venue change due to Cleveland Press and other papers coverage of the 1954 murder of his first wife Marilyn in Bay Village Ohio.
Johnson first broached the antistrike proposal in his State of the Union message seeking measures to curb strikes that threaten the national interest. AFL CIO leaders resist White House wage guidelines as talks on a draft bill proceed with Labor Department drafts aiming to raise the federal minimum wage to 1.40 next year and beyond.
The North East Independent School District Council of Parent Teacher Associations launches a portrait fund for late Dr. Virgil T Blossom. Local artist David Phillip Wilson is commissioned to paint the superintendent. Students teachers and businesses may contribute as the portrait will hang in the Hall of Honor at Blossom Stadium field house.
Brig. Gen. Robert L. Rhea Jr. of San Antonio received the silver star from Maj. Gen. Conn L. Milburn Jr. as Brooke Army Medical Center posted a ceremony. Rhea became commander of the hospital on Feb. 1 after six months as executive officer and director of medical education and training.
Police arrested the youths at E Travis and Soledad. The boys identified them as the robbers.
Reader's Digest condensed Cornelius Ryan's The Last Battle revealing costly blunders by both sides in Hitler's defeat. The Longest Day author presents new insights in a three part condensation starting in March issue. on sale today before publication.
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