New Year Fetes and Fireworks Mark San Antonio Start
San Antonio welcomed 1973 with street revelry and riverfront celebrations. The Landing drew 192 guests for Dixieland and a near capacity crowd heard Fat Emma's. Fireworks and police calls, plus several fireworks injuries, peppered the night as Michael A. Scott became the first city baby at Wilford Hall.
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San Antonio
Alamo City
Michael A. Scott
Wilford Hall Air Force Hospital
Keith Scott
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Michael Scott
al Ransom
Clemente Dies In Plane Crash On Relief Flight
Puerto Rican port authority reports Roberto Clemente died when the four engine DC7 carrying relief supplies for Nicaragua crashed off the coast after takeoff from San Juan. Five aboard no survivors were found as Coast Guard recovered wreckage and confirmed engine trouble.
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San Juan
UPI
Port Authority
Roberto Clemente
Nicaragua
Puerto Rico
Clemente
Coast Guard
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Tia
He Weed
Vera
International
Action Line helps readers with questions and local needs
Mrs E L questions the charity focus noting two women and three children lost everything in a December 26 fire in the 300 block of Cloudcroft. The Light invites donations or local aid and reminds readers fires may prompt immediate help.
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Nicaragua
E. L
TV Sweepstakes Start Year With Extra Prizes
Two Light readers win cash in a TV Sweepstakes as Damon Davis of Wakefield Trailer Park takes $10 and Mrs Joe Teitelman of 1006 Kayton wins $25. Weekly jackpots total $1,560 with $10 to $100 prizes. In Fort Lauderdale a crowd of over 90 youths protested a pedestrian shooting by a police officer, prompting tear gas to disperse them.
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Damon Davis
Wakefield Trailer Park
Joe Teitelman
Kayton
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
UPI
North Vietnamese diplomat says bombing failed to force peace
Vo Van Sung, North Vietnam’s top diplomat in France, argues U.S. bombing did not achieve military or political goals. He cites damage to Hanoi and other cities but claims the United States has suffered a strategic defeat and must sign the Oct peace accord as is.
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UPI
France
U.S
Vo van Sung
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Haiphong
United States
Southeast Asia
Sung
Maurice Schumann
Henry 4. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Tefove
Foreign Ministry
Belen Eah
Saad
Dad and Kids Press On After Mother's Death in Childbirth
Michael Chapa Jr and his six children vow to live as Virginia Chapa wished. They will pursue her goals, keep the family united, and focus on education while coping with their loss. Local fire department and community members offer support as the family works through grief.
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O'Lene Stone
Michael Chapa Jr
Virginia Chapa
Chapa
San Antonio
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