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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1974
Page
1
The New Year began in San Antonio with bone chilling air as early Tuesday temperatures hovered around the 40s. At 7 a.m. the thermometer read 25 degrees, about a 20 degree drop from Monday afternoon. The all time low for San Antonio clung to 19 degrees in 1848.
January derives its name from Janus, an early Roman god. It was added to the Roman calendar by Numa Pompilius around 714 B C. January was made the first month, linked to beginnings and the start of all business. England later adjusted the legal year in 75.
A 17-year-old stepson was questioned by police after allegedly shooting his 41-year-old stepfather Clyde R. Preest in the back of the head with a Christmas shotgun. Preest remained in stable condition at Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Medical Center. The incident followed a quarrel with his former wife after a party. The youth was released from custody mid-morning Tuesday. Year-End Stocks Pages 6-8F.
Kenneth Buescher, 25, of 8 Pinecrest, died after a head wound in a New Year shooting. A separate blaze on the West Side destroyed a home at 334 Lone Star, injuring result Juan Tamer with third degree burns. Police report a beating incident involving a stepson and a Christmas gift 410 shotgun. Dale Gratham, 88, remained critical after a party incident.
The body of a man believed fatally wounded in a police chase was found snagged in brush along the Medina River near Pearsall Road, about a quarter mile from the November 29 shooting scene. Investigators said the deceased may be the robbery suspect from Valley-Hi Pawn Shop seek, with Douglas Curry, 31, charged in the robbery and jailed on 40,000 bond. The victim reportedly tried to swim away and was identified pending fingerprint results. Scott Murphy and James Rasco of Amarillo located the body on the Schirmer Ranch.
San Antonians braved upper twenties temperatures to greet 1974 with firsts. The first baby born in the city that year arrived at Baptist Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds and 19 ounces at 12 26 AM to Sandra Masac, 17. Nightly revelers filled The Landing and Bwana Dik Club with champagne, music, and traditional Auld Lang Syne as Jim Cullum's band played.
San Antonio motorists faced scarce gasoline Tuesday as supplies ran thin and stations prepared for new deliveries Wednesday. Most stations would be open only a few hours on New Year’s Day with limited after 7 p.m. service, concentrated along interstates Loop 410. A spokesman warned many outlets stay on weekly allocations, with some on daily or monthly. Purchases may be restricted and hours shortened to keep shops open through January.
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