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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1976
Page
2
Armed robbers hit a Dallas fish market stealing 2400 dollars and a truckload of lobster tails shrimp and crabs. Four year old Mary Jo Tovara said she was alone in the store at the time as the trio loaded seafood onto their truck.
Senator Edward M Kennedy met with about a dozen antibusing advocates in Boston for 90 minutes Sunday. They said he listened but offered no commitments, questioning whether any action would follow.
A ferry on the Irrawaddy River in Burma carrying black market fuel supplies caught fire and sank Sunday. Officials report at least 12 killed and more than 150 missing, with other unconfirmed reports saying 30 dead. Police cite smuggled drums of gasoline and kerosene aboard the vessel as the cause. The incident spread rapidly and the ferry went down soon after catching fire.
Three meetings on Edwards Aquifer issues are planned in San Antonio Tuesday and Wednesday. Pay Sinkin will address the Aquifer Protection Association at Arden Grove Party House. Hupty Yantis and De Jan Turk will speak at the Greater San Antonio Builders Association event with cocktails at 6:30 PM. EPA public meeting follows at 7:30 PM. White will discuss new federal guidelines for development in the Recharge Zone, effective last month, affecting federally funded major projects.
Mrs Rose Kennedy says pressures may force her son Edward Kennedy to run for president this year. She cites family tragedies including brothers John and Bobby and says she would support his campaign if he decides to run. She notes Jacqueline Onassis’s job and Caroline Kennedy’s London stay after a bomb incident. She also comments on Eunice and the Kennedy faith.
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Armed services start major efforts to combat child abuse amid stresses of mobile military life. Army and Air Force introduce child advocacy officers, counseling, hotlines, and family support programs to identify abuse, protect children, and aid parents. Navy and Marine Corps preparing similar steps.
ROCHESTER Minnesota January report says Menninger 82 former cofounder of the Menninger Foundation in Topeka underwent more than six hours of surgery at St Marys Hospital to remove a tumor at the back of his head. A Maya Clinic spokesman declined to comment on tumor type or whether benign, noting neurological and medical condition. He was flown to Rochester Friday by air ambulance and placed under Maya Clinic care. The Topeka hospital said earlier he had been hospitalized for several weeks to relieve brain pressure. The Menninger family founded the clinic and the foundation, a major psychiatric organization employing about 8,000 people with a 17 million budget, and it continues research, education and clinical work.
AP reports Britain and France argue Concorde benefits outweigh environmental concerns as Secretary Coleman opens hearings on Air France and British Airways plans to operate supersonic service between Europe and New York, pending approval of a 14,000-mile flight route.
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