Heroin Seizures Rise in San Antonio DEA Report
The 1975 DEA San Antonio office seized 18.06 kilograms of heroin, nearly double 1974. officials cite shifts to target major violators and the end of a joint task force. Despite higher seizures, overall arrests fell, while stockpiles along the Mexican border remain at all-time highs.
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Stryker McGuire
San Antonio
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Mexico
Bill Kline
Kline
Dea-San Antonio Police Department
LAPD
Sea bean hunt linked to luck and sea lore
An advice column cites sea beans found on shores as luck charms. It notes sea beans drift from Venezuela to Florida and suggests Tampa coast beachcombing as a path to finding another. The piece recalls WWII shipmates collecting them for luck and guidance.
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Venezuela
Florida
Tampa
Cold Halts Cotulla Gas Supply Weekend Brief
Cotulla suffered a temporary gas outage Thursday morning when a central distribution valve froze in 20 degree weather. City Secretary Angel Ramirez noted the valve froze at about 8 45 a m, gas service was restored after about 15 minutes. La Vaca Gathering Co sent a crew from Uvalde to help.
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Cotulla
South Texas
Angel Ramirez
More Frigid Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area
The National Weather Service warns of continued Arctic cold in San Antonio with near freezing temperatures through Thursday and a slight warming trend Friday. Freeze warnings extend toward Brownsville as overnight lows drop to around the mid teens to low twenties.
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San Antannatts
National Weather Service
Alamo City
Weather Service
Brownsville
San Antonina
Panhandle Freezing Cold Continues
Subzero temperatures persisted in parts of the Texas Panhandle for a second straight day as bitter weather pressed on.
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Panhandle
Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Garbage men rescue elderly woman from South Side fire
Two San Antonio workers Jon Salas 23 and Richard Salis 19 rescued Mary Neuman 75 from a burning bedroom at 114 Unity. They forced entry, pulled her to safety, and notified the fire department. Damages estimated at 2609 dollars. Neuman hospitalized in critical condition with burns.
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ED Glosson
South Side
Jon Salas
Richard Salis
Mary Neuman
San Antonio
Freme
Brooke Army Medical Center
House Fires Cause 15500 in Damages. No Injuries
Firefighters battled two separate house fires Wednesday totaling about 15 500 in damages. A kitchen blaze in Distree Fre’s home ignited by a space heater caused most damage, while a second residence fire damaged the Frame house. Chief Charles Angelini noted no injuries.
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Foumk
Dames Setul
Distree Fre
Charles Angelini
Bicentennial Birthday Bonus Winners Named in TV Sweepstakes
Mrs. Luke L. Morgan, San Antonio, first to claim the Bicentennial Birthday Bonus number worth 317.78 in the TV Sweepstakes, plans to celebrate as the nation marks 200 years. Walton Langehennig, 3151 E Southcross, won $100. Rosa Gonzales and HOA Hall also reported $10 prizes. Regular stakes of $100, $321 and $10 appear daily on the TV Log page for readers to match their personal numbers.
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Luke L. Morgan
First Light
Walton Langehennig
E. Southcross
TV Log
Racine
HOA. TD
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Bob Thurston
CPS Power Lint
CPS
La-Vaca Gathering Co
Jim Blaylock
Dora Morales
Sandra Denham
Haversack Vineyard
Uall
Joe P
Faulkner
Ms.l.n
Ford
Fun and Games Society
San Antonio Light
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News
Express
S.A
Junction
Antonio
Pont the Hore
Mrs. Morgan
Devon
Langehennig
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