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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1972
Page
2
Flu cases surge across Los Angeles with doctors reporting overwhelmed clinics and rising hospitalizations. Officials note four to seven day illness with fever headaches cough and body aches while schools report higher absenteeism.
An elderly San Antonio resident, 73, identified as Wo. Johnson, died after a fire at his home. The blaze occurred on the North Side, and his alarm helped save a life before the fatal outcome. Johnson’s brother-in-law, Robert B. Monday, was injured, with the two men connected to a Danbury address.
A Sunday blaze in the 190 block of Montezuma Street caused about 6000 in damages. An 11-year-old witness said a 47-year-old man started the fire, and he was arrested at the scene for drunkenness. The suspect, released from San Antonio State Hospital two months earlier, allegedly threatened to burn the house.
Mariner 9 completed its first 20 day mapping cycle after a dust storm delay. Photos show dark splotches canyons craters and rills confirming Mars as a desert landscape with a vast canyon complex likened to a chandelier. Scientists discuss ancient river beds versus wind sculpting and note future cycles depend on Apollo 16 launches.
Monterey Park Calif. Lady May Lawford 85 widow of Gen Sir Sydney Lawford and mother of Peter Lawford died Sunday in a convalescent home. Cremation and memorial services planned for Friday. She grew up in Reading England and lived in Southern California for 11 years.
Police found a severely harmed young woman in a Buffalo East Side apartment with arms severed in a kitchen sink. Three suspects, two Burgard Vocational High School students, were arrested. The case involves a hacksaw, crowbar, knives, and dismemberment in a grisly crime.
San Francisco UPS report says Richard Larson, 19, will receive time and assistance in applying for a discharge as a conscientious objector. Larson has begun a 30 day sentence at the Treasure Island brig after a summary court martial on the USS Midway for unauthorized absence. He previously sought sanctuary in a church over the Indochina War.
Police say two teenagers were nabbed after a burglary spree involving two color TV sets, stereo, clothing and jewelry. Loot totals over 23 hundred dollars including a 1965 machine shop auto and items from a car in the 300 block of North Presa.
Police nabbed a 19 year old Lillita Street youth about 3 am Sunday for an attempted break in at the apartment of Betty Kuch at 686 Denver. A neighbor reported the intruder fleeing two blocks from the building and the suspect was arrested nearby. Other burglaries listed involve stolen TVs, jewelry, paintings, and a 1985 pickup with cargo worth thousands. No suspects were named in those cases.
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