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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1972
Page
1
A reader asks if a law banning long hair in Mexico exists. An official spokesman in San Antonio says no such law was passed and outlines entry questions for tourists. He notes long hair does not affect visas or travel. many long-haired youths travel in the country. Continued on page 4.
Congress approved a 20 percent boost in Social Security benefits effective September 1 and a tax hike to fund the cost, despite hints from President Nixon of a veto. The action came as lawmakers also extended federal spending authority to avoid a government shutdown. The measure expands benefits for about 38 million recipients and increases payroll taxes, with the plan set to begin January 1, 1973 for higher earners.
The Democratic Credentials Committee voted 71 to 61 to seat a challenger delegation from Illinois headed by Chicago mayor Daley’s successor faction, denying Daley backed delegates who were chosen in secret. The decision allows McGovern supporters and an eight Chicago district caucus plan to influence the Miami Beach convention seating amid heated lobbying and prior California challenges.
A masked man robbed Shop World on W Military Drive Friday night, disarming a security guard and ordering employees to lie down. He ordered manager Rene Moyes to place money in sacks and, after cradling the bags, exited the store with a cloth bag of change, removing his ski mask as he left. Blond hair and a blue shirt cited, no arrests reported.
Six weeks of surveillance by Patrolman R E Dominguez culminated in the seizure of 23000 dollars worth of heroin and 13000 dollars in cash. The narcotic was found in a brown paper bundle and the bags bore the word Heroina in Spanish, stamped with an inspection date. Three men were jailed on heroin charges as the investigation linked the South Gen McMillen station to the operation.
Mrs. Marvin Remington of 7200 SW Military wins The Light TV Sweepstakes. A longtime subscriber who checks the wing numbers daily claims her first prize win and plans to use winnings for a vacation this year.
The Senate approved a $4.1 billion budget with a Saturday session to appoint a conference committee with House leaders. The House will debate a $4.7 billion budget for the new fiscal year starting Sept. 1, with major differences in welfare, pay raises, and university funding. Contingent plans hinge on federal aid totaling about $126 million. without it, the Welfare Department may spend an additional $279.1 million over eight months.
A Soear-old San Antonio man, Walter Steves, 161 Newharry Three, died Friday evening when his car was crushed beneath a three truck crash near the Airport Boulevard bridge on Loop 4. Witness Patrolman Kenneth Ve vnt 5, saved the vehicles, but Steves died at the scene. Two passengers in the truck survived. the driver David Harris was under observation at Bexar Grangy Hospital.
In Washington on Friday Attorney General John Mitchell and his wife Martha were seen back at their Watergate apartment, amid uncertainty over their political stance. The MIT Group noted the couple planned to stay together despite recent tensions and public disputes surrounding Watergate era politics.
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