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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1969

Page

3

U S Steps Up Desegregation Suits Across Nation

Washington reports the Justice Department intensified court action to push integration by the 1969 70 school year. Suits filed in the North and South with September deadlines asked in one case. HEW warned federal funds cuts for districts in Georgia South Carolina Florida and Illinois flag County Orangeburg and Madison districts. The Nixon administration said limited delays possible if justified.

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Airport plans push for San Antonio expansion

Galli’s committee, including Thomas A. V Baffety, submits an outline of plans for a new San Antonio airport. President Nixon backs a 7.5 billion ten year airport project to expand national capacity. He warns Houston’s airport is obsolete and stresses early action to meet 1980s and 1990s demand. RPC is a private, donor funded group.

Acress San Antonio Galli Thomas A. ‘V Baffety International Airport United States Nixon Naion South America Houston Gatti Suiport RPC

Insurance rate hikes cited across Illinois districts

Insurance continues from page 1.4 reporting a sharp reduction in human injury costs yet a substantial rise in automobile repair costs. Manford blames acts of God and vandalism for major increases in comprehensive coverage. Rate actuary Sammy Sapp notes less experience supports higher rates than staff’s 24.4 percent proposal, though staff bars hikes over 25 percent. Some regions show up to 70 percent increases while the plan forecasts no district with reductions next year.

Manford Sammy Sapp Sapp

United States Forces Withdraw From Saigon Amid Ceremony

South Vietnamese President Thieu hailed U S troop withdrawals as a milestone in a ceremony in Saigon. The departing battalion, from the 6th Infantry Division, traveled from Dong Tam to Saigon for honors before shipping home to Fort Lewis after a long tour in Vietnam.

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S. A. Slaying Suspect Held

A 1 year old man, Adolph Lopez Romo, charged with malice at the fatal stabbing of Mary Ruth Tellex, a mother of two, last Friday in San Antonio. He was remanded to jail in Tow with a $10,000 bond after appearing before Justice J. P. Gutierrez. The suspect allegedly followed the victim from a residence and stabbed her in a yard near her home with a knife.

Adolph Lopez Romo Mor Lelia Mary Ruth ‘Tellex Culi‘ma. Rona J. P. Gutieriez

Migrant School Plan Approved for 20 Districts

The Board of Education on Monday approved continuing the Migrant school program in 20 districts. The 131 day plan was authorized for Brownsville Cotulla Crystal City Eastle Pass Denna Edcouch Elsa Edinburg Harlingen Laredo McAllen Hidalgo Mission Pharr San Juan Alamo Poteet Raymondville Rio Grande City Robstown San Benito Santa Rosa Weslaco. Total enrollment for the 1960 school year was forecast at 14,000 pupils.

Car Wrecks Injure Two in San Antonio

Two San Antonians, Dalé Carpenter 24 and Mary McKinney 54, were critically injured in separate Monday night crashes. Carpenter lost control near Military Drive and Water Street, hitting a road sign and utility pole. McKinney’s car struck a concrete railing in the 790 block of St. Flores. Both were in critical condition at Bexar County Hospital. McKinney worked as a cook in the hospital’s secretarial department.

Dalé Carpenter Harry Wurzbach S. E Mary McKinney Flores Jher Auto St. ‘Flores Carpenter McKinney Bexar County Hospital McKinney J

Residents lament crime wave and call for private guards

Letters describe burglaries and car thefts in downtown and suburbs, with residents asking why police patrols seem limited to troubled areas. They debate forcing locks on roof doors, protecting properties, and the rising idea of private watchmen as a response to social problems and housing costs.

C. Don Baugh San Antonio

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