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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1973
Page
1
A free concert featuring pianist Tim Hogan is set for 8 p.m. Thursday in the Ruth Taylor Music Center Concert Hall at Trinity University. Hogan is a former AESL soloist with the San Antonio Orchestra and a Joske Award recipient.
Police arrested Edward Lopez Castile, 23, of 176 Cincinnati, and Focelyn Bochet 2d, Montreal, Canada, on a warrant from Municipal Court Judge Michael O Quinn after a Fredericksburg motel raid at about 6 pm. Officers confiscated 11000 rounds of marijuana and they remained jailed Thursday in lieu of 25000 dollars bond each.
Two men died and three others remained hospitalized after a cement station wagon collision at FM 1514 and Nacogdoches Road. Driver Robert Nerney of Ottawa Ohio and passenger Robert Broshotler of Universal City were killed. Police said one of the injured was a 14 year old, with another in critical condition at Hasar County Hospital. Fire crews freed occupants from the mangled wreckage as authorities noted the year’s toll in Bexar County reached fifteen.
A morning session led by AACOG executive director and River Corridor Committee chair will discuss the seven and a half mile San Antonio River Corridor plan from the Picker Flour Mill to Brackenridge Park. The study aims to revitalize historic riverfront areas near HemisFair Plaza the convention center Sage Stay and Pearl breweries.
The City Council planned to fill about seven long overdue board and commission seats in an inexpensive session. Nominees for the San Antonio Development Agency included Wesley Reed Matt Garcia Rev. Lays Lowe Ralph Rene and Barbara Banker with a sixth under consideration. Stature changes also expanded boards and new appointments were expected within two weeks across several agencies.
Library leaders in elementary schools describe libraries as evolving into media centers with a wide range of materials and equipment. The Commission on Elementary Schools notes more para-professionals, often parents, aiding teachers to save time with pupils while accreditation covers 700 schools and 48 thousand students in 11 states.
Maj. Gen. Winant Sidle, chief of information for the Army, named first commander of the Army Readiness Region VII based at Rt. Sam Houston. He will oversee reserve components in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, succeeded by Brig. Gen. L. Gordon Hill as deputy. Sidle, a Springfield Ohio native, earned a BA from Hamilton College and an MS from the University of Wisconsin.
Ambiguous OCR notes describe a robbery at a station around 8:15 on Wednesday. One suspect fled with a sum referenced as 74n dollars, another amount listed as 730 dollars, and a suspect named William Ross aged 67 is mentioned along with a possible describe of a firearm plate. Police unclear on exact locations and names.
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