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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1966
Page
1
Rubber masked bandits armed with submachine guns held up a Brink's armored truck outside Mitre Corp. in Bedford on Friday, seizing more than 150000 in cash and checks. Guards were tied and the four thieves fled in a stolen sedan after a 15 second heist with no shots fired.
Police report a cash and negotiable checks theft totaling about 131000 plus 600000 in airplane parts linked to a crew led by Arocha and Gutierrez. Seven men were arrested or indicted in a sprawling scheme involving a separate condensate of car parts and cylinders. Bonds ranged from 2500 to 75764 with various suspects named and a U S commissioner hearing scheduled.
President Gamel Abdel Nasser said the UAR will not surrender political freedom to obtain renewed American food aid ending June 30. He announced Egypt will skip the September Arab summit in Algiers, urging no cooperation with reactionary regimes and warning against Western pressure on Israel Saudi Arabia and China. He linked aid to development cuts and criticized U.S. aggression on North Viet Nam.
Washington UPI Sen J Dodd rejects charges by James P Boyd that he used campaign funds and air fares for personal travel. The Senate Ethics Committee probes Dodd's finances amid assertions his aides and associates steered expenses to foreign contacts. Dodd says fares were paid by the Jaycees group for Mrs Dodd's Los Angeles trip and that records support his stance. The inquiry also covers about 320.78 dollars in questioned travel payments and associated reimbursements. A separate report describes a modular exhibit project for a fair with five country pavilions near Alamo and Goliad streets, with construction starting soon and a Sept 15 completion goal.
In Washington the Senate trimmed the foreign aid measure by 2.06 billion with administration objections. The Mitre Corp and other firms faced reductions in space age industry funding while a rural access program and development loans endured further cuts as gunmen robbed armored trucks in Concord and Brookline, highlighting security and economic concerns.
UPI reports Representative Richard White of Texas has submitted a bill to reduce the shortage of medical doctors in rural areas by promoting practice in underserved regions and increasing incentives for physicians.
Ethics sources report the Los Angeles chamber invited Mrs Dodd to attend a Feb 27 dinner where Dodd sought funds for his 1964 re election bid. Dodd said Mrs Dodd declined to confirm or deny the invitation and the chamber asked if she would accompany him.
Kallison led a citizens group backing the arsenal site for a new federal building and urged GSA review of downtown or alternative sites in San Antonio. He accused Rep. Fisher of misrepresenting Downtown Association views while noting many residents signed a petition in support of a federal building at the arsenal site.
HemisFair Corp awards a $123,400 contract to Darragh Lyda and H A Cott Inc of San Antonio for the first five buildings of the 1968 fair. The firms submitted the lowest bid in the HemisFair bid opening session at HemisFair headquarters.
A drama titled God's Funeral will be shown at 7 30 p m Sunday at Baptist Temple with Sybil Kingston and Mark Conner in the lead roles. Rev Loren White will preach at 10 55 a m Sunday. Backyard study classes for temple members run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at member homes with instructors and locations listed.
Doctors treating Richard Speck report acute pericarditis with three weeks bed rest ahead. A medical bulletin notes no heart attack and improving inflammation. Speck, 24, is under guard at Cook County Jail infirmary and scheduled for a preliminary hearing next week.
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