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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1972

Page

2

Land Valuation and Condemnation Battle Over City Water Project

The board seeks eminent domain for 10 acres to build a treatment plant near the Guadalupe River watershed. Burch attorneys contest the land value and accuse the city of pressing for a quick loan and delayed compensation. The suit names landowners Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Bor. Judge Robert Butfir hesitates before ruling on the water board’s authority and potential eminent domain actions.

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Senate debates amendment on Indochina pullout and POW release

Aid from Page 1 details Senate passage of an amendment linking Indochina withdrawal to prisoner releases. Senators Stennis and Church clash over timing while Cooper’s withdrawn plan shifts to a Brooke amendment making POW releases a condition for withdrawal. The chamber also defeats a sense of Congress resolution backing Nixon’s Vietnam policy 62-33.

Senate Paris Sen Jonn Stennis D-Miss Hanai Frank Church Didaho John Sherwan Cooper Kentucky Brooke Cooper Fira Indochina Javor Nixon

Slaying Case Turned Over To Bexar DA

The fatal shooting of 17 year old Richard Sanford, grandson of Sheriff W. R. Hauck, is moved to Bexar County District Attorney for investigation. A Buller spokesman calls favorable homicide likely, while three suspects held on $25,000 bail each for robbery by assault with five counts.

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Grand jury issues explore noncriminal reporting immunity

Juror immunity in noncriminal matters is discussed with reference to a 1915 court ruling. The El Paso land swap case and potential libel exposure for grand jurors in written reports are noted. Bexar County judges Archie Brown and James Barlow are out of state, as Assistant Dist. Atty. M C Gonzales also on vacation and unavailable for comment.

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Man Dies After Castroville Road Tavern Shooting

A a year old man Antonia Martine Jr, 2919 Chi ttwahna, died after a May 27 tavern shooting at a lounge on Castroville Road. He was wounded in the chest and right arm during a quarrel with women inside. A bystander was also wounded. Police say no suspects have been arrested and the investigation continues in Bexar County.

Bexar County Hospital Antonia Martine Jr Chittwahna Castroville Road

Teen Held Hostages in Fort Worth Prison Attempted Shootout

Federal prison officials say 18 year old Lennig Wayne of Fort Worth tried to shoot three or four people during a hostage incident at the Federal Correctional Institution. Wayne, charged with assaulting a federal officer and carrying a firearm, faced 35,000 bond as officials persuaded him to surrender about an hour after seizing control of the warden’s office.

Fort Worth UPI Federal Correctional Institution Supreme Court Allie C. Mobley Lennig Wayne Andy Mobley Youll

Bar to Name New Officers for San Antonio Bar Association

San Antonio Bar Association members meet Wednesday to hear President Frank W. Baker announce the new officers effective Aug. 7. President-elect nominees include Ray Rarrera and Paul Green Henry Christopher SI, Willian W W. Robison, Fred C. Lepick, and John FF Tafalla. Secretary treasurer nominees are Luis R. Garcia and Henry W. Sebesta Jr. Joe Warren Jones will serve as president effective Aug. 7. The group will convene in the probate court room of Bexar County Courthouse.

San Antonio| Bar Association Frank W. Baker Ray Rarrera Paul Green Henry Christopher SI Willian W W. Robison Fred C. Lepick John FF Tafalla Luis R. Garcia Henry W. Sebesta Jr Joe Warren Jones

Preview of Weather L A Story

The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and continued warm temperatures through Wednesday. There is a 20 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon. Highs will be in the 80s, then low 70s at night, with southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Humidity at 6 am 24 percent. Moon phases and tides noted for Corpus Christi with times listed.

L.A Jay Corpus Christi

Naked Masked Robber Strikes in Dallas Bedroom

A man wearing a ski mask entered a Dallas home during the weekend, woke a sleeping resident, and stole a ring before fleeing. Police reported the incident as a nighttime intrusion with the victim waking to the attacker.

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Three Juveniles Face Fire Charge Over Hotel Blaze

Three juveniles ages 11, 12, and 16 face possible murder or murder by arson charges after a hotel fire at the Holiday Hotel on Albert Walk. District Attorney's staff ordered psychiatric evaluations and a judge ordered tests. The blaze killed five people and the youths may await trial until September due to a crowded juvenile docket.

Dist Mike Schill Schill Preston Dial Sr Haliday Albert Walk

Woolworth Heir Killed In Colorado Plane Crash

Lance Reventlow heir to Woolworth fortune and son of Barbara Hutton was killed, along with three others, in a small plane crash over the Colorado Rockies during a thunderstorm. The fiery incident drew questions as authorities outlined the crash details and ongoing investigations.

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