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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1973
Page
1
A reader asks how to stop invasive bamboo that has spread from a neighbor’s yard. Texas Agriculture Extension Service specialist Sam Cotner advises that burning won’t help and the roots must be destroyed. spraying with herbicide is an effective root attack.
San Antonio faces a tightening energy crunch as Coastal States Gas Producing Co. signals it may permit the city’s Public Service Board to buy West Texas gas directly. CPSB renews negotiations with Coastal States amid hopes Austin and LCRA join. Officials warn of a hot summer and higher winter rates as gas allotment drops from 179.1 to 159.2 million cubic feet daily. Wells calls the idea “a damn good idea” and ready to ship gas if capacity allows.
President Nixon and Georges Pompidou concluded two day talks in Reykjavik with no communique and a faint prospect for a substantive European summit. Pompidou called the discussions a conception, not delivery, while Iceland's leftist government announced plans to remove 3000 U.S. troops from Keflavik by mid 1975, tying NATO membership to broader regional disputes. Kissinger and Bandouik outlined a reduced chance for a broad political framework, while technical talks on monetary policy trade and defense would continue within the existing framework.
Sam Granata Sr., 81, father of San Antonio's newly named city manager, died Friday at Baptist Hospital after a diabetic condition. Services at Angelus Funeral Home for Granata of 1726 West Mistletoe are pending. An Italian immigrant from Spezzano della Sila, he became a U.S. citizen before World War I and worked as a grocer in the San Antonio area, retiring from the produce business in 1957.
Jimmie Jackson an elderly Vietnam veteran exchanged gunfire with sheriff deputies and San Antonio police for about an hour. He left the building wounded in the right shoulder after a final clash as cameraman Russ Matthies was hit in the hand while filming. Authorities used a loudspeaker to demand his surrender and he was taken to Bexar County Hospital for treatment.
Archibald Cox sought to stop Senate Watergate hearings, fearing public sessions could hinder prosecutions. Samuel Dash rejected the request, saying halting them entirely would be impossible. Ervin and others push for swift witness testimony including Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman Dean and Magruder as indictments loom.
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