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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
2
Howard Muniz, a professional guard at a telephone microwave relay station in Denver, was attacked and knocked unconscious by an unknown assailant who approached in a vehicle with a spotlight. He fired one shot as the suspect drove away. no damage to the relay station occurred.
BRIGHTON England Sarah Churchill actress and daughter of Sir Winston Churchill was fined two pounds for drunken and disorderly behavior in a Brighton pub. It was her eighth such appearance in two years. She pleaded guilty and told the magistrate I have nothing to say except that I regret it.
City council debates fare increase for San Antonio buses with critics arguing higher costs burden riders while suggesting city to fund capital needs. Council members compare to Houston and Dallas, discuss downtown merchant impact, and request city attorney briefing on options. Residents and LULAC oppose the raise.
A coin operated vending machine debuts on supermarket scale. The automatic vendor dispenses up to 130 items including radios cosmetics jewelry drugs hardware toys film and sporting goods. It accepts cash returns exact change and delivers goods automatically. The currency handling unit validates and accepts good money while rejecting counterfeit or foreign currency.
A man walked into the Arizona state capitol Monday and robbed the state treasurer's office of 2500 dollars in the first such robbery since Arizona gained statehood. The incident marks a rare security breach at the capitol.
Physicians reported Tuesday that evangelist Billy Graham, suffering a throat infection, is standing up well to the strain for addressing his meetings at First Negro Church. The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill awarded its first undergraduate degree in history to a Negro, David Dansby, 22, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
Demos seek unity for the upcoming race to keep the GOP contested after several Democrats may enter the special election. Lahey, Negro and west side groups met to discuss possible limits on the Democratic field. State Rep. Spears urged a primary as the sensible choice to spend money or elect a Republican, noting it could help Democrats retain a congressman. The Bexar leader said a decision on entering the race would come soon amid urging from allies and legislators statewide.
South Korea's military regime proclaims a new supreme law vesting legislative and executive power in a junta of 432 colonels and generals led by Lt. Gen. Chang Do Young. The regime pledges rule until the May 16 tasks are completed and bans non military or retired officers from joining the junta.
Len Sparkman of Alabama predicted Congress will approve most of President Kennedy’s request for a five year eight point eight billion dollar program of economic development loans abroad. Sparkman, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Senator Aiken noted the president may accept a five year program with authority shared under his figures.
Swiss police in Geneva advised Brigitte Bardot to avoid drawing attention while attending multiple conferences. They cited limited security staff and high security duties around delegates at Algerian peace talks Lao conference and a nuclear meeting, leaving little manpower to shoo away curious crowds.
About 25,000 Havana residents gathered at dusk to greet 300 Russian farm technicians arriving to spend a year in Cuba teaching farmers new techniques. The crowd included about 1,000 young Cubans who will train in Russia.
Sir Winston Churchill, pale and tired after recent illness, flies to Monte Carlo on a one day holiday off the southern coast of France. His secretary covers arrangements as Churchill seeks rest away from London and public duties.
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