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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1973
Page
1
The Texas Legislature passed a bill allowing five year olds to enter kindergarten by September 1, replacing the previous age restriction. Governor Briscoe is asking school districts for cost estimates before signing. He expects to receive reports this week and urges citizens to share views by writing or wiring him.
Rep. Don Cavness of Austin resigns from the Texas House to avoid a conflict with his Senate bid. The Senate seat opened after Charles Herring left to become general manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority. Gov. Betiscoe calls a July 17 special election. Cavness suggests holding the House replacement election on the same day.
Thirty antiwar protesters demonstrated in front of the Manhattan apartment building of former attorney general John Mitchell and his wife on Sunday. They carried signs and shouted “let Martha talk” as to whether the Mitchells were at home remained unclear.
President Nixon, back from a Key Biscayne retreat with wife Pat, urged by Congress to back an anti inflation plan. He met advisers, weighed wage and price controls, while aides held overtime talks. Gerald Warren said no major announcement today, despite reports of a nationwide TV address.
Washington UPI report says Julie Nixon Eisenhower nearly cried at a dinner with Washington broadcasters after sharp jokes about President Nixon and the Watergate scandal by Rep Morris Udall and satirist Mark Russell. Senator Eugene McCarthy comforted her as the event closed with a standing ovation.
Judge Alilia Vincenzi of the First Penal Court is set to order Vesco's arrest as U.S. extradition request proceeds. The case cites alleged telegraph misuse and a Vesco cable from the Bahamas to move 250000 dollars into a New York bank through a special account, per a sworn U.S. statement to Ambassador Viron Vaky.
A line of heavy storms drenched San Antonio on Monday morning causing about 200 traffic accidents during a three hour period. Low visibility and flooded streets stalled motorists while fire crews freed trapped drivers at flooded crossings. Official rainfall reached 2.03 inches with flash flood warnings across Bexar County.
Mexican officers swept the U S Mexico border for escapees from La Mesa State Penitentiary including seven Americans led by San Diego lawyer Robert Lee Grimes after inmates cut a hole in their cell floor. Grimes, 26, had been jailed for marijuana smuggling and was captured Feb 19 near Ensenada after landing at a remote airstrip.
New York State faced a 4 percent voltage reduction as temperatures rose to 89 degrees in New York City and neared a 13 year high. Jay Consoli of Consolidated Edison said the cut preserves power reserve and aims to prevent failures, noting the drop will not be noticeable to the public.
City of San Antonio Public Service accepted a Coastal States offer to buy up to 10 000 barrels of oil per day with an option for 19 000 barrels monthly. The agreement runs to November 4 with delivery constraints and a 200 000 barrel allocation previously set aside to aid in the fuel crisis. Delivery remains the main bottleneck as CPS expands oil storage and sources fuel oil from multiple suppliers.
Five San Antonians were killed in three traffic mishaps over the weekend. A two car collision on Basse Road left two dead and a third critically injured. Orolan and Craian were among the deceased, with others treated at local hospitals. Memorial services set for the Wittlifs at Ft Sam Houston National Cemetery.
A fast moving early morning blaze in Lincolnwood, a north suburb of Chicago, killed at least six people and destroyed a multi family dwelling. Firefighters fought the stubborn inferno as evacuations expanded and investigators began identifying victims.
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