Light staffers win top AP honors at Texas contest
San Antonio Light leads Texas AP contest with two firsts for Joe Marshall front-page headline Raindrops Keep Falling Please and Jean Osborne in color photography for a Texas TCU game shot. Light totals include three seconds. Bryan photographer AL Ransom and others win in spot news and makeup. San Antonio Express-News tied for second with six awards. News six awards as well.
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Action Line readers ask about Texas abortion law changes
Inquiries note Senate Public Health Committee approved but bill died in the Senate. It would have legalized abortions by physicians with written patient consent under current law. A new bill would need introduction next session. Readers seek guidance on Indian adoption, agencies, requirements, and eligibility.
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Weather Roundup Recaps Last Year’s Highs and Lows
In weather notes from Page 13-1 the roundup cites last year’s temperatures and precipitation trends. It highlights notable highs and lows recorded across regions, indicating patterns and anomalies that shaped seasonal forecasts and agricultural planning.
Showdown at Hand In Florida Primary
Clifford and Edith King and Richard Suskind pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and related charges in a high profile literary hoax involving a bogus Howard Hughes autobiography. Indictments allege defrauding McGraw Hill of over 700000 and multiple larceny counts with penalties up to seven years. sentencing set for June 6.
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Houston Harte Dies at 79 Leader of Harte newspapers
Houston Harte, famed national newspaper figure and longtime owner of the San Angelo Standard-Times for more than eight years, died Monday at age 79. He helped found the Harte-Blanks group with the late Bernard Blanks, building outlets including The San Antonio Express and News.
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City Council Sets March 92 Hearing on Annexing 59 Square Miles
The City Council scheduled a public hearing for March 92 on annexing 59 square miles, trimmed by 12 from earlier figures. Deleted are 4.3 square miles in the Northeast, 26.5 square miles in the southwest, and 1.55 square miles scattered in the CRA. Total annexation costs exceed 2.5 million for police, fire, public works and parks. Estimated 1972-73 tax revenue from new areas is 5.2 million, with a net city gain over 2 million for capital expenditures. Taxes may rise. sewer and water costs are not included and could be handled via franchise operations.”
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FY Sweeps Dozen Readers Collect Cash Prize
The Double TV Sweepstakes paid out 3120 in cash prizes after a weekend deadline. Virginia Terrajas led weekend winners with a 1 prize, marking the sixth straight weekend a reader won the top prize. Other winners include Donald Rodger 30 and four 25 prizes to Olga Juarez Bill Kimbrell Robert Barnes and M E Boutwell. Ten additional winners received 10 each including Edgar Haecker Ronald Evans Joe Romo David Jackson Carey Wells and Alfred Landin.
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China and Britain to Exchange Ambassadors
China and Britain have agreed to swap ambassadors, a joint communiqué broadcast by Peking announced today.
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Florida Primary Sets Stage For National Nomination
Florida voters face a seven candidate Democratic field in a pivotal primary that also asks two referendums on school busing and education quality. Governor Askew fights to emerge unscathed amid Wallace’s segregationist appeal while Sen. Jackson seeks a strong finish to boost national hopes. Polls predict high turnout and a pressure test for the party’s South.
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Scoop” Jackson
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