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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1969
Page
1
In a Friday takeoff collision near the Dong Ha base, a Marine CH46 Sea Knight and a U S Army Huey crashed. 12 Marines were killed and the Army crewmember unharmed. Reports also cited allied gains and ongoing combat assessments around Saigon with heavy casualties on both sides.
A catalog-style listing shows sections and page ranges for the newspaper features. It enumerates areas such as Church News, Classifieds, Comics, Death Notices, Editorial, Features, Financial, Fun and Games, Horoscope, Real Estate, Society, Sports, Texas Trails, and TV Logs with their respective page numbers.
Ex convict Robert Samuel Dent 22 and his wife Ila Faye 21 abducted Texas highway patrolman Kenneth Crone 27 after a six hour pursuit. Dent was killed by shotgun and pistol fire in a climactic ambush while Crone was freed unharmed. Dent had been released from Huntsville prison last year and sought to see his children before the end.
A reader questions the Humane Society about reclaiming cats after surrender. The society’s manager explains ownership requires signed relinquishment and that animals may be given away the same day, sometimes leaving owners without their pets. The page also notes branding origins in Texas by the Spaniards with early records in archives.
A two year old boy named David Ray Olenik drowned Friday evening while at a family picnic and fishing trip near the Medina River about 15 miles south of town. His uncle Lewis Ellis pulled him from the surface and tried to revive him without success.
Officials said Typhoon Susan struck last week leaving 24 dead and over 10,000 families homeless. Property losses reached about 12.5 million dollars as damage spread across the central Philippines near Manila.
A masked suspect tied to the Thief of Baghdad robberies was shot by Eagle Heights resident Eugene Johnson, 75, in a backyard disturbance. Johnson was wounded but fired back and remains in Santa Rosa Medical Center in poor condition while the suspect is detained and under guard.
An explosion at an abandoned gunpowder factory in Naucalpan de Juarez near Mexico City killed five people and injured about 110. Among the dead were three children, a woman, and a man believed to have lived in the former factory. At least 15 injured were in serious condition. The blast occurred near a crowded market and was felt across much of northern Mexico City. The cause was not immediately known.
President Nixon and family will fly to Winchester Virginia on Sunday by helicopter for a luncheon at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival hosted by Senator Harry Byrd Jr. The party includes Pat Nixon and Dwight and Julie Eisenhower.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller signed a law banning firearms on university property. The bill followed a campus occupation at Cornell University in Ithaca by a black student group last month, which prompted the legislative move.
New York UPI reports comedian Bob Hope entered Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Friday for treatment of an ailing left eye. The routine admission follows his recent public appearances and returns to the stage are anticipated after care.
White student mobs drove out Black SEEK militants at Queens College after campus vandalism. Fires and smoke bombs at Brooklyn College followed, as police restored order. Separate incidents included Purdue and Indiana University fires and Howard University stand in.
A cloudy to partly cloudy weekend forecast calls for warm temperatures with a 20 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms mainly during the day. Winds will be southeasterly at 5 to 15 mph, with Saturday highs near 80 and overnight lows in the mid 60s.
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