San Antonio Girl Targeted by Baghdad Gunman Alias Escapes
A 16 year old girl recounts fear as a masked man robs her and her boyfriend on the Em erson Junior High campus. A 75 year old neighbor, Eugene Johnson, is critically wounded protecting them. Police have arrested a 24 year old East Side man for robbery by assault and gun violence in connection with the Baghdad case.
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San Antonio
Baghdad
East Side
Eugene Johnson
N. Olive
Johnson
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Emerson
Juanita
Ted
Aransas Avenue
Johnson Home
Beekeeper Climbs Sign to Remove Downtown Swarm
A beekeeper responding to a call removed a swarm from a sign in a downtown parking lot at Broadway and College Street. He climbed about ten feet to reach the bees. The note indicates more details appear on Page 22, Column 7.
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Broadway
College Street
Amusements and sections listed in today’s index
A reader’s guide to today’s newspaper shows sections and page ranges for Amusements Around the Plaza Books Chess Classifieds Crossword Puzzle Don Politico Editorial Features Financial Garden Goren on Bridge Real Estate Society Sports Outdoor Scene Texas Trails TV Logs Woolford's Tales and more, with page allocations.
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Don Politico
Financial
E. Goren
Society
Texas Trails
Woolford
High Rates Slow FHA Home Loan Program Says Patman
Rep Wright Patman said high interest rates cut FHA home loan sales in half for the first quarter, tying up 150 million dollars in mortgages. He urged President Nixon and the Federal Reserve Board to act quickly to remedy the situation.
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Washington
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Farmers Home Administration
Patman
House
FHA
Nixon
Federal Reserve
Tornado Funnels Dip in L A
Tornado funnels touched the ground twice on San Antonio's East Side during a heavy thunder shower causing damage to two homes and a lumber yard. Four powerline poles were downed and several sheds unroofed. No injuries reported.
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San Antonio
McDonald Lumber Co
Clark
Harvey McDonald
Yucca
City Public Service Board
Warming Gulf Air Brings Texas Rain Across State
A southerly flow of moist Gulf air spread across Texas on Saturday bringing widespread rains, mainly in the southern half. Cloudy skies covered most areas with the Weather Bureau predicting more warm weather and scattered showers through Sunday.
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Associated Press
Texas
Weather Bureau
Youths Hurl Bricks at Police in Wisconsin melee
In Madison near the University of Wisconsin an estimated 600 to 700 youths threw rocks and bricks as more than 50 officers confronted them with tear gas. Police Lt. Stanley Davenport said about a dozen to more than 15 participants were arrested.
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Madison
Wis
UPI
University of Wisconsin
Stanley Davenport
Rockefeller to lead 23 nation tour for Nixon campaign
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller announced he will start a mission to 23 other American republics for President Nixon on May 11. Mrs. Rockefeller is expected to accompany him, at least for the first trip.
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New York
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Mrs. Rockefeller
Weekend Sky Forecast With Showers and Warm Temperatures
The forecast calls for cloudy to partly cloudy skies through Monday with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly Sunday. Temperatures stay warm, easterly winds 5 to 15 mph, 30 percent rain chance Sunday and Sunday night. Sunday high will reach the low 80s after a low in the mid 60s. Saturday reached 77.
Nixon 100 days marked by speech urging college backbone
William Randolph Hearst Jr reports that Nixon’s first 100 days included focus on Vietnam antiballistic defense and student disorders. The president praised college officials for showing backbone against campus disruption, a move Hearst sees as encouraging firmer action against illegal dissent.
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William Randolph Hearst JR
Hearst Newspapers
New York
Nixon
White House
Vietnam
Seye
Campus Unrest Sparks Backlash From Mainstream Students
The article outlines how Students for a Democratic Society, the Black Panthers, and other groups allegedly run by underground provocateurs push for more than reforms. It notes growing belief that campus uprisings are orchestrated rather than spontaneous and signals a shift as ordinary students and officials push back.
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Anarchists
Students For A Democratic Society
Black Panthers
Provocateurs
Decision Hinges On N. Viets See Page 19 A
President Nixon may push major Vietnam de escalation steps in coming weeks if North Vietnam intensifies attacks in the south. White House officials say the lull may reflect Hanoi’s political choice or military setbacks. withdrawal could follow mutual troop reductions with improved conditions.
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John P. Wallach
Light
Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
South
White House
Hanoi
Vietnam
Thieu Signals Openness to Direct NLF Talks in Paris
Progress in Vietnam sees Saigon gains in strength and cohesion while Washington and Saigon align on a single Paris strategy. The NLF shows willingness to negotiate directly with the Saigon government and Thieu offers to meet in private peace talks, prompting talk of a possible troop drawdown.
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Washington
Saigon
Paris
National Liberation Front
Nguyen van Thieu
NLF
U.S
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Olive Street
Milam Street
Mary Johnson
Bexar County
City Jail
Carl Hyatt
L.A
McDonald
Clark Street
Gulf
S. Texas
W. R. Hearst Jr
N. Viets
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