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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1969
Page
13
A dense listing outlines Saturday morning to midnight programming across multiple networks. It includes show names such as Bugs Bunny Hour, Batman-Superman, The Flintstones, Johnny Quest, and American Bandstand, plus sports events like Cincinnati Reds vs. Montreal Expos, and various movie features.
National forecast issued for a wide area through 7:00 AM EST 5 10 69 notes showers near Montreal. Yesterday's high 75 and low 55. 9 PM humidity 50 percent with southeast winds 9 mph. Rain totals, tides for Corpus Christi and other data included. Toronto note appears as a stray word.
A pleasant daily game describes counting letters in a name to derive a key number by simple arithmetic. Start at the rectangle’s upper left and mark every key number left to right, then read the letters under the checked figures to reveal a message.
Bridge quiz column by Charles H. Goren with multiple questions on bidding and responses. Readers invited to look for answers later, listing a sequence of hands and related puzzles.
Houston Symphony Society president urged disbanding the orchestra if musicians oppose its operation. General Maurice Hirsch noted a Sunday meeting to discuss firing conductor Andre Previn after his promotion was blocked. The society cited Previn’s outside activities, while Previn called the ensemble a provincial toy. Hirsch suggested a new conductor could be named Saturday as negotiations progress.
A thunderstorm outbreak across the East killed two people in Ohio and injured many as more than 50 homes were destroyed. Tornado near Dennison killed Mrs. Harry Fogie. another fatality occurred when a tree struck Jefferson Miller in Alexandria. National Guard patrolled Kettering for looting.
East German border guards fired on and captured a man trying to flee to West Berlin early Friday. Western police said the injured man, about 25, was limping as he was taken into custody.
A group linked to former Gov Connally filed a revised application to launch Rio Airways serving Brownsville to Houston with Corpus Christi as headquarters. Plan calls for two 17 passenger turbo prop aircraft and a reserve plane. Officers include George Christian Austin president George Dillman Dallas secretary Weldon Ashton Fort Worth treasurer. Directors are Clifton Cassidy Jr Richardson Joe Kilgore Austin Ted Connell Killeen Charles Butt Corpus Christi John Gray Dallas Mike Myers Dallas.
Maj. Gen. Chester A. Dahlen at Ft. Sam Houston presented a third place award from the National Fire Protection Association to Chief F. J. Gallaway of the post fire department. The competition included 58 installations worldwide with Ft Sam's unit earning its third third place and top ten finishes for 15 years.
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