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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1969
Page
1
In the Model Neighborhood Area the 114000 residents face poverty high unemployment and substandard housing amid gang activity and fear. The article details income levels dropout rates language barriers and juvenile referrals highlighting crime as a systemic issue.
Officials report a pink .37 mm WWI cannon stolen from Texas Military Institute was moved to the Alamo Heights High School lobby between 3 and 5 a.m. Monday. Principal Floyd Crouch says a theft report linked the item to TMI and charges will be filed against the suspect.
A reader complains of a TV repair shop demanding $17.50 for unauthorized work and a $6 “checking” fee after promising no costs without a prior quote. The same letter asks for ethical business conduct while another petitioner seeks relief from fire ant mounds infesting a yard with no immediate remedies.
An armed bandit robbed the H E B supermarket at 2010 McCullough around 12 15 p m Monday escaping with an undetermined amount of cash. Police describe the robber as heavyset wearing a white sportcoat and fleeing east on Hildebrand after threatening a cashier.
Twenty one passengers died after a bus collided with a train near Aligarh City in Uttar Pradesh. The vehicle caught fire following the collision, and the accident occurred about 120 miles east of New Delhi.
In New York an elevator hold up by several armed men stripped the Abraham and Straus department store payroll of 350000 dollars. A store spokesman confirmed the heist but no injuries were reported.
The notice lists sections in the issue including Classifieds on Pages 28 to 37 and Death Notices on Page 28. It also notes Comics on Pages 24 to 25, Editorial on Page 18, Sports on Pages 23 to 25, and TV Logs on Page 10 among other feature pages and column groups.
President Nixon will address the nation by television and radio on the prospects of peace in Vietnam. A White House source cautioned not to expect signs of a major breakthrough. He met with Gen. Creighton Abrams and other officials to discuss three phases of the Vietnam problem including possible enemy offensive actions.
Senator Paul Fannin said a reliable attorney told him Justice Abe Fortas planned to resign soon from the Supreme Court. The White House denied any pressure from President Nixon or Attorney General Mitchell, while official pages note continued coverage.
Police set flares and bar ricades after a bridge over Six Mile Creek washed away on West Petaluma between Commercial and Missouri Pacific tracks in the city's deep South Side. An inch of rain fell in three hours as May rainfall rises to 3.54 inches. Fire stations reported totals from .80 to 1.03 inches.
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with a 30 percent shower chance and isolated thunder today through Tuesday. Winds mainly southeast at 5 to 15 mph. Highs Monday and Tuesday mid-80s, lows mid-60s. Five day outlook averages highs 81-93 and lows 64-71 with moderate to heavy precipitation near period end.
A New Braunfels couple, John Phillips 60 and Matilda Phillips 70, died at the scene in a two vehicle collision on FM 2722 about 12:45 a.m. Monday ten miles west of New Braunfels. Douglas W. Hanks 18, also of New Braunfels, was in good condition at New Braunfels Hospital. The Phillips auto was rear ended by a pickup driven by Hanks. the impact threw the couple from the car and onto the pavement where they were struck by the pickup which then hit a tree.
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