Stuntman Leaps 84 Feet From Wilshire Hotel Ledge
Leonard Terry, 28, a stuntman for 20th Century Fox filming Run Shadow Run, leaped from an eighth floor ledge on Wilshire Boulevard. Firemen of Engine Co. 32 prepared a lifesaving net and ambulance after the fall, but he survived with minor injuries after landing on cardboard boxes and being revived with oxygen.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Wilshire Boulevard
Engine Co. 32
Leonard Terry
20Th Century-Fox
Terry
The Possible Dream Housing Top Concern Of Model Cities
Residents of the Model Neighborhood area deem housing and relocation their main issue. They note historic lack of organized construction since over a century, limited enforcement of housing codes since 1950, and ongoing problems with corral housing substandard lots and nearby industrial sights.
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MNA
Ning
A City's War On Poverty Explores Model Cities Effort
The Light's Susan Bauernfeind examines the Model Cities program on the West Side. The piece details a federally funded locally run effort with private support and a five year goal to break the poverty cycle.
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the Light
Susan Bauernfeind
Old house at 4200 Blanco Road poses health hazard
Readers ask why a derelict house with weeds glass and a flooded basement remains. Housing and Inspections pursued demolition or upgrades in 1967 then paused due to a $13,000 tax suit against the owner. trial set for May 22 and no action until settlement, per city housing chief George Vann.
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Blanco Road
Mike Maltos
Tommy Ramon
Butch Phillips
Pack
Housing and Inspections Department
Fire Department
George Vann
Action Line
Unanimous House Passes Dental School Bill in Texas
The Texas House, by a 144 to 0 vote, unanimously approved Rep. Floyds bill to establish the University of Texas Dental School at San Antonio. The bill authorizes use of UT land for the new school and now moves to the Senate for action.
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Light
Austin Bureau
Austin
House
Floyd
San Antonio
Senate
University of Texas Dental School At
University of Texas
No Troop Cuts in Talk to Nation
Representative Ford said President Nixon’s Vietnam report to the nation will not announce troop withdrawals and is meant to bring the people up to date on his views. He added that Vietnam was discussed in general terms at today’s meeting with no specifics on force reductions.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Vietnam
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Baghdad Suspect Trial Set in Thief of Baghdad Case
Samuel Webb 24 of 1430 Aransas faces murder with malice and two robbery by assault with firearms in connection with the May 2 fatal shooting of Eugene Johnson 75 of 1029 S Olive. Webb is to appear May 27 before Justice Gutierrez with D A Barlow for the state and attorney Samuel Eggers for Webb. A second Baghdad hearing is set for 2 p.m. Thursday in 144th District Court for two more Baghdad suspects jailed on $59 000 bonds.
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J. P. Gutierrez
Samuel Webb
Aransas
Baghdad
Webb
Dist
Atty
Barlow
Samuel Eggers
Eugene Johnson
S. Olive
Johnson
J. F. Perry
Maplewood
144Th District Court
Local Forecast Says Scattered Showers and Warm Temperatures
Cloudy to partly cloudy forecast with a 20 percent precipitation chance through Wednesday. Expect showers and thunder showers today tonight and Wednesday with warm conditions and southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Highs Tuesday and Wednesday in the low 80s and tonight’s low near 65.
Pilots Escape from Randolph AFB T38 Crash
An instructor and a student ejected from a T38 trainer five miles north of Randolph Air Force Base in Comal County Texas. They were taken to the base hospital after helicopter pickup and were not initially identified. The crash cause remains undetermined and grass fires were fought by county firefighters.
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Randolph Air Force Base
Comal County
Randolph
Nacogdoches Road
Bexar-Comal County
Today's Index Highlights and Page Guides
A brief listing shows section locations within the issue. It details pages for Amusements, Classifieds, Comics, Death Notices, Editorial, Features, Financial, Fun and Games, Horoscope, Comic Society, Sports, and TV Logs. It serves as a reader navigation aid for the edition.
Nixon proposes 19 year olds first in draft and random selection
President Nixon urged Congress to revise Selective Service rules to place 19 year olds at the front of induction, using random draws within a yearly draft pool. The plan aims to limit disruption and move toward an all volunteer force when world conditions permit, with deferments handling as they expire.
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Washington
UPS
Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Executive Branch
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