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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1969
Page
1
Allied and enemy actions dominate the report as North Vietnamese forces wage a four day general offensive. Da Nang and 45 other towns endure rocket and mortar attacks with heavy civilian tolls and mounting casualties for both sides.
Rep. Clark MacGregor proposed the House Judiciary Committee launch a preliminary inquiry that could lead to impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas. Atty. Gen. John Mitchell told MacGregor the DOJ could object only to actions beyond the House prerogatives.
A new attorney was appointed to represent Samuel Webb in a murder with malice charge and two robbery by assault counts tied to the so called Thief of Baghdad cases. Webb, 24, was held without bond after a May 2 shooting that wounded Eugene Johnson.
A reader asks why two stores seize food stamp coupons from customers books. Gene Rowell of the Agriculture Department will explain that patrons must remove their $2 coupons themselves, with a store observer to verify ownership. other stores already permit self removal.
A catalog of newspaper sections listing pages for Amusements Comics Classifieds Death Notices Editorial Features Financial Frank Talk Fun and Games Horoscope Society Sports Texas Trails TV Logs and overall page numbers for each category.
The Texas Senate swiftly approved bills to establish a University of Texas Medical Branch in Houston and a nursing school in San Antonio. Both measures move back to the House for approval of Senate amendments. The San Antonio nursing school passed by voice vote with no opposition or debate.
Partly cloudy and warm through Thursday with a slight chance of thundershowers this afternoon and evening. Winds southeast at 9 to 12 mph. Highs mid 80s, lows near 65. Precipitation 20 to 30 percent. Across the five days expect near normal highs 81 to 93 and lows 65 to 71 with scattered showers expected.
A 6-year-old Los Angeles boy struck by a car while running across the 1100 block of Guadalupe was listed in critical condition at Bexar County Hospital. Police identified the driver as Henry Mendez, 44, of 226 East Craig, and the child, Joe Rodriguez, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rodriguez of 200 Claves, suffering internal injuries from the Tuesday night collision.
Fire in Fort Worth on Tuesday damaged the Saga more Hill Baptist Church education building in a two alarm blaze. Fire chief H A Owens estimated damage near 100000 dollars and said the incident caused extensive loss to the church facilities on the east side.
The 921st Military Airlift Group arrives at Kelly AFB after nearly 10,000 hours flown supporting US and NATO forces in Europe the Middle East and North Africa. The unit flew C124 Globemaster missions from RAF Mildenhall and will resume reserve status after June 1 with members from multiple states returning home.
President Nixon prepared for a nationwide TV address on Vietnam peace, meeting top officials and awaiting Ambassador Lodge from Paris. White House cautions no troop withdrawals or major breakthroughs, but the speech will offer new material and respond to the Viet Cong 10 point plan. Rogers signals cautious openness to parts of the plan as Nixon presses for a political settlement.
South Korean forces killed a North Korean infiltrator Tuesday in a clash along the DMZ separating the Koreas, according to the Defense Ministry.
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