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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1963

Page

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Gangsters blamed for vandalism threaten benches

Reported Thursday the wave of destruction left Richard McCoon’s seven weeks of losses totaling 57 benches, including 37 destroyed and 20 seriously damaged. State Rep. Glenn Rothmann vowed a $100 reward and warned of an all-out war if bench-busting continued as police and city officials debate responsibility.

Richard ‘McCoon McGodn Glenn Rothmann Rothmann Ann San Antonio McGoon McGwon Dallas Associated Press Texas Star Gathering Co Casional Dalsa George Bichsel Panhandle Victoria North den Wilt Karnes Goliad Laredo Upi International Falcon Cne Co United Gas Pipeline Co Widuesday Presidia Cal

Castro and Khrushchev to Confer Again in Moscow

Cuban Premier Fidel Castro was due to hold further meetings with Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow after completing a tour of Soviet provinces. The two leaders prepared for additional talks as clouds filled the skies over the capital.

Moscow UPI Castro Khrushchev

Reds ambush army convoy on lonely Vietnamese mountain road

Communist guerrillas ambushed a column of Vietnamese army trucks on a mountain road. Twenty one soldiers died and others were wounded in the serious incident near Saigon.

Saigon Viet Nam

Orbits Pay Figures Stir Air Force Budget Talk

The Air Force announced astronaut Gordon Cooper will receive a complex monthly pay totaling about 14 839 dollars and 93 cents, with a 570 dollar base, 145.05 dollar quarters allowance, 47.88 dollar subsistence, 220 dollar flight pay, and an orbital flight component. The daily rate equates to 31.70 dollars per day or 1.32 dollars per hour.

Washington UPD Maj. Ly Gordon Cooper Air Force

Cooper Nears Splashdown on 22 Orbit Faith 7 Flight

Astro Cooper drives Faith 7 toward splashdown in the Pacific after completing 18 of 22 orbits. Cape Canaveral reports fuel and oxygen use are efficient. Cooper updates ground control with camera work and horizon navigation tests aboard the capsule.

Cooper Faith 7 Pacific U.S Cape. Canaveral Gordon Cooper South Florida San Antonio No. 19 Cape Canaveral Fla Don Cooper Evhitch Wmn Midway Island Pam Ree Pacific Recovery Indian Ocean Virgil Grissony Guaymas Mexico Mercury Centre Center Wipe Canaveral Alan B. Shepard Jr Shepard Mercury Porce Major John A. Powers

House trailer ad boosts sale through Dial CAB-1231

Mr FE D Henry uses a Light Want Ad to sell his Exie house trailer. The ad boasts 31 bedroom and 3675 GE 0347. It promises quick action results by reaching the largest audience in South Texas via CAB-1231 for helpful advertising.

FE. D. Henry Exie House South Texas Dial Cab-1231 Wwriter

Heat wave to push near 90 in San Antonio Friday

Weather forecast warns of high heat and humidity in San Antonio with a Friday peak near 90 degrees and overnight lows around 70. A thundershower risk is possible in northern and western sections, though no rain is expected in the city.

San San Antonio

Airman Safe After Japan Plane Crash At Hospital

An S A aircrew parachuted free from a midafternoon crash into a nurses dormitory at the Maro Mental and Tuberculosis Hospital in Japan. Pilot Capt James A Earl Jr of San Antonio and navigator Capt John F Robinson of New Jersey survived with minor injuries. hospital wings and two nurses dormitories were damaged. Capt Earl’s father is Alamo Heights police chief.

Maro’ Mental and John F.robinson West Caldwell

Debris at A-Sub Site Filmed by Atlantis Cameras

Researchers with Woods Hole used the Atlantis to film debris at the A Sub site. Cameras were lowered to the ocean bottom by special cable within 8 000 feet. The devices carried lights that flash when the lens opens.

Woods Hole Wedness Atlantis Fye

Tower Raps Administration Over Latin American Policy

Texas Senator John Tower accused the Kennedy administration of failing to act against foreign power encroachment in the Western Hemisphere. He cited weakness and poor policy as undermining U S interests as an airplane crash occurred near New York. The National Airlines Electra suffered major damage, but the three crew survived.

Richmond Texas John Tower Organization of American States MIAME UPI National Airlines New York Hemisphere Kennedy

Death Penalty Ban Defeated in Vermont Senate

The Vermont Senate defeated a bill to abolish capital punishment for first offense murder convictions. The measure would have banned the death penalty for most first offense murders but would have kept it for killings of police officers.

Montpelier, Vic Vermont Senate

McClellan Probes $100 Million Foreign Aid Swindle

Senator John L. McClellan disclosed he is probing allegations of gross corruption in U S foreign aid to Tran. His investigations subcommittee, at a secret meeting, received the allegations and supporting documentary evidence.

Washington John L. McClellan D-Ark U.S Tran McClellan Senate Investigations Subcommittee

Today’s Index Highlights Variety of Page Allocations

The listing outlines sections across the paper including Amusements around the Plaza and Comics on pages 20 30 and 45, Classifieds pages 38 to 45, Society pages 47 to 51, Sports from pages 14 to 27, and a death notice on page 38. Also noted are Editorial on page 32 Features on page 33 and Goren on Bridge page 30 plus Radio TV on page 28 and a chess contest on page 46.

Features Financial Goren Radio Society Sports

Tax Exemption Increase Filed by Hartke in Senate

Senator Vance Hartke of Indiana introduced a bill to raise personal income tax exemptions from six thousand to seven thousand five hundred dollars. The measure aims to ease individual tax burdens and potential relief for middle income families, signaling a shift in fiscal policy.

Washington Vance Hartke

Montana's 30 Nation's Lowest Temperature Recorded

United Press International reports Drummond Montana posted the nation’s lowest reading today at 39 degrees. The cool spell across the state included chilly conditions in several towns as cold air settled in from the west.

United Press International Drummond Montana

Forecast Portrait of Parity Clouds and Warmth Ahead

The forecast calls for mostly cloudy and warm conditions through Friday with southerly winds. Highs near 70 Friday and Thursday, overnight lows around 70, and a prior high of 90 noted on Wednesday with uncertain early Thursday movements.

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