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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1966

Page

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Panel OKs State Park Bill for Guadalupe Mountains

A House subcommittee unanimously approved a bill to create a national park in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas, carving 77 40 acres and including Guadalupe Peak and El Capitan Promontory. The measure requires Texas to donate oil and gas and mineral rights and limits mining in the park.

Washington House Guadalupe Mountains West Texas Richard White D-Tex Texas- New Mexico Guadalupe Peak Lone Star State McKittrick Canyon el Capitan Promontory White West Tex

Buddhist Crisis Deepens in Saigon Da Nang Fight

Buddhist leadership demanded the Ky regime pull troops from Da Nang where loyal forces seized key centers to subdue dissidents. The protest deepens rift with the north, threatens civilian elections, with monks vowing sacrifice amid hunger strikes and clashes across Da Nang Hue and surroundings.

Saigon South Viet Nam Nguyen Cao Ky da Nang Thien Minh Minh Ngo Dinh Diem Diem Pho Quang Hue Ton Dinh

Four Killed In Texas Crash Near Huntsville

Four people died in a two car collision on Interstate 45 about 20 miles north of Huntsville Texas late Sunday. Victims include Mrs Ernestine Cannon 52 of Madisonville a nurse at Huntsville Memorial Hospital and Mrs Bobbie Eugene McIntire about 28 of Deer Park and her two children. McIntire's husband 28 was injured and in poor condition at a local hospital.

Huntsville Tex Here Ernestine Cannon Madisonville Huntsville Memorial Hospital Bobbie Eugene MclIntire Deer Park

New Racial Violence Seen Across 10 Cities this Summer

Congress of Racial Equality national director Floyd McKissick warns in a U.S. News interview that about 40 cities could face race violence this summer. He cites Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York Chicago Cleveland Los Angeles St Louis Newark and Oakland as examples.

Washington Congress of Racial Equality Floyd McKissick U.S. News & World Report Baltimore Philadelphia New York City Chicago Cleveland Los Angeles St. Louis Newark N.J Oakland Calif

Bomb injures sixteen British troops in Yemen camp

Sixteen British servicemen were wounded by a hand grenade in a military camp five miles north of Beihan in Yemen. About 30 British troops are at Wadi Ain to back the South Arabian federal army.

Aden Yemen Beihan Wadi Ain

Editor opinions on deficits inflation and taxation in Vietnam era

Henry J. Taylor and John Chamberlain debate deficit spending inflation and taxation as Vietnam war strains Great Society. Jim Bishop critiques praising a wife in print yet commends Kelly as a champ. Live Within Your Income offers youth job-hunting advice.

Viet Nam Henry J. Taylor John Chamberlain Jim Bishop Kelly

Today’s Index and Page Listings

A catalog of the newspaper sections with page ranges for Amusements Around the Plaza Classified Comics Death Notices Editorial Features Financial Goren on Bridge Horoscope Society Sports Texas Trails TV Logs and more, guiding readers to specific pages.

Financial Goren Society Texas Trails

Mrs. LBJ Leaves Ranch on Rockefeller Plane

Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson ends a Texas weekend and flies home aboard the private plane of millionaire Laurance Rockefeller. Rockefeller is a key member of her committee for a more beautiful capital and chairs a new advisory panel named by the President to promote recreation and natural beauty nationwide.

Washington Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Lbj Ranch Laurance Rockefeller Rockefeller

Fulbright Sees More Hearings On Vietnam

Senator Fulbright voiced expectation that the Foreign Relations Committee would reopen hearings on Vietnam. He said the situation is very serious and he is disturbed by developments.

Washington Fulbright D-Ark Viet Nam

Gemini Signs Ready for Space Flight at Cape Kennedy

Cape Kennedy reports preparations continue for the Gemini 9 mission with Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas P. Stafford and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Eugene A. Cernan. The crew will launch at 10:39 a.m. San Antonio time as weather threats fade and recovery plans remain in place.

Air Force Thomas P. Stafford Navy Eugene A. Cernan Cape Kennedy Stafford Cernan San Antonio Agena

LBJ Asks Role in HemisFair

Washington reports Representative Gonzalez of San Antonio urged federal participation in HemisFair using a complex space pack plan. The proposal outlined an astronaut setup and a broad funding level tied to the project with House action anticipated on a foreign affairs committee measure.

Washington Gonzalez San Antonio Sporlyt House Ceman Stafford Gemini 9 Cernan wncTrane

Vast Strike Expected Across France Tomorrow

Paris AP reports more than five million workers across government and private sectors plan a one day strike for higher wages and shorter hours, affecting a wide range of industries.

Paris

Cloudy to partly cloudy with warm conditions early week

Forecast calls for mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies with southerly winds 8 to 16 mph. Highs near 90 Monday and Tuesday, overnight lows around 74. Temperatures show a range with morning readings near 72 to 78 and no significant changes expected beyond Tuesday. Last year’s high 78 and low 63 noted.

Stafford Oklahoma Cernan Chicago San Antonio Ceman Titetin

New Zealand Bans French Nuclear Test Material Stopovers

Wellington authorities notify France they will refuse entry to ships or aircraft carrying materials for nuclear tests. Prime Minister Keith Holyoake says the ban aligns with New Zealand's obligations under the 1963 partial nuclear test ban treaty.

Wellington New Zealand France Keith J. Holyoake

Four Die in Gladewater Car Collision

Four persons died and five were injured in a two car crash near Gladewater Texas. The deceased include Charles Holcomb 24 of Gilmer Bobby Portley 24 of Longview Yvonne Moss 24 of Wichita Kansas and 13 month old Donald Blanton. The injured were treated at the scene or in nearby hospitals. Police investigated the accident and identified the vehicles involved.

Gladewater Tex Here Charles Holcomb Gilmer Bobby Portley Longview Yvonne Moss Wichita Kan Donald Blanton

Delivery Notice: Call for Light Reconnection

If you fail to receive your light, please call your neighborhood carrier first. If she cannot be reached, call CAG-2441. Available hours Monday through Friday before 7 38 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

New Weather Satellite Launch Reported from California

Washington AP reports the NIMBUS 2 weather satellite, a 912 pound craft, circling earth to study storm formation and decay after an early Sunday launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Washington Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif

Reds Pull Ambush In Saigon

Viet Cong squads attacked Saigon police and checkpoints in a wave of five assaults. One police officer was killed and several others wounded. three American servicemen and eleven Vietnamese were hurt in various incidents. a Viet Cong attacker was killed in a grenade blast near a U S Jeep.

Saigon Jane U.S

Fleeing Girl Shot Near West German Border in Germany

East German guards fired on a young woman as she neared West German soil after crossing a mined strip and barbed wire fence. Her 26-year-old companion, jailed previously for attempting to flee, could only flee. The girl was taken away by officials after the shooting.

Goettingen Germany

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