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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1973
Page
1
A garbled note reports a motorist ticket for driving too fast near a school zone. It notes uncertain 20 mph limits, mentions police and city council actions, and an observed change to school zone speeds, with references to ongoing coverage (Continued, Page 4, Col. 2).
Sen Nelson Wolff asked the Senate Natural Resources Committee to probe Coastal States Gas Producing Co curtailment of natural gas to San Antonio and other customers. Rep Frank Lombardino planned a House resolution to set up a study committee on the issue. Wolff also urged the Railroad Commission to realign priorities so the City Public Service Board in San Antonio would receive higher priority for gas delivery and its generators.
Emergency fuel supplies arrive for San Antonio as the City Public Service Board renewed its plea to conserve power. Fifteen truckloads carrying 174 barrels arrived at the Summers plant amid a broader plan to secure 200,000 barrels of light oil and 140 million cubic feet of natural gas daily to ease the city’s energy crisis.
Washington reports McCord's former lawyer Gerald Aldrich urged a possible polygraph for McCord and his current attorney Bernard Fensterwald to test claims about manipulation of CIA records and a motive to target President Nixon. Aldrich suggested an impartial examiner to settle the McCord Fensterwald dispute amid Senate investigations.
Gonzalez joined former Mayor Gali in pressing the City Public Service Board to sue Coastal States Gas Producing for failing to deliver natural gas under contract. He called the supplier robber barons and warned against jeopardizing national defense, claiming Coastal never had adequate gas reserves and may have breached the deal for years. The CPSB says the city faces a countdown to catastrophe as the breach continues and contemplates court action to protect the public utility.
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