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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1960

Page

6

New York Firm Buys Hilton Hotel in San Antonio

A New York firm, Comax Management Co., buys the San Antonio Hilton and will take possession July 1. Samuel Sockol, Domax president, says the name will change to fit the local area and history, with staff retained. Domax plots further Texas expansion including Houston and Dallas.

Hilton San Antonio Comax Management Co New Sockol Powell Au Domax New Yor Louisville Pittsburgh Hollywood Atlanta Tulsa Canada Alaska New York Drake Chatham Esplanada Park Royal Hollywood K Knickerbocker

Death Row Felon Freed in Nevada Parole Board Action

Richard Boudreau, 29, formerly sentenced to die for the 1948 murder of co worker Richard Stuart in Elko county Wyoming, was granted freedom by the Nevada parole board on Wednesday after commutation in 1950. He will be released July 24 and must remain in Nevada under state restrictions. The victim’s mother had urged release.

Carson City Nevada Parole Board Richard Boudreau Lynn Mass Boudreau Richard Stuart Lander Wyo Elko County Nevada

Delegates to Assign Texas Delegates to Clark Hotel

Los Angeles announcement from J Leonard Reinsch assigns Texas delegates to the Clark hotel during the Democratic national convention opening July 11. Delegates from Texas will stay at the Clark as part of the official lodging plan for the event.

Los Angeles J. Leonard Reinsch Texas Clark Hotel

Hearst Consolidated Names New President at Los Angeles Meeting

Randolph A. Hearst was elected president of Hearst Consolidated Publications Inc at a Tuesday director’s meeting at the Sheraton West. William Randolph Hearst Jr. becomes chairman of the board. J. D. Gortatowsky announced four new board members and the election of E. D. Becker as president of Hearst Publishing Co. Inc.

Los Angeles Randolph A. Hearst Hearst Consolidated, Publications, Inc Sheraton-West William Randolph Hearst Jr Hearst Corp J. D. Gortatowsky Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc Hearst Publishing Co., Inc Gortatowsky E. D. Becker J. Kingsbury Smith New York Herald-American Hillboro Newspaper Printing Co Los Angeles Examiner George R. Hearst Jr Los Angeles Herald-Express Ilisher Herald-Express Detroit Times Hearst Consolidated Publica Frank Conniff National! Tions, Inc Hearst Publish-l Hearst Newsing Co., Inc Ipapers

House OKs Water Bill Cuts Budget by Billions

The House on Wednesday passed a bill appropriating about 370 million less than the president requested for the coming year starting July 1. The measure totals around 4.168 billion dollars with a roll call of 1387 to 1.

Washington

Santa Barbara Woman Sentenced for Early Morning Lawn Mowing

Mrs. Orville E Brady received 15 days in jail after a 6 30 am lawn mowing with a power mower woke neighbor Mrs Howard Baul and others, triggering a disturbance complaint in Santa Barbara Calif.

Santa Barbara Calif Orville E. Brady Howard Baul

Teamsters Move to Oust Ex-Upper Leader in Seattle Board

The secretive board of Frank Brewster’s Local 174 ordered Tuesday that the Lame Teamsters International vice president be expelled. Local 174 fined Brewster $15,000 on union charges tied to irregular handling of $121,850. The court heard Mrs Brady disclose her husband’s heart condition and rising tensions linger over appeals and the timing of actions by the Teamsters International and Joint Council.

Seattle Secrtive Frank Brewster Lame Teamsters International Board of Local 174 Brewster Teamsters

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