Coastal City Considers Out-of-Court Settlement with Coastal States
City Council meets behind closed doors to weigh a proposed settlement in a 1.4 billion dollar lawsuit against Coastal States Gas Corp and its La-Vaca subsidiary. CPS trustees and officials say the city will continue pursuing the suit while evaluating terms, with San Antonio seeking 200 million in damages for breach of contract.
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Cockrell
Albert Bamavides
Sharon Watkins
Coastal States Gas Corp
City Public Service
CPS
Tom Berg
Washington
William Miller
San Antonio
Coastal
La-Vaca Gathering Co
Bexar County
Henry Cisneros
Two Students Killed in Boerne Collision
A late evening crash near Boerne claimed the lives of two students identified as Chumbley and Reith, with companions seriously injured. The 1871 incident occurred around dusk on a road north of town, sending responders to San Antonio hospitals while investigators began work at the scene.
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Lipa Boerne
Inchegadan
Kendall County
Nor
Aid Re Reith
Ol Oh
Nedeingham
San Antoni
Frand Culkers
Boerne
San Angelo Murder Trial Sanity Questioned
Former Castroville police chief Frank Hayes faces a sanity hearing for the Castroville shotgun slaying of a Mexican American. A defense psychiatrist, William Donovan, testified Hayes shows senility symptoms and an organic brain disease with brain shrinkage.
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Donovan
Hayes
Travel guides and tipping tips in one noisy clipping
A noisy clipping offers travel agency tips for obtaining tipping guides and discusses varying tipping norms in taxis, hotels, and restaurants. It lists agencies on pages 819–822 and mentions contacting several to obtain a tipping guide, with stray notes on local nuisances and bureaucratic responses.
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Sam
D.O.N
Priny
New York
Las Vegas
Florida
Vandals damage city water pump station at 703 Coliseum Road
A vandal attack at the City Water Board pump station on 703 Coliseum Road caused about 8000 in damage. Employee A C Zoelier, 48, found intruders Monday after a sheet metal door was pried open and pumps as well as extinguishers and other equipment inside the building were damaged.
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City Water Board
Coliseum Road
CWE
A.C. Zoelier
Lightning kills player during storm in San Angelo
David Sanchez 44 of Miles was struck and killed by lightning while playing baseball with his family during a thunderstorm near San Angelo, police said. The UPI report notes the fatal accident occurred Monday as a man used an aluminum bat in the game.
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San Angelo
UPI
David Sanchez
Miles
Dead Man Revived in Villepan Burglary Case
Neighbors report a late night burglary at Villegas residence as three men fled in a waiting car after trying to enter through a front door. Police recovered a pistol and a syringe. suspects face burglary, aggravated assault, and narcotics charges. Victim Villegas identified as property owner. incident follows prior break ins at the same address.
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Villepan
Sid Villegas
Villegas
Coed Killed In Hood Ride Crash Near Southwest High
Celia Reyes a 15 year old Southwest High School student died after falling from a moving car hood and being run over on Pue Road north of MacDona. Ann Rivera 16 and two other students escaped injury while driver Dora Hernandez 16 could not stop in time. Reyes was pronounced dead at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. Investigators said the girls had been riding on the hood when she lost balance.
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Southwest High School
Celia Reyes
George Ferrend
Haven Valley
Wilford Hall Usaf Medical Center
Ann Rivera
Oitide
Lark
Miss Reyes
Dora Hernandez
Hayden
Pue Road
MacDona
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