S.A. Promised 'Enough Fuel' reader questions on TH 35 trees
A reader asks why the Texas Highway Department plans to destroy century old oaks on the median of TH 35 near Lytle and Lucky Road for highway upgrades. A district spokesman says saving lives takes precedence over trees and explains the project includes overpasses and removing grade crossings. The column notes a traffic hazard from hedges on corners and mentions museum labeling challenges for visitors.
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Lytle
Lucky Road
E. R
Atascosa
Texas Highway Department
District 15
Highway Departments
Lab Stay Hinges On Tests For Skylab Mission
Three astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz began 28 days of medical testing in orbit aboard Skylab. They drew blood samples and described the extended stay as they cooked breakfast in the wardroom and prepared to move into private bedrooms. Flight directors planned an inflight news conference as doctors reported good physical condition with only stuffy noses.
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Houston
UPI
Skylab
Space Station
Charles
Pete” Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul Weile
San Antonio
Weil
Gulf of Mexico
Ona
Kerwin
Weitz
Conrad
Neil Hutchinson
Coastal States offers six month oil supply to CPSB
Oscar Wyatt Jr of Coastal States Gas Corp proposed a six month oil supplement to CPSB to avert San Antonio boiler fuel shortages. The plan requires CPSB review, contemplates up to 10 000 barrels per day, and aims to avoid long term commitments while preserving flexibility amid emergency orders.
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Arthur Moczygemba
Oscar Wyatt Jr
Coastal States Gas Corp
City Public Service Board
San Antonio
Tnel
John Newman
CPSB
Coastal States
Wyatt
PSB
Corpus Christi
S UN Antonia
Tom Deely
Boye Jackson
Becker
Jack Wakre
B. W. Schrader
Voastal
Deely
Cpsti
Robert West
Tesoro Corp
CPSH
Emergency Railroad Commission
Coastal
Holiday Driving Slowed by Severe Storms and Memorial Day Travel
Tornadoes and heavy rains across the South and Central States slowed Memorial Day weekend travel. The National Safety Council projected 580 to 850 traffic deaths and 26,000 to 30,000 injuries in the seven hours from Friday evening to Monday midnight. Early counts show no roadway deaths so far. Fatalities include 393 traffic, 72 drownings, 14 plane, 1 other, totaling 590. California had the most traffic deaths, followed by New York, Florida, and Texas.
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AY United
States
National Safety Council
California
New York State
Florida
Texas
Death Toll Rising In Wake of Storms
Storms from Oklahoma to Florida kill at least 35 across nine states during Memorial Day weekend. Tornadoes, heavy rains, and high winds injure hundreds and damage thousands of homes. Alabama reports 18 touchdowns Sunday night with eleven fatalities overall.
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Oklahoma
Florida
Midwest
South
Alabama
Missouri
Keefeton
Okla
Jonesboro
Ark
Kansas
Tennessee
North Carolina
Laurel
Miss
Argentina to Open Embassy in Cuba Amid Political Transitions
Argentina announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba just after the end of military rule and a new Peronist president, Hector J. Campero, took office. In Brent Alabama, over 140 people were injured in tornadoes, 47 in Brent, with four killed. A Brent Baptist church was ripped in half during the twister. In western North Carolina, four people died in flash floods. two bodies found in a New River washout. About 30 homes were damaged in Keefeton, a 400-person community.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cuba
Peronst
Hector J. Campora
Brent
Alabama
Brent Baptist Church
North Carolina
New River
Keefeton
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Sam Houston National Lhe
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San Anténios Light
Death Notk
Tam
San Antonio Light
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