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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1973
Page
1
A reader asks about following a fire truck after seeing a fire and a state law reply warns drivers must keep at least 500 feet behind emergency apparatus unless on official business. The piece notes confusion over tire tracks and a fire call and mentions highway interchange questions continued on page 4.
A string of tornadoes swept the South and Midwest on Memorial Day, killing at least 40 people and causing heavy damage. Athens Georgia suffered a fatality as three twisters struck near the University of Georgia, while Alabama and Arkansas reported multiple deaths. Other affected states included South Carolina, North Dakota, Mississippi, and Oklahoma with scattered fatalities and property loss.
Eight former prisoners of war face courts martial as a Texas congressman pressed for rapid natural gas relief for San Antonio. Gonzalez wired the White House and officials urging audit of Coastal States Gas reserves, prosecution if data were false, and immediate steps to secure gas supplies for San Antonio and nearby areas amid power cuts. He urged Coastal to cover extra operating costs for CPSB and cited military needs facing reductions.
San Antonio faces a worsening power crisis on day one as CPSRB reports 69 percent natural gas curtailment and eight day air reserves. Mayor Becker warns of impact on construction as port and cement plants stay shut, delaying building projects. The gas order unravels this week to restore supplies, with CPSB projecting a 20 percent shortfall for generators.
AUSTIN UPI Texas legislators ended a marathon 10 day session after passing a broad ethics and reform package. Gov Dolph Briscoe and Speaker Price Daniel Jr. praised the measures as the most far reaching in Texas history, while several reform bills advanced despite a Senate kill on one tax conference committee limit.
Reported auto crashes killed 473 people over Memorial Bay weekend, with final tally expected to align with the National Safety Council estimate of about 650 deaths and a likely margin around 55 percent.
A 2 year old Florida man identified as Theodore Wright of San Antonio died early Tuesday in a collision at the MRT crossing on Leonhardet Road Northeast San Antonio. Police say Wright attempted to heat a freight train to beat the crossing and was killed when the train struck his car front left fender, scattering wreckage 40 feet. Wright had been staying with a relative at 4950 Casa Espana. The fatality brings San Antonio's traffic deaths for the year to four, matching last year’s year-to-date total.
Air Force Col Theodore W Guy, senior POW commander at The Plantation camp in Hanoi, filed court martial charges against five Army and three Marines for alleged misconduct while prisoners. Names and exact charges to be released after notification. Pentagon said charges may be dropped before trial, as in the My Lai case.
Canton Ohio reports a life size bronze statue of 1st Lt. Sharon Lane, the first American servicewoman to die in Vietnam, was dedicated Monday during Memorial Day services. The honoring ceremony marked Lane’s sacrifice with a public tribute by local officials and veterans groups.
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