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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1969
Page
10
The 83 year old Driskill Hotel will close its rooms to the public next Tuesday. About 65 legislators and lobbyists stay there, timed to coincide with the legislature's departure. The dining room and other services will stay open while 180 of 240 employees are laid off.
Filippo Melodia of Sicily received 13 years after abducting a 17 year old girl and holding her in a farmhouse for a week in December 1965 to compel marriage. The court of cassation refused his appeal, finalizing the sentence. Franca reported him after he released her, saying she would rather die than marry him.
Hollywood UPI Natalie Wood, 30, wed British agent-producer Richard Gregson in a Russian Orthodox ceremony Friday afternoon. It is the second marriage for both. Wood was previously married to Robert Wagner from 1957 to 1962 with no children.
Houston space center reports public release of almost 1200 black and white Apollo 10 pictures taken in 61 hours of moon orbit. Stafford Young and Cernan shot frames near the lunar surface and landmarks like Sidewinder and Diamondback Rilles. Debriefings continue as engineers study unidentified frames for Apollo 11 planning.
At Paris Le Bourget NASA officials sought a rendezvous with Soviet cosmonauts Shatalov and Yeliseyev during the airshow. McDivitt Scott and Schweikart hoped for a handshake and a private talk, but timing remained unclear and no meeting occurred. The German Dorner 31 prototype demonstrated vertical takeoff, hovering at 200 feet and spinning in mid-air, with service anticipated in six years.
Representatives agreed to form a seven member committee to study state contracting for capital expenditures with access to all records. An interim panel was approved to investigate Texas bail bonds abuses. another panel will continue studies of criminal procedures and the criminal code.
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