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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1972
Page
1
A Madison Elementary fifth grade class led by Mrs. Mabel Stevenson asked 27 pupils to imagine future presidency. Ideas range from early Social Security payments and lower taxes to ending the Vietnam War and funding for the elderly and disabled.
The Harris poll shows Nixon leading by a 61 to 39 margin with strong foreign policy credibility. Yet McGovern crept into concerns on trust and domestic critique, including fears he overpromises and repeats mistakes as voters question his judgment.
The F W Dodge Division reports nonresidential building in San Antonio rose 63 percent while residential housing grew 38 percent from 1971 to 1972. September data show residential up sharply from 8.19 million to 17.8 million, while nonresidential declined 42 percent from 11.665 million to 7.885 million. Residential covers houses apartments motels and dormitories. nonresidential includes commercial manufacturing educational religious recreational and administrative facilities.
Police seek seven suspects in a Monday gang rape of a 21 year old pregnant woman living in the 700 block of Colima. The victim says she was attacked around 4 30 a m near Richter and Guadalupe, taken to a nearby area, then left on the ground as the assailants fled.
The San Antonio area installations reported a combined military and civilian payroll of 711.5 million for the 1972 fiscal year, up 0.2 percent from 1971. Uniformed personnel rose 7.5 percent, while overall personnel fell 7.2 percent, signaling higher pay despite fewer staff. Local purchases declined slightly due to accounting changes at Ft. Sam Houston, with notable rises at Kelly Air Force Base and Lackland AFB. Wilford Hall Hospital expanded payroll by 4.6 million as personnel stayed steady.
The Lauria Auditorium and Communications Center at Trinity University earns a First Honor Award from the Texas Society of Architects, shared by Ford Powell and Caran and Bartlett Cocke and Associates. Other San Antonio projects include Stockman’s Restaurant and the W. J. Black home in Austin, with judges praising the thoughtful integration and scale.
Mey er Lansky, labeled a danger to public safety, slipped out of Israel Sunday, refused entry to Switzerland, and headed to Holland. A Bern police spokesman confirmed he left from Tel Aviv, transferring at Basel to Amsterdam after Switzerland rejected him. The Supreme Court decision Sept. 11 barred citizenship. he was granted free passage to any country. His 18 passport had been revoked as he faced indictment abroad.
A 28 year old man reportedly posed as an immigration official and was jailed after bond set at 2500 for theft from a person and 600 for malicious mischief. Jose Puente and Jesus Gonzales each encountered the man who demanded $11 and fled after a chase to the 400 block of W Nueva. The incident occurred near 9:45 p.m. Sunday and involved damage to an apartment door.
A medical examiner's verdict is pending in the death of Mrs Pearl E Jones 44 of 299 servation who was found dead after a 2 am incident at Green ospital. Police say she was found on a living room couch at her home about an hour earlier.
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