Light's Action Line Adopts and Gun Advice Column
The column covers adoption ages 6 to 16 and directs readers to family service centers for infant adoptions. It explains pistol ownership rules in Texas, including 21 years old, residency, and felony status, legal carrying in an automobile, and varying state laws. Adoption agencies Buckner Baptist Maternity Home, Methodist Mission Home of Texas, and Texas Cradle Society are listed with contact details for help.
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Texas
E. T
Buckner Baptist Maternity Home
P.O
San Antonio
Methodist Mission Home of Texas
Texas Cradle Society
Hijackers hold Boeing 727 and demand freed inmates
Hijackers calling themselves Friends of Armed Liberation Front hijack a Boeing 727 near Monterrey after a six hour bargaining standoff. They threaten to kill a passenger every 30 minutes until demands are met. Six prisoners tied to a robbery ring are released from jail and later arrested again. police recover $120,000 in stolen money.
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Conmon
Armed Liberation Front
Saltillo
Monterrey
Arturo Suarez
Plu
Cub
Briscoe Wins Tight Texas Primary Acknowledges Irregularities
Briscoe sealed a narrow Texas primary victory amid acknowledged voting irregularities and calls for restraint from Graver who, from Houston, cited not issuing a statement due to the volume of votes outstanding and irregularities. Grover challenged Briscoe's edge as the party shift and Raza Unida siphoned votes, notably in El Paso, Navarro, Hidalgo, and Bexar counties.
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Graver
Houston
Briscoe
Uvalde
Grover
John Tower
Barefoot Sanders
Alabama
George Wallace
George McGovern
Stormer
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Frances Farenthold
Raza Unida
Ramsey Muniz
Parrty
el Paso
Navers
Hidalgo
Bexar County
Woman Claims Skunk Spray Prevents In-Person Vote
A Josephine County Oregon woman told county clerk Donlee Barnes that she could not vote in person after being sprayed by a skunk. The incident prompted a request for an absentee ballot as she sought to participate in the election.
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Guants Pass
Oregon
Josephine County
Donlee Barnes
Grandad Gatti Welcomes Mayor’s First Grandson
A son named John Gatli was born in San Antonio at 12:20 pm weighing eight and a half pounds. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Gatti Jr. Grandparents include Mayor and Mrs. John Gait, making him the mayor’s first grandson.
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John Gatli
San Antonio
John Gatti Jr
John Gait
Garza Stricken During City Council Meeting
Mayor pro tem Gilbert Garza was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital with chest pains while acting as mayor for Mayor Galti who left for Dallas. Councilwoman Care Haberman presided, Garza was admitted to the hospital’s coronary care unit after examination at city hall.
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Gilbert Garza
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Garza
Galti
Dallas
Care Haberman
City Hall
Garcia
Fragmented ad listing multiple appliances and prices
A damaged OCR fragment shows several refrigerator entries with capacities from 3 to 19 cubic feet, various colors white and copper tone, with prices ranging from 289 to 469 dollars. Mentions side-by-side models and icemaker variants, but details are incomplete.
Nixon denies targeting individuals in White House shakeup
In remarks on the Watergate era, Nixon aides Haldeman and Chapin face questions about campaign funds and “dirty tricks.” Press secretary Ziegler refused to name specific posts to be abolished and said he would not discuss individuals or link the shakeup to Watergate. The White House reiterated Nixon was satisfied no staffer was tied to the break-in.
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White House
H. R
Bob) Haldeman
Dwight Chapin
Ziegler
Nixon
Haldeman
Chapin
Democrats weigh leadership after heavy McGovern loss
After the election debacle prominent Democrats urge change at the top. Calls grow to dump Jean Westwood, McGovern ally and national committee chair, in favor of a centrist figure as the party regroups ahead of the December 9 meeting. Possible replacements include Robert Strauss and Warren Hearnes.
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Democratic Party
Frank Mankiewicz
McGovern
Jean Westwood
National Committee
Lloyd M. Sentsen
Texas
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
David Hall
Oklahoma
Washington
Robert Strauss
Missouri
Warren Hearnes
Protesters Jeer West Bexar Annexation Hearing
Hubert Green for Ellison interests said annexation not in the city’s best interests until utilities are resolved. Frank Manupelli of Ellison Industries opposed annexation, noting surveys showing 72 percent of Ellison homeowners opposed. Antiwar protesters jeered during the public hearing disrupting the session and challenging feasibility studies.
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West Bexar County
Ciqized
Hubert Green
Ellison
Frank Manupelli
Ellison Industries
Manupelli
Berkeley
Calif
UPC
University of California
Mantpelli
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Garza Stricken
Sears
Quan
Tapressway
Quen
Sears Warehouse
N. Pine
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Jacquard
Jcpenney
Mcoreless City
Terrell Plaza
Northwest Center
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