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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1972
Page
7
Two elderly San Antonio widows rely on morning telephone checks to confirm they are alive each night, a private survival plan born from isolation and poverty. The piece outlines aging poverty, Social Security gaps, housing hurdles, and the need for early planning to ensure security in retirement.
Ambassador Sung Chiah Kuang announced that China will purchase eight more Tri dent jetliners from Britain at about 40 million dollars. The order signed in Peking on November 9 raises China's Trident purchases to more than 7163 million, following earlier contracts for 12 of the same planes built by Hawker Siddeley.
A Lackland Air Force Base dormitory for the Security Police Squadron is completed as part of a 66-building remodel project with a $2 million cost. The full project aims to finish by early August 1973. Also noted are awards and postings for several air force personnel including Ullrich, Denaquier Jr, and Garvin, with service in Vietnam and assignments at Randolph AFB and Edgewood Arsenal.
A 23 year old Mexican national, Jose Avalos, was struck in the chest by a shot from a moving car and listed in poor condition at Bexar County Hospital. Police say he and two companions left a tavern on the 100 block of S Frio. witnesses report a late model car occupied by two men fired the shot.
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