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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1972
Page
1
Sidney Lanier High School plans a Career Development Program for students likely to drop out. Principal Jesse Mendez describes three hours of academics plus supervised co-op work aimed at GED achievement, focusing on basic arithmetic and language arts to boost employability and community value.
Action Days 72 at St Marys University will feature a film from Billy Graham Associates, a panel discussion, and a Mass. Rev Bernard Rochon says emphasis is on listening to God. The film Per Tetes Sake plays 9:45 am Tuesday in the Marianist Scholasticate Auditorium.
Pluckers Spring Hill team dominates the event as Mrs. Sophia Hutchins leads the squad to victory in a rapid chicken plucking display. The Spring Hill quartet reportedly plucked twelve chickens in just over four minutes, earning a place in record books.
Police seek a sit and run motorist after a car sideswiped Emilio Luna near his parked car. Luna, 4, died about 1 40 a m Sunday in Brady Street 704 West block. The abandoned vehicle was found nearby. The death brings 1972 traffic fatalities to 74, up from 70 a year ago.
Police investigated two unrelated reports involving a 15 year old girl and a Shyeatald resident. A teen broke a window to enter a Bethune home and injured a girl at about 4 am Sunday. In another case, two men entered a residence on Fountain Street through an open back door, discussed rape, forced the girl into a bedroom, and injured her.
A 18 year old Margaret Shelton of 414 Mobile Walk was held after a teen was found shot in a bedroom of Shelton's apartment. Shelton was listed in fair condition at Bexar County Hospital after being shot in the abdomen. Police responded to a Sunday shooting call around 115 PM and booked the unidentified assailant for assault to murder.
A 24 year old man named Flores was stabbed in the chest by an unknown assailant at the Surf Room Lounge 720 N Bra zos, Sunday around 1 25 am. He was found collapsed at the Trans entrance moments later and was in poor condition at Bexar County Hospital Monday.
The San Antonio Symphony opens its season under Maestro Victor Alessandra with concerts through Christmas. Highlights include Shostakovich and Prokofiev works, a Christmas program with Bloch and Pinkham, and opening night featuring David Barllan and Franck. A future opera festival plans broader seasons and a Portuguese exchange program with conductor Alvaro Cassuto.
The article notes two recent self inflicted deaths in San Antonio. Irene Rainey Buerger age 50 found dead in her apartment from a bullet wound with a .22 pistol nearby. Wilkie Blake age 17 died at Brooke General Hospital from a chest wound after neighbors reported a gunshot from his kitchen. A sixth self inflicted verdict was reformed by Dr. Lewis Russell. A verdict is pending in the Sunday death of Clay Haimer age 18 found in a bathtub about 7 p.m. at his home.
Bexar County opens a 10 bed holding unit for drunks arrested for public drunkenness. The pilot program seeks early treatment to keep intoxicated individuals out of jail, with police, counselors, and medical staff supervising.
Despite near perfect weather the State Fair of Texas attracts crowds with 49,771 visitors over the first two days. This compares to about 50,000 during the same period last year, reflecting steady turnout for the opening weekend.
Personal friends and public officials gathered Sunday for the formal dedication of Edgewood School District's Gus Garcia Middle School in Ruiz and N. San Felipe. The project, funded by federal Mosel Cities and other federal money, is part of a five year bi cultural education program. Speakers praised Gus Garcia's life and called for continued government cooperation to improve minority education.
A series of weekend fires caused about 43000 in damage. Investigators probe the early Sunday Lafayette Apartments blaze at 7500 Cal nahin Mist, with 25000 estimated damages and heat from HVAC systems. Three children aged 7, 4, and unknown admitted playing with matches moments before the fire started around 10:30 pm. A Live Oak home at 12310 Northlexne sustained 48000 damage, owned by Flaninga Hames Inc. Fire origin blamed a central area of the living quarters. Another early blaze at Edwin N. Ricks residence 5202 Mideroga caused about 1000 in damage. Windcrest Volunteer Fire Department reports a den blaze while occupants were away.
The San Antonio Light lists the Hearst publication office at 420622 Broadway and McCullough, San Antonio, Texas. It notes publication frequency and distribution details for the local paper in a terse, archival entry.
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