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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1966
Page
2
Obituaries and memorial notices from San Antonio and nearby areas honor Stella L. Heltzel August Purp and other residents. The notices mention survivors including children and siblings, church and funeral arrangements, and local civic context with references to communities like Dallastown and West Virginia. Funeral details are given for multiple individuals with interment at local cemeteries and churches.
Four convicts and six others flee Winnipeg jail after stealing a Mooney aircraft in Steinbach area. The crew forced to fly on a fuel confined dash. a young couple hostage released unharmed after about five hours. Suspects include Dale, 25, awaiting trial for theft and a gang led by Lalshman.
Switzerland has banned LSD, prohibiting production import sale and use nationwide. The decision comes from Dr. Arnold Salter director of the Federal Health Office amid concerns over hallucinogenic drug risks and public health.
A child died Thursday in a local hospital. Survivors include the parents and a sister named Jian Ita Jane Arrington of Schert.
Three teenagers were shot while walking on the South Side of San Antonio Saturday night. Manuel Gonzales 17 of 663 Kendalia, Jesse Rodriguez 15 of 659 W Pyron, and Robert Reyna 15 of 367 Rosebud were treated for leg wounds at Santa Rosa Medical Center. The youths said a car stopped in the 500 block of Kendalia and someone fired after they denied knowing a person.
Rafael Chavarria of Santiago was found with a self inflicted gunshot wound in his front yard. Police said a small caliber pistol was near the body and ruled the death as self inflicted.
Reading Pennsylvania report says two sailors died when a car driven by Dennis Cartwright struck a tree. The victims were Roy Evand Morgan, 22, of Corpus Christi Texas and an 18 year old West Reading resident. Police described the crash as fatal and ongoing inquiries followed.
The Medina River area on Montgomery Road saw a midnight quarrel between two groups. Tanier Gil, 23, of Congo, is in serious condition at Robert B. Green Hospital with abdominal gunshot wounds. Fred Montez, 19, of Galivan, in fair condition at Baptist Memorial Hospital with eight stab wounds. Sheriff deputies report the fight started after a quarrel between factions near the riverbank. Funeral services announced for several local residents including M Sgt John E Schmidt Ret and Mrs Amelia Metzing Sinclair with interments planned at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery and Mission Burial Park respectively. Everett E Hampson, 78, of Bluetionnel, died Saturday with services set at Surset Memorial Park.
C. D. Shamburger Jr., former president of a leading Texas lumber firm, died Friday after a hunting accident. He sustained a shotgun wound Wednesday while loading his gun into his car on his Dalhart ranch and died later in an Amarillo hospital.
In Lusaka Zambia the government reduced gasoline rations amid fuel import challenges. The decree set a limit on gallons per vehicle as officials seek to ease shortages while public services face funding pressures. In Dallas funeral services confronted the toll of import issues. The Deauville France Cecilie Hal in San Francisco and clarinetist Darnell Howard were noted in unrelated obituaries and music obliques.
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