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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1972
Page
3
In Carson City Nevada State Prison inmates confined to cells after a Friday protest escalated when three firebombs were thrown into the mess hall causing damage. Warden Carl Hocker halted a Labor Day meal and placed two convicts in solitary as staff probe the incident.
First Lady Pat Nixon, four years in Washington, will begin a campaign swing through New York, Illinois, Florida, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey and Massachusetts to support her husband’s bid for Congress in 194K. Strategists expect she will join President Nixon in the final stretch of the campaign, as wildfires and dry lightning challenge California and northern states.
Viet labor leaders rally against military weakness and moral softness while President Nixon campaigns to defend his foreign policy. The report notes labor's stance on the election and highlights Julie Nixon Eisenhower and David Eisenhower’s upcoming naval cruise as troop levels in Vietnam are trimmed. The piece covers August troop strength, redeployments, and planned appearances for the president during the Christmas holidays.
A reader asks about federal high risk insurance for liquor stores and matching funds for grants tied to sewage charges. The reply states Texas lacks a federal high risk plan per Jacek C. Maguire. Other items advise on military basic training letter rights, addressing abusive foremen, and how to reach the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in San Antonio for employment discrimination complaints.
Three burglars dropped through a sky light at the Museum of Fine Arts and stole 18 paintings plus jewelry and other items valued around 2.5 million dollars. The haul included a Rembrandt landscape titled Landscape with Cottage and other rare works before an unrepaired alarm halted the crime.
Southern governors told Sen. George McGovern he faces an uphill fight to win the South against Nixon. McGovern met 15 governors for dinner on the eve of the Southern Governors Conference. North Carolina’s Bevoy Scou chairing McGovern’s North Carolina campaign. South Carolina’s Tobin West remains cautious. Governors Hearnes, Carter, and Bumpers echoed doubts about carrying Deep South states. Carter questioned McGovern’s strength to win several states.
Gunfire rang out as government forces protected Phnom Penh during Cambodia's first National Assembly election in six years. Official radio claimed near full turnout, while observers reported very light voting amid claims of a biased process and calls for renewed legitimacy.
The Harris Poll surveyed 1,635 likely voters, asking whether Meany's AFL-CIO leadership affects their view of McGovern. Results showed Meany's stance unlikely to sway most union members, while 53 percent remained favorable of the Democratic convention.
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