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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1960
Page
7
Fragmented OCR text likely from a 1960 classified ad page. Mentions San Antonio area, a Monday September 5 date, a telephone exchange CAG 1231, and an adwriter reference. Content is bruited. no clear subject or full sentences.
Finland moves toward joining the Outer Seven trading bloc in western Europe if Moscow grants the same privileges to the Soviet Union. Russia opposes Finland's entry, but Khrushchev indicated readiness to negotiate measures to keep Finland competitive and develop trade with the Soviet Union.
A group of about 100 Harris county conservatives from the Parris county delegation to the state Democratic party convention called a pre convention caucus for Friday night. They oppose the platform adopted by the Democratic national convention and invited all Harris county delegates to Dallas. Fred Gray, one of the Harris county delegates, organized the meeting.
Robert Swain, 34, a 18-year Navy veteran and mechanic, allegedly took an antisubmarine plane from San Diego to Shreveport without authorization. He landed at Shreveport Municipal Airport after running low on fuel, with a 13-man ferry crew having ferried the aircraft from Burbank after overhaul. Swain, not an accredited pilot, has logged over 10,600 hours as a Navy crewman. He was arrested at a Shreveport motel by Caddo Parish sheriff and air force police. Navy officials ordered no interviews. The ferry crew planned to retrieve Swain and the plane shortly.
Delegates from 20 American nations arrive in Bogota for a meeting to study reducing poverty and boosting development in Latin America. The United States pledges 500 million dollars to spur economic growth and reform, with Brazil proposing a 5 point Pan America plan alongside others.
A spate of deadly fires in New England within 24 hours killed seven people including six children. In Richford Vermont a haybarn blaze killed Donna Vashekaliisxi aged four and a two year old, with their brother Danny missing. In Boston Jamaica Plain a third floor blaze killed a mother and three children, Anne Marie deL. 210, Patricia McDonald seven, Paul Joseph three, and Joan seven months. Patricia McDonald and her brother Michael nine were hurt in Cambridge Massachusetts.
Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay depart Darjeeling to begin a four month expedition in search of the abominable snowman. The duo, Everest conquerors, will start with the first leg of their trek Monday.
Mrs. John Rose of 3615 Broadway San Antonio operates John Rose Portrait studios. Her permanent pigment on photographs draws top executives civic leaders and families as patrons. She selects frames from Belgian imports or modern silvers. miniatures use plush leather cases. Tuesday is a popular day for child portraits with 20 percent off for ages 12 and under.
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