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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1971
Page
1
A reader asks ACTION LINE for help arranging a bee farm tour for third graders. Beekeeper Ray Powell offers to show the class his bee farm after consultation with the school, noting safety concerns for allergies and bee stings. The note also covers unemployment questions and a continuation on page 2.
The clipping notes violence in schools spreading with Osorio cited as blamed. It references multiple pages and sections such as 2 4 Features Financial Fun and Gain Horoscope Real Estate Society Sports TV Logs and various page numbers, indicating a newspaper layout summary rather than a cohesive article.
Alfredo Montemayor and Salvador Mazatini received one year and ten year concurrent sentences after pleading guilty to importing heroin from a May 1970 raid that involved a former Mexican federal police official Manuel Suarez Dominguez who later died in his cell. Yolanda Yanez Schmidt was indicted but later freed. The judge called the case a serious threat and noted Suarez Dominguez would have faced a longer term if alive.
Amalgamated Transit Workers Local 684 with 467 members will meet at 2 am Sunday to discuss a verbal contract offer from San Antonio Transit System. President Wilson Parker said a written agreement is essential, noting the proposed seven percent pay rise is below earlier expectations and could trigger a walkout if not finalized.
In a late Friday move Bexar County judges named W. W. Bill George purchasing agent, the county s first. George, 59, former Pearl Brewing Co purchasing director, will earn 13000 dollars yearly. Reeves and Dial led the interviews, with over 20 men considered for the post.
Manuel Mata earns $100 as the second subscriber in two days to win cash in the TV Sweepstakes contest. Mata, a three year Light subscriber, plans to retire bills with his windfall. Roland Mendoza wins $1 as a lifetime subscriber, while G. W. Akard and his grandchildren receive $25 and Mrs. Wilbert J. Oliver wins $10.
Texas election officials conceded that a new law requiring voters under 21 to register and vote in their parents county is unconstitutional. Gov. Preston Smith announced the concession after a federal suit filed in Sherman by Wesley Ownby Steve Muney and the Young Democratic clubs of Texas. Secretary of State Bob Bullock recommended the move with Attorney General Crawford Martin.
Hurricane Fern lashed San Antonio with wind and storms Friday night, bringing up to two inches of rain, minor flooding in low areas, and many traffic disruptions. A multiple-vehicle crash on Laredo Street sent three to hospital as crews repaired wind and lightning damage. Fire and police urged caution at low water crossings while 15 football games were postponed statewide.
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