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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1973
Page
1
Washington reports the Cost of Living Council approved a staged steel price rise of about 2.2 to 4 percent per step, adding roughly $4.50 per ton on Oct 1 and another $4.50 on Jan 1 1974, affecting flat rolled steel and products including cars and toasters.
Reader notes recurring signal failures on S W Military Drive through Lackland Air Force Base cause gridlock. Air Police lack authority here. policing is shared by Texas Highway Patrol and Bexar County Sheriff. Calls urge military police to notify the highway department about light malfunctions.
Health officials will culture 900 San Antonio schoolchildren to detect the virulent T-1 hemolytic streptococcus. Two deaths occurred from T-1 infections in midsummer. Dr. William R. Ross said 20 percent of students in selected North East and other districts will be screened, with CDC-supplied drugs for positives. Cases this year nearly doubled from 1,449 to 3,080 for eight months.
In Santiago the Chilean armed forces demanded President Salvador Allende resign and launched a combined air and ground assault on the presidential palace. Bombers and troops fired hundreds of rounds, detonated transmitters, and declared martial law as Allende refused to abdicate.
Shoppers in San Antonio faced a mixed meat counter Tuesday as prices edged up 10 to 12 percent on several cuts. Ground beef and hamburger are among those expected to rise first, with leaner steers and fatter cattle weighing into market shifts. Officials say the price freeze distorted supplies and the market may drift upward gradually over the coming month.
The Light reports $9,000 awarded in nine weeks with four winners so far. The jackpot sits at $1,000 awaiting a reader claim, rising by $1,000 weekly if unclaimed and potentially reaching $5,000. Regular sweepstakes offer $4,500 weekly with daily prizes. Recent winners include Mrs Mae F Mays and Mrs John Hale.
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