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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1972

Page

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Teacher Strikes Continue Across United States Amid Disputes

United Press reports ongoing teacher strikes into a third week as Las Vegas grade schools reopen late after court-ordered busing battles. antibusing groups boycott sixth grades, while other districts in Summerville Massachusetts Somerset Wisconsin and Smithfield Rhode Island see idle teachers and stalled negotiations. Philadelphia talks show little progress with next meeting slated for Tuesday and state media warning hard lines may persist.

United Press Io Philadelphia Las Vegas Cliss Neva Supreme Bayvillville Smithfield Rede Iskind Edward A. Feehan

Lawyers Take Spotlight at California murder trial

Fairfield, Calif. Lawyers for the defense and prosecution dominate proceedings in the jury selection of Dian Corona charged with killing 25 migrant farm workers and burying their bodies along the Feather River. Judge warns both sides to avoid public statements. attorney Richard Hawk is fined 400 and jailed 60 days for contempt after an outburst.

Fairfield Calif UPD Profescular Dian Corona Richard EF. Hawk Zoro Bart Williams Sutler County Hawk Femher River

Red Wheat Deals and Foreign Contributions

U S Representative Gonzalez alleges recent grain deals in Russia and China by the Nixon administration could fund campaigns with foreign money. He claims major US grain firms are foreign owned and warns of international dollars shaping policy. He cites a six year old report of German alien campaign contributions and asks Texas to probe foreign contributions to federal candidates.

Washington U.S Congalen Russia China Gonzalez Interna San Antonio Ser Johu Tower Gonzalex

Stamp Albums Valued Over Ten Thousand Sought By Police

Tuell of a stamp collection valued at more than 10000 dollars is under police investigation. Owner O Wintersteen of 1235 East Mulberry told police he was away on September 6 when a fire swept his apartment. He said he discovered several stamps missing after returning and moving damaged belongings to another apartment.

Tuell O. Wintersteen E. Mulberry

Pickup Collision Injures Four Near Langtry

Four Del Rio residents including a 63 year old woman and a 3 year old boy were injured when a westbound pickup clipped a Piper Cherokee forced down by weather on U S 99 about 4 miles west of Langtry in Val Verde County. Three were hospitalized in San Antonio with head injuries and cuts while a fourth child received treatment locally. The pilot, Herb Whitis, was not injured.

del Rio U.S. 99 Langtry Val Verde County San Antonio Northeast Baptist Hospital Virginia Chapman Herb Whitis David Brighton Val Verd& Memorial Hospital

Auto Crash Kills 1 Injures Two in San Antonio Area

Ralph R. Knowles, 87, died on arrival at Randolph Air Force Base Hospital after a Sunday crash at FM 1804 and the Texas 78 overpass. Claude Hunter, 36, and Margaret Carter, 41, were listed in critical and fair condition respectively, with Carter’s son Gerald treated and released. Damaged vehicles collided around 4 p.m. Universal City police reported.

San Antonio Baptist Hospital Randolph Air Force Base Ralph R. Knowles Nolan Claude Hunter Dawson Knowles Margaret Carter Mortis Doyle Carters Gerald Universal City FM 1804 Texas 78

Unauthorized Bombing by Generals Alleged in Vietnam War

Sen. Barry Goldwater cites testimony alleging that Gen. Creighton Abrams and Gen. John Lavelle ordered an unauthorized air strike on a North Vietnamese radar site last spring. Abrams denied the involvement, while Goldwater defended both generals as honorable. Lavelle acknowledged disobeying orders.

K. Mack Sisk John JD. Lavelle Army Chief of Staff Creighton W. Abrams North Vietnam Barry Goldwater R-Ariz Abrams Lavelle Joint Chiefs of Staff JCS Goldwater PENDS Nixon Nale Armed Services Committee Armed Services

Volunteers Furnish New Gregorio Esparza Elementary

Principal James Resendez mobilized neighbors and staff to furnish 17 rooms at Gregorio Esparza Elementary in the Culebra Park subdivision. Within an hour, about 60 volunteers unloaded desks and chairs from district trucks and completed setup after a weekend effort. Esparza, a San Antonio figure who died defending the Alamo, lent his name to the school opened March 6, 1896, with area scouts and local soldiers in Bonham’s gun crew aiding the defense.

Frank Treso Northside Gregorid Eaparza Culebra Park James Resendez Resendez Gregorio School Gregorio Esparza San Antonio Alamo

Light's Action Line and Fox Tech mementos updates

In Corpus Christi a reader asks about a designation and beads project where 1 3000 families of POWs named relatives to be put on bracelets. 3 100 bracelets sold, names may repeat. River Rats at VFW Mall Universal City coordinate. Fox Tech High School mementos stored and displayed at Brackenridge High. new Fox Tech building pending opening.

Robert Thompson San Antonio Fox Tech High School Public Information Jett Duffield Fox Tech Brackenridge High School Duffield

Aces Reunion Ends With Patriotic Flurry

Maj. Gen. Daniel James led a three day Fighter Aces reunion in San Antonio where 75 pilots who downed at least five aircraft were honored. Honorary aces included Sen. Barry Goldwater and Gen. Roberto Salido Tierran with remarks urging resolve and duty as war memories and POWs were invoked.

Daniel “Chappie’ James Lth San Antonio James Air Force Barry Goldwater R-Amé Roberto Salido Tierran Vietnam Richard S. Ritchie Charles DeBellevue Southeast Asia George B. Simler Air Training Command ATC Randolph Alb James Critical

Fragmented OCR Odds and AP Copyright Note

A garbled OCR fragment lists various currency figures and terms such as daily, Sunday, CANADA AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES, and mentions The Associated Press copyright. The text appears as a corrupted excerpt with incomplete prices and labels and includes a note about republication rights for AP news dispatches.

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Tegian Moon Lunar Zarcamota Neu Phil Chavarria Margarito Tamayo Air Force Reserves American Fighter Aces Association Mexico Mario Moya Palencia New York Benito Juarez Juarez Esparza Santa Anna Juan Seguin Capt. Bonham New Gregorio Esparza School Corpus Christi Lke Animal Defense League Aces Driscoll Ritchie Hearst Corporation McCullough Texas Carnter Tewqs MATS Quiside Central America South America Canada Fundey
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