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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1971
Page
1
An analysis notes transport systems must plan for peak loads and shoulder periods. Elevators and subways reach capacity during busy times while unused space remains. Flights to warm climates peak in winter and fall, with some travelers preferring weekend departures or off-peak times. Airlines are required to maintain adequate service to meet high and low traffic periods.
Hector Valdez, graduate of Southwest Texas State College and LULAC Council leader, is named assistant director of the education group project action of Texans for the Educational Advancement of Mexican Americans. The TEAM project, funded by HEW, aims to strengthen communication between Mexican American and other communities. Valdez is a part time Urban Studies student at Trinity University and has previously worked in public information for Model Cities and as a senior placement specialist with STAY.
President Nixon and Emperor Hirohito reviewed troops in a red car and stood for U S and Japanese anthems in a formal platform ceremony. Officials, including Kissinger and Rogers, watched as the two leaders spoke of friendship and East West communications during a brief visit.
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The Roman Catholic Church faces a sharp split as a draft constitution for the synod prompts liberal and conservative critics. Vatican plans to skip debate and revise the document before wider discussion. Over 200 bishops from around the world attend a synod seen as a parliamentary analogue. Enduring questions about papal authority versus collegiality threaten Second Vatican Council ideals. Cardinal Suenens and others condemn the draft as a regression toward absolute monarchy. Some see reform as a sign of necessary change amid ongoing internal disputes.
Washington representatives of U S prisoners of war gathered for the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia with about 730 of its 2700 members expected. Debate opened between Sen Robert Dole and Ren Robert Leggett over a withdrawal deadline. administration wary of a rift.
Prime ministers of Great Britain Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic met at Chequers to defuse Ulster violence and seek common ground among Heath Faulkner and Lynch. Two years of turmoil have left 110 dead and hundreds wounded as Irish Republican Army guerrillas step up actions.
Two homemade grenades were thrown at a U S embassy softball game in Phnom Penh. Two American military members were killed and ten wounded, seven assailants said to have attempted attacks prior. Wounded were flown to a nearby American hospital in South Vietnam. three Cambodians also injured. An embassy official noted the attack followed an assassination scare on Ambassador Swank.
In Canta 74 miles southwest of Saigon anti American demonstrators hurled firebombs at a U.S. Army vehicle, destroying it. Four disabled Vietnamese veterans forced the Italian crew to stop the vehicle as protests outside Saigon’s National Assembly coincided with the final week before the October 3 election.
Two San Antonio youths were hospitalized after a one-car crash near Loop 410 and Vance Jackson. Catherine Elaine Coburn, 14, of Mount Seroford, died at 3:59 a.m. at Texas County Hospital. Keith Biercher, 18, of 7926 Westlyn, in critical condition. James M. Jones, 11, of St Granada, the driver, in fair condition at Methodist Hospital. The death marked the citys 69th traffic fatality of the year, matching the previous years for the date.
Frank Vaklez of the San Antonio Symphony Society women’s committee will discuss the symphony’s third season and upcoming plans in a KWEX TV interview at 3:30 pm Tuesday.
In Austin, UPI reports Gus F. Mutscher may resign as Texas House speaker to face bribery charges tied to stock fraud. If a special session is needed for redistricting, the timing hinges on his trial, now expected to start four months hence. Courts may determine who controls redistricting, while Mutscher seeks to shape his replacement and potential return.
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