Zoo Tackles Rising Food Costs with Budget Cuts and Hydroponics
San Antonio Zoo Director Louis Di Sabato explains that rising prices for horsemeat, liver, and soybean meal have pressured the zoo’s budget. The 1970s drive cut costs to 96,001 and a Nutrition Center opened in 1971 with hydroponic greens to feed animals efficiently.
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Community events and school notices in San Antonio area
The Food Stamp Task Force meets Tuesday at the Model Cities evaluation Center. A panel discusses The Face of American Women Monday. Loop 410 traffic halts 10 minutes Tuesday to remove overhead cables. Holy Cross School girls win 33 awards in track. Alamo Heights district board to meet April 6 in the high school auditorium. Texas Society of Civil Engineers meets Monday at Howard Johnsons with awards and remarks. Preschool storytime at Pan American Branch Tuesday morning. Randolph Air Force Base drivers noted as mostly male. Bexar County cattle rustling rises per Peter Franklin. Three Light readers win $125 in TV Sweepstakes.
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Open House Celebrates Week of the Young Child
More than 20 people attended an Ella Austin Community Center event marking The Week of the Young Child. Posters and crafts by youngsters and local social service groups decorated the North Pine Street center as 32 organizations displayed.
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Outdoor Chet Selected At Southwest Home Show Finals
Thurman of 2762 4 W Millary Drive won a freezer of prime beef an entire steer from the stock show finals of the men’s cookout. He edged six other finalists in the week long competition with his glazed country style teriyaki pork ribs. Judges and spectators praised the dish. All seven finalists including Thurman and Van Roper gas grills contributed by Electrical Distributing Company.
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Man Stabbed on San Antonio Street
Rodolfo Garza, 24, of 619 South San Ignacio, was in poor condition at Bexar County Hospital with a stab wound to the abdomen after being attacked while walking near Buena Vista and San Bernardo around 1:30 am Sunday, according to pallies.
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Will Probe Housing Says Rohde
Independent candidate Al Rohde pledges to inspect city public housing units if elected to the council. He trails Cliff Morton in the April 17 runoff and cites strong voter turnout while endorsing the slogan A vote not cast is a voice not heard.
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Candidates Are Queried on Edwards Aquifer and Energy
The local Sierra Club asks runoff candidates about Edwards Aquifer protection and San Antonio energy needs. On Monday members will gauge views of City Council runoff entrants on San Antonio Ranch New Town zoning outside municipal limits, energy sources alternatives, and conservation.
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San Antonio Classifieds Seem Packed with Odd Prices
Fragments show ads for Broadway at McCullough listings and tainted figures. Mixed numbers hint at sales hours and prices for various goods in a 1940s style classified section.
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