Fiesta Revisited Ends With a Knighting Mishap at River Parade
In San Antonio during Fiesta River Parade, Jack Lewis and Secret Service, alongside First Lady Betty Ford, witnessed a knighting gesture by Lewis that went awry as his saber fell hilt-first. The event drew lighthearted remarks from press and officials while highlighting the pageantry and personnel behind the celebration.
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Joe Carroll
Secret Service
Texas Cavaliers
King Antonio LIV
Jack Lewison
Lewis
Brad Broeuer
Court of the Lone Star
Andrew 7. Thompson
John K. Matthews
Breuer
Barbara Harris
San Antonio
Vivas
Paul McSween
Antoni LIV
Flowers
Paul
Cambodia sparked student anger over Kent State era attitudes
A 1970 Nixon Cambodia invasion sparked nationwide student protests and the Kent State clash that left four dead or dying. Faculty observer Charles Cotrell links modern student attitudes to Watergate and Vietnam, noting increased pragmatism and crisis fatigue. He recalls SCL stands and shifts in campus activism at San Antonio and Texas campuses.
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Vietnam
Kent State
Ohio
National
Charles Cotrell
St. Mary's University
Sant Antonio
Cotrall
Watergate
San Antonio
St. Mary’s University
Stryker McGuire
Clay Robison
St. Mary’s
Students For Civil Liberties
SCL
Majestic Theater
Cotrell
Handy Andy Sales Top $200 Million in Fiscal Year
Handy Andy Inc posts annual sales exceeding 200 million for the year ended April 3. President Ruben M. Escobedo cites a 10 percent gain and record performance in all divisions, led by supermarkets in five cities including Manston. Company shifts focus to Grocery and Food Management Services, sells rafetena and card shops, closes E Z Convenience stores, and relocates corporate offices to centralize operations.
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Handy Andy, Inc
Ruben M. Escobeda
Tim
Escobedo
Handy Andy
Especialy
Manston
Rafetena
Austiny
Houston
Crownhill
E. Houston
Funding Dispute Over Texas Raza Unida Party Funding
A Texas official planned talks with Raza Unida leaders after six county executive committee members filed a complaint against county chairman Jose Luis Rodriguez over a requested $25,683 state funds for the primary. The dispute centers on party finance and ongoing disagreements within Bexar County’s Raza Unida.
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Austin
Bexar County
Rava Unida
Texas Secretary of State
Raza Unida
Jose Luis Rodriguez
Rodriguez
San Antonio
James F. Pons
Leroy Beck
Secretary of State
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