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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1977
Page
1
The text lists varied, satirical items from a sanitized OCR of a newspaper page. It mentions UT Austin budget cuts affecting football, odd campus happenings, and assorted jokes about weather, politics, and public notices. Major named entities include University of Texas at Austin and Lorene Rogers.
Mayor Lita Cockrell says the Besar Constructors Association shows more lots planned in the first seven months than in all of 1978. Building permits top 10,103, with 16,240 year to date. City plans capital improvements and an $85 million bond issue, possibly rising to $100 million if extended without tax increases. Edwards Aquifer recharge questioned.
The Convention Center hosts the Tex Folk Festival and Fiesta Noche Del Rio at Arneson River Theatre with events including a private meeting at Villita assembly and a city resources award presentation by officials. Cockrell noted the council is studying modifications with legal consultants.
A Bexue County grand jury indicted Kirby Man, Miguel Rodriguez, Nicolas Castapuela Jr., and Anthony Ko on murder charges. Rodriguez faces killing his father, uncle, and cousin. Castapuela Jr. is charged in a fatal stabbing outside a residence. Ko is accused in the February death of Grant Hamilton in Victoria. Three additional murder indictments were sealed.
The unreadable text presents a garbled sequence of names, places, and potential abbreviations. It includes scattered references to Alabama and various personal names, lacking coherent context or events.
A San Antonio council discussion covers flood warning signage for the River Walk and a proposed federal flood insurance readiness plan. Officials discuss a permit system, building exemptions for historic structures, eligibility for interstate funds, and the expansion of cultural venues downtown including the Municipal Auditorium and theaters.
The Planning Commission recommended a six year to two year limit for plat approvals and required starts within six months or guarantees, with a two year window for full development. It also moved to curb delays by fewer plats recorded after approval and discussed broader storm water rules and a city moratorium proposal.
San Antonio stands a good chance of being chosen for a federal home insulation program aimed at aiding buyers of used homes. The plan would provide up to 2000 dollars to install energy saving devices and teach loan officers to promote measures like insulation and weather stripping. Local lenders and the Alamo Savings Association plan to collaborate with program director Joseph Barrow to develop outreach, with eight of nineteen cities ultimately selected.
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