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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1972
Page
1
Councilman Alvin Padilla accuses local hospitals of prioritizing balance sheets over patient care in ERs. He warns about ambulance spending, noting vehicles may arrive quickly but patients sit on stretchers while finances are reviewed. Padilla chairs the emergency health care committee studying ambulance service and the six health task forces.
Main Interest Padilla spoke at a Bealil Semingy event sponsored by LULAC and Model Citizens, organized by Reynaldo de ki Garza and Leonard Anguiano. Speakers included Tony Bon ila and County Commissioner-nominee Albert Bustamante. The event featured health workshops and focus on hospital emergency facilities as well as living conditions in San Antonio communities.
Members of the Mexican-American Friendship Committee finalized plans for the annual Dia de Seis Fiesta set to begin Sept. 9. Events include a charrenda at La Villita, a reception at the Mexican Consulate, a dinner by El Paso Trans, and a central American ceremony at Red Cross headquarters. The program highlights a Hidalgo statue ceremony and a Dia de Seis parade through downtown San Antonio.
The letter from Louis Stumberg, immediate past president of Alaing Council No 58, Boy Scouts of America, commends McGimsey Scout Park in Louth with Army National Guard Reserve units praised for improvements. It notes thousands of boys benefit from the work and mentions a stone trading post, teepees, entrance gateway, and a parking area as part of the park’s enhancements.
M L E L Segner named president and chief operating officer of Diversified Developers Inc and Doug Saunders Enterprises, with Douglas A Saunders as chairman. News conference hosted by Atkins and Associates announced the moves. Segner touts San Antonio's strong economy but declines downtown focus, while Saunders urges broad American residential growth and an open market. DDI already holds Woodlake and Elm Creek developments in San Antonio and aims to create an American citizen town with diverse facilities.
Planning Director Ed Davis outlined goals to rejuvenate the downtown area with a 10 block shopping and apartment mall, revised traffic patterns, new arteries, and open pedestrian walkways. He urged private investment as public funds have dominated the past 12 years, aiming for a strong, progressive core by 1955.
A 20 year old San Antonio resident remained in critical condition at Bexar County Hospital after a Tuesday night shooting on Highway 90 West near San Gabriel. Police have no suspects at this time.
The Committee to Reelect President Nixon announced a $200,000 campaign contribution from Mr and Mrs Poster McGaw of Evanston Utah terms.
Ed Castillo reports from San Antonio on David C. Major of the United Supreme Council of Free Masonry calling drug abuse the nation’s top threat. He links drugs to crime, urges rehabilitation support, and notes concerns over busing and education while council sessions run through Friday.
San Antonio Light announces publication office at 470-22 Broadway and lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for San Antonio and nearby towns, including daily and Sunday options, monthly, six months, and yearly totals for U.S. and overseas destinations, valid for international and Canada/Others, with Associated Press disclaimer.
San Antonio police report the arrest of Esteban Oliva Mora, 21, of 203 Furnish, on $30,000 bond after 100 pounds of marijuana were found in a car from Nuevo Laredo. The narcotics bust followed a plot involving a $200 pay to drive the car to a motel and abandon it at a South Side Ice House, with narcotics detectives uncovering the packages hidden in rear door panels. Short value was about $16,000.
Summary of OCR fragment listing: action line about cassette recordings to teach the blind in Oklahoma and Texas. Names: Dean Wyvrick, Kallison Tower, San Antonio. Prayis Mav is, Thayne. Tam a woman with nine, welfare, G. S. Action cites lending libraries and contact addresses in Oklahoma City for recording access. Also notes drivers license photo fee and retake policy. officials claim extra dollar funds photo processing. Welfare income question answered by L. Goss Texas Department of Public Welfare, outlining eligibility thresholds and self‑support aims.
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