Wacky UT event honors history chair with famed Texas figures
The Texas Historical Association event at UT Austin drew 450 attendees including Ralph Wicborough and others. Franta Webb accepted the Willer Prescott Webb chair amid praise from dignitaries. the oblique program featured history figures, humor, and a playful tone. A later note mentions Cactus Pryor on Thursday.
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Sonn Tlenry Falk
Sim Antonio
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Te Ranch
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Clayton Urges Strategic Oil Reserve to Shield Texas
Speaker Bil Clayton told the Energy Fiesta Week opening that the federal government should not force energy sales at low prices. He urged building a strategic petroleum reserve to safeguard Texas fuel supply and warned of national impact if Carter era policy raises gas prices and restricts access to known oil and gas reserves. The event at Trinity University highlighted a coal unit demo and coal projects planned to meet a portion of San Antonio’s future electricity needs.
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San Amlemia
Prince Charles to Visit Texas and Houston We'll See
Prince Charles plans a brief Texas visit with Houston on the agenda and a stop at the Saint Texas ranch of Anne Armstrong. Mayor Lila Cockrell confirmed the visit during a Tuesday meeting with officials from the British consul in Houston.
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Prince Charlee
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City eyes shift of prisoner control to county
City staff and Council weigh moving city prisoners from Bexar County Jail to a separate county facility. Under current plans, city desk sergeants book prisoners while jail guards handle searches and custody. City manager Foy notes cost concerns and an option to run part of the jail in the same building, but would require more staff and funding.
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Bexar County
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Ely
Fox
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Fur to Fly In Trial Over Funds in City Pension Dispute
The dispute centers on whether the city owes the Police Aid Fire Pension Fund almunst SA10,000. Crawford Reeder, the city's trial lawyer, counters that payments should be based on a member's salary during the highest five years of service. The City Council has paid over 2 million more than the actuarially determined amount. In other actions, the board approved a monthly pension for Rachel J. Gonzales, widow of Officer Eley F. Gonzales, killed in the line of duty, and a year retirement pension for William A. Weisbacher, involved in the arrest of drug kingpin Fred Gamo Curcazes.
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Fred Gamo Curcazes
United Way Sets $5.46 Million Goal for 1977 Campaign
The United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County aims to raise 5.46 million dollars, 8.2 percent above last year, with a campaign running Oct 4 to Nov 10. Officials say inflation covers existing services and funding requests support new ones, while 4 percent of last year’s goal was exceeded.
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United Way
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Bexar County
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Councilman Seeks Downtown Small Biz Meeting
City Councilman Henry Cisneros calls a downtown business meeting to discuss area improvements. The session targets over 80 nearby businessmen and covers garbage pickup security and related issues affecting the prospective market.
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Record Numbers Visit L A Ranch Parade of Homes
The 1377 Parade of Noses at San Antonio Ranch drew a record 19 600 visitors over the weekend. Parade chairman Wayne HTOSLEAVER said it was the opening weekend of the Parade of Homes and six times larger than last year. Sponsored by the Greater San Airginia Builders Association, visitors were shuttled by Orange Goose school buses. The event, eight miles northwest of Leip Bandera Road, features 14 hues and a show with 32 entities and three solar powered domes.
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San Airginia
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Bandera Road
Jersey Family Funds Alamo City Visit
A Warren New Jersey family funds a trip to San Antonio using the riverfront River Vale area as a learning experience for their children. They describe enjoying the river, local history, and the economic lessons of business and government working together.
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Louise Cooney
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Alamo City
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