Debated HemisFair Tax At Final Town Hall in San Antonio
At Incarnate Word College San Antonio citizens clashed over a proposed city sales tax linked to HemisFair. Mayor McAllister backed the tax pledge to lower ad valorem rates, while Council members and Torres allies argued against it. Audience members pressed for clarity on revenue use, fair costs, and city staffing implications amid partisan lines.
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Ben Stegal
San Antonians
WemisFair
To Council
Incarnate Word College
Ts College
Walte
Iineup
Good Government League
Paco Torres
Torres
T Own
McAllister
Torrés
Lita Cockrell
Thore
McAllister Sant
Mb Throne
Te Mayer
John
Americas
Herbert Calderon
Calderon
Wea
Em- James
Rhee
Gatti
Eitizers Chamber of Ecommerce
SSS
H. James
Proto Tome
Wis
Thelin
Tom Canl
Cahill
Steves Sash and Door Co
Archie Brown
Ovations for Army Chief Harold K Johnson at UT
Gen Harold K Johnson Army chief of staff spoke on the University of Texas campus drawing about 1200 attendees. About 18 antiwar demonstrators walked out near the end of his address prompting pauses as they left. Johnson said U S troops would begin returning home in substantial numbers but did not predict a date and warned violence could subside in 15 to 18 months.
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Harold K. Johnson
Army
University of Texas
Johnson
Paris
UPI
Frantz
Tatlantic Treaty Organization
Jy Woul
SATO
France
Charles Autleret
Defense Rey
Germany
Russia
iPratce
United States
Dow
UCLA
Gereus
Ozs
Meithen
New Chaplain Appointed at Texas Military Institute
Rev Michael McXean Davis named chaplain at Texas Military Institute transferring from Del Texas. Davis, an Episcopal clergyman, will teach and advise students and staff. The piece also covers highway funding debates in Texas, calling for continued federal highway aid, a 10 year fund, and 10 percent for interstate extension, plus opposition to siphoning funds.
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Michael McXean
Congress
Texas
Highway and Public Works
Chamber of Commercce
American Association of Highway Officials
Horace Kerr
Cavern Officials Set for Historical Marker Ceremony
State Rep John Traeger and former State Sen Walter Rich among officials attending the unveiling of a Texas Historical Marker on December 7 at 2 p.m. at Natural Bridge Caverns entrance. House Speaker Ben Barnes to give main address with guided cavern tour for attendees. Public invited. C W Heitkamp to officiate. Caverns lie near San Antonio between San Antonio and New Braunfels.
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John Traeger
Stat
Walter Richter
San Antonio
Sureodding
Natural Bridge Caverns
Clara Heidemann
Ben Barnes
C.W. Heitkamp
Comal County Historica Commitee
St Antooia
New Braunfels
New Post Korean Dishes Hot, Fair Liaison Says
Tina Mrs Yun, now Far East liaison and secretary at HemisFair headquarters, arrives from Seoul. Wife of Sook Bin You, a Trinity University librarian and psychology student, she previously worked for the American Embassy and Eisenberg Company. She expresses excitement and awaits assignment.
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Tina
What
Eisenberg Company
Trini
Seoul
Bor
Hemislah
France Signals Possible NATO Pullout Amid Tense Debate
Paris reports indicate France weighing independent action within or outside NATO as officials discuss preserving autonomy. Sources quote generals warning against reliance on allied forces and outlining strategic tensions over alliance commitments.
Students Favor Upholding U S Fight in Vietnam
UCLA and other campuses report student opinion leaning toward continuing U S involvement in Vietnam. The article notes debates on NATO, France, and defense commitments amid campus votes and national defense discussions, with students urging continued combat and policy engagement.
Bridge Team Sees Seventh Place In Amstiian Competition
Mrs Mary Shaughn and Mrs W Desmuke placed seventh in the Mississippi Pairs at the American Contract Bridge event held in New Orleans. The overall results sparked debate as a narrow vote favored paying costs for the League Journey, amid campus job placement concerns.
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Mary Shaughn
W. Cypress
W. Desmuke
Wharlove
Amstiian
Frerth Chiefsi
Mississippi
Ourlath
American Contract Bridge
New Orleans
Rattlesnake fear scene amid Beulah flood land notes
In a vivid anecdote a hunter recalls nearly stepping on a rattlesnake while photographing camp life as warnings spread about rattlers in warm weather. The account shifts to local farming relief after a $203,000 Farmers Home Administration loan, drought concerns, and county efforts on predator control and water supply projects affecting Comal and Gonzales counties.
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Hint
Wit
Hance
Coto
Mal County
Gonzales County
Joan
Pleasanton
Roy Recreation Center
Comat County
Hss
Canyon Lake
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Valley
Comal County
Perry Construction Co
Antario
Twa
Comal
Gutation
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