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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1975
Page
1
The clork and the angels adorn the administration building at Our Lady of the Lake University. The angelic pair, with a dove, feature in the historic timepiece.
Mayor Lia Cockrell called for creation of a city department to handle unemployment and economic development in San Antonio. Aimed at expanding local job programs, the plan involves a committee led by Councilman Henry Cryneras and supported by Councilman Glen Harta, with broader federal and local coordination to reallocate defense jobs at Kelly Air Force Base. The effort stresses aiding the underemployed and examining why some workers remain in low‑pay positions.
District Judge James A. McKay granted a temporary injunction allowing Custers stand on Mawrsund Boulevard to remain open while city officials appeal. The stand lies about 3,000 feet outside city limits, allegedly violating a 5,000 foot rule prohibiting fireworks stands within proximity to the city.
City officials unveiled a 400000 beautification project for HemisFair Plaza reprogramming Community Development Act funds from last year. The plan includes grass and shrubbery around the Lake Pavilion area, a permanent open air pavilion, a carved base entrance feature, new stage area, and improved access roads to the plaza, aiming to boost use and circulation at the entertainment site.
On page 11 4 The Light promotes a New Year cash sweepstakes tied to TV channels and daily logs. Readers are urged to iron the cover of Sundays TV Channels magazine and watch pages for the winning number matching cash prizes of varying amounts.
The City Council set six absentee voting sites for the January 17 vote on rezoning a San Pedro and FM JF land parcel for a regional mall. Voting runs Jan 8 through Jan 13, with hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at city hall and four fire stations. The measure stems from a 5-4 council decision to allow commercial zoning, met by a petition drive to revert to residential. Also approved a $5 million downtown barge parking project and hired Jimmy Gause of Centro 21 as a month‑to‑month consultant at 2,300 per month.
District Judge James Canion issued an informal ruling in the San Antonio suit brought by 12 local school districts the county and the Bexar County Hospital District against City Public Service CPS trustees. He found the City Council legally delegated final authority to CPS trustees raising questions about fuel passthrough charges. The ruling also says the districts county and hospital district cannot be forced to pay portions of CPS revenues diverted to city coffers in lieu of city taxes, calling that a form of tax-like governmental taxation.
The San Pedro Library at San Pedro Park near San Antonio College offers a story time for kids at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Other events include a New Year Eve dance at Polish American Center and a hospitality banquet for train ride bosses at Joe Freeman Coliseum. The Texas welfare department funds a senior citizen demonstration study in Southwest San Antonio. A Brooks AFB volunteer project builds a new Esla Austin Community Center playground. Dr. Dial at Bexar County Medical Society discusses asthma via a recorded message through Sunday.
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