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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1961

Page

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Pena Says GGL Has Edge In City Election

County Commissioner Albert Pena Jr a longtime critic of city hall said the Good Government League ticket will have a decided edge in the April 4 city election. He called the bond issue victory a vote of confidence in the administration and said the campaign will feature strong funding and support despite a gag order on members. Pena’s Weekly Dispatch column argued the public backed the city manager form of government and consented to meetings that guide policy.

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Campaign Expense Limit Sought in Senate Bill

A bill to limit campaign expenditures in the U S Senate race was placed on the senate calendar as both houses held brief sessions before adjournment. The measure, authored by Sen. Martin Dieser, sets a $25,000 cap and requires listing all expenditures including radio and TV time. It broadens the state law by tying enforcement to state departments. A separate bill targets justifiable homicide rules in the penal code related to a husband’s action in adultery.

Austin U. S. Senate Senate HOUSE James Turman Wade Spilman Martin Dieser Texas

City Takes Over Streets In San Antonio Maintenance

The city and housing authority agreed to take over nine miles of pavement and ongoing street maintenance after spending 23000 on improvements. The arrangement shifts responsibility from the authority to the city with immediate patching funded by the city. In Worth 44, Ralph Young, 20, died after a film pickup truck crash Wednesday night while four teenagers were injured in the same incident.

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Mel Blanc Makes Headway in Hospital Recovery

Los Angeles report says comedian Mel Blanc, 42, is progressing satisfactorily and gradually regaining orientation after suffering multiple fractures and internal injuries in a two car collision by January 24. Blanc, famed as Bugs Bunny voice, remains hospitalized with injuries described as head and internal.

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Reading instruction urged through all grades by NEA leader

Mrs. Buena Stolberg, president of a National Education Association division, spoke at the NEA convention in San Antonio urging continued focus on reading through all grades and into college. She criticized overreliance on reading machines, emphasized vocabulary, warned against sacrificing liberal arts, and urged emphasis on core subjects like reading, spelling, arithmetic, and history while noting limits of a single school day.

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Youths Form Gonzalez Campaign Group In San Antonio

Arthur Yarbrough a St Mary's student heads Youths for Gonzalez in a U S senate race meeting Wednesday at Probate Court. Other officers include Henry B. Gonzalez Jr of San Antonio College Joe Rubio from St Mary's law school Allen Ginsberg Trinity University and Bil Donaghue of San Antonio College.

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