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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1972
Page
1
The VOICE program by the San Antonio School District trains students from grade 1 through 12 in skilled crafts to meet industry needs. It operates in 22 schools with 1,862 participants, featuring job exposure, on the job training, and a dedicated placement bureau for graduates.
Sen. Mervyn Dynially introduced a bill in Sacramento to repeal voter registration rules requiring Miss or Mrs designations. County Clerk Willard N. Dudley said he had rejected dozens of affidavits from women seeking the Ms designation, citing state law permitting only Mr Mrs or Miss.
San Antonio business leaders forecast a strong 1972 as local manufacturing led national gains with 52 percent growth since 1962. Frost Jr of Frost National Bank cited factory jobs expanding 52 percent locally versus 15 percent nationally, while overall area unemployment and government employment lag behind or match national trends.
Bexar County politics sees jockeying for ballot spots as party leaders seek funds for the 1972 primaries. Leonard Davis outlines alternatives from voluntary contributions to state funds, while officers and activists weigh strategies and dates amid court debates on financing and redistricting.
The Panhandle faces a second sharp cold snap with forecasts of occasional light snow and a belt of freezing air stretching south toward the Red River. Temperatures dipped to near zero in Pecos, Amarillo, and Dalhart as north winds to 20 miles per hour push frigid air deeper into the state. Patchy rain and snow covered parts of Southeast Texas with cloudy skies elsewhere. Brisk winds along the coast warned small craft to seek shelter as the system moves east and temperatures drop statewide by Thursday.
Southwestern Bell outlines Metroplan to eliminate charges for all intra zone calls in the metropolitan area by September, a two year project costing about 5.5 million dollars. The plan aims to serve San Antonio’s growing region, from 460000 phones now to over 653000 by year end 1975.
Letters discuss proposed changes to jury duty exemptions affecting mothers and families. Beverly Knapp and state Sen. Oscar Mauzy noted, while callers urge a bill to restore exemptions for mothers with children. Other readers raise Texas Homestead Act questions and local services for handicapped children in San Antonio area.
The mayor and city council are invited to a Thursday gathering of local architects. The San Antonio Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Towns Society of Architects will meet at 5:39 p.m. at Turtle Creek Country Club.
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