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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1968
Page
1
Officials of the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo announced a special open house on Sunday with free gate admission and parking. The annual show opens Friday at the Coliseum as stock shows arrive and midway is built. Trail drives to San Antonio proceed with eight groups forming the event, led by Ed Johnson and other regional chairmen.
AUSTIN UPI Fired Texas Liquor Control Board investigator John W Crank says the only charge against him was leaking confidential information to the news media He says Coke Stevenson Jr accused him on November 2 the day after a handbill sparked the current inquiry Stevenson denied he gave any information Crank says he refused to resign and was fired after a telegram from LCB chairman W D Noel denying resignation and costing about 500 in vacation pay.
U S Rep Henry Gonzalez criticizes budget cutters from both parties as too costly and argues fixed costs cannot be trimmed. He warns that aggressive cuts endanger federal programs including construction and poverty efforts, citing 1940s defense cuts as a warning. He spoke at San Antonio College on fiscal policy and predicted a party line vote on budgets.
An exhibit of Cuban art will be shown at the HemisFair OAS pavilion with participation by the OAS and Venezuela. German Framman, OAS exhibit architect, announced a Kamko Foundation grant funded the effort as officials described a major cultural display featuring painting sculpture and photography from all OAS nations.
A Friday survey shows Texas eligible voters could reach about four million, a 33 percent rise from 1964. Dallas, Houston, and El Paso counties report massive mail-in registrations, with Dallas at 430 000 and Houston around 525 000 qualified to vote. County tax collectors note heavy mail volume and system strain as registrations spike across the state. Barnard notes patient Blaiberg recovering and comments on mail-in registration delays affecting accuracy.
Defense Department reports a U S destroyer and a Soviet merchant ship brushed in the Sea of Japan with minor damage and no casualties. The incident follows a string of similar clashes in 19 months. Moscow protests the U S account while Navy officers call it an accident.
A whimsical description shows a sea turtle walking with a large balloon from its back as scientists track its movements. The piece notes nest counts of 300 to 1000 eggs and discusses protecting turtles, moving eggs to nests, and public interest in breeding and feeding.
Hallettsville's new Industrial Corp backs a Tex Ta Wel Hansen branch plant in town, expected May opening with 25 75 workers. Local leaders Robert Kubena Wilton Hoody and Boerus Goedecke push small industries to keep farms viable, while Weingarten Poultry and Hal Tex grain operations expand and new firms rise. The town builds parks, a rodeo hall, and a growing business district as beef cattle and grain sorghum sustain the economy.
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