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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1966
Page
8
Remarkable bronze trumpets dating from the Bronze Age endure for more than ten centuries in excellent condition and can still be played today. The artifacts demonstrate advanced metalwork and sound quality preserved through time.
Ronnie Dugger editor of the Texas Observer filed intent to run as a potential independent for U.S. Senate, posing a surprise in the race to challenge Sen. John Tower. He must gather 16 000 to 17 000 valid signatures from voters who did not vote in any party primary within 30 days after the primary.
Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr’s office says election clerks and judges in counties under 500000 may receive overtime pay for work beyond ten hours daily. The overtime rate cannot exceed $1.25 per hour, in addition to straight-time pay. Grayson County Atty. Dean Martin requested the opinion.
John Casey, 42, of 200 Cadillac, a San Antonio resident and Brackenridge High School alumnus, owner of John Charles Restaurant, has filed for state representative Place 5 on the Republican ticket. He previously worked in corporate sales merchandising public relations manufacturing and retailing before entering the restaurant business in 1961.
The Associated Press reports twelve Texas congressmen ran unopposed in the new districts or faced no opposition from either major party. In Harris County, three Democrats entered the race against Republican George Bush for the new district, while incumbents Ray Roberts and Lindley Beckworth were set for a May 7 Democratic primary in District 4.
Eighty two persons filed in Bexar County for the Democratic nomination across 38 posts with runoffs likely in June after the May 7 primary. The list includes incumbents and challengers for U S representative District 20 Henry B Gonzalez and numerous state senate and house races across Harris County and surrounding areas. An X ray exam note ends the piece citing a 1986 national statistic from Picker X Ray Corporation.
An advertisement promotes PRO ANAL Rectal Treatment claiming an eight day infection based cure for hemorrhoids. It highlights a liquid formula developed over years with doctor approval and a money back guarantee. The ad lists names and incumbents for various district offices.
The piece lists Republican candidates with no primary opposition and names several incumbents. It details Democratic primary clashes in districts 2 and the new 23rd, noting candidates such as John Dowdy, Martin Dies Jr., Abraham Karen, Randolph Sherwood, and Roy Martin, plus Omar Burleson facing Eldon Mahon and unopposed Rep. Walter Rogers in the 18th. It mentions redistricting affecting Joe Pool and races in Dallas, and challengers to Rep. Earle Cabell, Rep. Jake Pickle, and Rep. Graham Purcell with Jane Sumner and D. C. Norwood in the general.
A local ad seeking a light for rent triggers a life turning moment as a San Antonian considers selling and rethinking needs in a brisk classified exchange.
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