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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1968
Page
3
The council reiterates its stance against a settlement with police, insisting no agreement will be approved at this time. Officials cite budget constraints and longer term reforms as key factors guiding the stance.
City leaders hear 16 000 signatures backing a higher police salary amid warnings the department will lose officers if pay lags. Speakers cite past raises and compare Texas city scales while budget limits constrain action. mayor notes funds are not yet available for a larger hike.
Washington reports a $65 million crash program to replace the Ong River suspension bridge at Point Pleasant West Virginia after December collapse that killed at least 42. President Johnson announced aims to finish in half the normal time with $2 million from Appalachian Regional Commission and $43 million from the federal government plus state and Ohio contributions.
City officials hire McCall Parkhurst and Hitton as bond attorneys and Rauscher as fiscal agents for a 2 million dollar parking garage project between Presa and Navarre near Villita. Pete Torres Jr objects, urging cost specifics and decrying potential fraud while a feasibility report by Southwest Research Institute is approved.
The City Council approved a gift sculpture to honor the late Governor William P Hobby to be placed near HemisFair between the convention center and theater. Anthony Peter South will sculpt the 17-25 foot steel piece. The council also approved road and public works expenditures including land near Josephine and Avenue A, a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Public Health Service, a $6 million Satanda Creek seer project, a sanitary sewer line for Roland Bermeena and Satady Creek, and a pedestrian passageway under Montana Street.
Detective Bil Poul bos received 16 519 in back pay from San Antonio Police Department after Texas Supreme Court reversed firing finding insufficient evidence. Poules was suspended March 6 1965 and reinstated January 24 1968 following a Fire and Police Gun Service Commission hearing.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy condemns official Vietnam optimism, cites fresh enemy attacks and high casualties to urge a clear eyed reassessment. He blasts US reports, warns corruption in South Vietnam, and presses for facing facts and decisive action.
Viola Baker leaves United Gas after 17 years and Tuan Saldua retires following a 20 year tenure with the company. Both are noted for long service and dedication to the firm.
The city acquires nine Imperial automobiles on loan from O. R. Mitchell Chrysler Plymouth. The City Council accepted the vehicles for official use during HemisFair events and the auto dealership will maintain them. The city’s official car remains a Lincoln Continental.
The Special Admissions Fair will sell $150 servicemen tickets for HemisFair with sale channels across Texas and nearby states starting March 1. James M. Gaines predicts up to half a million tickets will be sold, coordinated by Col. William H. Huntey Jr. at Randolph Air Force Base. Servicemen may need a uniform or identification, with spot checks, and tickets may be stamped. Dependent purchases are allowed, and downtown San Antonio outlets will distribute tickets to servicemen visiting the fair.
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