Barnes Touts Issue Driven Gubernatorial Campaign
Lt Gov Ben Barnes pitched a issues focused bid for Texas governor, challenging Dolph Briscoe Preston Smith and Frances Farenthold to a statewide TV debate. He outlined reforms for legislative session structure welfare, education, and urban problems, proposed branch offices in major cities, and pushed for full time legislators with higher pay while opposing gutter politics. Barnes urged disclosure of finances and invited rivals to discuss reforms amid a San Antonio reception at the Gunter Hotel and related events.
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Sai. Antonio
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Frances Farenthoki
Alamo City
Blasts Judiciary Ebaructs
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Feds
Texas
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Truman
Santa Fe Railroad
Ben Barnes
Ings
Sayor
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
Smith
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Austin
House
Dexar
Nixon unveils pollution controls and tax policies
President Nixon announced federal rules to curb pollution with new standards for high sulfur fuels and tax shifts affecting heating costs. He proposed funding for toxic waste programs, recycling tax exemptions for bonds, and limits on noisy off road vehicles on federal lands while promoting pest control through natural methods.
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WLS
Inddustries
U.S
Redevelop Group Forming In San Antonio Central District
A city committee chaired by Council member Gatti will study redevelop ment for downtown San Antonio. It will include two unnamed council members City Manager Wenckel County Judge Reeves and leaders from Chamber of Commerce Urban Renewal Board Housing Authority River Authority and Economic Opportunities Corporation. The group aims to coordinate with local business and civic leaders on plans for an Urban Design Center within the City Planning Department. Front Bank chairman Tom Frost Jr and Ameritus Walter RicAllister pledged 5 million each toward a 10 million central district redevelopment loan. Gatti urged more pledges to accelerate central city development, encompassing the River Del Amo project Farmers Market and Inner City efforts.
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Becker
San Antonio
Handy Andy, Inc
Gatti Re S
Gatti
Wenckel
Reeves
Greater San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Pat Logan
Urban Renewal Board of Commissioners
Tom Frost Jr
Ameritus
Walter W. RicAllister
Sam Antonia Savings Association
Central Business District
del Alamoo
Farm Plans and Twin Parenting Echo Rural Push
The letter columns discuss federal rural development plans and a Oklahoma program offering free fruit farms with a $7,000 annual income to hundreds of families, while a San Antonio reader asks about a local National Mothers of Twins Club chapter to share parenting tips and items. The exchange notes shifting farm population and suburban migration, plus concerns about financing options for a young couple.
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Congress
Credito
Oklahoma
San Antonio
National
Mothers of Twins Club
Shirley ‘Thomas
Oaklawn
50,000 In L A Aged Need Hot Meals Bill Passed
San Antonio leaders hailed a nutrition bill to fund hot meals for seniors. The Nutritional Program for the Elderly would provide up to 100 million dollars for 1973 and establish centers within a mile of many residents, aiming to aid more than 50,000 San Antonians aged 60 and older.
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Eovetine
U.S
Ling
Gonzalez
San’ Antonio
Gonzales
City Launches Newspaper Recycling Drive “Bundles for Sammy”
City officials announce a six week pilot to collect waste newspapers in three areas. Sam Granata Jr. plans to assign crews to gather 40,000 tons of papers annually for resale to salvage dealers. Residents will receive notification by circular.
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