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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1971
Page
1
A city hall source says wholesale dismissal of moving traffic tickets in San Antonio may have cost the city up to 5 million in court revenue over a decade. The 1970 dismissal rate stood at 26 percent, with 41,049 of 159,87) tickets dismissed.
Brooks Barker and Winston Ulmer of the city management analysis division uncovered that exclusive sale traffic dismissals were high this year prompting an investigation ordered by City Manager Jerry Henckel. The probe, tied to a district attorney, resulted in the resignation of a city court prosecutor and widened into a grand jury matter. Henckel says the effort is part of a broader tighten up of operations by the re organized division.
Charlie Winfieldt, senior at St Marys University, struggles in a cookie-eating contest sponsored by the Interfraternity Council. A four-man Rho Chi team wins by consuming 1596 goodies while 12 frats combined eat 12,000 cookies in two hours, using Girl Scout cookies from the San Antonio Area Council.
The Stock Show features Angus, reserve winners, and multiple breed judging across the event. Notables include San Antonio stock entries, Hampshire and Hereford divisions, Open Show results, and planned performances at Winter Garden Bay with Conway Twisly and The Vwisty Balls as the first acts.
The notice fragment discusses Action Line’s teletype service and public questions about river access and fishing rights. It cites state and county authorities defining water as public flow and outlines enforcement issues, mentioning Kimtlo County and Searcy with references to recent incidents and page notes.
A Winter Garden event lineup lists morning and afternoon activities at Si-Iudping-Southtown and Suffolk and Montages. The schedule includes an open show for Sheep Aren and junior marker harrows, a 400 Rodeo performance, and events at Colisttin Arena.
A new grand jury in Bexar County will examine alleged ticket fixing as municipal court delays noted by Atty Ted Butermorte. Judges Preston H Dial Jr ordered the March 175th District grand jury to convene, with questions on whether a second grand jury is needed. The probe, part of a broader inquiry, also touches bail and bond procedures and mass dismissals uncovered in a city hall investigation.
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Dist. Atty Ted Butler praised The Light for responsible coverage in a municipal court licker fixing scandal probe. He noted no formal charges have been filed and grand jury action is pending, contrasting with The Express and News for naming individuals not charged.
Smith urged the legislature to approve new water bond issuances for expanded water development. The request aims to fund facilities and infrastructure projects, with a focus on meeting growing regional needs.
Two children were hurt in a school bus crash near Montconigny. Emergency responders arrived as the bus veered and collided with a barrier, with severities unspecified. Authorities investigated the incident and noted multiple injured students were transported to a regional hospital.
An OCR fragment references a Wednesday forecast with near calm winds and variable cloudiness. It mentions temperatures around the low 60s and possible changes throughout the day. The readable portions show garbled phrasings but indicate a regional forecast with generic conditions.
A Texas Department of Public Safety bulletin issued Tuesday in San Antonio seeks a suspect in the Dallas kidnap and execution of three deputy sheriffs. The victims died after being seized during a burglary investigation along the Trinity River. a fifth deputy escaped. The bulletin details a wanted man described as 6 inches tall, 10 pounds, with a distinctive forehead marking, and a dual pistol. Police say the suspect is linked to the killings of Dionne Ressé, Sam Ellis, and another Dallas deputy, with a pattern of violence tied to an alleged mob-like group. The case prompted a statewide manhunt and an alert for the suspect’s capture.
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