Goodwill Honors Two Workers of the Year in San Antonio
For the first time in 18 years San Antonio Goodwill Industries awards dual Worker of the Year to Barbara Schindler and J Z Adams at the annual meeting. Voters from over 200 handicapped trainees and workers selected the pair among four nominees for overcoming disabilities and achieving in training and employment. Schindler, blinded in 1933, became a teacher’s aide in programs for mentally retarded adults after extensive eye surgeries and evaluation. Adams, afflicted since age seven with joint calcification, has worked at Goodwill since 1953 and now runs his own mobility service.
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San Antonio Goodwill Industries
Barbara Schindler
J. Z. Adams
Goodwill
Widening of TH 410 Is Scheduled for Four Mile Expansion
A $4.56 million project planned by the Texas Highway Commission will widen TH 410 from the San Pedro to northeast city area, adding four miles of highway to six lanes. The plan includes an Airport Boulevard overpass, six lane Broadway underpass, new overpasses at Missouri Pacific tracks, and median reconfiguration. Allan Construction of San Antonio is bidder on the project slated for action in March. the work spans two years and aims to alleviate wash hour bottlenecks between Harry Warebach and San Pedro.
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Austin
Texas
San Pedro
Highway Commission
Fredericksburg Road
Inez
Gunfire Exchange Ends in Tejano Robbery Death
San Antonio investigators report a teen truck driver Angelin Acuna Gusme age 19 was killed during a holdup attempt at StopNeGa on Zarzamora. Off duty patrolman Paul Lopes 26 fired at Gusme as he reached the door. Four bullet holes marked the confrontation while clerk Willie Haran yie 19 remained uninformed about a return shot.
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San Antonio
Angelin Acuna Gusme
Caconina
Wedeasday
StopNeGa
Zarzamora
Gusme
Golive
Paul Lopes
Giasme
Lopez
Willie Haraniyé
Hit and Run Fatality Claims Life of Hector Martinez
Hector Martinez aged 39 of 907 Grosvenor died from head injuries after being struck by a white car at the intersection of Zarramora and Stonewall. Police say the driver fled the scene and Martinez was found about 3 a.m. Friday. Medical Examiner Dr Ruben Santos ruled the cause as a hit and run fatality.
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Hector Martinez
Grosvenor
Ruben Santos
Thursiday
Martinés
Bexar County Hospital
Martinez
Zarramora
Stonewall
SARA Talks Progress on Sewage Rate Increase Plan
SARA says talks on a proposed rate hike for Salatrillo Creek watershed sewage connections progress smoothly. Ralph Brown reports meetings with Live Oak Converse and Universal City officials over increasing the monthly charge from 1.75 to 4 dollars.
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Salatrillo Creek
Bexar County
San Antonio
SARA
Floresville
Fred Pfeiffer
Leon Creek
Pfeiffer
Edwards
Bail Asked for Navy Prisoner
The American Civil Liberties Union urged release on bail for Patrick Chenoweth Jr a Puyallup Wash fireman held in the brig on sabotage charges connected to the carrier USS Ranger ACLU argues bail rules apply to service members as well as civilians and asked the 5th U S Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday to set bail.
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San Francisco
UPD
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Patrick Chenoweth, Jr
Puyallup
Wash
Ranger
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