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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1973

Page

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San Antonio area notices span clubs and libraries

A San Antonio district session at Baskin Elementary highlights Pupil Personnel Services. Bexar County Sons of Hermann will kick a March 13 campaign honoring German pioneers. Tax Shelter talk by Stanley Schoenbaum at Lions Club luncheon. Caldwell Library story hour features Toby Tyler tale. Social Security changes allow undergrads to keep benefits through semester end. American Women in Radio and Television hosts a meeting on industry ads. Trinity University hosts a free recital by Sherilyn Coldwell and Louis Tornow Tuesday night.

San Antonio Baskin Elementary Crestview Bexar County Hermann Todges Stanley Schoenbaum San Antonio Lions Club Gunter Hotel North Terrace Roy L. Swill Jie Anderson Concthouse Square Anderson Anderson & Lewis Adving Joe Trinity University Sherilyn Coldwell Louis Willians Tornow Trinity Ruth Taylor Music Center

Water Board Hearings Under Scrutiny Amid City Plans

Mayor Gattl pushes three core points for proposed Water Board rule changes at public hearings in council chambers. The plan would give the CWB first option to supply water to new subdivisions and require full evaluation of on site mains, with acquisitions based on fair market value. The rule aims to bar private water companies within five miles of the city, routing all area water through CWE. Five residents filed written requests to delay action, including Diversified Developers and the San Antonio Home Builders Association.

City Water Board Gattl Accrod Gatti Cord CWB Five Mile CWE CWH S. L. Torrance Diversified Developers Inc Elkin McGaughy Frank Manupelli Ray Ellison Carl McManee City Planning Commission George R. Adams Bexar County Water Control and Improvement District No Wilford Morton San Antonio Homebuilders Association Robert Vat Dyke

POWs Refuse Anti-US Demands at Hanoi Camp

Former prisoners of war James Hestand and Keith Albert told a press conference at a military hospital they refused repeated propaganda demands from their captors in Hanoi. Hestand, shot down March 17 1971, and Albert, captured May 21 1979, described cage confinement and propaganda pressure while denying Moscow reports of POW press conferences. They praised Perot and Welch for aid, and reporter Ray disclosed his May 6 1966 downing and capture details.

Utém T0 Hadia Hanoi James Hestana Ominowa City Keith Alvert Thibodaux Srooxe General Hospital Samm Henswon Hestand Radio Hanoi Nixon Congress Albert Moscow South Vietnam U.S United States America

Girl Rewarded With a Kiss for POW Bracelet Tribute

Cindy Spicer a 15 year old wearer of Lt Col James Hivners POW bracelet describes a brief meeting at Wilford Hall Hospital where the former prisoner removed the bracelet and kissed her The story notes ongoing medical exams and debriefings at Lackland AFB and a flood of letters from kids nationwide Hivner expresses gratitude while Spicer attends Robert E Lee high school in San Antonio Texas

Cindy Spicer James Hivner Hivner Cindy Milford Wilford Hall Hospital Lack Tand Air Force Base

White House Meet Sought for Spanish Speaking Group

A national level White House Conference for Spanish speaking people was recommended this year. Juke Rodriguez, local conference chairman, said support has been pledged by Henry Ramirez of the Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish Speaking People. Ramirez promised to urge President Nixon to schedule the 1973 conference. The group plans its next meeting at 1 p.m. March located at 301 Broadway, Suite 200. The constitution review was postponed due to Marcos Zertuche's absence.

Juke Rodriguez Henry Ramirez Ramirez Rodriguez Nixon White House Sant Broadway Suite 200

San Antonio Housing Authority plans appeal for funds

S A Housing Authority plans a formal appeal to HUD to release 250 low income housing funds halted by a moratorium. Richard G. Jones, executive director, urged a waiver after 150 elderly and 100 family units under the Turnkey 1 program were deemed lost or delayed, with eight and a half months of delay blamed on HUD. Occupancy for Lewis Chatham Apartments for elderly to begin March 15, while more than 2,000 families remain on the waiting list for affordable housing.

Warren Jennings San Antonio Housing Authority Department of Housing and Urban Development Antico SAHA Victoria Playa Richard G. Jones James Lynn Jones Saita Direc Tor Marilynn Wacker Eldacly Lynn HUD Michael Rolirad U.S. Treasury San Antonio

Transit System Reports Six Month Loss and Token Reform

The San Antonio Transit system posted a 94070 loss for the first six months of the fiscal year. General manager Norman Hill cited January as a weak month, with a reported 174 loss. Mayor Gatti and city officials discussed abandoning bus tokens for citizens and moving to an identification card system. The system plans to replace tokens with a card, possibly with a small fee, and adopted a new employee pension plan tied to salary and years of service after a staff review.

ED Glosson San Antonio Norman Hill Hill Hull Gatti Bill

S.A. Man Held On Possession Charge

Rodolfo Rodriguez Castilla, 30, of 1020 San Fernando, held on $10,000 bond after heroin possession arrest by city narcotics officers based on a tip. Officers recovered a small quantity of heroin Monday near 8 p.m. in the 900 block of West Commerce Street.

Rodolfo Rodriguez Castilla San Fernando Phil Chavarria Casilla Q W. Commerce

Terrell Hills City Council Candidates Filed

Mrs Aranda Hy Orhse and Stewart Johnson filed for Terrell Hills city council seats. Orhse is the first woman candidate for the council, seeking Place 3, with Johnson seeking Place 4 and an incumbent. The filing closed Friday at City Hall as reported by the San Antonio Light.

Aranda Hy Orhse Stewart Greater Johnson Southern Transfer & Storage Co Terrell Hills San Antonio

Heart Fund Campaign Extended Citywide effort to continue door to door drives

The San Antonio Chapter of the American Heart Association said the heart fund campaign will continue for another week due to bad weather. Twelemett conditions kept many volunteers from walking their blocks last week.

San Antonio American Heart Association

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