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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1977
Page
2
Readers can enter a preview Oscar poll with six categories including actor and actress plus a tie breaker original song. Entry due by Friday March 25 with daily nominee spotlights leading to the March 28 ceremony.
Washington UPI reports The Road Information Program finds registered vehicles in the United States rising 12 times faster than road miles between 1965 and 1969. Cars buses trucks and motorcycles increased about 34.8 percent from 87 million to 134.5 million, while total road mileage grew only around 4 percent from 3.8 to 3.9 million miles.
A garbled OCR page lists assorted numbers, locations, and partial place names including Canada and South America references. The text contains stray prices, dates, and postal or regional codes, with no coherent narrative or clearly identifiable event or source.
A harsh meditation on television’s machinery and sensationalism anchored by Howard Beale. The piece condemns corrupt news and mass audience manipulation while noting Peter Finch’s acclaimed performance and the film’s Oscar buzz and nominations.
Ballots must reach The Light by 5 pm Friday November 25. Voting will determine the winner of the first prize a season pass to every major movie theater in town.
A Perry oil well erupted in flames Sunday morning and burned through Sunday night. Thick black smoke rose over the town with no injuries reported. Fire crews and drilling firm personnel worked to access the site and a derrick was burned to twisted metal as flames flared again in the afternoon.
Johannesburg's Soweto township, home to 7 million blacks, sends a wave into white Johannesburg as migration grows despite apartheid. Officials note rising urbanization, harsh living conditions, pass laws, and tensions with students and security forces. The piece contrasts black homeland plans with ongoing displacement and racial policy.
The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department offers two free belly dancing sessions at Lions Field Adult Recreation Center, 2009 Broadway. Classes run 6 to 7 p.m. and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
United press report details multiple drug raids in McAllen resulting in 290 pounds seized and two men arrested. Warrant execution and subsequent arraignments occurred as officers uncovered large quantities of marihuana and other contraband during the weekend operations in the county.
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