Furor Over Aquifer At Fever Pitch
Proponents and opponents of a planned Edwards Aquifer recharge cone mall showdown held rapid news conferences Friday. A new group Citizens for Continued Progress for San Antonio organized the event at El Tropicano Hotel with spokesman Robert V Buck advocating the mall while geologist Tom Culbertson spoke as an expert.
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It's a Plane It's a Man It's Super in South Texas
The San Antonio Light invites witty readers to guess what the Big Bird is doing in South Texas. Submit funny ideas by Tuesday for a chance to win 17 dollars and 76 cents. Address entries to Big Bird Editor at the San Antonio Light.
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Fire Destroys East Side House As Man Rescued From Flames
An elderly man William Dyks was dragged from a burning bed by neighbor Joe Rogers who smothered burning clothing with a carpet and helped douse the flames at 535 G St. Dyks, about 50, injured, transported to Brooke Army Medical Center. Mrs Harris escaped uninjured. Fire cause under investigation. damages estimated at 300 to structure and 150 to contents.
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Sam Morrow
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TV Stolen From Mayor Cockrell’s House
A color television set was stolen from Mayor Cockrell’s residence, the second break-in in five months. Police noted the theft happened between night and dawn on Tuesday. A neighbor saw four young men unloading items in the driveway earlier, and officers have several leads but found the suspects reportedly clean.
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One-Car Crash Claims San Antonio Teenager
A San Antonio youth, Randy Salazar, 14, died after a Thursday evening collision on South Presa near Berg's Mill Road when his car struck a tree. A second crash in the early hours of Friday left a 11-year-old minor hospitalized after a car plunged 75 yards through a guard rail on Loop 410. the survivor told police a friend was driving, but no other driver was found.
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Action Line Bet By Joe P. Faulkner
In San Antonio readers seek help with a county tax form that turns out to be a property appraisal rendition card. The Bexar County Tax Assessor Collector, Charles G. Davis, explains the card and property tax processes, urging taxpayers to review their cards at the courthouse or Assessing office.
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Joe P. Faulkner
San Antonio
Charles G. Davis
Bexar County
Bicentennial Sweeps and Cash on the Line Contest
The Light’s TV Sweepstakes offers Bicentennial Bonus numbers worth 200 dollars or one per year of the nation’s existence. Weekly numbers appear on the TV Log Page with regular numbers Monday through Saturday. Winners include Philip Russell and Elena Ramirez with reported cash prizes. Check daily for winning numbers.
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Whitewood
Elena Ramirez
Northledge
Abductor Thwarted in East Side Car Abduction
A one year old Schertswoman was abducted at gunpoint while waiting in her car for a boyfriend on the East Side. The assailant forced her to drive around for about 44 minutes until she escaped by colliding with a parked car. She had been waiting near Duaranga and Hackberry and was approached after offering directions to Kansal Street.
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Kansal Street
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