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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1976
Page
2
Rev Claude Black urged San Antonio Black leaders to unite for an organized economic effort to raise status amid high unemployment among blacks. He spoke at Second Baptist Church during a memorial for Martin Luther King Jr and called for King’s birthday to become a national holiday.
The forum titled The American Work Ethic will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Greater Mt. Zion First Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Drive. The West Side Lions Club sponsors free diabetes screenings Saturday at Crossyaads Shopping Center. Dedication ceremonies for a new Farmers Market are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at the square near San Saba and W. Commerce. Mariachi music and folkloric dancing are scheduled from a.m. to 8 p.m. A concert series continues with the San Antonio Symphony Elementary Shop! Series at the Theater for the Performing Arts with multiple sessions on Monday and Tuesday. Charley Pride is slated for a Saturday night performance at Municipal Auditorium. Sabbath services for Congregation Rodfei Sholom occur Friday evening and Saturday morning at 115 EB Laurel with Rabbi Arnold Scheinberg officiating. A ribbon cutting for The House That ABLE Built takes place at 7 p.m. Friday at 1609 E. Houston as part of United Citizens Project efforts. Temple Beth-El holds Friday services with a musical celebration tied to a 1776 themed event directed by Rev. Jack C. Bush. Alamo Heights United Methodist Church hosts a Symphony Fund event. William McCrae of USAA is named vice chairman and coordinator for the San Antonio Symphony’s 1978 Annual Fund Campaign.
Cartes Cantu, 39, of 302 EB Huisacho, was found guilty by a seven person jury of murdering his wife Elia Briseno during a May 11, 1975, shooting at their home in Tish District Court after admitting he fired the fatal shot. Two sisters in law were wounded. Cantu faces separate charges.
Veteran Rexay County Tax Assessor Collector Charls G. Daves filed Friday at the Democratic headquarters for a fifth term. He stood with a large group of supporters as he handed papers to County Democratic Chairman Joyce Peters to secure a place on the May 1 primary election ballot.
Four City Council members Cisneros Hartman Black and Pyndus urged voters to judge the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone mall issue by facts. They stressed the referendum only concerns the mall site and should not affect other land. Engineer leaders lent cautious assurance on contamination risks while noting enforcement limits. Polls open at 71 locations for Saturday’s vote with expected light turnout.
Dist. Judge James Barlow appeared before the Criminal Justice Council in Austin on Friday seeking a $326.44 grant to fund two emergency courts in Bexar County for one year. The project would hire retired district judges to handle criminal cases and ease the backlog, amid a swollen jail population and a stalled push for four new courts last session.
A quarrel over coffee between Olmos Park officers and a teen at a Hildebrand restaurant led to a confrontation. Officer Snider was reportedly refused service and then assaulted. a youth allegedly stabbed a knife toward him as officers intervened. Juvenile authorities took custody of the youth.
Brig. Gen. Harry J. Huffer, relieved of command of the 433rd Tactical Airlift Wing near Bracketville, defends a flyover near the Alamo replica as proper. He contends the Air Force Reserve regulation about flying under 500 feet over structures does not apply to the replica facade and plans to reply to charges within 15 days.
San Antonio visitor Mike Spencer from East Gary Indiana was robbed Thursday at a service station when two men forced him into his car. They drove to East Terrace Homes project where he was stripped of his clothes. He escaped through a rear window and returned to the station after paying $20.
City Council tentatively approves reviewing new wage rules released by the Department of Labor. If approved at the next session, the new scales will apply to all city construction contracts. Members heard a nationwide survey by the Labor Department and comments from unions and Associated Building Contractors.
The Barber Poll gathers four barbers predicting Dallas wins Super Bowl showdown. Scores range from Dallas 24 Pittsburgh 10 to 27 Pittsburgh 20 with comments praising Cowboys defense and Landry. Predictions doubt bookmakers may backers skip this basis.
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