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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1976
Page
1
Citizens may speak at a January 22 hearing before the City Council on proposed ordinances to curb nude shows and massage parlors. The nude dancing rule would bar entertainer patron mingling and ban soliciting food or drink, with a $20 fine and license revocation after three offenses in a year.
A final decision on funding Emergency Medical Service will be made by the Cry Council on February 5. Arthur Nagel president of the Bex County Council of Mayors urged per run cost sharing, as 37 suburban contract areas face rising costs since the program began three years ago. The council favored continuing per capita method while sharing service availability costs. EMS is projected to cost 4.4 million in 1976 with San Antonio to pay 2.4 million. Officials of the Alamo Area Council of Governments proposed a permanent advisory board.
City Councilman Henry Cisneroz will discuss environmental issues at a Sierra Club meeting at 7 30 pm Tuesday at the San Antonio Garden Center on N New Braunfels. Free film showings of Catch 22 are set for 3 00 pm 1 00 pm and 7 00 pm Wednesday in the Fiesta Room of the Lefun Student Center.
NBC News Washington correspondent Ford Rowan warned 250 officials at the National Conference of State Criminal Justice Planning Administrators that linking computerized information networks threatens individual privacy and risks widespread abuse. He cited government use and potential disclosures involving the CISA, IRS, and White House, urging stronger safeguards under FOIA and the Privacy Act.
Landowners near Loop 410 received notices from the city tax department adjusting land values upward, adding about 14 million dollars in potential tax revenue. The increases target land values only, not improvements, and followed hearings by the three-member board of tax equalization amid a rush of appeals. Central Park and North Star Mall areas saw notable per square foot jumps, and the council extended the appeal deadline to February 18 as staff work toward completing the reassessment.
San Antonio and several Bexar County towns receive state sales tax checks totaling $724,876.23 for January. Some townships miss allocations due to wavering city tax collection and differing revenue rules. Other listed receipts include Alamo Heights 37301.35 and Sulphur Springs 34900.90 with smaller amounts for Balcones Heights Cibolo Olmos Park and Universal City.
Austin AP reports thirty Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees in the parks division were suspended starting today for drinking alcohol at Christmas parties during work hours at multiple Austin locations. Director Bob Bradley said suspensions ranged from half a day to three days and cited the appropriations act forbidding alcohol use with active duty.
Texas rate hikes may spread across insurers as applications for increases flood the Texas Board of Insurance. Chairman Joe Christie says full investigations into losses required before any rise is set, with some firms seeking rates below the state level to attract business. Christie supports compulsory auto insurance to curb uninsured drivers but opposes no fault plans citing higher costs.
Economic Opportunities Development Corp to announce 600 job openings for caring for the blind aged and disabled at a Wednesday press conference. The event, led by County Judge Reeves and Mayor Pre Tet Richard Teniente, also reveals five San Antonio recruitment sites. Positions funded by the Community Services Administration through the Texas Department of Community Affairs. final selections next month.
San Antonio records its first measurable rain of 1976 with 0.47 inch by Tuesday morning as a cold front brings gusty winds and light drizzle. The forecast calls for partly cloudy and cool weather through Wednesday.
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