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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1973
Page
1
In Around the Plaza Ann Bennett Robinson edits a seven page booklet answering consumer questions on the environment. Major events include a NY City Mallet dancer and Ran Antonie Synthony appearing Monday night. City election details and candidate notes appear across pages with legal notices and committee changes.
Delia Alvarez, sister of Everett Alvarez the first American airman held as a POW in Southeast Asia, criticizes U S policy in Vietnam. She reports her family’s fealty to her brother and condemns the war as a disgrace while urging education and understanding of Vietnamese civilians.
Sister Margaret Patrice of St. Louis has been named permanent president of Incarnate Word College succeeding Dr Earl Jones who resigned. Board chair Sister Alamee Power announced the appointment noting Patrice has served as acting president since September 28. The college pledges a Christ centered value oriented program while developing young men and women into leaders with intellectual and moral responsibility.
Mrs. Minerva Delgado helped illuminate a civil rights milestone in Bastrop when Mexican American students were integrated after Gus Garcia won Calpada vs Bastrop School. Garcia’s victory in 1948-49 ended Texas segregation, enabling Delgado to pursue education and a teaching career, later shaping local literacy work.
Washington reports from UPI indicate the Nixon administration plans to end regional medical programs and halt Horton hospital construction while boosting research in heart disease and NIH funding. The Health, Education and Welfare budget faces cuts to Hill-Burton and regional programs, with a shift toward a new health services formula grant and emphasis on NIH drug and cancer research.
Susan Snyder, 27, of Sterling, recalls being swept into a dance with President Nixon by a crowd surge at the Kennedy Center. She says the moment surprised her and she did not faint, while her two young daughters worried about their father, Gerald Snyder of Xerox, nearby.
Four men are in Bexar County jail on $10,000 bonds each after burglary charges. Victims Mrs. Sadie Hummel reported a break in at 201 Prestwick around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, with items including jewelry valued at 45, and cash stolen. Suspects named are Albert Emmanual Jones III Larry Hall Kenneth Williams and McKinney Thomas Frederick Walk, with a missing infant also reported. Police listed stolen items as a television set two shotguns a rifle stereo equipment and other gear.
The San Antonio Light lists subscription rates by carrier and by mail for Texas and other regions, detailing daily and Sunday options, monthly and yearly totals, and mail vs Sunday pricing. It notes Associated Press affiliation and standard wire service use for republication.
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