Splintered Spanish tease stirs campus slang debate
Joe "Cochi" Cantu rides a playful linguistic contest titled Splintered Spanish as students chant slang and mock phrases. The piece notes reactions from Hispanic and Gringo groups while recounting examples like Tarde and Golfo de Mexico and praising Cantu for sparking the spread of this lighthearted language game.
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Kay
Council Examines Budget As City Faces Funding Gaps
The City Council held the first of three work sessions on the 1977 78 budget assessing trash pickup fees salaries and spending priorities. City Manager Tom Huebner warned of tough times and a 2 8 million shortfall from last year while proposing a 0 75 to 2 25 monthly residential fee hike and an 18 dollar annual per residence charge to bolster services.
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Cauuel
Tom Huebner
Huebner
Phil Pyndus
Bernardo Eureste
Pyndus
Henry Cisneros
Cockrell
Cireighters
Immigration group plans Monterrey caravan to study permits
Bexar County Citizens Committee on Immigration, fresh from Washington talks, plans a caravan to Monterrey Mexico to gather data on resident permit backlogs. Leader Paul Mendiola says they seek figures on waiting times and note some applicants have waited years amid talk of mandatory ID cards.
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Bexar County
Citizen's Committee On Immigration
Washington
Monterrey
Mexico
United States
Consid
Paul Mendiola
Mendiola
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U.S
Thia
Living County
Mendinis
Tax cut proposal for Edwards aquifer land sparks debate
County Commissioner Albert Bustamante pushes a 50 percent tax reduction for five acre parcels over the Edwards Aquifer, contending sales are dormant and values should reflect the moratorium. The chief tax officer and Tax Assessor-Collector warn the move risks a major giveaway as lawyers debate permanence and revenue impact.
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Hligiron
Albert Bustamante
Edwards Aquier
Ben Shaw
Clay Council
Gas Price Controls Backed by Rep Krueger Speech
Rep Bet Krueger urged removing federal controls on interstate natural gas and oil prices during a San Antonio Board of Realtors speech. He argued freeing prices would boost energy production and the economy, but called for safeguards against price gouging and noted Texas would risk jobs if gas is diverted away.
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Bet Krueger
Krueger
San Antonio Board of Realtors
Pelle
Fia
Congress
Texas
Bringer
Ex-Farmer Celebrates 100th Birthday in Texas Home
Will Hood, once a farmer from Bartlett, Texas, marked his 100th birthday at the Welcome Home for the Aged and Blind in Wintenston. Known as Papa, he has lived there almost nine years, enjoys outings, and favors television. He has one daughter and three grandchildren, and he says he is glad to be alive and grateful for the gifts and the Lord.
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Papa
Mwe
Hudson
Hood
Bred Heath
Welfare funds urged to bolster Texas day care services
A coalition of about a dozen local groups urged the Texas Welfare Department to restore planned cuts to day care under Title XX. At a public hearing in Dallas, advocates argued funding reductions threaten services for 2,229 children, with 103,588 assistance units already in place costing $3.96 million.
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Spuvnitlisle
Texas Welfare Department
Texas
Ho. Ney
Ron Gessen
Fist Presbyterian Church
Sth
Rebecca Harrera
Tile XX Coalition
Leslie Shackner
Hit
City requires customers to pay for on site water mains
City Council amended subdivision rules to make customers pay for materials in on site water mains, about 9 dollars per front foot depending on soil. Robert Van Dye of the Water Board notes the main cost shift applies to new subdivisions. extensions remain subject to existing per acre or per lot requirements with deposit rules.
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Robert van Dye
City Water Board
CWB
Branthol Water Service
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