Malian Dinner Italian Bicentennial Event at Columbus Hall
The Italian-American Bicentennial Committee sponsors a genuine Italian Dinner from 1 to 7 pm Saturday and Sunday at Columbus Hall 210 Morales. Also listed are a bicentennial band concert at King William Park, a bridge construction ceremony on Carson Street with officials, a Belvedere neighborhood tour for city officers, a dance by Frank Genziles at La Trinidad Church, a Japan lectured demo by San Antonio College folk dancers, Knights of Columbus installing officers, and a niños pet corner at the San Antonio Zon with a penny-fee animal feed to attract visitors.
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Columbus Hall
Pack
Morales
Carson Street
Southern Pacific Railroad
Cockrell
Claude Black
Yhrough The Years From The Light Files July 9 1968 San Antonians vote on fluoridation
Snapshot of historical notes from The Light Files covering July 9 events across years. San Antonio residents ponder fluoridation in 1968 while other items include publishing hires in 1956 and civic developments such as parking meters and meat supply concerns from mid century, with earlier mentions of campaigning, vaudeville, and heavy rains impacting Main Plaza in 1896.
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Main Plaza
Military Plaza
Oil Executies Breakup Woes
Exxon official R P Larkins in San Antonio warned major oil companies' dismemberment could cost over 1 million American jobs in two years. He fretted about a 50 percent drop in capital investments over three years, a 5 percent nationwide drop, and rising dependence on imports, with daily crude costs reaching 4 million by 1985.
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San Antonio
R.P. Larkins
Dallas
Exxon U.6
Larkins
Nuclear Power Line Delayed by Council
City Council delayed a CPS plan to acquire 31 million dollars in land rights for a transmission line from the South Texas Project plant near Bay City to San Antonio. A briefing and study on economic impact were requested. route approved by NRC promises 700,000 kilowatts at a quarter the cost of gas or oil.
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City Public Service
Go Ahead
South Texas Project
CPS
Bay City
San Antonio
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Lila Cockrell
Hospitality Key To Attracting Film Sites In Texas
Liz Kegley of Casting & Production Group Inc notes film budgets exceed 14 million and local hospitality can lure major studios to San Antonio area. She cites Texas as leading for regional filming but lacking a suitable western town drives productions elsewhere. Her remarks come during the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce marketing council meeting.
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Karen Tumulty
Liz Kegley
Casting & Production Group, Inc
Kegley
San Antonio
Marketing Finance Council
Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Fire Fighters Refuse Pay Offer In Wage Dispute
San Antonio firefighers refused a city wage and benefits package saying no settlement is possible while the city seeks to require surrender of state-law rights and civil service protections during the contract. City officials cited offers of 5.5 percent pay and 2 percent benefits with concessions on appointment and demotion rules. The council heard complaints from other unions about insufficient raises to cover rising insurance costs and noted differing rules among employee groups.
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Curtis Franz
San Antonio
Franz
Fire Chiles
James Parker
Henry Munoz
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employes Union
COPS and Builders clash over water fund use in City Council vote
City Council modified the Community Water Development Fund after hours of debate. The fund, created in 1673 with bond money, will now front-end money only for city limit water mains and be reimbursed case by case from the water board’s funds. The vote was 8 to 1, Nielsen dissenting. Representatives of COPS and the Greater San Antonio Builders Association framed the issue as growth versus equity, with worry over growth decisions and funding burden on residents.
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Jan Jardof
Larest
CWB
General Fund
Water Board
CWDF
Greater
Benavides
Glen Hartman
Henry Cisneros
Claude Black
Richard Teniente
Bob Bilis
Ford Nielsen
Lila Cockrell
al Rohde
Phil Pyndus
Nielsen
Cockrell
Cisneros
Hartman
Defendants Guilty in Nudie Case
Dancer Brenda Sue Rosendahl and waitress Denise Dubiston were found guilty of violating the city nudity ordinance in a quick trial. Each was fined 110 dollars plus costs by County Court No. 3 Judge Raymond Weitzel after testimony from Detective Rudy Fuentes about arrests at the River Walk club on March 26.
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Brenda Sue Rosendalet
Denise Dubiston
Raymond Weitzel
Rudy Fuentes
River Walk
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San Antonis Conservation Society
King William Park
Belvedere
East Sie
Frank Genziles
Hollywood
la Trinidad United Methodist Church
Seguin
San Antonio College
Japan
San Aniinit
Knights of Columbus Council
Athy Council
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Pan American Library
Gunter Hotel
San Antonio Zon
San Antonians
Col B.3. Horner
the Light
Alan G. Nicholas
Dual Parking Meter Co
Isle
Joe A. Adkins
Brady
Congress
Bexar
Comal
Ackins
James L. Stayden
New Electric Theater
Dolores Hernandez
Richard Morae
Convention Center
City Parks and Recreation Department
Jim Blaylock
Uru
Exxon
Larkins Exxon Executive
Wally F. Payette Jy
Told Council
Texas
Lok al
Kepley
Hawrnps
Arizona
Tillgiron
Munoz
Sam Granata
Robert Thompson
Amalgamated Transit Union
Thompson
Ailly
Graham Boye
Crossword
Dorothy Manners
Dr. Brothers
Ostrum
Polunsky
Helen Help
Shulsky
Heloise
Society
Jack O'Brian
Mary
Miss Rosendahl
Miss Dubisson
Weitze
Bexar County
The
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