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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1976
Page
2
Bexar Today highlights a series of workshops, film screenings, and service events. The university and department offices announce campus activities and dates for nutrition, defensive driving, and community arts shows. A Southeast Chianti Church schedule and East Side MultiService Center offerings are noted with times and locations.
A garbled July 16 entry lists a proposedWear budget of 19 267 720 approved by Civ Clerk J Frank Gallagher, noting a record budget surpassing the prior year. It mentions Pearsall steers at Antonia Union Stockyards reaching an all time high of 19 per hundredweight and various dated notes on city affairs and a missing painting linked to The Three Wise Men discovery at the Menger I Motel.
Fragmented OCR text shows a discussion on peace in the Middle East with references to Israeli diplomats, American support, and potential paths to a two state solution. Mentions figures such as Whit Ladue and Dan Lmanlley, with Confederate-sounding remarks and scattered, garbled quotes about war, occupation, and security.
The Alamo Heights School District hires Dr Forrest Watson as superintendent to take over in August replacing Br. Alli Connoll who departed July 1 after controversy. Watson, previously at Gavin's Schanl Winance Projod and University of Houston at Clear Lake, brings prior district leadership and classroom teaching experience.
City Council approves CPS plan to acquire over 2000 acres of right of way for a 16 to 16.5 mile northwest Bay City to San Antonio transmission corridor despite growth impact concerns. CPS will bear total transmission costs to San Antonio as Bay City bonds worth 60 million dollars are sold at 6.179 percent.
Officials of CPS will online a plan for a public service funding package totaling 20 million. A joint City Council session is set for Wednesday at 7 PM at the Mission Center Convention Center. Tom Bort, CPS chairman, announced the meeting and will discuss the plan and possible impacts on city services and fees.
The SASD board led by President Wild and trustees Esquibles and Efizondo toured district campuses on Thursday to assess capital needs. Four priorities for future improvements were identified, including projects across eastern schools such as Japhet, Connell Middle, Highland Park, and Steele Elementary.
City officials authorize the first contract while three more contracts remain to be awarded. The piece notes pay increases for city workers and mentions government labor groups and pending approvals.
A council approved police officer contract totals about 14 million in compensation. It includes pay raises and benefits for city staff, with widespread wage increases and enhanced pensions. Councilman Phil Pyndus criticized the plan as unfair, citing prior pay increases for employees and signaling opposition to the wage boost.
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