San Antonio area events and notices summary
The week in San Antonio features a free 4 p.m. Saturday concert at HemisFair Plaza by Beau Glance and Chorus, with a 11 a.m. Wednesday public hearing on a proposed Waste Control Order amendment near Blanco Road and West Avenue. Local music at Brackenridge Park includes The Tony Kade Country and Western Band Saturday and Jubilee Singers Sunday. Military and civic news note a new leadership slate for the San Antonio Area Council on Alcohol Problems, and a surge in Army Reserve enrollments. An Army Academy address and college orientation are set for the week, along with a Purple Heart awarded to a Kelly Air Force Base civilian, Israel V. Villanueva, for injuries in Vietnam. A Salvation Army Life Center film is offered for luncheon programs, and a five-day educational program on alcohol and drug abuse is planned at Fort Houston. Scout contingents from Alamo Area Council depart for Jamboree West in Idaho and Pennsylvania.
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City of
San Antonio
Blanco Rd
West Avenue
AL Gent
Donald A. Barilleaux
Ft. Sam Houston
Chaiman
Kelly Air Force Base
Israel V. Villanueva
Villanueva
Bien Hoa Air Force Base
South Vietnam
Taxpayers Debate on Budget in San Antonio
Mayor Becker and Earl Wentworth of the San Antonio Taxpayers League clash at a Thursday budget hearing over council-manager governance. Wentworth opposes perceived city hall expansion, asking about funds for council offices while City Manager Sam Granala defends the plan as necessary. Becker contends no pollution of the system is intended.
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Becker
San Antonio Taxpayers League
San Antonio
Earl Wentworth
Taxpayers League
Sam Granala
Wentworth
City Hall
Ntworth
Nebodsy
Pershing’s Bugler in L A and the Gold Bugle Tale
Hartley Edwards, Pershing’s personal bugler in World War I, carried a gold plated bugle to a Texas veterans banquet but attendees left before he could blow taps. Edwards later donated Pershing’s bugle to the Smithsonian and received a gold plated replacement inscribed Geo. Pershing’s Own Bugler.
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Edwards
Gunter Hotel
Texas Department of the Veterans of
Joni
Blackjack" Fershing
U.S. Expeditionary Force
Toul
France
Llaen
Pershing
Walt
Ike
Mr. Sarn
Eisenhower
House
Sam Rayburn
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D.C
Geo. Pershing
Hartley Edwards
Steff Photong
Brazilian women leaders tour San Antonio facilities
Miss Aurelia A. de Castro deputy director of Brazil’s Women’s Bureau says gender equality is strong in Brazil and the United States with room for improvement. She leads a three woman delegation visiting San Antonio medical and governmental facilities before heading to San Juan Puerto Rico. The group, hosted by councilwoman Lila Cockrell, plans a weekend wrap up and report back on return to Brazil.
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Stryker McGuire
San Antonio
Aurelina A. de Castro
Women's Bureau
Labor Ministry
Miss de Castro
Brazil
Stase
United States
U. S
International Airport
Mary A. Dadu
State of
Amazonas
Aldenir N. da Conta
Tacqueline Lever
U. S. Department of Labor
Agnes Guithcelli
Lila Cockrell
San Juan
Gas Supply Increased to Aid Corpus Christi Power
San Antonio city utilities boosted natural gas deliveries to provide 10 000 kilowatts to CP&L in Corpus Christi. CPS will be paid for emergency power under inter utility arrangements as reserves strain lines and a 240 000 kilowatt unit was shut for repairs. Temperature rose sharply while CPS generated 25 8 million kilowatt hours. details on gas and oil movement are noted.
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Robinson
San Antonio
Central Power and Light
Corpus Christi
Mills Cox
la Vaca Gatherig Co
Corpus Christianity
Cp&l
CPS
Jerry Spengler
Spengler
Texas
CES Palticials
Nyake
Light ads drive strong single-run results in San Antonio
Realtor Gene Wilson praised a one-time ad for a house in ED Barada, reporting many calls and easier workflow. The Light claims it reaches more San Antonio homes than rival papers, promising similar outcomes for readers using its want ads.
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Gene Wilson
ED Barada
San Antonio
Finan Tw
Leasing Moratorium At HemisFair Plaza Approved
The San Antonio City Council approved a six week leasing moratorium at HemisFair Plaza to protect current tenants while Leake Industries funds a $25,000 feasibility study for a proposed Mexican theme park. A 90 day cancellation clause for new leases after July 12 was set, with existing renewals unaffected.
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Sharon Watkins
Nemis Fair Plaza
Tulsa
HemisFair Plaza
Leake Industries
Jim Leake Jr
Leo Mendoza
Alvi Padilla
Becker
Padilla
Plaza
Jim Gaines
Cannel
Convention Center
Sheridan Concessions, Inc
San Antonio Spurs
City
Sam Granath
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