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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1973
Page
1
The Good Samaritan Center in Saltillo hosts a sewing class organized by Lew Young and Gil Candla. Officials arranged multiple sessions to accommodate all girls eager to learn sewing skills.
Candia notes expanded classes at the center teach basic stitches and advanced mending. Girls attend daily from 1 to 3 pm with hands on instruction and bring their own materials. They mend torn clothing for local children and learn cookies and fruit desserts while no sewing machines are available.
The Red Cross offers four classes for expectant parents starting Aug 7 from 7 to 9 PM at the Alzafar Shrine Temple. Clowns entertain 200 day campers at 1 30 PM Wednesday at the Jewish Community Center. HEW announces a $122 million basic education program aiding 15 million students with briefings at the Hilton Palacio del Rio. Local librarians host folk tales and storytimes. Coast Guard trainees study with Navy personnel. puppet shows debut at Las Palmas Library.
Willie Lee Adams, among four charged in the July bank robbery of First State Bank in Markattville, had his bond cut from 200000 to 400000 in U.S. District Court in Val Verde County. Adams, 42 of Houston, appeared before Judge John Ho Woot Jr. Monday with a $100000 surety requirement and bonds signed by his father, husband, and sister. Other defendants facing related charges include Clareene Pinson, 34, Sandra Edwards Speed, 93, and James E. Fields, dli, all from Have fon, each with $40000 bonds in the fall case.
A 31 million San Antonio River improvement program was included in the public works appropriation for Texas. The Senate House conference bill approved the projects for the 1974 fiscal year beginning July 1, pending White House approval.
Local rate card lists various transportation and advertising charges across San Antonio and nearby areas. The document shows monthly and per-day prices for services, with figures for Sundays and holidays, plus miscellaneous fees for other states and counties.
The San Antonio Transit System approved a $4.7 million budget with operating costs of $36.47 million for the coming year while renewal and replacement funding faces a shortfall. GM Norman Hill noted $220,000 bond costs and EPA rule changes could raise total expenses by about $4.4 million if stricter guidelines require 90 more buses and drivers.
San Antonio officials welcomed a court approved delay in implementing EPA pollution controls. The extension aims to give time to reach a local compromise with the state and address citizen objections while the Texas Air Quality Center plan is reviewed. Leading figures cited potential for a more acceptable timetable and detailed data gathering, hearings, and customized standards for regions.
A boy was saved from drowning by a quick bystander at Val Verde Park in the San Antonio River near Mission and Herr. Michael Stockton, 6, was reported in poor condition at Bexar County Hospital after bystander Raul Urezgas pulled him from the water as firefighters arrived.
More than 1,600 members of the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas gather at the Gunter Hotel for their annual convention and required workshops through Friday. The event features general sessions, district meetings, in-service training, an awards program, and a film presentation, with focus on production and off farm agriculture occupations.
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