Filing Deadline Chaos Plagues San Antonio City Elections
The final filing day for the April 3 San Antonio City Council race draws scrutiny of a strict state rule. City Clerk Jake Inselmann and staff endure a long shift as midnight Saturday marks the deadline in this home rule city. Calls grow for clearer law and potentially a 5 pm or earlier cutoff. An Interim Texas Senate committee has proposed letting cities set deadlines 35 to 28 days before Election Day to ease chaos and encourage broader candidate participation before the 1975 vote.
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San Antonio
Jan Arin
Texas Senate Committee On Election Laws
Austin
County officials push independent jail plans for Bexar County
Bexar County commissioners reject tying jail renovation to a state regional facility. Architect Bruce Johnson proposes flexible construction to hold 626 inmates by 1990, with current population around 453 and daily residency near 800. A six story annex option costs 1.75 million, renovation about 2.7 million, with May bond election planned.
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Bexar County
San Antonio
Bruce Johnson
County Dads
Texas Department of Corrections
Johnson
Clemency Plea for Calley Amid POW Letter Appeals
Letter writers urge clemency for Lt William Calley after Army Court of Military Review upheld a 20 year sentence, noting wartime misjudgments while calling for pardon. Donnie Hubbard and Mrs Hughes share views on My Lai and soul food in Texas Star reading.
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William Calley
Army Court of Military Review
Calley
Military Court of Appeals
Donnie R. Hubbard
Texas Star
Lackland Mess Hall
W. Hughes
Visitors and fatigue in hospital rooms during hopeful recovery
Health columnist notes patients recovering from illness or surgery grow tired of protracted visits. He advises brief contacts such as cards or letters and shares a doctor’s tip of using an audio tape to convey updates, allowing patients to rest without repeated retellings.
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Tam
Uent
Communication gap in East West talks compared to Washington Monument timing
The piece argues negotiations with the Soviet Union run on different wavelengths, citing UNESCO and MBFR talks. It notes American approaches were analytical while the Soviet process was political, likening the gap to asking how far from 10 oclock to the Washington Monument. It highlights William R. Van Cleave on SALT as a warning against treating talks as cooperative rather than adversarial.
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Vienna
Ilere
Europe
Washington Monument
Henry Jackson
Subcommittee On
William R. War Cleave
U.S
van Cleave
U. S
English Ireland Policy Awaited
Tension mounts as a White Paper on England toward Northern Ireland awaits release. The delay stems from Ireland’s election and party politics, with officials avoiding influence. Heath’s government avoids Machiavellian maneuvering, though the outcome is expected to disappoint or anger both sides. The Republic pressures toward a single island union.
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Jondon
England
Northern Ireland
Laree
Republic of Ireland
Jack Lynch
Edward Heath
Bright Future Hinted Amid Irish Unity Debate
A White Paper outlines competing aims among Ulster Protestants Catholics and IRA factions. Ulster Protestants seek restored Stormont parliament and political control, while Catholics demand equal status. Provisional IRA rejects progress and UDF arms for a harsher future amid England's troubled stance on Ireland.
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Stormont
O'Neill and Ireland Outlook Amid Provisional Sectarian Clash
The discussion centers on Terrence O'Neil's English-Irish identity and his views on Northern Ireland's crisis. He critiques the 1966 Catholic celebrations marking a failed attempt to calm sectarian tensions and warns that bureaucratic attempts may fail against entrenched passions. The piece notes leadership gaps and the peril of retaliatory violence from both sides.
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Ireland
Terrence O'Neil
White House
Andrew Jackson
Clay
Calhoun
O’neill
Lan Paisley
South
New York City
O'Neill
Eire
John
Ulster
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