Notable Local Events Highlight St Patrick’s Day Plans
Nuclear physicist Staton Friedman speaks at Marion Hall at 8 p m on Thursday on Flying Saucers ARE Real and will address school classes. St Patrick’s Day events include a puppet show at Mooreless Library and readings at Oakwell Branch Library. Soprano Sheila Wall headlines a Trinity grad recital March 23 at Ruth Taylor Music Center. Community groups and education associations hold meetings and fund drives ahead of state teacher convention in Houston. A San Antonio Heart Fund drive gains praise, while New Town River Corridor projects await a $47 million San Antonio Development Agency grant.
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Staton ‘I. Friedman
Marion Hall
Coldee
Sheila Wall
Trinity University
Trinity
Ruth Taylor Music Center
Metropolitan Opera
Yale University Graduate School of Music
San Antonio Development Agency
County Officials Face Pay Hikes Decision by Commissioners
Bexar County commissioners must decide on pay raises for elected officials after a grievance committee vote, led by Ted Butler and others, proposed up to 40 percent increases. Absence of civilian juror Mrs. McCumber left the panel to term the action a recommendation, while targets included district officers, the county judge, and suburban constables with the largest percent rise.
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Bexar
Gregoria McCumber
Bexar County
McCumber
Commissioners Court
Ted Butler
Elton Cade
James W. Knight
Clinton the
Kenneth Wiley
Charles Cotrett
Rudy Garza
J. B. Holland
Cude
Cials
Sude
Bill Hauck
Knight
Reeves
Charles Davis
Uhr
Joe Ferro
Butler
Hospital Gripe Hearing Before Texas Senate Subcommittee
Five San Antonio State Hospital inlaw members will appear Friday before a Texas Senate subcommittee to investigate hospital operations. Sen. Glenn Rothmann chairs the Special Senate Subcommittee on Human Resources, which will hold a public hearing at 4 am in the Bexar County Courthouse probate courtroom. Hospital workers unions plan protests over low pay staffing shortages and patient care concerns.
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San Antonio State Hospital
Texas Senate
Glenn Rothmann
Senate
Bexar County
Hospital Workers Union
United Hospital Workers Division
Retail Clerks Union
Afi-Cio
Centennial North Carolina woman celebrates 106th birthday
Mrs. Aliza Underwood, age 106, marked her birthday with family in Clint and recalled life from the Civil War era to modern times. She remembers Yankee soldiers, the 1929 Depression, early automobiles and flying to San Antonio at 103 despite eye surgeries and rising food costs.
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Aliza Underwood
Clint, N.C
Underwood
Columbia
Miss
United States
Clinton
Burglars Loot S A Firm Reports Damaged Entries
Thieves targeting a roofing firm and Penland Distributors in two break ins seized tools worth 2380 dollars. Police captured a year old youth at Penland after a rear door entry. Jewelry valued at 2035 dollars was reported stolen from Roscoe Wynn at 410 Camp.
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R&b Roofing Co
Babcock
Ghana
Penland Distributors, Inc
Lachaprelic
Orr
Roscoe Wynn
Sale of CWB Facility in Alamo Heights Approved
San Antonio City Water Board votes to sell its Alamo Heights facilities for 156000 to the township, relinquishing 707 customers and about 42000 in annual revenue. Trustees cite legal limits and Alamo Heights sovereignty, while general manager notes cheaper water elsewhere. Also directs 14 million bond funds to Frost National Bank for higher interest and reports February rainfall at 2.76 inches, near normal.
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Stryker McGuire
San Antonio
City Water Board
Alamo Heights
CWB
CWR
Cwb Alburng
Robert Sawtelle
Robert P. van Dyke
Var Dyke
Frost National Bank
Students Win Scholarships in Texas Scholars Program
Five San Antonio high school students and one area student are among 15 Texas scholars receiving college funds this year from the Texas and American Founda tion. Scholarships cover four years at Texas colleges and universities. Winners include Lisa Gall Breland John Marshall High Vivian Delgado Highlands High Grover Gen Edison High Ellen Sue Ruppel Alamo Heights High Tray R Caperton Stockdale High. Alternate Piper Scholars named Gary Mechler Medina Valley Castroville and Pamela Blum MacArthur High.
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Homer Breland
Purple Sage
John Marshall High School
Vivian Delgado
Helen Delgado
Hicks
Highlands High
Grover Gen
Benjamin Q
W. Olmos Edison High School
Alto
Ellen Sue Ruppel
Ewgene Ruppel
Knibhe
Alamo Heights High
Tray R. Caperton
Laverne Capterton
Stockdale
Stockdale High
Piper
Gary Mechler
Medina Valley High School
Castroville
Pamela Blum
MacAmhut High
Leary Trial Jury Selection Opens in California
In San Luis Obispo California jury selection started for the prison escape trial of drug advocate Timothy Leary. Prospective jurors were questioned by the judge about their views on marijuana and LSD.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Timothy Leary
San Antonio Light Sunday Sale Advertisements
Sunday sale totals and prices for various goods and services listed by department and location. Includes figures for several items such as clothing and household wares, with times and prices shown in a cluttered OCR layout for San Antonio area notices.
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Mooreless Library
Ada
Patrick O'Donnell
Oakwell Branch
St. Patrick
Heart Fund
Byron LeFlore
Drive For the
American Heart Fund
William R. Campbell
Texas State Teachers Association
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TSTA
Houston
Southside Neighborhood Assistance Corporation Board of Directors
South San Civic Center
Lovett
Eivie Kaplan
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Gunter Hotel
Hilton Palacio del Rio
Code
Dallas
Harris
Tarrant
Cotrell
Poltical Science Department
St. Mary’s University
Hauck
Charles Sanderson
Sanderson
Gerry Baddox
Maria Gomez
Bertha Santhey
Fox Tech High School
South Texas
Tony
Eliza Underwood
Jean Osborne
S.A
Re Jay Hyun
Republic of Korea
3Rh Army
Patrick F. Cassidy
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