St Patrick’s Day Parade names Col McShane grand Tharshal
Col Joseph B McShane retired named grand Tharshal for the Harp and Shamrock Society sixth annual St Patrick’s Day Parade in San Antonio the second largest in the U S The event starts at 27 a m at Cameron and Houston streets travels to Alamo Plaza then to Ave E with ceremonies at the Alamo at 12 30 p m Dr Sean Burke serves as master of ceremonies Rt Rev W Martin gives opening prayers and the Central Catholic High School Band plays Ireland and the U S national anthems William Hunter greets guests Burke introduces officers and Martin presents Irishman of the Year
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Col
Joseph B. McShane
Tharshal
Harp and Shamrock Society
San Antonio
United States
Cameron
Houston
Alamo
Alamo Plaza
Ave. E
Sean Burke
W. Martin
Central Catholic High School
Ireland
Park and Ride Demonstration by SATS in San Antonio
SATS previewed an express Park and Ride bus service with an inaugural ride from Wonderland Shopping City to downtown. The 18 minute downtown trip costs 50 cents. buses run every 10 minutes 6:40 to 9:40 a.m. and 3:22 to 6:25 p.m. A temporary site is in use east of the mall with a permanent lot planned in about 60 days. federal funding is hoped for.
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City and Transit System
Wonderland Shopping City
Park and Ride Service
Wonderland
Norman Hill
Sam Antonia
Hill
Becker
Taxpayers to receive 1973 city and school tax bills
City Treasurer Jeff Gordon announced 1973 tax statements mailed to San Antonio property owners. Taxes are due April 1 to July 9 at the treasury office and multiple city substations and commercial outlets. The bills include senior citizen homestead exemptions and reflect city and school district levies totaling about 33.4 million and 17.4 million respectively.
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San Antonio
Jeff Gordon
Treasury
Dolorosa
Gordon
Balcones Urged to Join EMS Program by City Council
Councilwoman Lita Cockrell urged Balcones Heights to join the new Emergency Medical Service ambulance program. She argued residents of San Antonio help fund Balcones Heights through sales taxes and stressed the city’s need for the safety net, citing an accident case and early program life‑saving value.
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Lita Cockrell
Balcones Heights
San Antonio
Wonderland
Bexar County
Building Fee May Be Hiked
The San Antonio College and St. Philip's College trustees consider raising the student building use fee from 7 to 10 dollars per semester to fund revenue bonds instead of expanding general obligation bonds. They also approved remodeling bids for a 13,000 square foot East Kelly building to boost training and planned converting land near St. Philip's to a parking lot for about 20 cars.
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San Antonio College
St. Philip's College
Jerome Weynand
San Antonio Union Junior College
Weynand
East Kelly
Ed Hill
Kelly
St. Philip's
Mittman
Hardy Withdraws from Precinct 5 Justice Race
Joe Hardy, candidate for justice of the peace in Precinct 5, withdrew from the May 4 Democratic primary on Friday and said he will back businessman Joe M. Collins for the post.
TH 35 IH 10 To Get Face Lift In Texas
A $687,680 project will add safety overlays and pavement markings to parts of TH 35 and IH 10 in San Antonio and Bexar County. The work, overseen by the Texas Highway Department, will take about six months. It covers 9.9 miles from Rittiman Road to the Guadalupe County line at Selma and 5.2 miles on I 10 from Wonderland Drive to De Zavala Road. Traffic will detour through the pavement operations during construction.
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San Antonio
Bexar County
Texas Highway Department
Rittiman Road
Guadalupe County
Selma
Wonderland Drive
de Zavala Road
TV Sweepstakes Boosts Vacation Budgets With Major Prizes
The Light readers win cash prizes from TV Sweepstakes contests including a $100 top prize matched by Mrs. Roger P. Deskin and $100 won by Earnie Baldridge. Florence A. Carrillo nets $10, plus weekly $1,560 in regular money and up to $5,000 in Jackpot totals. Unclaimed prizes roll to following weeks. TV Channels magazine features the sweepstakes and contest guide.
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Roger P. Deskin
Crawford
TV Channels
Academy of Health Sciences
Ft. Sam Houston
Florence A. Carrillo
Blessing
The
Light
South Texas
Education Board to name interim successor for Curnutt
The Texas State Board of Education will consider naming an interim successor May 11 for Harry O. Curnutt of San Antonio who resigned April 1. Curnutt represented the 20th district since March 1973. The appointee serves until a successor is elected next November. Candidates must be at least 30, a U.S. citizen, and residents of the district for at least five years. State employees and public school personnel are ineligible. District 20 covers San Antonio areas including San Antonio, Harlandale, Edgewood, Northside, North East, South San Antonio, Judson, Fort Sam Houston, and Lackland districts.
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Austin
State Board of Education
Harry O. Curnutt
San Antonio
Curnutt
20Th Congressional District
United States
San Aronia
Harlandale
Edgewood
Northside
North East
South San Antonio
Judson
Ft. Sam Houston
Lackland
Two San Antonio Men Charged In Pot Deal
Two San Antonio men Jose Ybarra and Richard Mendez were charged Friday with attempting to sell 24 pounds of marijuana to an undercover agent on I 35. Mendez faced an additional charge of possession of marijuana and narcotics paraphernalia. Arraigned before Acting Night Magistrate Michael O’Quinn, they were each held on $15,000 bonds after DPS agents arrested them about 3 p.m. Friday.
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San Antonio
al Amatel
Jose Ybarra
Yuma
Richard Mendez
N. Amanda
Michael O'Quinn
Dowd
Mendez
Department of Public Safety
Million OKd for Brady Memorial Clinic in L A
Texas State Board of Health approves 1 million dollars in matching federal funds for the Brady Memorial Clinic beside Robert B Green Hospital. Total project cost about 2.09 million dollars with district funds covering the rest. Construction starts late August for a three story facility offering primary care, referrals, and training for UT Health family practice staff. Harding notes it will relieve existing outpatient areas and aid medically indigent care.
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ED Castillo
Texas State Board of Health
Hil-Burton
Brady Memorial Clinic
Robert B. Green Hospital
Lady P. Brady
San Antonio
Bexar County
Warren G. Harding
Bexar County Hospital District
Harding
Green
University of Texas Health Science Center
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Joseph Corcoran
Burke
William Hunter
Martin
SATS
Bennie Cantu
Marrene Gilford
Dix
Gerald Parker
Cheri Bedford
Mayer Becker
Tom Fuller
Market
Navarro
Marlin
Eliza Underwood
Senior Opportunities Service Center
W. Houston
HEB
San Antonio Savings Association
First Federal Savings Association
Highland Park State Bank
Texas State Bank
Balcones
EMS
Earnie Baldridge
L.A
Bexar County Hospital
Robert B. Green
Green Hospital
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