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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1976
Page
1
The Parks and Recreation handicapped program will run the 1976 Special Olympics from 9 am to 6 pm Sunday at Alamo Stadium. Events include physical fitness activities for attendees and the program aims to showcase athletic effort by disabled participants.
A chronological look at events dated May 2 across years from 1880s to 1966 in San Antonio. Highlights include weather in 1966, political slugfest between Johnson and Shivers in 1956, Dallas Missions in Texas League action, a 1936 crime control idea, 1928 baseball troop movement, 1916 police department politics, 1906 infant care pamphlets, 1850s picnic plans, and a river picnic tale with youths carrying sweethearts to shore.
In District 21 Republican primary, Neil Cainan and Bobby Locke slugged to a neck advantage as Locke edged ahead in Bexar County and the Ist district. U S Representative Bob Krueger seized a rapid Democratic lead with a decisive win two hours after polls closed.
Jim Locke expressed surprise at his strong Saturday showing amid heavy spending by opponents. He recalled a poor 1974 primary in Bexar County, where he won only 150 votes and finished fourth. He credited a robust volunteer staff led by Krueger, a New Braunfels freshman known for a high spending campaign in a prior race.
Davis, a long time Tax Assessor-Collector, is forced into a runoff after late totals show Ben Shaw closing the gap in Hexar County. Voters also back Jeff Wentworth and Bill Finch in County Commissioner Pet. 3 races, while Hauck solidifies Sheriff post amid controversy and tax questions.
In San Antonio area races Wentworth and Finck won the Republican nominations for commissioners holding off two opponents while Hauck captured the sheriff nomination amid a strong primary turnout. Finch defeated Harper to secure the Democratic nomination for the county commissioners post. Vaughan and Young see notable competition with Davis and Neaves among the hot races.
The data lists figures and names including don Newton Jerome Chamberlain Truman Roberts and Joyce Peters Bird with associations to Congressional District Ronald Reagan and Gerald R. Ford. No clear narrative or event context is provided in readable form.
Jose Lilis Rodriguez, Bexar County La Raza chairman, won reelection by a wide margin. In Crystal City, Gutierrez backers swept key races while anti-Gutierrista Ramon Garza lost the sheriff contest and challenged results. A court hearing is set over residency claims. Garza may seek a federal challenge under the Voting Rights Act. Rodriguez aims to rebuild party structure in San Antonio and target school boards and anti-poverty agencies.
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