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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1976
Page
1
A garbled OCR listing driving classes and local events mentions driving courses, seminars, and gatherings at multiple venues. Notable items include a driving program at the Artanis Center, a spring festival at a park, and lectures featuring guest speakers from various groups. Community notices reference registration details and times, with several organizations hosting public activities and fundraisers.
Fragmented OCR notes recount May 23 events across 1850s to 1996 including Texas floods, political mentions, a Chicago action, Fergusonism taunt, thefts and a pound capture. Mentions Lyndon Johnson, Ferguson, and local civic responses. Event snippets form a dated collage with varied topics.
City Council to discuss a settlement of San Antonio's suit against Coastal States Gas and the appointment of a new CPS trustee. The 29 plan proposes out of court resolution of the multiyear, 1.4 billion lawsuit. Walter Bielstein named as potential replacement. opposition grows amid claims of a self perpetuating CPS board system and concerns over public representation.
NAN CLAUSES reports on the San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers closing their choral season with Bach St Matthew Passion. Ira Schantz as St Matthew delivers a radiant tenor solo, aided by Charles Nelson as Jesus and a capable cast. Diction varies among soloists, but the program’s notes clarify the translation and musical intent while the Terrell Wells Middle School choir adds a bright counterpoint.
Festival Ballet of San Antonio delivered a grand night of dance at the Theater for the Performing Arts. Guest artists Katharyn Horm and Thomas Enckell joined Namenco dancer Teresa Champion alongside company dancers in Coruscare Paseo Le Pas de Quatre and Divertissement. Sequoia choreographed most pieces with Langhnais and DeBolt delivering standout moments.
A 6 year old San Antonio youth, Adrian Greene, drowned Saturday while swimming near a dock in the Medina Ranch area below Medina Lake Dam. Medina County Peace Justice John Parma ruled the death accidental. The boy’s stepfather, 1.7 Johnson, attempted rescue but was pulled by the current until a bystander on the dock helped him to safety.
A quarrel outside a bar on Guadalupe Street led to a gun knife fight leaving Higinio Silva with multiple stab wounds. Juan Antonio Arraya, 24, of 1914 Santiago, is charged with attempted murder and held on 10,000 bond at Bexar County Jail. Authorities say shots were fired and Silva collapsed after staggering into the street.
The Light promotes a daily TV Sweepstakes with prizes of 10 50 25 and 310, plus a weekly Bicentennial Bonus of 200 and other bonuses of 17.7. Readers are urged to compare numbers printed on TV Logs pages. Several past winners are named with locations and winnings.
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