Texas tourism push highlights vast Lone Star promotions
Texan leaders unveil an intensified tourism drive including a new Vacation Fun Map, infoboards at rest areas, and nationwide TV spots to showcase Texas wonders. The Texas Highway Department plans film strips on missions and foreign tourism packages while investing over a million dollars yearly to promote the state.
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Joep
Faulkner
Texas
Lone Star
Europe
James’ Battersby
San Antonio
Disadvee Texas Association
Téxas
St. Anthony Butes
Tom H. Taylor
Texas Highway Department
Smokers Face Lung Damage From Cough to Emphysema
Dr William Blumenthal and other experts spoke at a University of Texas Health Science Center workshop on respiratory diseases noting that a smoker's cough signals airway irritation and possible bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis can lead to emphysema with loss of lung tissue and reduced oxygen exchange, increasing misery during colds.
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Willian
Blumenthal
University of Texas Health Science Center
Medical School
University of Texas School of Nursing
Americung Association
Brenchitis Suifferes
University of Texas Health’Science Center
Willard Blumenthal
Ploch Honored At Joe Freeman Coliseum Dinner
Precinct 4 County Commissioner Az Ploch received a large turnout at a Friday fundraiser in the Joe Freeman Coliseum. The event honored his long tenure, noted at 26 consecutive years in office, and featured a $14 barbecue dinner to support his campaign debts. VIP attendees included Congressmen, city officials, and local judges as about 3,000 people attended.
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Jan Jarboe
Joe Freeman
Hive
Counlys
Raven
Ploch
Texas
Gonrler, Fisher
Raven Aid de da Garza
Sheps
Fro Tem
Cliff Morton
Popel
A.J. Ploch
See Freeman Coliseum
CPS Promotes Engineers in San Antonio Area
Nieves Soin and Kenneth Fiedler advance to senior engineer at City Public Service. Sato, a Texas A&M graduate, joined CPS after earning his electrical degree and has served in overland construction, acceptance, and gas and electric operations engineering. Fiedler, a Texas A&I grad from New Braunfels, has worked in power plant engineering, special engineering and energy systems planning. Both engineers will oversee projects to meet San Antonio area gas and electric needs.
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Soin
Kenneth Fiedler
Sato
JF Eraduate
Texas A&m University
CPS
Pelar
Overland
Sota
San Juan
Texas
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Soro
Motorcycle Rider Killed In Mulberry Street Crash
A 14 year old Houston resident Donald Lyn Thomas died Friday in a collision at Mulberry and North St Marys. Warren M Lewis 72 of 126 Avenue A was the driver of the other vehicle. This fatality marked the city’s 11th traffic death this year, up from 81 at the same time last year.
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North St. Mary's
Folice
Donald Lyn Thomas
Houston
Ais Warren M. Lewis
Avenue A
L A Fund Drive Near End Sees Strong Giving in San Antonio
The United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County reports 81.7 percent of its drive goal with four working days left. Campaign chair John Nrgie notes high donations and earl y gifts, urging continued pledges as contributors respond to newspaper ads.
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Way
Sa Antonio
Bexar
Nay
Bo Rae
Volun
John Nrgie
I Highe
United’ Way Officeutrict
Thurddey
Girl Drugged By Candy Reported 'Fair' Condition
Cynthia Gomez, a year-old girl from Terese, was in fair condition Friday at Santa Rosa Medical Center after allegedly eating pieces of candy tainted with a hallucinogenic drug. Her mother, Mrs. Gulia Gomez, says the incident occurred during Halloween while they visited about 30 homes near Teresa and Hawthorne. Tests on leftover candy will be conducted by the Bexar County Medical Examiner later this week. Police urged parents to discard candy collected during trick or treat events.
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Tacay
Part la Passage
Vin Qutation
Australia
Texas
Mia
Ada Wilson
Corpus Christi
Gulf of Mexico
Grace Cook
Sea Gun
Rockport
R. Henderson Shuffier
Institute of Texan Caldres
San Antonio
Kprc-Tv
Eyes of Texas
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Double C Productions
Houston
Cynthia Gomez
Santa Rosa Medical Center
Cynthia
Gulia Gomez
Terese
Andy
Bexar County
Two Ewa San Antonio Officers Suspended Indefinitely
Police Chief Emil E Peters suspended two patrolmen indefinitely for allegedly beating and robbing a suspect. He will ask the Civil Service Commission to review the action against Trayick and Cussans, longtime force members. A different case involves James F Crown charged with robbery by assault at Lackland Air Base. allegations concern an incident on Old Ley Road.
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Ewa
San Antonio
Emil E. Peters
James F. Crown
Dairy Farmers and AMPI Ties Spark Federal Probes
A readable fragment notes dairy farmers and AMPI president John Butterbrade of Burnett Wisconsin amid investigations by the Justice Department Senate Watergate Committee and a federal grand jury into dairy former political contributions. Bitterbratt claims AMPI members have suffered under Nixon era policies and costly legal battles.
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John Butterbrade
Burnett, Wis
Ampi Preident
Begat
Wile Producers, Inc
Pilice
Justice
Senale Watergate Committee
Federal Prand Jury
Nixon
Sipptie
Dre Bullerdrodt
Mies
Bitterbratt
Richard M. Nixon
Drunk Driving Survey Aims At Weekends In San Antonio
San Antonio Alcohol Safety Action Program conducts its third annual volunteer weekend survey to identify drunken driving in certain areas. Eighty vehicles will be stopped at sites with ASAP vans offering quick breath tests, while results from past years show a high rate of intoxicated drivers during weekend evenings.
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Gaylon Winkler
Prilceman
San Antonio
Mayside
Ely
Hayis
Bieblard
San Antonians
Leste
Tom Hawkins
Souhwest Research
Department of Transportation Highway Safety Act
Steets
Hawkins
Asap UO
ABC
We Vans
Me Bookiet
America
Ines
National
Sifety Council
Carrasco in Custody After Shootout and Hospital Transfer
Carrasco, described as a high security prisoner, was involved in a daylight shootout with local police and then taken under guard to Sunn Rosa Medical Center for an unspecified medical check. He later returned to county jail, with officials noting continuous escort by senior law enforcement officers including Chief Deputy Reidy Gay and Captain Raymond Snyder.
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Reidy Gay
Sheift
Raymond Snyder
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