South Texas Chamber Seeks Budget Increase for Citywide Programs
The South Texas Chamber of Commerce finance committee proposes boosting the chamber budget by 100000 this year and 35000 more in increased dues to fund legislative reporting tourist promotion and wildlife planning across 40 counties from Corpus Christi to Houston. They plan town to town drives target contracting trucking hotel and small manufacturing groups and to form a president's council for new members. A San Antonio meeting is planned during the spring legislative session and a weekly legislators breakfast in Austin remains a key activity. Attendees included Horace T. Hebden W A Griep Floyd Schneider Tom Burts Nan Braunfels Jack Scates and other local executives.
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South Texas Chamber of Commerce Finance
Chamber
E. J. Wahlsten
Port Lavaca
Lone Star Brewing Co
South Texas
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Houston
Austin
Horace T. Hebden
Frost National Bank
W. A. Griep
Tratager
Southwestern Bell
Floyd Schneider
Lone Star Brewing Cn
Tom Burts
Nan Braunfels
Jack Scates
Horb Yarbrough
San Marcos
City sues Westinghouse and Atwood over 1971 Braunig plant fire
San Antonio through the Public Service Board filed a damage suit in US District Court seeking 1750000 dollars for property damage and lost electric revenue from a November 16 1971 fire at the Braunig power plant. The city accuses Westinghouse of contracting to design manufacture and deliver a turbine generator and accessories for 3850000 dollars and to supervise repair and maintenance. It also charges Massachusetts based Atwood and Morrill with delivering defective equipment for the turbine generator.
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San Antonio
Gily Public Service Board
Westinghouse Flee Iie Corp
Atwood and Marrill Ga
Gaurt
Giaunip
Braunig
Westinghouse
Atwood and
Morrill
He Massachs
Falls For Job Spec Promises Daring 12 500 Ft Jump
Spc. 4 Nina Garcia of the 20 year old Florida Sam Houston WAC will reenlist with a 144 reenlistment bonus and one year at Fort Bragg North Carolina after a high altitude jump from a helicopter over Lowman Field San Marcos. Garcia aims to become the first woman member of the Golden Knights parachute team headquartered at Fort Bragg.
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Nina Garcia
Sam Houston
Sam Houston Sport Parachute Club
Spc
Garcia
Lowman Field
San Marcos
Airdine
Pl Brag, NA
Fl. Bragg
Army
Gallen Knights
Golden Knights
Fire damages home. blaze blamed on heater
A Tuesday night fire at 77 West Ashby damaged a home owned by Sam Davson. Fire Chief Roger Penrod said papers ignited by a wall heater started the blaze, causing about 3,000 dollars in damage.
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Damagra
Sam Dason
W. Ashty
Dis
Roger Penrod
Waler
Judge Jefferson urges modernization of Texas judicial selection
Judge Andrew L. Jefferson told about 150 San Antonio Bar Association members that Texas needs a modern judicial system. He criticized lawyer campaign funding and endorsed a merit based system via a three person commission with voter approval for retention, praising Bexar County court administration as a model.
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Ann B. Robinson
Texas
Jerges
Andrew L. Jefferson
Court
Harris County
San Antonio
San Antonio Bar Association
St. Anthony
Association
Bexar County
Builders Hope to Start Housing Project in Parnborough
Builder Howard Hilder may begin constriction on a housing project in Parnbrough after signing a change in the SIM contract tied to his purchase of the site. The initial site search has been completed and the team plans to move forward with environmental checks and planning steps.
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Parnborough
Howard Hilder
Mie
San Antonio Light Subscription Rates Listing
A dense catalog lists subscription rates for San Antonio Light and affiliated papers. Pricing covers daily and Sunday options, monthly terms, and rates for Texas, other states, and international destinations with varied delivery schedules.
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Cartier
San Antonis
Teray
MAN
Texas
Youth Banquet Highlights Optimist Week San Antonio
Dan Baker of San Antonio spoke at the Optimist Youth Appreciation banquet with teens honored as Mr. and Miss Teen-Age Optimist. Angela Blount and John Ramirez received top honors as mayor proclaimed Youth Appreciation Week. Students were cited for achievements across agriculture music fashion medicine and law.
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Gaylon Finkler
Fod Club
Irs
Dan Baker
San Antonio
Convcation Center
Angela Blount
John Ramires
Gatti
High Sectool
Water Board hires advisers for $8 million bond sale
Trustees of the City Water Board hired Zed Fimerson and Sam Maclin of San Antonio as financial advisors for an $8 million capital improvements revenue bond sale. The plan aligns with a broader $44 million, 1970s water system upgrade program and potential rate increases to fund expansion. The meeting also discussed indenture changes and a master plan completion timeline.
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JO Carroll Rust
City Water Board
San Antoninas
Zed Fimerson
Sam Maclin
City Connell
CWA
San Antonio leader at U.S. Latin American relations event
Mrs. Fla Atherton a San Antonio society and civic leader and State Department consultant joined Secretary of State William Rogers at a diplomatic meeting in Philadelphia marking the 10th anniversary of U.S. Latin American relations. The gathering included Ciale Plaza and Latin American ambassadors, with a visit to Mary’s Church where Manuel Torres, the first Latin American diplomat to the U.S., is buried.
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Shrelat
the Light
Philadelphia
Fla Atherton
San Antonio Society
State Department
Bureau of Inter-American AfHirs
William Rogers
United States
Rogers
Organization of
Ciale
San Antonio Opens Audie Murphy VA Hospital Next Spring
A new Audie Murphy Veterans Affairs hospital in San Antonio will open next spring adding 15 million to the city health industry. The VA plans 8 percent of the budget for salaries and most of the remainder for supplies. The facility will offer spinal cord injury care and drug and alcohol treatment for veterans and eligible nonveterans on a shared basis. It will serve as a clinical education training ground for students and provide part time government staff, with further details pending.
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San Antonio
Audie Murphy Veteran's Administration Hospital
Washington VA
John P. Chase
Thesday
Chase
Chase Siid
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