Public notices and meetings in San Antonio area
Regional Development and Review Committee meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Three Americas Building. Federal Energy Administration hosts a public seminar on crude rules Tuesday at Hilton Palacio del Rio. Sons of the American Revolution unveil a bronze plaque Tuesday at 1 a.m. in the Federal Building lobby. Israel Consul Yitzhak Lear to speak Tuesday at Congregation Agudas Achim. TEA regional accreditation standards meeting Tuesday at Region 20 Center. Retired persons group hosts talk Tuesday at Sam Antonin Church 20 Meredith Spanish. Army Education Center offers free Spanish classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings. San Antonio Planners Council meets Tuesday in the St Anthony Hotel.
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Through The Years From The Light Files October 1966 San Antonio entries
Police filed complaints against three San Antonans over junkers on property. High water menace affected Lucedont Military flat area. Stockyards ran big hog and steer market, prices breaking records. San Antonio was a pivotal rail, air and bus hub forging a decade of growth. Old swimming halls vanished as truants faded. Parcel workers faced quarters pressure as mail business shifted. Reid estate noted central city behind expanding districts. Japanese plum trees bloomed citywide.
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Hughes 'Just Hated' Gambling Says Howard Hughes
In a recollection Robin Harris notes Howard Hughes refused to visit a private gambling club near New York despite peers, explaining he hated gambling because recognition could lead to loss of privacy and possible winnings. The anecdote recalls Hughes's late era caution and insistence on staying away from high stakes venues.
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Hughes Confidant Reveals Hughes Personal Publicity Dilemma
In a California column excerpt Robin Harris recalls Howard Hughes facing relentless press interest. Hughes devised a system to vet true gossip with a trusted check, while his sneaker fixation masked a bone spur. The tale unfolds during late 1940s New York social life and includes clubs like 21 and El Morocco.
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Setter Is Top Dog At San Antonio Kennel Club Show
A handsome Irish setter owned by Jim Shonts won best of show at the San Antonio Kennel Club fall exhibition in the Coliseum. Champion Sir Andrew Jackson, owned by George F. Poot, topped a field of 1,713 dogs after 13 judges, with group winners including Hadira's Bo Scott in hounds and Mov-Wyre's Saverelan Escort in terriers.
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Howard Hughes and the gambling paradox in Las Vegas
The text recalls Howard Hughes voicing strong anti gambling sentiments yet later becoming the owner of many gambling houses. He cites preferring the Desert Inn for its air and drinks, discusses avoiding casino gambling, and reflects on the odd shift to owning casino properties while still disliking gambling’s atmosphere.
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Buoyant San Antonio Symphony Opens Season Without Alessandrini
The San Antonio Symphony launched its first season without Victor Alessandrini with a celebratory concert featuring Andre Watts and Associate Conductor Roger Malone. The program opened with Smetana's Moldau and Beethoven’s Eighth, then Hindemith’s Concert Music for Strings and Brass, ending with Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto performed by Watts. The performance showcased the orchestra’s strength, especially in strings and woodwinds, though a momentary discord among French horns marred the third movement.
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Victor Alessaridey
Andre Watts
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Andra Wats
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Shoes and schemes haunt Hughes in daring press plots
A tale recounts publicity schemes and false stories aimed at Howard Hughes, the danger of shoe jibes as his Achilles heel, a trek to a Harlem bootmaker, and a Beverly Hills plane crash near miss. The narrator hints at CIA links, feared reputational harm, and a looming code of ethics.
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