Folklife Festival sets stage for 1974 Big Bash success hailed
After four days of cheering and craft displays the Texas Folklife Festival drew 63 565 attendees from Thursday to Sunday. Organizer O T Baker praised statewide support and hinted at a larger festival in 1974 potentially expanding into HemisFair Plaza. The event featured 20 ethnic groups with 2 000 participants and continuous entertainment across 134 acres in San Antonio.
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Peter D. Franklin
0. T. Baker
Baker
R. Henderson Shuffler
Institute At Texan Cultures
University of Texas System
Austin
Hemis Fair Plaza
San Antonio
Bay Area Rapid Transit Begins First Passenger Service
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District opened the first fully automated rail system in the United States on 28 miles of San Francisco Bay Area tracks between Oakland and Fremont with a ceremonial opening. The system faces early bugs and car shortages but aims to move commuters faster than driving, supported by voter-approved taxes and Bridge tolls.
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Dakland
United States
United Service
San Franscisco Bay
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Fese
Sui Mabe Heket
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco
Sibes
BART
Mass
Oakland
San Francisen
HART
H.R. Stones
Stokes
Mameda
Anta Costa
Aoto
Akland Bay Bridge
GIs Advised On Benefits At State Veterans Conference
Morris urges veterans to apply for benefits rather than assume auto eligibility. He cites pensions, schooling, loans, life insurance, hospital care, and widows’ benefits, stressing the Veterans Administration supports claims and aids with substantiation. Conference in San Antonio promotes awareness among service officers.
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Morris Willson
Charles L. Morris
Austin
Alexis Veterans Affairs Commission
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Marvis
Advantag
Fred Schooling
Vfeterans
Morris
Veterans Administration Hospital
Woman Held After Shooting of Mexican National Outside Residence
Police detained a 49 year old woman on an assault to murder charge after a shooting outside a Guadalupe Street residence. The victim, identified as Mexican national Maximiao Mascorra, 40, was in critical condition with a head wound at Bexar County Hospital. A 222 caliber rifle was recovered and the suspect jailed. The incident occurred when Mascorra allegedly forced entry and the woman fired a single shot as he attempted to enter.
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Cuadalupe
Maximiaco Mascorra
Bexar County
Castroville Road
Mascorro
Nuevo Lareda
Monteauma
Tom Barnes
Muascarra
Guadalupe
Mascarra
Board Run-On Hospital Funds Plea Faces Medicare Gap
State Board of Health heard requests for more than 23 million in Hill-Burton hospital construction grants from San Antonio New Braunfels and Eagle Pass but was told no money is available. Chair Dr Hampton Robinson said Congress had no Bill Burton appropriation and Nixon vetoed HEW funding.
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Nixon
West Side
San Antonio
Rockstroh
John M. Smith Jr
State Board of Health
Lutheran Genral
Robinson
Racksiroh
Algo
Eagle Pays
Maverick County
Maria Riojas
Seck
Monet
Offenion
Comal County Public Health Center
New Braunfels
Hill-Burton
Forest C. Beavers Jr
Alamo Area
Jewid Beavers
Camal Conny
Max Ro Wommack
Jim Hester
Edgewood Hearing School Case Draws Amicus Briefs
Texas public school financing under dispute as Edgewood Hearing School leads a lawsuit challenging property tax based funding. Amici include the Anti-Defamation League and National Catholic groups urging the court to strike down current methods. The suit, filed in San Antonio, sets a hearing for October with anticipated testimony and expert witnesses.
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Washington
Suepreme Coyet
San Antonio
U.S. District Court
Anti-Defamation League of
Bai Beith
National Coalition of American Nuns
National Catholic Conference For Interracial Justice
National Council of Churches of Christ In the USA
Scholarship, Education and Defonsa Fund For Racial Equality
Southwest Conference of Ta Raza
United Ministries In Public Education
Che Tera
NBS
Flash Fire Injures Boy in Garage Blaze
A boy, son of Mr and Mrs Bruce Madeiras of 6927 McDavid, suffered second and third degree burns over most of his body in a garage flash fire. He remained in critical condition Monday at Bexar County Hospital. A brother Bruce, 11, was released after treatment for minor injuries. Authorities said the blaze flared from a fossil container in the Ravage.
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Ryean Akd
Bexar County Hospital
Bruce Madeiras
Bruce
Anling Horns
Frenen
Pasolic Confatier
Tre Ravage
Four burglary suspects held after string of break-ins
Four suspects including three juveniles and a 2 year old man were detained after multiple break-ins. Police report a white van linked to the scene. Items stolen include a color TV, jewelry, and other valuables valued around $2,420. Suspects were identified in separate break-ins at residences on Mckinley and Thames Streets.
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Reynaldo Garcial
Joseph Fertitta
Thames
Cirlas Hernancey
Sav
Action Line questions about local jobs and driving rules
A reader asks about becoming a mama patrol in the area and notes no applicant yet. The reply explains cannot dictate TV scheduling, lists YWCA programs, and states a teen driver license restriction can be lifted after driver education or at 18. Also mentions September 1972 telephone directory changes removing interzone charges in the San Antonio area.
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Action
YWCA
Mc Cullough
Slim
Swim
Omhar
Southwestern Bell
S.A
San Antonio Metropolitan Exchange Area
San Antonio Gazette Heart Carnalphen Publication Rates
Subscription rates and mailing options for the San Antonio Gazette Heart Carnalphen Publication include daily and Sunday plans with varied prices for Texas, other states, and international destinations. The notice lists regional fees, frequency, and service terms under Associated Press copyright restrictions.
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