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NO PROGRESS
WITHOUT STRUGGLE
*> Iter* la no struggle, there
la no progreaa. TbOM who
profeaa to favor freedom, and
n* depreciate agitation, art
«*o want crops without
ploughing up the ground...Power
concedes nothing without .a
demand. It never did and never
win®
--Frederick Doniait
an Antonio Register!
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RIGHT • JUSTICE • PROGRESS
VOL. 48 NO. 3
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1978
All the SAN
ANTONIO and
SOUTH TEXAS NEWS
While It is News
Complete National
and World Wide
News Coverage
IT'S YOUR NEWSPAPER
SAFI
Remans
Treatant
The San Antonio Independent
School dlatrlct'a treatment of
elemeritary achool teacher* waa
described aa "barbaric" by
Paul Glamona, presldet of the
San Antonio Federal of Teach-
era, APT Local 1356, AFL-CIO.
' The cofee break la almost
an American Institution, but for
many San Antonio teachera even
a reatroom break la rare,"
Glamona charted.
Responding to a federation
survey, the teacher leader re-
ported that 20 percent of the San
Antonio dlatrlct's elementary
achool teachera had no breaks
during the school day and an ad-
ditional 48 per cent had only one
break.
"Even lunch lan't sacred to
the SAISD," Glamona slid.
EVen though district policy
guarantees teachera 30 minutes
ot unlnterrrupted, duty-free
lunch, UN union charged that 21
par cent of the teachera In
SAISD elementary achoata
were not getting It.
"We're tired of being treated
like aacond-claaa citizens,"
Glamona continued.
"It la total y unroaaonable of
the dlatrlct'a administration
and board of trustees to think
teahcera will contlm>.< to re-
main quiet In face of Intolerable
working conditions."
The 8APT has submitted de-
mands to the admlnlatratlon and
board of trustees Instating that
jJ ay anforce a policy which
would guarante every teacher
a 30-minute duty-free lunch and
a minimum of two lS-minuta
breaks per day.
Credit J.
Crow Suit
Filed
DALLAS--Tbe Department
of Juatlct hsa filed Its first
suit to enforce the Equal Cre-
dit Opportunity act by charging
a Dallas, Texts, real estate
developer and Its parent firm
with refusing to sell home sites
and make mortgage loena to
black persona.
Attorney General Griffin B.
Bell a aid the boualng dis-
crimination suit wss filed In
U.S. District court In Dallaa
agalnat Western Resort Prop-
erties, Inc., and Tec on Enter-
prises, Inc. Western laawholly
owned aubsldlary of Tecon.
The coporstlons own snd sell
home sites In Hood county, In-
cluding the 285-mlle Coman-
che Harbor, 703-acre Oak Trail
Shores, and 180-acre Western
Hills Harbor aubdlvlalona.
The aultaaldthecorporatlona
have violated the Fair Housing
(See CREDIT, Page 3)
Woman, 20,
Attempts
Suicide
Police, called to a 800 block
Larry atreet address, late Sun-
day night, to Inveatlgate ' an
attempted aulclde," aald they
arrived at thesc< ne to find EMS
techntclana treating a 10-year-
old woman for an overdose of
amphetamines.
The woman, wno was de-
acrlbedas being ' very upset,"
admitted, according to the re-
porting officer, that afae had
taken 18 to 30 of the ptlla but
refuaed to state her reason for
doing so. Following emergency
trestment she wss tsken to
Bexar County hoapltal for fur-
ther treatment.
The woman's gusrdtan, told
Inveetlgatlng officers the victim
"likes to get attention "
Delayed or
Intemipted
61 Education
HOUSTON-If certain health
problema prevented your be-
ginning or completing your edu-
cation under the GI Bill, a new
law may make It possible for
you to turn back the clock
snd enroll again, VA Regional
Director, Ted. W. Myatt, has
announced.
The new program Is avail-
able to veterans, spouses or
surviving spouses whose eli-
gibility for GI BUI education
benefits expired on June 1,1978,
or later, but who had not used
all their schooling entitlement
when mental of physical dls-
sblllty interfered with their
training.
The disability must not hsve
resulted from the Indlvldusl's
willful misconduct, Myatt em-
phasized. He cautioned potential
applicants they must provide
medical evidence that mental
illness or physical dlaablllty
waa responsible for their being
unable to begin or complete
schooling before the expiration
of their GI BUI eligibility.
Under the law, veterana have
ten yeara from the date of their
dlacharge from active duty to
complete GI BUI training.
Spouses or surviving spouses
have ten years from tha date
of their Initial eliglbllty to com-
plete training under the bill.
Under passage of the law,
those who had not used all their
GI BUI education beneflta by
the end of that ten-year period
loat it forever.
"This lsw," Myatt said,
"gives us s welcome opportun-
ity to help veterans who had
their education delayed or In-
terrupted because of circum-
stances beyond their control.
Any extension will be for the
length of time VA determlnea
that the veteran or apouae waa
prevented from beginning or
completing the education pro-
gram.
Myatt aald VA doesn't know
the number of potenUsl ell-
glbles, but he urged tndlvldusls
who believe they qusllfy for the
new program to avoid poeslbie
disappointment by making cer-
tain they have the neceaaary
medical evidence In connection
with their appllcaUon.
Hypertension
Screenings
Saturday
Saturday, April M, the San
(■ee SATURDAY, Page 3)
UNCF Has
Record
Campaign
The United Negro College
Fund haa Juat completed the
most successful fund-raising
drive in Its 34-year history,
with receipts for the 1977 cam-
paign totalling over $13.2 mil-
lion.
The latest figure reflects an
Increase of roughly 12 per cent,
or 31.7 million, over the $13.5
million mark reached In 1976.
UNCF National Chairman A.
Dean Swift called the results of
the 1977 drive "truly extroor-
dlnsry." Swift, who Is president
of Seara, Roebuck and Company,
also noted that the 1977cam-
paign "aignaled a continuation
of the dramatic growth spiral
begun in the early 1970'a."
IBM President John R. Open,
wbo served aa coporate chair-
man for UNCF'a 1977 drive,
aald he was "very gratified"
by the fact that corporate con-
tributions accounted for nearly
40 per c nt of the 1977 total.
Glfta from the corporate sector
Jumped to $5.8 million, a
$400,000 Increase over the cor-
porate figure tor 1978.
Opel said that the UNCF's
success In corporate solicita-
tion Is evldenc of the "fine
tradition of mutual support be-
tween American businesses and
the United Negro College
Fund."
Some 7,174 corporations do-
nsted to the UNCF - also a new
record.
Gifts from Individuals ac-
counted for $3.1 million, or
roughly 20 per cent of the 1977
total. This figure reflects a$l-
mllllon increase over the total
individual gifts for 1978. An-
other $l-mllllon Increase in
contributions from personal
foundations pushed thst figure to
$2.9 million, about 13 per cent
of the total 1977 campaign re-
ceipts. Other results were:
Colleges snd universities,
$1.3 million, up $100,000;
groups $1.1 million, up
$188,788; municipal employees,
$209,781, up $110,398; chur-
chea, $93,148 up $9,735 and
unlona, $30,633, up $4,000.
Commenting on the across-
the-board Increaaes, UNCF Ex-
ecutive Director Christopher F.
Edley said that "every alngle
doner category recognized
UNCF'a growing significance In
1*77." Edley added that he
"could not be more pleased."
For the second consecutive
year, UNCF'a largeet alngle
gift came from Lilly Endow-
Inc. which contributed
Slayer Gets 30 Years
Woik Expected Soon
On Dawson Project
Construction of the Dawson street drain-
age project is expected to begin shortly after
Citv Council takes action to accept the appar-
entlow bid submitted for the project s com-
pletion.
Council is to consider accepting the bid this
week April 27.
AWARDED--Carl Ellle, Jr., chief, Research snd Distribution
branch, Directorate for Defenae Information, waa awarded the De-
partment of Defenae Certificate of Commendation for donating seven
gallons of blood. Thomas F. Lambert, principal deputy assistant se-
cretary (Public Affaire) is shown presenting the certificate to Ellis
during recent Pentagon ceremonies.
Approved by the voters In
1974 as a part of that year's
drainage bond issue, the Dawson
street project will construct
more than a mile of underground
box culvert and pipe system, ac-
cording to Public Works Direc-
tor Mel Sueltenfuss.
The construction, along with
related street work, will en-
compass the area bounded by
Walters, St. James, New Brsun-
fels and Center streets.
Also Included la renovation
of laterals along portions of
Polaris and Glbb streets.
Scheduled to taitt some 250
working days to complete, the
project la expected to be com-
pleted In mid-July, 1979,
Sueltenfuss said.
Apparent low bidder for the
project Is Houston Bridge snd
Engineering Co., Inc., at a bid
Nurses Now
Trained to
Delect Cancer
HOUSTON—Although Texas
Is a large state geographically,
the majority ot Its health care
Is concentrated In urban areas.
To combat this problem, the
University of Texas M.D. An-
derson Hospital and Tumor In-
stitute Is helping provide Im-
proved cancer detection and
care to Texas' rural areas.
The hospital has established
a unique program to train nur-
ses working in public health
clinics and private practi-
tioners' offices to detect can-
cer.
Since the Cancer Detection
and Screening Progra m was
established In 1975, more than
112 registered and licensed vo-
cational nurses from across
the state have completed the
course.
"The program's objective Is
to have nurses from community
clinics and private practition-
ers' offices perform certain
examlnatlona on patlenta under
the supervision of a licensed
physician," saya Dr. J. Tay-
lor Wharton, who directs the
program.
"The nuraea will help fill
the personnel shortage and en-
able more people to have the
advantages of cancer screen-
(See NOW, Psge 3)
cost ot some $2,868,200. That
amounts coupled with contingent
construction costs and engin-
eering fees, brings the total
cost of the project to slighUy
more than $3.07 million.
Project financing will be
borne by 1974 bond funds, sup-
plemented by an addtlonal $1
million from Interest revenues
and savings from other 1974
bond projects, Sueltenfuss
noted.
A community lnformaUonal
meeting, to explain the pro-
ject In further detail, sische-
duled for mid-May.
Of the 15 drainage projects
approved In the 1974 bond Issue,
five are under construction,
two are pending Council acUon
and eight are stUl In varying
degrees of design, Sueltenfuss
said.
Talk
Leads to
Stabbing
A 1000 block Polnsettla
street man, will probably think
twlc before he engages in con-
versation with persons of the
opposite sex unless they are
close acquaintances.
James Tatum, 43, 1U55 Poln-
settla, who suffered stab wounds
to the left side and back, told
police early Sunday morning,
that he had been stabbed by a
man whom he knew only by a
nickname, as he left a night
club In the 400 block of Hedges
street. Tatum said he had talked
briefly with a woman, whom he
named, while in the bar. Just
outside the club, Tatum said
he was approached by his at-
tacker, who inquired of him
whether or not he • 'knew the
lady." When the complainant
answered in the affirmative, his
questioner allegedly quickly
stabbed him twice and fled east
from the location In a 1967 auto-
mobile.
EDWARD DUGGER III
PRESIDENT OF CORPORA-
TION — Edward Dugger in,
president of Urban National
Corporation (UNC), Boston
welcomes the emphasis on busi-
ness described in President
Carter's urban plan. UNC is a
private venture capital firm
investing strictly In minority-
controlled businesses.
New Department
Established
In VA
Suspect Convicted
Of Robbery
And Murder
Convinced by a jury in March, of robbery
and murder of a 21-year-old rr.an, last May,
Merrill E. Simmons, 27, of the 5800 Block of
Shadow Way. was sentened to 30 years in pri-
son, Thursday in 175th District Court, As-
sessing the punishment was District Judge
Preston Dial Jr.
(Se. UNCF, Page 3)
DISTINGUISHED HONOR GRADUATE - -Lieutenant Colonel Paul
W Krler, (left), chief of the Dental Specialist Branch, Dental Science
2.1i ■^,..Aead"ny " H**"h Sciences, OS Army, presents certificate
to Specialist Five George L. Tlllery, Norfolk, Va., the Distinguished
Honor Graduate In the dental hyglenlst course, Claas No. 4-78, at
^nte<t^t'sin*okT11,t Tl"*r)' n0W taa "'«ned,othe "•ntal detach-
HOUSTON--Admlnlstrator of
Veterans Affairs Max Cleland
has announced the establish-
ment of a Department of Mem-
orial Affairs within the Vet-
erans administration. The new
department consists of the Na-
tional Cemetery System and the
service of furnishing of govern-
ment headstones and grave
markers for the graves of
veterans.
Carl T. Noll, who has been
director of the National Cemet-
ery System since Its foundation,
will head the new Department
of Memorial Affairs while con-
tinuing as head of the National
Cemetery System.
The new Department of Mem-
orial Affairs will have juris-
diction over the nation's 103
cemeteries as well as the plan-
ning and development of new
cemeteries.
Its others major function will
be that of procuring and supply-
ing headstones for all graves In
the national cemeterls as well
as for the graves of veterans
burled in private cemeteries
where such requests ire made.
VA first acquired primary
responsibility for the mainten-
ance of natinal cemeteries in
1973 when Congress authorized
the transfer of 82 from the De-
partment of the Army. The VA
had previously operated 21
cemeterlea.
Subsequently, VA has under-
taken the flrat major expansion
of the National Cemetery Sys-
tem since 1950. New cemeteries
are being opened at Riverside,
Calif., Borne, Mass., and
Calverton, N.Y., and others are
in the planning stages at Quan-
tlco, Va., and at Indlantown Gap,
Pa.
The agency is currently ex-
ploring sites for two new cemet-
eries, one to be located in the
southeastern United States and
the other in the Great Lakes
region of the country.
The new cemeteries are
planned to pi ovule for the needs
of veterans well Into the next
century, Cleland said.
Teener Hit
With Bat
A 16-year-old Vlcksburg
street youth was treated at
Southeast Baptist hoapltal for
a bruised left hip, Inflicted, he
told police, by two unidentified
men, who struck him with a
baseball hat at Martin Luther
King park.
After the attack the youth said
both of his assailants, believed
to be in their early 20'a, fled
the scene.
Simmons, who at the time of
his arrest in the May murder,
then had two attempted murder
charges against him, stemming
from a January, 1976 Incident
in South San Antonio
Simmons was convicted by a
jury, last month, of murdering
James Lowrle, 21, of the 2600
block of Ackerman road and the
theft of the dean man's automo-
bile.
Lowrle's body was found May
15 near a baseball field in Mar-
tin Luther King Jr. park. He
had been shot once In the head.
Horn
Homicide Det. L. Dave Ket ne
obtained the Identify of a sus-
pect and had Justice gf the Peace
J.P. ' Jlmmle" Gutierrez issue
a warrant for Lowrle's stolen
vehicle. The 1977 automobile
later turned up In Fort Worth,
along with the dead man's credit
cards.
Ketne and Detective Hoy
Agullar went to Fort Worth and
Drought Simmons to San Anton-
io where he was charged with
capital murder.
Simmons has requested 10
days In which to file a motion
for a new trial.
Man Found
Dead in
House
"Death from natural causes"
was ruled in the death of a 50-
year-old West Hermosa street
man, whose badly decomposed
body was discovered Tuesday
afternoon, April 18, by police,
investigating a complaint by
neighbors of a ''foul odor"
emanating from the premises.
Forcing entry Into the locked
house at 435 West Hermosa,
police said they found the body
of the occupant, a min, Identi-
fied as Charles P. Myers,
slouched on a couch in the liv •
lng room
There was no evidence of a
struggle, the Investigating offi-
cer reported, hut the premises
were literally "strewn with
beer and liquor bottles."
The victim was known to be
a heavy drinker and possibly
' an alcoholic' the report con-
tinued.
At the time of the report, the
police department had not been
able to find a "next of kin."
Attacked SA
Man loses
Wallet in Row
A 27-year-old 300 block Mor-
ris street man refused treat-
ment for numerous contusions
and abrasiuns about his face,
and body injuries which he said
had been inflicted by three un-
known aasallanta who had at-
tacked him while he was In a
(See WALLET, Page 3)
No Ctues
In Mystery
Shooting
Police were without clue%ln
the Wednesday night shooting
of a 24-year-old Frldaell street
man, who suffered a gunshot
wound to the head, in a mys-
tery shooting that took place
In the 100 block of South Acme
road.
Treated at the scene and
transferred to Wllford Hall hos-
pital by EMS ambulance was
Darryl McKlnney, 24, address
listed as 5022 Frldell street.
Police officers, answering
the call, said they arrived at
the Acme road address to find
victim lying on the pavement,
in the parking lot of an Ice
house, being administered by
his father, Cazell McKlnney,
47, of the Frldell street address
and other unidentified citizens.
EMS technicians, arrlvingafew
minutes later, treated the vic-
tim, told officers they found
evidence of a bullet wound on
the right side of the man's
head, and transported him to
Wllford Hall hospital, where it
was determined a bullet had
entered his skull.
The victim's father told of-
ficers he "knew nothing about
the matter' and had rushed to
the sc> ne only after having been
notified by people in the area
that his son had been shot.
A witness, who told officers
he had been standing a short
dlstanct from the victim at the
time ot the shooting, declared
'•he heard approximately six
to seven shots being fired"
and about the same time saw
a 1967 four-door green and
black car, which he described
in detail, turn the corner at
Acme and West Commerce,
and drive east.
A bloody baseball cap, a kit-
chen towel and two pot holders,
found at the sc ne were plac d
in the property room.
No arrest was immediately
made.
Suspect
Arrested
A 26-year-old Lamar street
man, who earlier had stabbed
another man during an argu-
ment, was later arrested, de-
spite the victim's repeated re-
fusal to file charges agalnat kts
assailant , and booked for
"public Intoxication and pea-
session of marijuana."
Police making the arrest,
alao found, on the suspect'a per-
son, a Wood-covered •wilder-
ness" knife, which waa alao
placed In the property
The suspect admitted
stabbing, l<ut said he had <
so in "self defenae."
The victim was treated
Brooke General hoapltal.
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