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1979 VALENTINE QUEEN Marisa De La Cerda was crowned by Yvonne Gonzales, the outgoing queen during coronation ceremonies at Sacred Heart Church Parish Hall last Saturday evening. Ricardo Garcia was the queen’s escort and Jimmy Chapoy, Jr. accompanied Miss Gonzales.
This
I Have To Say
by Olga Rodriquez
Audencia Publica Hoy
Sobre Proj ecto de Presas
Si usted es uno de muchos ciudadanos de Uvalde que no esta'n informados sobre el importantísimo proyecto conocido como el Leona River Watershed Proyect- el cual es un propuesto proyecto para la construc-cio'n de presas al norte de Uvalde y las cuales prevendrían inundaciones como la que ocurrió el ano pasado--y le gustaría conocer más sobre el asunto, asista a una junta pública hoy jueves, 15 de Febrero en el Centro Cívico.
El proyecto se inicio7 en Mayo 1972 y ha sido patrocinado por
los Distritos de Conservación de Tierra y Agua de Nueces-Frió	y
Sabinal; el Edwards Underground Water District, la Corte de Comisionados del Condado de Uvalde y la Ciudad de Uvalde en un acuerdo con la agencia federal Departamento de Agricultura y Conservación de Tierra.
El proyecto ha quedado atras por lo mismo complicado que resultan ser los proyectos de grán tamaño como es éste y por los requisitos burocráticos que requieren fondos federales.
El plan de construcción y los lugares y diseños de las presas ya se han hecho, lo más difícil ha sido el conseguir permisos, o derechos a las tierras en donde se deben construir las presas. Los lugares escogidos por los ingenieros federales son los que por su aspecto geográfico detendrían mejor el agua en el evento de lluvias inundativas sobre el Rio Leona.
El Rio Leona corre por el centro de la ciudad y de él nacen tres arroyos que serían capaces de inundarse. El Boon Slough esta'al
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The Honorable Henry B. Gonzales, United States Congressman, will be the main speaker at the First Anual LU LAC Banquet to be held here on March 10. Other well known state leaders will be invited to attend. The Outstanding Mexican-American Students of 1979 will be honored at the affair.
Uvalde Times
SPRING FEVER BLUES!
I’m like those people with the bumper sticker fcTd rather be fishing’ — this beautiful sunshine has me dreaming of picnics, camping and just plain driving around our beautiful countryside! I’ll be very happy when this muggy winter weather is gone for good.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS REPORT
While there may have been some considerable improvement in the way of bettering educational opportunities for Mexican-American students here since the findings of the recent Civil Rights report were gathered, we all know there is still room for more improvement. Since I am known as a concerned individual in the education al system here, I receive a lot of calls from parents who have suffered one injustice after another. Unjust suspensions is just one of them. I have witnessed how some teachers rough up our children in shook and I know of a lot of Mexican-American athletes who have been bypassed in the honors they deserved. I could go on and on. And whatsmore, the report from the Civil Rights Commission will probably not cause any major change here. It takes Washington 5 to 10 years to take any real action. Its all up to us as parents and school administrators to solve our own problems on our own. That’s is why I will continue to voice complaints and offer whatever help I can— not to create problems , but to seek solutions through open dialogue. There is a lot of good in our school system, but there is still a lot of discrimination and we must continue to work to eliminate the word from our history books.
Vol. in
THE ONLY BILINGUAL NEWSPAPER IN THE WINTERGARDEN AREA
ÉL UNICO PERIODICO BILINGÜE EN EL WINTERGARDEN
No.	_______UVALDE, TEXAS________________ February 15, 1979
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Uvalde’s Tourist Exhibit
To Be Shown In Dallas

Esto
Lo Tengo Que Decir por Olga Rodriquez
MAYOR PROCLAIMS LULAC WEEK: Mayor Charles Cain is witnessed by (1-r) Rogelio Munoz, Hector Garcia and Mike Esparza, LULAC officers as he signs a proclamation declaring Feb. 12-Feb. 19 as LULAC Week in Uvalde. President Jimmy Carter recently signed a national proclamation to cite the accomplishment of 50 years of service by LULAC.
Comisión De Derechos Civiles
Da Reporte De Uvalde
La Comisión de Derechos Civiles de los Estados Unidos dio un reporte el pasado martes en relación con
YA VIENE LA PRIMAVERA
Este hermoso sol me tiene sonando en los dias de campo y de ir al rio y es difícil sentarme ante esta maquina de escribir- pero ya habra tiempo después.. Ojala que ya se valla retirando este frío y aguacero. ... ya es tiempo de lavar las ventanas y trabajar en la yarda, verdad?
El Reporte de Derechos Civiles
Mientras que pueda ser que han habido considerables mejoramientos en la education de los Mexico-Americanos aqui desde que se levantaron los datos para el reciente reporte de la Comisión De Derechos Civiles, todos sabemos que todavia falta mucho que mejorar. Por que yo siempre he hecho comentarios y preguntas sobre la educación aqui en Uvalde, yo recibo muchas quejas de padres de injusticias que se cometen con nuestros alumnos. Suspensiones injustas es solamente una de las mayores quejas. Muchos jovenes atletas también no reciben sus honores y lugares merecidos. Yo he visto como unas maestras maltraían a los ñiños, y podia sequir y seguir. Y lo que es mas este reporte de los Derechos Civiles no tendrá gran efecto por ahora ....Washington se puede tardar de 5 a 10 anos para cuando hace algo. Nosotros los padres.
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sus investigaciones del Distrito Escolar de Uvalde y dice asi:
“En 1977 la matricula total en las escuelas publicas de Uvalde era de 4,627 el cual incluía 68.6 porciento de alumnos hispanos y menos de un porciento de alumnos negros. En 1970 la matricula era de 62 porciento hispanos y menos de un
porciento negros.
La facultad del distrito escolar numeraba a 192 en 1970 de la cual 8.3 porciento eran hispanos. Para 1977 1a proporción de maes-tors hispanos casi se doblo, a - 15.4 porciento de los miembros de la facultad del distrito.
Solamente uno de los once administradores era hispano en 1970 comparado con 5 de los 19 para el 1978. A pesar de que un Mexico-Americano

sirvió en la directiva de 1970 a 1974, ahora no existen minorías en la directiva escolar.
La ayuda federal a las escuelas de Uvalde en lo presente es de $1,017,000.00 (un millón, diecisiete-mil dolares) Ese total	incluye
$260,000 para educación elementaría y
Taxpayers Must File
For .New Tax Exemption
In July, 1978, the 6th Legislature met in a special session called by Governor Dolph Briscoe, to provide tax relief in the wake of California's Proposition 13. While California ranks 5 th among the states in taxpayers effort, to support state and local government and has a high level of personal and corporate income taxes, Texas ranks 45th among the


secundaria y Programas del Titulo Uno y S230.000. en programas de educación para ñiños migrantes.
La demanda de 1970 para desegregar las escuelas de Uvalde fue extraordinaria, ya que alegaba que los Mexico-Americanos y no los alumnos negros
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states in taxpayer effort to support state and local government and has no personal or coporate income tax.
The legislature, in special session, developed and submitted to the voters, the “Tax Relief Amendment. ” On November 7, 1978, the voers adopted the amendment by a 5 to 1 margin.
The official debut of Uvalde’s first tourist exhibit will be at the Uvalde Chamber of Commerce Steak Banquet slated for Friday, February 23 at 7:30 pan. in the Uvalde Convention Center.
For the first time in history Uvalde will be represented in the Southwest Sports and Vacation Show in Dallas and the South Texas Outdoor Living and Vacation Show in Corpus Christi. The 10 by 20 foot exhibit, now being made ready for the Chamber Steak
Banquet, will feature large color photographs of area sights and events. It will also include a slide show and a 12 page full color brochure on the Uvalde area to be
The amendment mandated a $5,000 exemption on the market value of a residence homestead for purposes of public school ad valorem taxation.
PATRONS MUST APPLY
To be eligieble for the homestead exemption, a taxpayer must apply.
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handed out to prospective tourists.
Uvalde, “Frontier of the Great American West” is the slogan the exhibit will display. The slogan was adopted by the Uvalde Chamber of Commerce board of directors as an image builder to promote the Uvalde area in the tourist market.
Commercial
Garbage Service
Offered
Have you complained about trash pick ups lately? Seems like you may not be the only one since a group of citizens that participated in two Chamber of Commerce work sessions here
recently expressed the same concern and an alternative method of garbage collection may be on the way.
Mr. R. A. Smith of Moore Service Co. addressed the Uvalde City Council last Tuesday evening and requested permission to begin a study in Uvalde towards the possibility of establishing a private garbage collecting service here. Don Weber, Uvalde Chamber of Commerce Vice-Presi-dent and other repre
Tying in with this year's banquet theme of “Uvalde, A Tourist Destination,” Jack Jackson of American Airlines was chosen to be guest speaker. “Jackson was chosen for the job not only because of his knowledge of the tourist industry but also because of his ability to present his message in
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sentatives of the Chamber were present for the discussion on the matter. Weber explained to the Council that while he could not tell them how many people would be interested in
the new service, that a large number of chamber members expressed a desire for more further city beautification and that interest in a better trash collection system was part of that interest.
The Council agreed to allow Mr. Smith to begin his preliminary study in the city but Mayor Cain advised this in no way committed the council to its approval at this time.
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