SAPL : March 22 In San Antonio History...

San Antonio TX

27 March, 2022

2:13 PM

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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library: Andrew Crews 22 March 2022 1924 The San Antonio Conservation Society is organized to save the old Market House and the San Antonio River. 1956 In advance of a May 12 Federal Court hearing, the City Council unanimously repeals the June 19, 1954 ordinance (No. 20307) prohibiting people of color from city swimming pools and other city-owned facilities. 1968 Southwestern Bell Telephone announces a new operating area in Texas – its third – with headquarters to be located in San Antonio. The effective date of the new area organization will be April 1, but it will be October 1 before it is fully operational. This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.