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The murmur in the room rose its manpower and money. And things. Thus, the participants also to a rumble ... the hesitant and they freely unburdened had to establish a pattern of the assertive ... rapid, intense themselves. priority. voices in counterpoint to slow After three days and nine Chamber President Bill Ochse Texas drawls. sessions, more than 750 Chamber was to comment later, "I have "What this Chamber really members had registered their never seen San Antonians so needs to get crackin' on.." ideas on the needs and opportuni- enthused over their city, so "Everybody goes his own way ties facing their community. The excited over the future or so without regard to any master sessions were so structured that stimulated by newly discovered plan..." "If the downtown each person had three minutes opportunities." doesn't rejuvenate itself ... " all to himself ... three minutes The chance to speak, the "Only a regional airport complex to speak his mind and five pairs knowledge that their ideas were can serve our future needs ... " of ears to hear what he was of interest to the Chamber It was March 1970 and San saying. leadership and would shape Antonio was having an epic Just a mountain of ideas future programming, the sheer talk-in. wouldn't suffice, though. exercise of inventorying San Business and professional Everything's important, but there Antonio's assets and the pleasant men and women had been invited are never enough funds or staff discovery that blessings abound to tell their Chamber of or volunteer leadership to tackle -these were the ingredients that Commerce where they thought everything. So emphasis had to gave birth to a reinvigorated and the Chamber should concentrate be placed on the most important expanded Chamber program. Its name? FORWARD SAN ANTONIO!

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lti ABOUT OCHSE A soft spoken man with a ready smile and a never-too-busy- to-help personality has made 1970 a year to be remembered for the Alamo City and the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. William Ochse is a man of boundless energy and cheerful persistence, and he uses these two remarkable qualities to function within a daily schedule which would break a lesser man. He accepted the challenge of the Chamber presidency and saw a directive from the members to accomplish ideals conceived in the fever that was HemisFair '68. Those ideals took the form of FORWARD SAN ANTONIO ... and Bill Ochse took the lead. He saw the need to take the public pulse and from the prognosis came the March Idea Sessions ... from those came the Goals for Greatness and the / need for One Million Dollars to answer the members' mandate. For twelve productive months, Bill Ochse has been FORWARD SAN ANTONIO. And in many ways, Bill Ochse has been a composite of the city: King Antonio'58 ... Research & Planning Council ... Fiesta San Antonio Commission ... Homebuilders... Boy Scouts ... Livestock Exposition ... banking ... United Fund ... American Legion ... Order of the Alamo: the list is all-encompassing and illustrative of the man and his pervading civic pride and concern. This city and this Chamber of Commerce will not soon forget William Ochse ... the inspiring and dynamic leader who made 1970 a renaissance for San Antonio and her citizens. 7 e GAs

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ABOUT COMMITTEES. .O . Committees are truly the vanguard of the Chamber movement. You can make all the jokes you want about a camel being a horse put together by a committee. Or how much easier it is for one man to make a decision and "get the job done." The committee is the heart of the Chamber system and the pooling of many minds voluntarily met around a table to achieve severally what no man could hope to accomplish singlehandedly is the very essence of the Chamber way, the "secret" of successful civic action. The section of this Annual Report that begins on the opposite page recounts the highlights of committee activity during 1970 at the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. F

AIR TRANSPORT ALAMO ROUND-UP CLUB The slower national economy The Alamo Round-Up Club is Silver Spurs ($600 or more) during 1970 has affected the composed of five teams of seven were earned by: Dave Langford, air transportation industry to the men each named after various IBM Corporation; Gene Massy, extent that nation-wide passenger participants in the battle of the National Printing and Stationery boardings are increasing at a Alamo. The Santa Annas, ably Company and Marcus much lower rate compared to led by Vernon Richards of Semmelmann of Southwestern previous years' increases. In a Southwestern Bell Telephone Bell Telephone Company. period of this kind, it is extremely Company, led in production with The $1,000 Round Table is difficult to approach the Civil $10,628.50. awarded on an annual basis and Aeronautics Board to seek new To date the Alamo Round-Up is one of two awards that may competitive air route authorities Club has accounted for be earned more than once. The that are of interest to the San $36,317.50 from the following number in the parenthesis Antonio air traveler. sources: 153 new members following each man's name Local airline boardings have totaling $18,195; 133 increases indicates the number of years also been affected by the slower totaling $15,292.50 and 18 this individual has achieved this economy. Through 10 months of reinstatements totaling $2,830. level: William Ghedi (5), Prudential 1970, domestic passenger During 1970 Honorary Life Insurance Co. of America; Dave boardings are down almost 4% Memberships, the Chamber's Langford (1), IBM Corporation; compared to the same 10 month highest award, for generating John LeFlore (2), Bexar County period of 1%9. Although there $6,000 in new Chamber National Bank; Jack P. Morris has been an increase in investments, were earned by: (5), American Airlines, Inc.; international boardings locally, up Wally Payette, City Public Service Wally Payette (4), City Public nearly 13% during the same Board $6,571; Jack G. Reiner, Service Board; Jack G. Reiner period, this volume is not large United Services Automobile (4), United Services Automobile enough to offset the decline in Assn. $6,196; and Steve Spaugh, Assn.; Vernon Richards (3), domestic boardings. Unity Service Assn. $7,164. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.; Earlier this year, San Antonio Gold phones for producing Marcus Semmelmann (1), was an intervener in the Austin- $4,500 or more were earned by: Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.; West Service Investigation. This Paul Klinger, M.D.; Jesse Lopez, Art Shippey (2), Mission was not a route case in which Jr., Public Accountant; Jack P. Chevrolet, Inc.; and Steve San Antonio was directly Morris, American Airlines, Inc.; Spaugh (3), Unity Service Assn. involved, but a very interested Henry Nussbaum, Hilton Palacio bystander in that we wanted to Del Rio and Jack G. Reiner, protect our quality of service to United Services Automobile Assn. the west. Marcus Semmelmann of The Civil Aeronautics Board Southwestern Bell Telephone has a general passenger fare Company earned a Gold Spur investigation underway and the ($3,000 or more). PAUL MORGAN Committee is following the President proceedings as an interested Alamo Round-Up Club bystander.

C. W. "BILL" POPE Chairman Air Transport Committee 40

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In a continuing program to Representatives of the As an arm of the Chamber, serve as liaison between the Committee attended annual the Association prepared scrap- Chamber and its membership, Chamber of Commerce meetings book entries for the city of the Ambassadors Committee in 13 South Texas Cities and San Antonio in the National called on the membership to supported the South Texas Fair Clean Up Contest in which the acquaint them with activities of and Stock Show Association with Alamo City has won 21 awards the Chamber, and its program of representatives at most fairs and in the past 19 years, including work and to recruit committee stock shows in the area and at 1954 and 1966 awards as the members for the total operation. the Association's Annual Meeting Cleanest City in the United States. A special project of the in February and the Fall In addition to distributing committee for the last four Round-Up Meeting in September. Beautify awards to local months of the year was the The Committee sponsored the businesses and institutions for personal distribution of the new Area Executive Council Meeting their efforts to beautify the city, FORWARD SAN ANTONIO in May for representatives from the Association also presented membership plaques to all fifteen South Texas Counties to distinguished service awards to investors in the civic discuss a ten-year plan for individuals for their concerted improvement program. "Forward South Texas." Results efforts in the goal of the of the meeting were mailed to Association. 46 Chambers of Commerce in In February, the Association f 6'7tiA South Texas. sent a delegation to the National Committee representatives Congress on Beautification in also visited the Tourist Washington, B. S. POWARS, M.D. D. C. where San Conference in Del Rio in March Antonio Chairman received a citation and and sent a delegate on to "O.P." Schnabel, founder Ambassadors Committee of the "Know Your Neighbor" goodwill local Association, received the tour of 15 South Texas cities 1970 National Award for in October. Distinction in Civic Improvement. The Association also continued to cooperate with all local clubs and organizations to promote beautification and clean-up campaigns during the year. ROLAND AYCOCK Chairman Area Relations Committee

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DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT The Chamber membership A start has been made by the Members of the Board, realizes-as everyone must-that establishment of six specific economists and other . the central business district in areas of concern, and the professionals from San Antonio any city must remain vital and sub-committees to handle them: utilities, banks, savings & loans, growing or the entire city is in SECURITY, feeling safe government, education and serious trouble. downtown; agribusiness, met monthly to Besides being the seat of ACCESS, getting in and out discuss prevailing economic government and the financial easily; conditions in the San Antonio center, the downtown is the city's PARKING, well located and metropolitan area. cultural center, the focal point reasonably priced; Data compiled by the of its rich historic heritage, and SERVICES, deliveries and committee was published as an headquarters for the large retail waste removal; Economic Newsletter in San operations. Especially in the case COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, Antonio Magazine, official of San Antonio, one of the most bringing more businesses monthly publication of the important functions of the downtown; Chamber. downtown area is its role as RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, destination for our growing people living downtown. number of tourists, conventioners The time for little plans for and many friends from south of San Antonio is over, and we DR. CARL MOORE expect the border. Clearly, downtown this to be the most Chairman San Antonio must not only exciting decade this city has Economic Analysis Board survive, but must continue to ever seen. grow and prosper in an orderly fashion-in a planned fashion. Among us we must determine what we would like the center HERBERT WILSON city to be ten years from now- Chairman and 50 years from now. Downtown Development Committee

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ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT The Committee continued to The Committee provided A special meeting of the administer City of San Antonio assistance in the expansion or Committee in January gathered funds for economic development relocation of such firms as information about local vocational- activities and industrial Friedrich Refrigerators, American technical programs from area promotions campaigns. Can Company, Farah superintendents, the county A highlight of the year was Manufacturing Company, Gary superintendent and the Region the funding of the San Antonio Aircraft, Continental Can 20 Educational Service Center. Industrial Foundation with Company, Stanley Home Members were also delegates $50,000 of new monies invested Products, Gant of Texas (a to the two-day Governor's by Chamber members in the division of Gant Shirtmakers), Conference on Vocational- FORWARD SAN ANTONIO Lone Star Hat Company (a Technical Education conference program. New bylaws were division of International Hat held in Austin in March. Plans adopted, new officers and Company), and A & R for future vocational-technical directors elected, and the Manufacturing Company. educational efforts were discussed foundation is now an active at an April meeting with local entity. businessmen, school super- The national industrial intendents and counselors and advertising program of the City L. H. HUDSON representatives of the Texas Public Service Board was Education Agency, Texas Industrial Chairman followed up by the Committee Council, Texas Employment and the "Aid to Local Industry" Economic Development Committee Commission and the Governor's program expanded to include a Vo-Tech Advisory Council. continuous visitation program. "Opportunity 70's," the Efforts were renewed to annual community career attract a campus of the Texas conference sponsored by the State Technical Institute for San Committee scheduled to be Antonio as a vehicle for enlarged December 29 will offer a opportunities in the skills dialogue between the youth of development of our work force San Antonio and local business- and the attraction of new men on current and future industries. opportunities in the city. Increased activities in minority In addition, a new effort has economic programs, with special been launched in cooperation emphasis on self-help with the Community Welfare organizations, saw the Committee Council to study and promote co-sponsor a procurement program development for adult seminar here featuring Commerce continuing education. Secretary Maurice Stans.

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ENVIRONMENTAL FARM & RANCH GENERAL AVIATION CONTROL The new Environmental Area farms and ranches were Members of the Committee Control Committee is an visited by the Committee on two participated in activities expression of a new emphasis on tours sponsored in May and associated with the visit to San the total picture of our October, with more than 150 Antonio of Mr. John G. Adams, environment. The committee is a committee members participating, a member of the Civil watchdog group-not duplicating and a delegation also attended Aeronautics Board, Washington, the efforts of others, but making the South Texas Beef Cattle D. C. We also assisted with and sure that all aspects of this matter Conference in August. participated in the successful are being taken into The Committee was also active "San Antonio Air Show" which consideration. A three-step in planning, financing and was held in May. approach has been developed: producing a successful 7th Members were briefed on the First, INVENTORY: An Annual Junior Livestock Show in subject of "Airport Noise and inventory is being made of San January, and the Annual Meeting Encroachment Problems" by Antonio's situation in regard to of the Texas Association of Future officials of Kelly Airforce Base. seven areas of concern: Water Farmers of America in June with Throughout the year Pollution ... Air Pollution ... more than 5,000 persons in Committee members stayed Solid Wastes ... Noise ... attendance. abreast of plans and programs at Radiation ... Land Use ... A reception and buffet San Antonio's two municipal and Population Growth. dinner for visiting Mexican airports, including the regional Second, EVALUATION: A cattlemen attending the 21st transportation study initiated proper evaluation of each of Annual San Antonio Stock Show during 1970. these situations will enable us to and Rodeo was sponsored by the set priorities and deal with more Committee in February and Don serious matters first. Windrow, retired Soil Third, COMMUNICATION: A Conservation Service employee, THOMAS DROUGHT continuing educational program received a certificate of Chairman on a low key, hitting all ages, appreciation for 31 years of General Aviation Committee citing the dangers of various service from the Committee at forms of pollution and promoting a luncheon in September. the methods of eradication; the The First Annual i use of mass media to arouse AgriBusiness-Industry public sentiment in favor of Opportunities Conference was constructive legislation, or in sponsored by the Committee, the opposition to actions detrimental San Antonio Manufacturers to the quality of our environment. Association and the South Texas Ultimately, this committee Chamber of Commerce in will be functioning as a October, and the Committee also combination clearing house for helped kick off "June is Dairy all environmental matters and Month" with a luncheon and public forum for environmental visit to the Associated Milk issues affecting "the qualify of Producers, Inc. offices. life for all in our community."

KENNETH ANDERSON W. A. GRIEP .Chairman Chairman Farm & Ranch Committee Environmental Control Committee LOS

HIGHWAY & PUBLIC HUMAN RESOURCES WORKS "Highway Plans for the 1970's," Members of the Committee Specific projects of the a landmark blueprint of 12 have been involved in pressing Council included a task force counties' needs for the next ten for the freeway's construction working with the Urban Coali- years, was masterminded by the since its inception and count the tion which created a city-wide Committee and accepted by the many hours of conferences here, merger of organizations to Texas Highway Commission. in Austin and in Washington as provide summer jobs for young County judges and other key contributing appreciably to the people in need of employment, officials from all 12 counties in successful termination of the and an "Up With People" task T.H.D. District 15-110 persons in issue. force to promote the performance all-appear before the The Committee invited Dist. of that international cast in Commission in Austin on March Engineer R. O. (Bob) Lytton to January. 31 in an unprecedented display outline present and future The Council also sponsored a of unity and presented the state highway construction work in conference of regional and commissioners with a ten-year metropolitan San Antonio and national Government Services projection of district-wide Bexar County at a luncheon Administration officials for more roadway needs. meeting on June 25th at which than 300 minority businessmen Members of the Commission Bexar legislators were special to discuss special programs of commented that all Texas guests. small business assistance, as well Highway Districts would be as a visit by Secretary of encouraged to pattern their Commerce Stans to inform local future planning after the District business leaders of the operation 15 effort. of the Office of Minority Business Bids were let and work begun HOLT ATHERTON Enterprise. on two legs of the controversial Chairman Minority enterprise North Expressway delayed by Highway & Public Works opportunities were brought into litigation for nearly ten years. Committee focus by a February meeting The route of the middle leg is which was successful in obtaining still the subject of study, but its approval for a $90,000 loan for construction is only a matter of the Eastside Business time. Development Corp. and Model Cities-H.U.D. approval of United Businessmen of San Antonio, a minority business development group. The Job Bank also received x cooperation from the Human Resources Council, with an e August businessman's tour to explain the system and its operation.

HENRY CHRISTOPHER Chairman Human Resources Council 1e-

1 WILLIAM OCHSE, PRESIDENT 10 President, Wm. Ochse & Associates 9 2 FRANK A. BENNACK, JR., VICE PRESIDENT 8 Publisher, San Antonio Light 4, 7 3 C. SCHREINER NELSON, GROUP CHAIRMAN 5" 3 6 President, Scobey Moving & Storage Co. CHAIRMAN 1 4 EDWARD V. CHEVIOT, GROUP 2 Vice President & General Manager, WOAI-TV 5 JOHN T. STEEN, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT President, Steen & Steen 6 FRED W. BURTNER, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce 7 RAY ELLISON, VICE PRESIDENT Chairman of the Board, Ray Ellison Industries 8 GEORGE W. DELAVAN, JR., VICE PRESIDENT 1970 President, Castle Investments Corporation 9 ERNEST GROOS, JR., TREASURER President, The Groos National Bank Off icers 10 C. LINDEN SLEDGE, GROUP CHAIRMAN Executive Vice President, Frost National Bank

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FORWARD SAN ANTONIO On April 7th, we announced that our Financial Report goal was to raise the Chamber's annual This Annual Report details the first budget from $443,225 to $1,000,000 a year. chapter of a community success story- This is what it would take to move the FORWARD SAN ANTONIO-a success new program fashioned from the results story made possible by 402 San Antonio of the March idea sessions. Today, we business and professional men and have reached $644,530 or 64.45 per cent of women. Four hundred and two of the our million-dollar goal. Chamber's 2700 members have made their On April 7th, your Executive Committee FORWARD SAN ANTONIO increased and Board promised action. Within this investment pledge and have mailed their Annual Report you can find positive proof checks. The new money totals $201,305 of action. But the "Goals for Greatness," -that's $201,305 over and above what which you and I and 700 other Chamber they've already been investing. members "wrote" in the March idea INDUSTRIAL I salute these 402 members, large and sessions, call for much more. small, and thank each of you for what Let me cite a few examples: you've done. * The $50,000 for initial funding of the To give you some idea of the Industrial Foundation must be followed by excitement this new program has created, a substantially greater amount each year most members have increased their until this fund reaches a million dollars previous investment by 400 percent or or more. more. Nearly a dozen now invest over " The "Goals for Greatness" call for $10,000 annually in the Greater San Antonio a special, new Department of Chamber of Commerce. One firm Transportation to further our efforts in increased its dues ten times from $1,200 such matters as regional airport, mass to $12,000 per year. Many smaller firms rapid transit, the 12-county expressway have made similar dramatic percentage master plan, freight rates and tariffs, increases.

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the possibility of a barge canal to the If you are one of the 100 previously Gulf, and more. contacted and not yet committed, you " Also, blueprinted in the "Goals" is a can save us a lot of time by signing and r separate Department of Urban Planning. returning your pledge card tomorrow. * In the area of medical development Remember, it is tax deductible for 1970 and education, you the membership have if you act now. pinpointed a need for additional staff What about the rest, those of you who and stepped-up committee activity. have never been contacted? In January, Just these few examples show us clearly we will begin a systematic project of - o that there is more-much more to be done contacting each and every one of the to fulfill all the "Goals for Greatness." 2300 members who have not yet pledged. Let us not lose sight of the fact that We want all of you to have a part in this very significant progress has been made exciting, far-reaching FORWARD SAN and that 402 Chamber members have ANTONIO program. brought us this far into the new program. And when we have made our contacts CIVIC PRIDE From here to $1,000,000 is up to the and our other members have committed other 2300 members-as well as many themselves to the success of the FORWARD non-members who will be asked to join SAN ANTONIO program along with the the Chamber and become a part of this 402, we have every confidence that we will effort. reach the $1,000,000 annual budget. Incidentally, do not think for a minute that all the so-called "big money" is already committed. There are easily 100 firms of quite substantial size who have been contacted earlier this year from whom we have not yet heard. Perhaps RICHARD W. CALVERT they were waiting to see proof of action; Chairman 0 well, now I think we have shown that FORWARD SAN ANTONIO action, and an indication of more to come. Finance Committee 00 44

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1 FRANK A. BENNACK, JR., PRESIDENT Publisher, San Antonio Light 3 2 FRED W. BURTNER, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 4 Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce 5 3 T. 0. GRAVITT, VICE PR ESIDENT-PUBLIC R ELATIONS General Manager, Southwestern Bell Telephone 2 4 C. LINDEN SLEDGE, VICE PRESIDENT 1 6 Executive Vice President, Frost National Bank 5 WILLIAM OCHSE, IMMEDIA TE PAST PRESIDENT President, Win. Ochse & Associates 6 PAT LEGAN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT President, Ray Ellison Industries

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATIVE ACTION Under the general heading of Interparlimentary group touring State legislators and other International Affairs, three major U. S. cities, and the USSR governmental officials were hosted distinct committees operated "Photo 70 Exhibition"sponsored by the Legislative Affairs during the year. The International by the Soviet government as part Committee in April for "A Night Trade Committee, William E. of a cultural exchange program. in Old San Antonio!" Nearly all Lamm, Chairman, continued a The president of the National members of the Texas House and series of "Exporters' Chamber of Commerce of Mexico Senate enjoyed the Chamber's Roundtables" in joint sponsorship City also was welcomed and popular and now famous with the United States honored by the Committee at a "Tamalada." Department of Commerce field luncheon in December. A proposal outlining the office in Houston. The Committee The International Visitors needed funds and other legislation also cooperated with Pan Council, Mrs. Lois Parkhouse, essential to San Antonio during American Airways to sponsor a Chairman, was responsible for the 1971 Texas State Legislature seminar in April on the Mechanics the programming of visits to the was presented to the Bexar of shipping by air, and with the Alamo City by more than 200 County Legislative Delegation. San Antonio Manufacturers guests, grantees sponsored by The Chamber took an active Association and the San Antonio the United States Department of stand in support of seven International Trade Fair, Inc. on State. Constitutional Amendments on an export seminar in November the November 3 ballot in Texas, involving the Export-Import Bank. as well as making its position The International Relations known on a number of other Committee, Bennie J. Cantu, vital state and national issues Chairman, sponsored a goodwill- ANDRES RIVERA, JR. throughout the year. business trip to Monterrey, Chairman Mexico, in May and aided in International Affairs Committee planning and executing the Diez y Seis de Septiembre activities in San Antonio. The Committee also hosted the personal representative ORVAL SLATER of the president of Mexico, the Chairman Canada-United States Legislative Action Committee

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A directory of Health Career A special treatment was given In its least known but most Opportunities was published and Armed Forces Week on May 10-17 crucial role, the Committee distributed to local and area with a trained information task provides back-up support and school administrators by the force channeling materials to personal contact work with the Committee in November, climax- all media the co-sponsorship significant members of Congress ing a year's work by Committee with the San Antonio Rotary in Washington to maintain and health institution personnel. Club of an Armed Forces Week current missions and fight for Meetings throughout the year luncheon with Assistant Defense new military facilities here in were designed to familiarize Secretary Robert F. Froehlke as San Antonio. One members with such activity plans and principal speaker, and the centered around programs of local medical the proposed successful planning and excution new $17 million engine overhaul institutions, including Lutheran of the Chamber's 8th annual facility at SAAMA, just recently General, Santa Rosa, Methodist Military Ball saluting the Armed approved by a Senate-House and Brook Army Medical Center. Forces in this area. Conference Committee. Committee members also A major role was played in participated in groundbreaking the appearance of H. Ross Perot, for both the Santa Rosa Dallas millionaire philanthropist, Centennial Pavilion and the new campaigning for humane Veterans' Administration Hospital. treatment of American POWs in The Committee also sponsored Vietnam, who spoke to the FRANK M. ROSSON Chairman a kick-off breakfast for National Association of the U.S. Army's Hospital week on May 11. Red, White & Blue Banquet. Military Affairs Committee The Chamber invited Defense Secretary Melvin Laird to address a major civic luncheon here on October 9. JOE STEINBACH This Committee works through Chairman subcommittees assigned to the Medical Development Committee major military commands in the San Antonio Area to maintain a line of communication between the military and civilian sectors and provide whatever assistance and courtesies to the military as may help them in the fulfillment of their missions. Retiring or transferring commanders and commanding generals, and their replacements, are accorded special tributes or briefings. 44

PUBLIC RELATIONS RAIL AND HIGHWAY RED CARPET TRANSPORT Beginning with the January The Committee's primary The now internationally-known appreciation dinner for the project during the year was to Red Carpet Committee continues Robert E. Lee High School establish a course on "Practical its efforts to make San Antonio football team, state runners-up Interpretation of Motor Common the friendliest city in the world in the Class AAA state playoffs Carrier Tariffs," a series of classes by staging 249 receptions for in 1969, the Public Relations designed to further transportation Very Important Visitors Committee continued its activities education in San Antonio. to our city during the first 11 in support of community-image Twenty-three students, 18 from months of 1970. projects. common carriers and 5 from Such luminaries as astronaut On Father's Day, the shippers are enrolled in a Neil Armstrong, actress Joan Committee hosted the Annual 20-week course that began in Crawford, Defense Secretary News Media Party at HemisFair September. Due to the interest Melvin Laird, Miss America 1970 Plaza for more than 300 media created, the course is expected Pamela Eldred, former press representatives and their families, to be a project of the committee secretary Liz Carpenter and and served throughout the year again in 1971. columnist Art Buchwald were as back-up and contact personnel Copies of a Committee- afforded the memorable Red for visiting dignitaries and designed Newsletter were printed Carpet treatment as only the San out-of-town media representatives. and mailed to more than 1,000 Antonio glad-handers can "lay it The Committee continued to area shippers to provide shippers on." publish The San Antonian, with concise information relating weekly publication of the to carrier-shipper matters of Chamber completing its 54th year mutual interest. as a key means of communicating The Committee has endorsed the FORWARD SAN ANTONIO the idea of creating a separate KEN HARDY Department within story to the business community. Transportation Chairman "It's Great to Live in San the Chamber as outlined in the Red Carpet Committee Antonio" got underway this year "Goals for Greatness." with key members of the During 1971, the Committee Committee serving as liaison expects to revise and reprint the members of the Sara Antonio Shippers Guide, published in Advertising Club-Public Relations 1969. Society of America Council which designed the project in pursuit of the Civic Pride goal in the 11 Goals for Greatness of the FORWARD SAN ANTONIO A. J. "TONY" BLASCHKE program. Chairman Rail & Highway Transport Committee

LEWIS JOHNSON Chairman Public Relations Committee 4 ~ q~'o

RESEARCH AND STATISTICS The Committee prepared and Comparison of Average medical institutions and military published a Census Tract map of Weekly Earnings for installations. In addition, 4,080 Bexar County for all tracts as Selected Office Occupations individual inquiries were they were approved by the for Selected Metropolitan processed by the Department Bureau of the Census prior to the Areas through eleven months ending in 1970 Census. San Antonio Military Statistics November. During the year, Committee Occupational Inventory, Kelly Special research projects that members worked on the Air Force Base were accomplished during the gathering of data for such future San Antonio's Climatological year included the brief prepared reports as a revised Shopping Summary for Texas A&M University's Center directory, a study of local San Antonio Independent Research Facility; the Texas office buildings and an insurance School Districts Industrial Commission's monograph. San Antonio Tax Rates "Computer Service for Industrial The following departmental Residential Utility Rates Development;" San Antonio City reports and publications were The following publications Directory, general information revised and reprinted during the were prepared and printed for section; the City of San Antonio's year: the first time: "Report on the Economy and San Antonio Business Statistics Newcomer Facts (a 4-page Growth of the City of San San Antonio Largest report of items of interest Antonio" and quarterly price Employers to newcomers) reports for the American Chamber San Antonio's Fifty County San Antonio Colleges and of Commerce Researchers Retail Trade Territory Universities (a 4-page Association's "Cost of Living San Antonio's Primary report) Indicators." Wholesale Territory During the year, the Economic data and other Data on Counties Within a Research Department Cooperated local information was provided 100-Mile Radius of San with the Economic Development "in person" to a large number Antonio Department with the revision of local businessmen seeking Data on Counties Between 100 and printing of the following new locations for businesses, and 250 Mile Radius of major publications: churches, or for the general San Antonio San Antonio Manufacturers needs of the businessman. Data on Counties Between 250 Directory Continued publication of the and 300 Mile Radius of San Economic Fact Book monthly "Business Barometer" Antonio "Bull's Eye" (mini-fact book) and "Residential Electric Comparison of Average San Antonio's Potential for Connections Report." Hourly Earnings for Selected the Garment Industry Plant Occupations for San Antonio ... Horizons Selected Metropolitan Areas Unlimited (Medical and Research) Also, during the year the CLIFF MIDDLETON Department provided 1,600 Chairman packages of newcomer Research & Statistics Committee information to 26 local companies, co I>A

SAN ANTONIO SHIPPERS MAGAZINE The Board concentrated on A major step forward was management problems and upgrading the editorial quality realized when shippers and methods which the traffic & of San Antonio magazine, Chamber of Commerce traffic & transportation managers for emphasizing continued and transportation managers reached Chamber-member firms had stronger use of improved an agreement with the Texas found extremely valuable and graphics, photography, more full Motor Carrier Managements on workable. color and a wider variety of the terms of an application before Partial success was realized in editorial material, with particular the Texas Railroad Commission representing the interests of emphasis on stories depicting the on the nine-year-old issue of freight transportation users of unique character of the city. relating Texas Carrier rates on San Antonio before the Railroad It also aided in developing an general commodities to Commission in an attempt to advertising philosophy which highway distances instead of hold general increases in Texas stressed the need to gear railroad distances. motor carrier rates to a level no advertising toward business and If the Commission approves higher than seven per cent; professional firms desiring to the application, it is expected to minimum charge was increased reach the high-income, significantly improve San to a much higher percentage, influential readership of the Antonio's competitive position as however. magazine, based on the a distribution center in reaching continuing strength of a balanced markets to the Northwest and magazine rather than a Southeast. special-issue approach. The Committee jointly with In addition, the Board the Rail & Highway Transport instituted circulation methods to Committee sponsored a freight BILL E. HENDERSON regain prestige among rate clerk's course of study Chairman publications in this city, with commencing in September with Shippers Freight Traffic & particular emphasis on public more than 20 students in Transportation Committee awareness of the existence of the attendance. San Antonio magazine. Tighter The Committee devoted a controls on accounts receivable portion of its regularly monthly resulted in cutting outstanding meeting to the discussion of accounts by one-half. shippers freight traffic

STANLEY CAMPBELL Chairman Magazine Advisory Board COQ~

SPORTS TOURIST ATTRACTIONS URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT The Committee sponsored the The newly formed Tourist A special task force was Henry E. Frnka Football Clinic Attractions Development activity created to provide business input in late February and early March, has undertaken a program of on a broad-based Urban Renewal and planned a feasibility study work that falls into three Committee working to develop for a proposed major stadium in general areas of activity. that agency's "Workable the San Antonio area and the First, continued improvement Program" document approved by advisability of promoting of those attractions the city the Department of Housing and professional sports to finance the already has, such as Paseo del Urban Development. operation. Rio, the Missions, the Mexican The Committee met with the Sports-oriented conventions Market, and the park areas. Urban Renewal Agency to and exhibits of benefit to San Second, development of discuss each Urban Renewal Antonio and the promotion of additional historic, cultural and development project, i.e., Rosa professional baseball, football, scenic features which the city Verde, Del Alamo, and its ice hockey and other has, but which have really never relations to capital improvements professional sports were also been capitalized on: walking and programs. Each project budget major undertakings of the Sports driving tours; development of was discussed in relation to Committee during 1970. the city's 12 battlefields, further building credits through city development of the River, both monies to be matched two for north and south of the downtown one through federal resources for area. future urban development. RANDY CLAY Third, creation of those September through October Chairman attractions and events which we the Committee sponsored "brain- Sports Committee do not have now, but which we storming" sessions to involve need to complete a well-rounded business leaders and planners in "Tourist Package." development agencies on both local and regional levels.

DORSEY HOPWOOD Chairman Tourist Attractions Development PAUL GARCIA Committee Chairman Urban Development Committee

WATER RESOURCES One of the most important Wildlife Department had spent SARA present a discussion of meetings of the Committee was months in development of the "Water Quality and the San the September briefing on the plan. Antonio River Authority" and Joint Water Development Study The Committee met with met in advisory session to discuss Plan for the San Antonio and the Texas Water Conservation plans for providing surface Guadalupe River Basins. The City Association to discuss promotion water. Water Board, SARA, GBRA, U.S. of local interest and support for Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. the Association, with the result Geological Survey, Texas Water that San Antonio over-subscribed Development Board, City of San its financial support for 1970. PHIL B. KOSUB Antonio and Texas Parks and It also heard the manager of Chairman Water Resources Committee Asst. Def. Sec. Froehlke at Military Ball

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