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Express and News from San Antonio, Texas • Page 129

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Express and Newsi
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San Antonio, Texas
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129
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Denny Ezba Is A Proud Example EXPRESS ond NEWS Sunday. Juno 23, 1968 Today's is concerned with i a er narrow opinion of famous young entertainers' morals. Due to a few isolated cases, an a i life is genera considered to be one 01' late hours, liquor and narcotics. Fortunately i Is not the rule in a i Jiecau.se entertainers, he drummers, comedians, singers or what have are only people! 1 thought I'd remove ihis negative image from the minds of many by citing example of a first. class cn- Icrlaincr who has a lot rnc.r 1 lo be proud of than jusi hi! records and public a a i San Anlonio has i much to our country's pup music scene, and the fail' i should le very proud of Denny Euba, Denny's name Is a household word in south, and his fate is a a i i a one in television viewers, lie has made almost singles since 1061.

six uf which were numtjer one: and 17 of which were in lop 20 and amassing over a quarter of a i i in sales in Texas alone. His band. "The Gulden's," Is top money a i hard-rock group in i re- gion. grus.sing $30,000 to illll) a a These statistics are Impressive' but what I feel i.s of real a as an example of the good of today's youth is the fad that, Denny has nol "slept all day and lived a life of lies- nrc" as the old hit images suppose. This polite and personable young man has leen LI i his popularity and monev making abilities to himself through college; and last year he earned a B.S.

degree in chemistry, He is now working on his master's, a i i a i a May 'GfJ diploma, i done this while i an average of five i a week, traveling as far as school schedules will i Mulepushers Plan Giant S.A. Drivers Prepare '68 stampede for Liberty Bell 300 PAGE II The a a A a Heights High School Mulepushers will have i a a Foolball Stampede at i i a A Park it announced by newly elected president i i a 'Waters. The event, which in the past a hosted head a coaches from the Southwest Conference, is an a a a a i A large group workers from the commu- i will be working throughout the summer, selling tickets and a i the event. The planners hope to establish a new record for attendance i year, it was added. Some Ii5 Mulepushers and friends are involved in the a i and work for I i year's stampede.

Commander ('. Johnson, of San Anlonio has been named commander of company C-'l. of Texas AM University Corps of Cadets for coming year. The son of Mr. and 'Mrs.

Pershing Johnson of C02 Mont a a lie is a civil engineering major, class of I A graduate of Sain Houston High School, Johnson was a imTmber nf I'lieniki-c Hand and played on uv school tennis team. Spent some time wilh Stanley Loth of Goodyear Tire mid Rubber Company the other dav. You gotta believe a Goodyear is happy about their second Indie win in a row. They seem lo have hit pay dirt in dragpun racin' as well as roundie round. Kvahbody used to kid me as to when 1 was gonna go from Ford lo Chebbie at Pan Am.

Wei sir. Ihls year I have in the Hob York Foodwny Chebbie and we have blown three engines in three weeks. At this point we can't seem in i the problem. The ole car goes good, we get if up close to the front of the pack, and a rod breaks. We're lxund to be doing something wrong but I'll be busted if 1 know what, is.

Milwaukee has done il again. Several drivers, a having done well at have met i fate one week later at Milwaukee. This is where Jim llurlubise a burned, a where several others mel similar fates. This year it was sixth place Indie finisher Ronnie a Lets hope this is not indicative of another of THOSE years. T'rnni the Warclmuse: A a a Midget now doing i mimlxir on Fridav i track in Commanehc Park.

Sylvia Young appomicd tn-w Sec- Treas. of San A i Karl Club. Hiiddv Vantis i pltiggin' along on his new Super Sprint His customers keep him su busy he has very i lime lo work on it, but he'll be ready soon. i big Liberty Bell 300 coming up in Houston on July you can bet Bud will be burning some late night oil in preparation for the big one. Lets hope he makes it.

At this time it appe: four San Antonio cars a drivers will a lo qu: fv for the I.ibertv Bell: Da Han. Hichard Canfield. I Marvin, and myself. This is biggest race of year for Super Modifirds and Super Sprints and you can in-I we'll all be rt-adv wiin bi'lN on 11 happens at Meyer Speedway in Houston with i trials at fi p.m. and the race at p.m.

A ruuplr of guys hambooxl- e'l at 1'an Am for unnecessary roughness. Novice Champ Buddy Magcbach back in thick a bailie. Buddy is goinj; well but doesn't seem to have the ole Plymouth honkin' like it used lo "Course, part of a is probably in the fact a his competition is going better a ever. There are several guys lhat are reallv hookin' 'cm. a I Harper and Jimmy Finger still tearin' up the pea patch in the five-seven Chebbies.

NV- knows what they got but. whatever it is, it makes all I he rcsi of us look like dumb- ies. Boy they fly. Kan into WOAI's Guy Harris the other day. The first question he asked was "Why does a guy risk his life in a Racer Fur the 1 have in it.

I have heard a lot of guys try to an- SUIT a one. but there's just ant a logical answer. Its a gas and something a has to vou for you to understand it I don't have an an- WARDS DAVID RAMOS 622 Elks Drive HARLANDALE HIGH SCHOOL David Ramos recently received the first pface award in the county-wide Optimist's Youth Appreciation ceremonies. He was cited for "respect in law and order," for the organization of which he is president, the Associated Councils of Teenagers in Our Neighborhoods (ACTION), was responsible for initiating a program whereby police officers spoke at each of the 29 ACTION councils during the first month of last summer. The citation also noted a decline in juvenile delinquency in the areas served by the ACTION Councils.

David, who will be a senior at Harlandale High School this fall, was also cited by the Youth Opportunity Fair for "devoted and unselfish service to the youth of Bexar County and Texas" in taking an active part in promoting interest among youth in the career-development fair. Besides the many other service organizations of which he is a member, David is also a VISION volunteer at SANYO Center No. 23 helping helpless people and needy families on Saturday mornings..

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