Word: hispanicized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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A Hispanic student looks somewhat disturbed and raises his hand. "I disagree with it being called a greasy spoon," he says. "I think it's a clean greasy spoon."
Reagan greeted two dozen Hispanic leaders in the Cabinet Room and conferred with them in private after photographers were allowed to take a few pictures. Aides Lyn Nofziger and Elizabeth Dole sat in on the meeting. One topic of the discussion: Reagan's efforts to place Hispanics in Government positions...
The two men had come to symbolize the split that has dominated San Antonio's politics and social structure for years: Anglo vs. Hispanic, old money vs. new. As a result, the election turned on matters of style and symbolism, rather than any deep disagreement between the candidates over...
Cisneros' election marks the high point of a long struggle by San Antonio's Hispanics to wrest power from the Anglo establishment. Adopting the confrontational tactics of the late Saul Alinsky, local Hispanic leaders in 1974 formed a social action group called Communities Organized for Public Service (COPS...
Like other cities, San Antonio faces cutbacks under the Reagan Administration's new budget. The city's economy still benefits from two important sources: Government spending generated, in part, by the large military installations at nearby Lackland Air Force Base and Fort Sam Houston; and federal funds for...