[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Ed Cheviot - February 19, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Ed Cheviot - February 19, 1986]

Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, Rick Greene, and John Sanders of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to Ed Cheviot, general manager of KMOL-TV. They write the day after a press conference was held to discuss racist remarks by Suzanne Hildebrand. They blame Mr. Cheviot for sending a panel member who was rude, insensitive, and walked out during the conference.
Date: February 19, 1986
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel; Greene, Rick & Sanders, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - December 7, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - December 7, 1983]

Mailgram letter from John H. Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to representative Henry B. Gonzalez. He writes to thank him for beginning an impeachment process for President Reagan that began with differences over his foreign policies. Specifically, Sanders condemns the United States involvement in Grenada and Lebanon.
Date: December 7, 1983
Creator: Sanders, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from O.U.E.D. to Members and Affiliates - April 12, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from O.U.E.D. to Members and Affiliates - April 12, 1983]

Letter from Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to its members and affiliates. The letter gives notice to members to attend an upcoming meeting so that they may come at a consensus on how to deal with a planned march by the Ku Klux Klan. Some suggestions are proposed, including a counter demonstration, but the letter requests collective agreement.
Date: April 12, 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Dan McKinnon - August 10, 1982] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Dan McKinnon - August 10, 1982]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, public information officer of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to Dan McKinnon, chairperson of Civil Aeronautics Board. Mr. Salas has written to request that South African Airways be denied permission to land in Houston in light of South Africa's civil rights violations and treatment of black South Africans.
Date: August 10, 1982
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mailgram Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe - April 9, 1982] (open access)

[Mailgram Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe - April 9, 1982]

Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe. It would seem that both Sam and Tom were associated with the removal of two important radio programs from the air. Mr. Salas writes to respectfully request that both be reinstated, especially with the long history shared between Mr. Salas, BCMM, and KAPE radio, dating back to 1974.
Date: April 9, 1982
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, John Sanders, and Rick Greene to United States Department of Justice - March 13, 1982] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, John Sanders, and Rick Greene to United States Department of Justice - March 13, 1982]

Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, Rick Greene, and John H. Sanders from Organizations United for Eastside Development to the civil rights division at the United States Department of Justice. The organization leaders are writing to request an investigation into an incident between Amtrak security personnel and Charlene Mitchell and Mike Welch, who were allegedly drugged, attacked, and charged with public drunkenness.
Date: March 13, 1982
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel; Sanders, John H. & Greene, Rick
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981]

Letter from Bill M. White, criminal district attorney from San Antonio, to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development. The letter is a confirmation that a proper course of action is in the works in regards to an incident mentioned by Mr. Sanders in a previous letter. It would seem that the incident had something to do with a mass riot and possible violent attacks.
Date: September 22, 1981
Creator: White, Bill M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton to John Sanders - August 28, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton to John Sanders - August 28, 1981]

Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton from the House of Representatives to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside and Development. She thanks him for his concern over a plaque that bore her name and the names of board members in the Bexar County Cancer Center.
Date: August 28, 1981
Creator: Sutton, G. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, Keith L. Charlton to John Saunders - March 23, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, Keith L. Charlton to John Saunders - March 23, 1981]

Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, and Keith L. Charlton Jr. to John Saunders at Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The men are writing in response to a complaint filed by OUED concerning an unnamed indiscretion by an EMS Technician. They inform Mr. Saunders that proper action has been taken and that further recommendations were given to the Fire Chief.
Date: March 23, 1981
Creator: Castellano, Alfred; Day, Edward R. & Charlton, Keith L., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Cilvil Rights Division Director - March 7, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from OUED to Cilvil Rights Division Director - March 7, 1981]

Letter from the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to the Civil Rights Division Director at the United States Department of Justice. The OUED was prompted to write the letter after their president, John H. Sanders Jr., was accused of communist leanings. The letter is sent to the Department of Justice to inquire on the specious statement, which they believe is meant to discredit their civil rights advocacy efforts.
Date: March 7, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Danny Garcia - February 7, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from OUED to Danny Garcia - February 7, 1981]

Letter from Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to Danny Garcia, staff writer at San Antonio Light. They are writing to ask for a formal retraction on a statement written by Mr. Garcia, quoting T. C. Calvert as the founder of their organization. They claim OUED was founded by multiple individuals, contrary to Mr. Calvert's quote.
Date: February 7, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Serge Mukendi to Mario Marcel Salas - October 30, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Serge Mukendi to Mario Marcel Salas - October 30, 1980]

Letter from Serge Mukendi, United States Representative of the Congolese National Liberation Front, to Mario Marcel Salas, officer of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The letter is a follow-up from a previous request to know more about Mr. Mukendi's organization.
Date: October 30, 1980
Creator: Mukendi, Serge
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fredric A. Weiss to SAMC Board - August 20, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Fredric A. Weiss to SAMC Board - August 20, 1980]

Letter from Fredric a. Weiss to the San Antonio Media Center (SAMC) board. The letter reads as a summary of activities which have taken place with an organization of high school students interested in careers in the media. He discusses bake sales, television programs, and other activities they have performed.
Date: August 20, 1980
Creator: Weiss, Fredric A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Executive Committee - January 3, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Executive Committee - January 3, 1980]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to an executive committee. He discusses an anti-Ku Klux Klan march in the works; its potential benefits and drawbacks; and its organizer, Antonio Cabral, who has antagonized other civil rights organizations, including the OUED.
Date: January 3, 1980
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Willard R. Nichols to Mario Marcel Salas - November 26, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Willard R. Nichols to Mario Marcel Salas - November 26, 1979]

Letter from Willard R. Nichols, acting chief of the Cable Television Bureau, to Mario Marcel Salas, chairperson of the Black Coalition on Mass Media. He regrets to inform him that he's unable to provide him with the services of Ms. Cynthia Ward Jeffries.
Date: November 26, 1979
Creator: Nichols, Willard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to the United States Justice Department - November 8, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to the United States Justice Department - November 8, 1979]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of the Black Coalition on Mass Media to the Civil Rights Division of the United States Justice Department. He writes with an urgent tone, as word has spread of a possible march by the Ku Klux Klan. A radio personality, a city councilman, and an organization protesting a housing project have all been linked to the event. Fears of Klan members carrying weapons and enacting violence pose additional threats.
Date: November 8, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Drew S. Days to OUED Members - August 29, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Drew S. Days to OUED Members - August 29, 1979]

Letter from Drew S. Days III, Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division, to John H. Sanders, Mario Marcel Salas, and Rick Green of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The letter is in reply to their allegation of fraud in the trial of Webb Boyd, whose murder was believed to have been racially motivated. Mr. Days assures them that correct action will be taken if their allegations are found to be true.
Date: August 29, 1979
Creator: Days, Drew S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Finnis E. Jolly to Thomas E. Huebner - August 22, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Finnis E. Jolly to Thomas E. Huebner - August 22, 1979]

Letter from Finnis E. Jolly, area manager of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to Thomas E. Huebner, city manager of San Antonio. Jolly's letter is in response to some of Huebner's questions, as well as a reminder that funds given to the Barbara Jordan Community Center must be reimbursed because of its low priority; otherwise, Jolly will take the proper course of action.
Date: August 22, 1979
Creator: Jolly, Finnis E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - July 13, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - July 13, 1979]

Letter from John H. Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED), to congressman Henry B. Gonzalez. The letter was written as a follow-up, and as a request for help, after Sanders met Gonzalez in Washington D. C. over problems brewing in the San Antonio community. It would seem that the City Manager and members of its staff made concerted efforts to undermine urban development, community centers, and other services that would have been beneficial to San Antonio's marginalized ethnic communities.
Date: July 13, 1979
Creator: Sanders, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. Marcus Jahns to T. C. Calvert - June 15, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from S. Marcus Jahns to T. C. Calvert - June 15, 1979]

Letter from S. Marcus Jahns, director of Budget and Research Department, to T. C. Calvert of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The letter was sent a status report on a proposed government project, the Barbara Jordan Community Center. News include the reallocation of five hundred thousand dollars to the Center and an upcoming meeting with the project architect.
Date: June 15, 1979
Creator: Jahns, S. Marcus
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Roy Barrera - May 30, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from OUED to Roy Barrera - May 30, 1979]

Letter from a member of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to Assistant District Attorney Roy Barrera. As prosecutor in the trail of Webb Eugene Boyd, Mr. Barrera was responsible for charging two police officers with the voluntary manslaughter of Mr. Boyd. OUED is writing to congratulate the attorney's work, which they see as a stepping stone in relieving racist relations in San Antonio.
Date: May 30, 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Federal Communications Commission to Mario Marcel Salas - May 16, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from the Federal Communications Commission to Mario Marcel Salas - May 16, 1979]

Letter from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM). Only one page of their correspondence has been provided, however. From what remains available, it appears that the FCC was trying to distance itself from a disagreement that occurred between the BCMM and KAPE radio, in which the latter accused BCMM of "personal attacks."
Date: May 16, 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to KSAT Television - May 3, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to KSAT Television - May 3, 1979]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to KSAT Television. He writes to complain to the television station about a Bugs Bunny cartoon that was aired in which various racial slurs were used towards Japanese people. He hopes the airing was a mistake and an oversight on the part of the television station.
Date: May 3, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Complaints Division of the FCC - April 23, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Complaints Division of the FCC - April 23, 1979]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to the complaints and compliance division of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It seems that, after buying a political advertisement to air on KAPE radio, the BCMM's ad was pulled from the air by the station when an official from the FCC ruled it to be a personal attack. The letter Mr. Salas sends is to inquire about the validity of the ruling, if such a ruling even occurred.
Date: April 23, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History