Vietnam helicopter pilot to speak to Del Rio Kiwanis
Warrant Officer Onofre Orosco Jr. of Refugio Texas will address the Del Rio Kiwanis Monday at 7 30 p.m. The 22 year old Army pilot flew in Vietnam Aug 1968 to Aug 1969 with the 160th Aviation Group 101st Airborne. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and multiple Air Medals and now serves in the Army Speakers Program at Fort Sam Houston.
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Texas
News-Herald
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Army
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Refugio
Tex
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Republic of Vietnam
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101St Airborne Division
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Kiwanis
Wisteham
Fourth U.S. Army
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Fort Polk
Fort Wolters
Fort Rucker
Ala
Refugio High School
St. Mary's University
Onofre Orosco
Del Rio ISD Board to Meet Monday Evening
Del Rio Independent School District trustees plan a regular 8 p.m. meeting in the Del Rio High School faculty dining room. They will review a spending agenda, approve school rules, consider a transport study by the newly named transportation committee, and discuss bus needs for out of town games. The district operates 19 buses, mostly 72 passenger, with two new 1969 models and others from 1959 to 1968.
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del Rio Independent School District
del Rio High School
del Rio News-Herald
del Rio
Texas
del Rio News-Herald Inc
Ben Woodson
Charles T.pingenot
Eae Ce Ae
Ima Jo Fleetwood
Assoc
Carlos Sotelo
Bus
James R.cooper
Ralph N. Skelton
Nerson
Lose 10 lbs in 10 days on Grapefruit Diet
Hollywood promotion touts a grapefruit weight loss plan claiming dramatic results. It promises a 7 pound loss in seven days and a total 10 pounds in nineteen, with fat burning assisted by grapefruit juice and no hunger, backed by a money back guarantee.
Elks Roast Turns Fiery Boar Feast Into Inferno
Effingham Elks planned a wild boar feast using a rented rotisserie to cook 200 pounds of boar meat. A grease fire blistered a 15 foot sign, collapsing rotisserie sides and prompting firemen to save the First National Bank and Walgreen's Drug Store. The group ended with 22 pounds of coal grit and 215 cans of ham.
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Effingham Elks
Elks
Bob Mihlbacher
First National Bank
Walgreen
Eight VISTA volunteers resign stay in Beaumont
Eight VISTA volunteers told Gov. Preston Smith and local officials they would remain in Beaumont to aid the oppressed rather than be used as pawns by politicians. Alfred W. Homan of Durham N H led a letter stating they would work with Economic Resources Inc in Beaumont and reject county opposition.
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Tex
UPD
VISTA
Preston Smith
Jefferson County
Chester Young
Alfred W. Homan
Durham
N.H
Judge Young
County Commissioners Court
Homan
Economic Resources Inc, of
Urban Renewal Eyed Kreiger Named Chairman in Brackettville
Kreiger named chairman of Brackettville Urban Renewal Agency with Tommy Seargeant as vice chair and Chris Gomez as secretary. Meeting set monthly at City Hall to discuss feasibility of the project. Frank Drought of San Antonio chosen as engineering and planning consultant.
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Kreiger
Brackettville Agency
News-Herald
Brackettville
Ilan Reiger
Urbanenewal Agency
Tommy Seargeant
Chris Gomez
Be Adke Frank Drought
San Antonio
Jed Maebius Jr
McAllen Officials Rally Against Hospital Practices
McAllen city commissioner Rafael Flores and doctors Laura Guerra and Carlos Godinez accused the hospital of pressuring low income patients to pay bills with postdated checks and threats of prosecution. They praised care quality and noted $250,000 in charity or written‑off services in the last audit. Flores disputed hospital denial of intimidation and cited a dated postdated check example.
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Mcallen
Tex
UPD
McAllen Hospital
Rafael Flores
Laura Guerra
Carlos Godinez
Flores
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Frontier Dress Shop
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Rowland & Sons Studio
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