17 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1968
Page
1
A Christmas dance sponsored by United Civic raises funds for UCO projects at the Del Rio Civic Center from 8 p m to 1 a m with the Del Tones playing. Tickets are four dollars per couple.
An 11 year old girl is found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of Brian Howe aged 3 and Martin Brown aged 4. Prosecution asks for leniency and the judge contemplates terms as the girl sobs in court with her mother and grandmother present. The verdict follows last summer's killings and a tense courtroom scene.
Del Rio moves to clear the site for a multi purpose community center on the San Felipe Creek bank. Eugene Wukasch of Eugene Wukasch and Associates reviews project specs as federal grants totaling 252 767 support the build with about 70 000 local funds. The center will host adult education vocational training health clinic day care and office space with related community services.
In Tarrant County Fort Worth prosecutors claim a network within the vice sector runs through several firms. Assistant District Attorney James Morgan cites control over operations and mentions restitution actions tied to B&B Vending and Music Co. The article notes use of questionable evidence in seeking an injunction against the committee.
A $10 billion state water plan would move about 850000 acre-feet yearly to the lower Rio Grande Valley by 2020 from the Rio Grande via canals, with 68 dams and reservoirs planned. It forecasts a shift from water surplus to shortage in the 1990s and 2000s, urging regional districts to manage deliveries and flood control. The plan envisions two canal networks and coastal storage, costing state share 20 to 35 percent.
Absentee voting on the 800000 bond for the Val Verde Memorial Hospital expansion and equipment is in progress in Val Verde County. County Clerk Alicemae Fitzpatrick confirms ballots cast in the general election with Precinct 8 moving to Del Rio Schools business office and Precinct 12 voters relocated from the band hall to a new polling location.
Dumas Texas officials reported a city shortage totaling 40052 at a Monday night city commission meeting after auditing city funds. The concern followed the death of tax assessor-collector J H Perdue last month and covered the past five years with initial shortages found in November.
Impounded water at Amistad Dam stood at 706,130 acre feet this morning down 1,397 acre feet since Monday while water surface area measured 17,610 acres a drop of 96 acres. Downstream discharge was 1,700 second feet.
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