Two Del Rio Women Warned by Taiwan Crisis
The article reports Taiwan born Mrs. Jerry Walker and Mrs. Craig Dedrick, wives of Laughlin Air Force Base officers, reacting to President Carter's shift toward full relations with China. Walker fears communist takeover and notes Taiwan citizens fear losing freedom. she hopes family can stay in the United States.
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Carter
China
del Rio
Jerry Walker
Craig Dedrick
Laughlin Air Force Base
Taiwan
United States
Mrs. Walker
Munist
Bing
Walker
Dedrick
Okinawa
Community notices and updates from Del Rio area clubs
CUB PACK 255 meets at Memorial Elementary School at 7 30 tonight and asks boys to bring an ornament or item to decorate the Christmas tree. SACRED HEART Parish School plans a Christmas program Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Parish Hall with public invited. Del Rio Art League hosts tonight’s meeting at 7 30 at the Art Center 1100 S Main St. no Co Op meeting tonight. A small female black and white poodle with red collar lost Saturday. reward offered. call 292 4560 in Comstock. Singles Club meets Tuesday at 8 p m in Pizza Hut Party Room East Gibbs St. Art Center hours listed through Friday 1100 S Main St. closed Christmas Day.
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Sacred Heart Parish School
del Rio Art League
Art Center
S. Main St
Comstock
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Laughlin
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Pizza Hut
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Co-Op
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Whitehead Museum Names Schmidt New Director
Schmidt, arriving from San Angelo after 11 years, assumed duties as director of the Whitehead Memorial Museum in Del Rio. He voiced plans to engage residents, develop services, and broaden the museum into a regional institution reflecting both Mexican and American heritage across the Rio Grande with growth in community programs and partnerships.
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Whitehead Memorial Museum
Schmidt
Whitehead Museum
del Rio
Val Verde County
San Angelo
Fort Concho
del Rio Chain of Commerce
Stephen Schmidt
Fort Concho Museum
News-Herald
Del Rio Area Weather Forecast Summary
Del Rio and vicinity: Partly cloudy this afternoon through Tuesday with a 20 percent chance of showers Tuesday. South winds 15 to 20 mph this afternoon, easing tonight. Overnight low in the 50s, highs in the low 70s on Tuesday. Sunday high 58, low 41. This morning 50. All time high 77 in 1961, low 26 in 1964. Rainfall this month 0.11 inches. Sunset 5 48 p.m. Sunrise 7 32 a.m.
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del Rio
Amistad Reservoir Elevation and Capacity Update
Amistad elevation this morning reached 1122.90 feet, up .08 from Saturday. Water at Amistad Dam stood at 222.90 feet, an increase of .08. Storage rose to 3,902,834 acre feet, up 5,728. Surface area 69,864 acres, up 62. Downstream flow 1,110 cubic feet per second, compared with Saturday's 1,130.
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Amistad
Amistad Dam
Classified Ads Snippet From Local Page
Fragmentary notice shows a small slice of classified listings with cryptic lettering and partial prices. The readable bits mention identifiers like 8 9 10 and scattered letters suggesting ad lines or page markers. The text lacks coherent items or entities to describe fully.
Acuna Mayor Orders Wage Advances for December
Municipal President Jose Telesforo Villarreal Salinas directed the treasurer to advance wages to all city employees for the last two weeks of December. A city spokesman said the move aims to ensure workers have a joyous Christmas, with salaries for the first two weeks of January to be paid by today.
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Ciudad Acuna
Mexico
Jose Telesforo Villarreal Salinas
Laughlin base chapel to host live nativity scene
Del Ricans are invited to relive Christmas at Laughlin Air Force Base chapel this evening. Seventh grade CCD children from the base Catholic parish reenact the first Christmas with a live nativity using live animals. Chaplain Richard Higgins directs. A penance service and refreshments follow the 7 p.m. program.
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Laughlin Air Force Base
CCD
Richard Higgins
Christmas Party Set for Children at Val Verde Clinic
Dr Manuel Martinez of the Val Verde Health Office will host a Christmas Party for all clinic children. Clemencia Flores says it is an annual event inviting every child who attends the clinic. The party is scheduled for Thember 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. Fruit candy cookies and punch will be served.
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Manuel Martinez
Val Verde
Clemencia Flores
Dodson files to run for Nugent's Texas House seat
Uvalde lawyer W P Dodson is the first candidate to file for the Texas House seat vacated by Jim Nugent of Kerrville who was named to the Texas Railroad Commission. The special election is set for Jan 6 and covers 10 counties Kerr Kimble Mason Gillespie Llano Menard San Saba Schleicher Real and Uvalde. Dodson says he is conservative in thinking and fiscal matters.
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Texas
W.P
Pat” Dodson
Jim Nugent
Kerrville
Texas Railroad Commission
Nugent
Kerr, Kimble
Mason
Gillespie
Llano
Menard
San Saba
Schleicher Real
Uvalde
Dodson
Capitol
Popular Sector to deliver Christmas aid in Acuna
Acuna's Popular Sector announces Santa program to aid needy children with pinetas candy and fruits. Members will distribute packages on Christmas Day across Gomez Samaran Ote de Mayo Porvenir Francisco I. Madero Granjas del Valle and other neighborhoods with donations funneled to the Sector office on Juarez Street near Arroyo Las Vacas.
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Ciudad Acuna
Mexico
Marcial Villarreal
Illarreal
Gomez Samaran
Ete de Mayo
Porvenir
Francisco I. Madero
Granjas del Valle
Villarreal
Raymundo Robles
Popular Sector
Acuna
Juarez Street
Arroyo Las Vacas
Trial Postponed Over Indictment Error in Ramada Inn Robbery
Two Del Ricans, Michael A. Washington and Roger B. Callahan, saw their trials delayed as indictments were found flawed over a miswording about the defendant in danger of imminent bodily injury and death. They will face new indictments and grand jury review by January 1979, with Washington jailed and Callahan free on bond.
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Ramada Inn
Michael A. Washington
Roger B. Callahan
Callahan
Martin Underwood
George Thurmond
Eulalia Parker
Washington
Gunpoin
Motor Inn
Real Love Story starts in Del Rio News Herald
Cornell presents a Christmas series about love between Mary and Joseph and God’s love for humanity. The series “Real Love Story” chronicles joy, doubt, and the birth of Jesus, as told by George W. Cornell with Larry Zwart illustrations, launching Tuesday.
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Mary
Jesus Christ
George W. Cornell
Associated Press
Larry Zwart
Hie Byele
del Rio
Cornell
Christ
Word
God
Harper & Row
John Paul II
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