28 Dec 1978
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1978
Page
1
Del Rio firemen rushed to the Rose Ranch on Vega Verde Road to battle a cane and brush blaze that scorched about 300 acres of land. The incident required prompt action to prevent spread and limit damage to vegetation and surrounding property.
Captain Wilmer Mitchell Jr stationed at Thule Air Base Greenland called his parents and wife from Del Rio and Lit chfield Park Arizona on Christmas and Christmas night. The town details several local events from art classes to civic gatherings and multiple fire incidents with crews responding to cane and brush fires and a car fire on Gibbs Street.
Washington AP reports the government earmarks $50 million in business and industrial loans for racial minorities and another $50 million for women in the fiscal year starting Oct 1. The funds from the Farmers Home Administration within Agriculture total about $1.1 billion for guaranteed loans to spur development in small cities and rural areas.
Verbal clash at the Val Verde County meeting over moving road supervision to a single foreman sparked by outgoing commissioner Worley. Leonard opposed centralization claiming less crew cooperation. The vote ended without action. Justice of the Peace Barrera sought a permanent typist. the board will decide in January. Two new justice precincts deferred. An audit proposal was defeated on cost details but likely to return. New land map rules approved with specific plotting requirements. See COUNTY, Page 10
The White family at 214 Fox Drive confronts a 2 foot wide hole that extends about 30 feet underground in their yard. A 12 year old nearly fell in, neighbors watch the crater, and a plumber and Del Rio Fire Department team inspect the site for sewage or structural danger.
Mostly cloudy skies and cooler tonight with southeast winds 7 mph this afternoon rising to 15 to 18 mph. Low 50s tonight, high mid 60s Friday, sunrise 7 37, sunset 5 54. Amistad elevation 1122.88 feet down 4, water storage 3901.689 acre feet down 2291, surface 69849 down 27 acres, downstream flow 2040 unchanged.
Milwaukee operates a strong CETA program reducing welfare costs and avoiding fraud. The county houses a $28 million operation with city and suburban sponsors, nonprofit partners, and private firms like Harnischfeger Corp. It has created over 10,000 jobs in four years and trained thousands more. Local officials credit strict finances and anti-patronage norms for the program’s success.
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