Del Rio parade to show support for Laughlin base
Buses will ferry Base Realignment and Closure commissioners on June 7 from Ramada Inn along US 90 and Avenue F to East Gibbs Street ending near San Felipe Country Club with potential extension to Laughlin Air Force Base. The 10 minute event invites all residents to wear I Love Laughlin and wave banners, a key chance to voice community sentiment. In Concord California a hummingbird perched on 11 year old Asaad Liebig’s head for three hours after nesting attempt failed and teachers freed the bird.
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Ramada Inn
Plaza del Sol Mall
Howard Chevrolet
Avenue F
Laughlin
del Rio
Concord
Calif
Asaad Liebig
Asaad
Sandy Fender
Alexander Lindsay Museum
HEB
6Th Street
East Gibbs
San Felipe Country Club
Help keep Laughlin AFB in Del Rio, pledge support
Jim Cannon of Border Federal Credit Union announces a $4,000 contribution to the Save Laughlin fund as the Del Rio Military Affairs Association raises about $60,000 to aid the fight to save Laughlin. BRAC will tour Laughlin Air Force Base Wednesday, with a Texas base hearing set for June 10 in Fort Worth.
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Jim Cannon
Border Federal Credit Union
Save
Laughlin Air Force Base
Base Realignment and Closure Commission
Texas
Fort Worth
Jerry Horne
Military Affairs Association
Mike Caplan
T.J. Moore Lumberyard
Brac Commission
del Rio
Laughlin
BRAC
Mechanical failure linked to deadly Wichita Falls jet crash
An Air Force T-38 trainer from Sheppard Air Force Base suffered a mechanical problem minutes after takeoff, trailing smoke and shedding debris before smashing into Amber Falls Crossing apartments. Two residents, Joseph Wolfe and Edelmira Wolfe, were killed while 20 others injured. The plane narrowly missed two schools and a day-care center as investigators examine maintenance records and interview pilots and controllers.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Air Force
Air Force Accident Investigation Board
Mike Laughlin
Amber Falls Crossing
Edelmira Corbett Wolfe
Jehovah's Witness Church
Wolfe
Bodacious Book Sale at Plaza del Sol Mall in Val Verde
The Friends of the Library host a three day Bodacious Book Sale at Plaza del Sol Mall by JCPenney co. from mall hours today through Sunday to fund library computerization. Thousands of titles are priced 25 cents to a dollar with negotiable prices. Volunteers and donations support the fundraiser.
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Plaza del Sol Mall
Friends of the Library
Val Verde County
Jcpenney Co
Eldon Stewart
Friends Board
del Rio Student Council
Library
Stewart
American F-16 Downed in Bosnia Reported by UN and NATO
An American F-16 fighter jet went down in northern Bosnia near Banja Luka, reportedly shot down by Bosnian Serbs. NATO and the Pentagon confirmed the aircraft disappearance amid a tense standoff over UNPROFOR hostages, with two possible crewmen aboard and unclear cause. The Serbs announced the hostage release was imminent, while other UN personnel remained detained across Serb-held areas.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Bosnia
U.N
Washington
Pentagon
NATO
Banja Luka
United Nations
Pale
Yugoslavia
Britain
France
United States
Adriatic
Unprofor
Lucie Sternthal
Gorazde
Radovan Karadzic
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OUR Services
Bridgestone
Firestone
Big City
Horne
Laughlin Afb
John Lynch
Clude
al Gagliardi
BP Brac Commis
Save Laughlin Fund
Cannon
Border Federal
Wsee
Sheppard Air
Marc Vantsant
The
Netherlands
James Barden
80Th
Sheppard
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Linda Thornton
Joseph Robert Wolfe
Mary Magdalen Canales
America
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