Pullout Deadline Unnoticed by County Officials
County Judge Sergio Gonzalez said he had not received official notice from the Middle Rio Grande Development Council about a June 10 deadline for Val Verde County to decide on continued membership. The dispute centers on council participation and summer youth employment slots, with MAGDC and local entities signaling potential bids for workers.
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Middle Rio Grande Development Council Board of Directors
Val Verde
Council of Governments
Sergio Gonzalez
MRGDC
Uvalde
Elia Santos
Larry Speer
Dimmit County
Speer
Gonzalez
Bomb threats probe across multiple states linked to neo Nazi groups
Authorities investigated bombs mailed to a Nebraska man tied to a neo Nazi group and a former Nazi SS officer in New Jersey. An organization claimed more bombs would be sent, naming targets in Cicero Illinois Chicago Illinois Collins Virginia and Arlington Virginia. The caller warned the second wave would go off tomorrow and that more bombs were on the way.
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New York
Nebraska
New Jersey
International Committee Against
Associated Press
Cicero
Illinois
Chicago
Linois
Collins
North Franklin Road
Arlington
Virginia
Matt Kohel
Frank Collins
National Socialist Party of America
Skokie
Ill
National Socialist White People’s Party
Del Rio Sees Weekend Spree of Theft Vandalism
Del Rio residents faced a wave of crimes as thieves and vandals struck area homes and vehicles. Erbina Williams reported a diamond ring and a .22 rifle were stolen from 605 Spring St, with two men seen fleeing. Walter Grey of Baytown testified about a large tool box taken from a Ramada Inn pickup. In federal court, former immigration inspector Herman Krezdorn, 40, faced a five count indictment for forging documents, with potential penalties up to five years and $5,000 per count.
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del Rio
Erbina Williams
Spring St
Williams
Walter Grey
Baytown
Texas
Ramada Inn
Federal District Court
Eagle Pass
Herman Krezdorn
Krezdorn
Binnie Reyes
E. Bowie St
Reyes
Danny i
Foster Circle
Michael Moore
San Angelo
Moore
Green
Highway 90
Craig McKeny
McKeny
N. Main St
Brady
Hugo
Main Street
Nicholson Street
Mike Burch
H.E.B
Avenue F
Burch
South African President Vorster Resigns Over Scandal
CAPE TOWN AP President John Vorster resigned after an investigative report alleged misuse of secret government funds totaling 60 to 120 million dollars for clandestine propaganda projects. Prime Minister Pieter Botha announced the resignation to Parliament, noting the state president's action followed pressure from the probe.
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Cape Town
South Africa
John Vorster
Pieter W. Botha
Vorster
Shuttle service trimmed after base fuel cut
Laughlin Air Force Base canceled the three daily shuttle runs to Plaza del Sol mall citing a 10 percent fuel reduction order from Air Training Command at Randolph. Base will keep Saturday and Sunday service to the mall Amistad Beach and the Air Force marina from June 4, 1979.
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Laughlin Air Force Base
Plaza del Sol Mall
Air Training Command
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Amistad Beach
Air Force Marina
Rough Canyon facility opens with ribbon ceremony
Extensive improvements at Rough Canyon on Lake Amistad will be opened Thursday at 3 p m in a ceremony led by National Park Service Superintendent Edward C Rodriguez Jr Lorraine Mintzmyer acting regional director of the Southwest Region Office NPS will attend and cut the ribbon Among new features are a fish cleaning station restrooms a visitor contact station maintenance yard two picnic shelters a courtesy boat dock a house boat sanitary dump station and a new dock for NPS boats Water and sewer systems are also added unseen by visitors Dignitaries include Mayor Alfredo Gutierrez Miss Del Rio omue Isenhour Patsy Oley Amos Humey Jr Winnie Lou Whitehead Clarence Lindly and other officials with more invited
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Rough Canyon
Lake Amistad
Edward C. Rodriguez Jr
National Park Service
Lorraine Mintzmyer
Southwest Region
Santa Fe
NPS Boats
Rodriguez Said
Wedding gift prompts mystery note to Gene and Carla Brown
A cookbook addressed to Gene and Carla Brown was delivered to Del Rio, with no sender name. Relatives ask Angie Brown to identify the donor so they may acknowledge the gift. Also notes Elizondo McRae and Paz visit, a 28th anniversary dinner, a Di Rio bank event, and local events.
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Gene
Carla Brown
Ed Brown
del Rio
Angie Brown
Bill
Eliza Elizondo McRae
Denton
Texas
Mauro Paz
Paz
Los Alpes
Ciudad Acuna
Coac
Mexico
Del Rio Weather Outlook With Showers Likely
Del Rio and vicinity expect partly cloudy skies through Tuesday with showers and thundershowers, some heavy locally. Temperatures to rise to mid 80s Tuesday, overnight low near 70. Rain chances 60 percent today and tonight, 70 percent Tuesday. Amistad elevation 117.67 feet, water storage 3,548,896 acre feet, surface 65,429 acres. downstream flow 2,600 cfs.
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del Rio
Amistad
Amistad Dam
Flood Victims Return to Homes in NACOGDOCHES Texas
In NACOGDOCHES Texas flood victims returned to their homes as Lanana and Banita creeks spilled, four inches of rain on Saturday caused deep floodwaters up to 15 feet in parts of town. police reported all waters gone by Sunday though roads remain torn up and a few shelters remained in use.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
Deborah Adams
Lanana
Banita
Nancy Gentry
Gottel Ministry
Auto Collision Injures Romar Patrol Sgt Tom Romanelli
Patrol Sgt. Tom Romanelli of the Dell Police Department was injured early Sunday when his patrol car collided with a GMC Blazer at Avenue F and Eighth Street. He was treated for head injuries at Val Verde Memorial Hospital and later released.
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Minit Mart
Ave. F
del Rio
Carolina Almaguer
Bedell Avenue
Gibbs Street
Tom Romanelli
Avenue F
Eighth Street
Rodney Polson
Mar
The
Dell Police Department
Romanelli
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
Joe Frank Martinez
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Bob Green
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Texas Department of Human Resources
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Brown Plaza
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Chelo Gonzalez
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