Traveler Survives 28 Foot Fall Near Pecos Canyon Rest Area
70 year old Orange resident C B Procell walked away from his car at Pecos Canyon rest area 18 miles west of Comstock late Monday night to stretch and ended up at the bottom of a 28 foot cliff. He sustained multiple abrasions contusions and a fractured elbow and remained hospitalized at Val Verde Memorial Hospital. Deputy Guadalupe Medina said he was found at about 7 20 a m by U S Border Patrol agent John Ketzler after being dropped off the cliff around 11 p m to 1130 p m.
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C.B. Procell
del Rio
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
Guadalupe Medina
Orange
U.S
Border Patrol
John €. Ketzler
Tom Santry
Procell
Colorado
Pecos Canyon
Comstock
Medina
Summer Rec Program Set
The Del Rio City Summer Recreation Program opens Monday with activities for youths 6 to 14 at San Felipe Freshman School and Memorial Elementary. Registration is Friday at 9 a.m. at the campuses. Activities include softball basketball volleyball swimming tennis arts and crafts picnics movies bowling and skating.
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del Rio City
Lupe DeHoyos
San Felipe
Memorial Elementary
DeHoyos
Park
Moore Park
Junior College Enrollment Here Exceeds Main Campus
Southwest Texas Junior College reports 628 students enrolled for the first summer session across three South Texas sites. Uvalde lists 228 on the main campus, Del Rio Outreach Center has 274, and Eagle Pass records 126. The first session runs until July with a second session starting July 7 and ending August 18.
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News-Herald Uvalde
South Texas
Southwest Texas Junior College
Uvalde
Vnal College
del Rio
JFK and LBJ Also Racists Remarks Stir Debate
Ambassador Andrew Young testified before the House committee that his criticism of Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon as racists also applied to John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. He said racism reflects insensitivity in foreign policy and was not an attack on the presidents. Republicans criticized the remark. Carter disavowed it.
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Richard Pyle
Associated Press
Washington
Andrew Young
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
House International Affairs
Young
U.S
The
House
Nixon
Ford
Playsboy Magazine
William S. Broomfield
R-Mich
Broomfield
Carter
Olen
Clement Zablocki
Dwis
Kennedy
Johnson
Playboy
White House
Ry M. Goldwater
Arizona
Sayoun
United Nations
Uke
Jody Powell
Bill Brock
Powell
No Action Taken On CPL Protest
The Texas Public Utilities Commission has taken no action on Buena Vista Development Corporation of Del Rio protest against Central Power and Light Co. The filing could signal potential litigation over underground installation contracts in Texas.
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Texas Public Utilities Commission
Buena Vista Development Corporation of
del Rio
Central Power and Light Co
Austin
Texas
W.S. Nixon
Buena Vista
CPL
Uvalde
Nixon Oe
Uniitle Commission
Central Power and Light
Nixon
Registration Opens for Beef Referendum Voting in Del Rio
Cattle producers registered on day one for the Beef Referendum to be held July 5 to 15 at the Val Verde Kinney County ASCS office in Del Rio. Registration runs through June 17 with eligibility based on ownership in 1976. County officials note about 150 producers are eligible. absentee ballots available. A statewide hotline 1-800-682-4106 answers questions.
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Charles Henson
Val Verde-Kinney County
ALCS
Bedell Ave
Henson
News-Herald
Val Verde-Kinney County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Bedell St. Ave
del Rio
Charles A. Henson
Rex Stultz
Martin Wardlaw
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Around Town notices include Eastern Star meeting and club events
Mrs W B Cunningham and Miss Mildred Folliard will host the Eastern Star Past Matrons and Patrons Club meeting at 7 30 p m in Fellowship Hall Masonic Temple L A Weathers to present a movie program TOPS meets Thursday weigh in 6 45 p m and 7 p m in Del Rio National Bank Community Room Nell Cowley is best loser Harriet Ahout runner up Additional info at 775 4255 for teen agers men and women The Golden Charm Club meets tonight at 7 30 in Amauri Renovato 204 Sunset Back Home hosts Mr and Mrs G M Medlock visiting relatives in several states The Arthritis Information Club meets Wednesday 7 30 p m at Rio National Bank with an educational tape The American G1 Forum meets tonight at 8 in the Forum Building The Board of Realtors meets Wednesday at 12 noon in Ramada Inn The Business People’s Devotional is Wednesday 7 30 a m at Rio National Bank Del Rio Cemetery Association meets June 16 at 2 p m in the Del Rio Bank and Trust Co directors room
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W.B. Cunningham
Mildred Folliard
Order of the Eastern Star
Fellowship Hall
Masonic Temple
L.A. Weathers
The
del Rio National Bank
Nell Cowley
Harriet Ahout
Golden Charm Club
Amauri Renovato
Arthritis Information Club
Eleanor Young
University of Texas Science Center
San Antonio
del Rio Cemetery Association
del Rio Bank and Trust Co
Leon Humphreys
Poole Briefed On School Finance In Del Rio
Rep Susan Gurry McBee met SFDRCISD Superintendent 0.S. Poole to discuss a state school finance bill. Poole said he would be briefed on a compromise bill that would have sent about 1.5 million more in school aid to the district for planned renovations.
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Susan Gurry McBee
del Rio
San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent
S. Poole
Poole
News-Herald Today
Rep. McBee
Dolph Briscoe
House-Senate
House
Senate
Sfdrcisd
Del Rio Area Weather Report
Partly cloudy this afternoon through Wednesday with a slight chance of showers and thundershowers. Winds SE to 12 mph tonight becoming variable. Rain probability 20 percent this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Tonight’s low in the upper 60s. Wednesday’s high in the upper 90s. Sunset 8 41 p.m. Sunrise 6 43 a.m.
Amistad Elevation and Water Levels Report
This morning Amistad elevation stood at 1117.53 feet, down 0.02 from Monday. Water depth at Amistad Dam was 217.53 feet, declines 0.02, storage at 4589.93 acre feet decreased by 1306, surface area 66305 acres reduced by 17, downstream flow steady at 2770 efs.
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Amistad
Amistad Dam
County 4-Hers Leave for State Roundup at A&M
Four Val Verde County 4-H Club teams and two individuals depart for a two day state 4-H Roundup at Texas A&M University. Participants include Cindy Myers Barbara Busein Kathy Myers Andrea Smith Karla Cummings Lisa Chambers Frank Hotubec Janet Stumps Lessa Smith Roy Harris and senior rifle team Raymond Rose Micki McGonagill Phillip Calk Greg Crochet. Coaches Gratz Myers Jr Lil Smith Tomas Rose. The group expects about 2 000 Texas 4-H members at the event.
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Val Verde County
Texas A&m University
Gratz Myers Jr
Cindy Myers
Barbara Bus
Kathy Myers
Andra Smith
Karla Cummings
Lisa Chambers
Frank Hotubec
Janet Stumps
Lessa Smith
Roy J. Harris
Raymond Rose
Micki McGonagill
Phillip Calk
Greg Crochet
Myers
Lil Smith
Tomas Rose
Polly Stamps
David Myers
Texas
Intergovernmental Workshop Set Here
The Southwest Intergovernmental Training Center bets on a July 12 to 14 workshop at the Holiday Inn in Del Rio. Instructor Lee Venzor will cover leadership techniques and decision making with 24 hours of training. The center hopes for at least 15 participants and notes varying nomination forms for federal and other agencies. For more information call (1) 229-6630.
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del Rio
Southwest Intergovernmental Training Center
Lee V. Venzer
Venzor
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G.M. Medlock
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