Del Rio Sets New All Time Electricity Use Records
Del Rio residents hit new power use highs with 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. consumption surging past records. Central Power and Light official Larry Jones notes Tuesday’s total net consumption at 69,093 megawatts, surpassing the prior 69,046 megawatts from August 23, 1993. Brown cites 3,531 megawatts at 4 p.m. and 3,539 megawatts at 5 p.m., beating the 3,518 megawatts from August 25, 1993.
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Texas Heat Shatters Records Across Lone Star State
Sizzling temperatures bake Texas as 14 cities hit 100 degrees amid heat waves. Del Rio reached 102 and San Angelo reported 107, with forecasts predicting little relief and warnings to stay indoors and stay hydrated.
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National Weather Bureau
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National Weather Service
Matthew Sena
Associated Press
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Baskin-Robbins
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CPL Energy Saving Tips From Central Power and Light
CPL offers a toll free 24 hour number 1 800 274 2611 for electric bills outages and other CP and L business. The article lists steps to lower summer electric bills including thermostat setting insulation dirty filters maintenance duct checks and attic ventilation with a note to see COOL Page 2.
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Teens and pregnancy rate rise in Senate hearing
A Senate Appropriations subcommittee heard that nearly 70 percent of births to women ages 15 to 19 are to single teenage mothers. Esther R. Sylvester, a Philadelphia family court judge, warned that culture accepts teen pregnancy. The panel noted 1991 saw about 370,000 births to unmarried teens and 163,000 to married teens, with teen birth rates far higher than in Canada or Australia and rising since the mid 1980s.
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Esther R. Sylvester
Philadelphia
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Canada
Australia
Del Rio Girl Vies In American Coed Pageant
Twelve year old Rachel Astorga is invited to the American Coed Pageant in Dallas on July 12. She is an A student active in band and church youth work, with family in Del Rio and San Antonio. If selected she will pursue state finalist details and compete in pre teen division with dress modeling. The program offers scholarships, cash awards, travel to Disney World and a national screen test for winners.
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Esther Ramirez
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Victoria Uribe
el Paso
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Plaza del Sol Mall
Walt Disney World Resorts
Florida
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