Del Rio Bust Could Boost Chicago Drug Prices
Federal officials warn recent raids may raise heroin prices and fuel street crime in Chicago. Three suspects, including Eliazar Venegas, Fernando Herrera Galindo, and Gustavo Martines, were charged with conspiring to import. over 17 pounds of Mexican heroin valued at about $8 million were seized in a West Side home raid, with $94,000 in cash found. Authorities traced the shipment from Del Rio to Chicago, noting prior seizures in May and June and linking the operation to a broader narcotics corridor.
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Chicago
West Side
Atty
Samuel Skinner
Skinner
Eliazar. Hererera Venegas
Fernando Herrera Galindo
Gustavo Martines
Chanoga Park
Calif
Metropoli
Federal Drug Enforcement Ag
By & Man
del Rio
Tex
Clarence Bingeham
Afonor
Hoveton
Durst Mensee
United States
Derang Realderts
Sam Skinner
Del Rio History Leaders Push Preservation Efforts
Mrs. Louisa Wilson of the Val Verde County Historical Commission urged Del Rio officials to act on historical preservation, noting local treasures that could attract investment through ADR and other groups. City leaders discussed pending ordinances and the fate of the old pumphouse, with the mayor defending prior demolition actions and referencing input from the Texas Antiquities Commission.
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Louisa Wilson
Val Verde
James Hester
Whitehead Memorial Museum
Rosie Jones
City Council rejects bid to fire Hester
The City Council voted unanimously to continue the legal challenge over a writ of mandamus related to recall petitions, rejecting an offer from DIA to dismiss the suit in exchange for firing City Manager James A. Hester. The meeting also covered land acquisition for the Del Rio Gas Department and ongoing opposition to unrelated lawsuits.
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Con Bryant
DIA
Hester
George Thurmond
Bobby Fernandez
Frances Paret
Alfredo Gutierrez Jr
del Rio Gas Department
Dr. Gutierrez
Louisa Wilson
Lowe
Moore Park
Gutierrez
Mike Gonsalez
DIA to Meet Over Council Bid Denial
Democracy In Action DIA a citizens group backing a recall movement against city officials will hold a general membership meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Roswell Hotel ballroom. Secretary Conner says the meeting discusses the council action taken Monday night and invites public attendance.
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Democracy In Action
DIA
Aayeee Conner
Roswell
Historic Site Inspection For Dam Location
An on site inspection of historic areas at the proposed San Felipe Creek flood control dam site is set for Wednesday and Thursday. Officials from the Texas Historical Commission the U S Advisory Council on Historic Preservation the Soil Conservation Service the National Park Service and others will meet at the Municipal Building at 9 a m Wednesday with the City Council. The inspection is part of requirements for a 250 000 loan from HUD for dam construction. Expected attendees include Alton Briggs Texas Historical Commission Austin historian and Mike Bureman from the Presidential Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in Denver Colorado.
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San Felipe Creek
Texas Historical Commission
U.S. Advisory Council On Historic Preservation
The
Soil Conservation Service
National Park Service
Department of Oasing and Urban Development
Alton Briggs
Oxss Historical Commission
Austin
Mike Bureman
Advisory Council On Historic Preservation
Denver
Colo
Protection Worse San Felipe Gets Ancient Fire Truck
Del Rio fire protection deteriorated last Friday when a booster from Station No. 2 cracked its block. The lone San Felipe booster served temporarily, while Station No. 3’s Mack pumper shifts duties. The old Mack head to Texas A&M for overhaul. the crippled booster being rebuilt and expected back in service this week.
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San Felipe
Fidel Garcia
News-Herald
del Rio
G.W. Cox Memorial
North Heights
Texas A&m
Del Rio Council Approves Cable Rate Hike and New Channel
Del Rio City Council approves a cable rate rise of 75 cents monthly plus 1 percent overall to fund a new channel with Channel 11 Fort Worth and Channel 8 Dallas. Service expands to all-night movies, extending microwave service to reach Del Rio, with rates rising from 6.50 to 7.25 a month and additional outlets at 1.50 each. A joint Val Verde County meeting is set for June 27 to discuss franchise provisions, while bids will be sought for a fire-truck signal-light preemption system over the overpass.
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del Rio
del Rio Cable Television
Glenn Scallorn
Scallorn
Channel 11
KTVT
Fort Worth
WFAA
Dallas
Sonora
de Rio
Larry Butler
SCS
Val Verde Commissioners Court
No Development In Fuentes Case
Chief Deputy Charles Nicholson reported no new developments in the murder investigation of 34 year old Frank Fuentes Jr. near Fairfield Texas on Sunday May 29. Authorities are still seeking a witness thought to have been at the slaying of the Dallas teacher reared in Del Rio. Osborn Keith Cloud, charged with murder and held on 50000 bond, remains silent and unrepresented. Cloud made erratic statements and no attorney has been secured.
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Charles Nicholson
Freestone County
Fairfield
Frank Fuentes Jr
Nicholson
Dallas
del Rio
J.R. Seasions
Pairfield
Wayne
Osborn Keith Cloud
Cloud
Del Rio Weather Summary for Amistad Area
Del Rio and vicinity reports partly cloudy and hot conditions with a slight chance of thundershowers through Wednesday. Tonight low in the low 70s, Wednesday high in the upper 90s, southeast winds 6 to 16 mph with gusts near thundershowers. Amistad elevation and water data show modest drops in level and storage Friday morning with 9,622,383 acre feet stored and surface at 66,078 acres. downstream flow steady at 3,020 cfs.
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del Rio
Amistad
Amistad Dam
PHE Open Door Coffee House Adds Saturday Night Hours
PHE Open Door Coffee House announces Saturday hours from 8 30 to 11 30 p m at the former Youth Center 900 E 18th St with live music. Knights of Columbus plan meetings at KC Hall on Hamilton Lane off Highway 90 East including installation of officers Thursday at 8 p.m. Grand Knight Simon Torres Jr urges attendance. Funeral attendance noted for Mrs Lillian W Monroe and related relatives from California and Oklahoma. Free National Park Service slide shows this week at Governor's Landing Cane Ground with topics Plants and their Uses Building of Amistad Dam Spanish Ranching in Texas. Business People's Devotional set for Wednesday 7 40 a.m. in Del Rio National Bank Community Room. Christian Women's Fellowship to meet tonight at 7 30 in church Fellowship Hall with installation by Mrs Russell Reams.
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PHE Open Door Coffee House
E. 18Th St
Knights of Columbus
KC Hall
Hamilton Lane
Highway 90
Cabinto
Simon Torres Jr
Hex
National Park Service
Governor's Landing
Amistad Dam
Governor’s Landing
Texas
NPS
The
del Rio National Bank
Christian Women's Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Fellowship Hall
JF. Smith
Russell Reams
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