Hester Challenges Quinlan to Cite Specifics on Corruption
City Manager James A. Hester expressed anger at Ed Quinlan DIA statements made at a public meeting. He challenged Quinlan to specify charges of corruption in City Hall or face libel if unproven, noting he consulted a private attorney on the matter.
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Jim Hester
Ed Quinlan
James A. Hester
Democracy In Action
DIA
Quinlan
News-Herald
Hester
CIA
Suspensions Hit Texas Good Neighbor Officials
Texas Good Neighbor Commission suspends without pay two indicted executives Manual Garza and Sharon Flippen amid a probe into a scheme to siphon over seven thousand dollars in state funds. The action follows indictments of Garza Flippen and others as the agency stresses not assuming guilt while noting potential harm to operations.
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Austin
Tex
API
Texas Good Neighbor Commission
Commission
Manual Garza
Sharon Flippen
Texas Education Agency
M.M. Vicars
Brownsville
Good Neighbor Commission
Kars
Eddie Aurison
Garza
The
del Rio
GNC
Manuel Garza
Evangelina
William L. Jones Jr
Travis Lodge
Kingsland
Flippen
Building of Amistad Dam slide show at Governor's Landing
National Park Service presents a free slide show tonight at Governor's Landing Camp Grounds on Lake Amistad at 8 45 p m The program theme is Building of Amistad Dam An additional show Saturday night at the same time and place will feature Spanish Ranching in Texas
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Amistad Dam
Governor’s Landing Camp
Lake Amistad
National Park Service
NPS
Texas
Del Rio Weather Outlook for Del Rio and Vicinity
Partly cloudy hot and humid today and Saturday with cloudy spell Saturday morning. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph then 5 to 10 mph tonight. Lows in the low 70s, highs in the mid 90s. Amistad elevation 1117.14 ft, water storage 3,514,528 acre feet, area water surface 64,977 acres, downstream flow 3020 cfs.
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del Rio
Amistad
Amistad Dam
Durango-Chi Heroin Pipeline Cut in Del Rio
Four men face federal drug charges linked to a Durango to Chicago heroin pipeline. Ramirez, Herrera, and Martinez Fragoso held on bonds or cash while awaiting arraignment in Del Rio federal court. DEA and Customs notes detail seizures totaling about 40 pounds with multi million dollar street value and related arrests in Chicago and Del Rio.
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Durango
Chi
del Rio
Chicago
Alfredo Alamo Ramirez
Mexico
Eliazar V. Herrera
Fernando G. Herrera
Gustavo Martinez Fragoso
Federal House of Detention
Ramirez
John H. Wood Jr
del Rio International Bridge
Feds Pour More Millions Into Area
The Middle Rio Grande Development Council Manpower Program receives 2.8 million in Title VI funds under CETA boosting regional total to 3.2 million. Val Verde counts 938,714. the region covers Dimmit Edwards Kinney LaSalle Real Uvalde Maverick Zavala and nine counties. Local projects include Del Rio ditch enc Closure greenbelt water mains Buena Vista Park and school landscaping. Unemployment in Val Verde runs about 10 percent. area designated substantial unemployment.
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Len Painter
News-Herald
Middle Rio Grande Development Council
MRGDC
Rogelio Dominguez
Dominguez
CETA
Val Verde County
Val Verde
Maverick
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Austin
City of
del Rio
Buena Vista Park
San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent
Texas Rehabilitation Office
Texas Employment Commission
Dimmit
Edwards
Kinney LaSalle
Real
Uvalde
Zavala
FEDS
Heroin Flow Being Slowed In San Antonio
Federal drug agents report signs of a shrinking Mexican heroin supply into the United States. DEA officials say prices are rising and purity is down as traffickers switch from kilograms to grams. San Antonio seizure totals include 40 pounds worth about 20 million dollars plus 15.5 pounds found in a separate search.
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San Antonio
United States
Bill Kine
Cial
Drug Enforcement Administration
la J
Hero
Kline
DEA Jeritoria
DEA Pooceaman
Washington
del Rio
la Chicago
Drug Traffickers Set Back Again
In Presidio Texas two Chicano men Erasmo Corral and Jose Manuel Almodovar Corral were arrested at the Presidio Port of Entry for heroin trafficking. Authorities say 28.5 pounds of brown heroin with an estimated street value of 10 to 15 million dollars were hidden behind the driver seat area. They were jailed in Reeves County awaiting bond after transfer to Pecos. DEA El Paso notes possible ties to Del Rio and Chicago seizures and the case remains under investigation.
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del Rio
Chicago
DEA
Ramirez
News-Herald
Presidio
Durango
Mexico-Chicago
U.S
Erasmo Corral
Jose Manuel Almodovar Corral
Presidio Port of Entry
Reeves County
Pecos
Drug Enforcement Administration
el Paso
Del Rio Edges Eagle Pass in Sales Tax Rebates
Del Rio led Eagle Pass by more than 5000 in the 25 day sales tax rebate period May 2 to 27 with 56297.68 vs 51235.50 for Eagle Pass. For 1977 Del Rio rebates total 266754 against Eagle Pass 248848 and Uvalde 37939.57. Bullock said his office mailed 39.3 million in June checks to 865 Texas cities, bringing year to date rebates to 167.1 million, a 15.1 percent rise.
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del Rio
Eagle Pass
Office of State Comptroller
Bob Bullock
Queen City
Texas
Uvalde
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Roanoke
Bullock
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Ms. Flippen
South Texas
Avinas
Acuna Bureau
Robert Avina
Bexar County
Josephine
Travis County
Val Verde County Community Action Agency
Frank
Mary Qualia
Thomas Qualia
Laughlin Air Force Base
Eleanor Naught
Carol Marlowe
Carleen Kerstetter
Malaki Shriners
Masonic Temple
Bedell Street
Alba Club
del Rio Civic Center
del Rio National Bank
Harriet Ahout
Nell Cawley
Jack Skiles
Judge Roy Bean
Langtry
del Rio Dea
Southwest
Jea
Brackettville
Camp Goo
Carrizo Springs
Crystal City
Rocksprings
Laredo
McAllen
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