Four Rocksprings youths rescued from Devil's River ordeal
A Saturday raft trip on the Devil's River left four Rocksprings youths stranded on an island for hours. They climbed a tree as floodwaters rose and were rescued by a helicopter crew after a dramatic effort. One boy fell from the tree but survived with minor scratches.
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Carta Valley
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Pokes aim for Superbull title at Val Verde fairground
Forty two of the PRCA top bullriders contest the 1981 George Paul Memorial Bullriding at Val Verde County Fairgrounds arena starting 2 p.m. Denny Flynn seeks a third title with Don Johan son and Don Gay among contenders. Del Rican Wacey Cathey and Mark Trevino Longoria join the field as notes credit Paul’s memorial belt buckle and crash death in 1969.
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Armed Forces Week kicks off with General Davis speech
Gen Bennie L Davis commander of the Air Training Command will speak at a ceremony at the Alamo on Monday opening a series of Armed Forces Week activities in San Antonio Texas The event coordinated by Randolph AFB and sponsored by the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce honors the armed forces locally and worldwide with the theme Power for Peace.
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El Paso march for socialist Chicano state protest
About 350 demonstrators marched through El Paso protesting oppression and calling for a socialist Chicano state. The event echoed a May Day march in Ciudad Juarez with leaders from the National Liberation Movement and allied groups. Participants included long distance travelers and Anglos. they urged unification beyond the border and opposition to U.S. immigration law.
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Mexico
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Puerto Rico
Sands Nearer Death As IRA Rioters Clash Across Cities
Rioters clashed with police in Belfast Londonderry Dublin and Liverpool while Bobby Sands neared death on day 63 of his hunger strike. Demonstrators attacked officers with bombs and acid as security forces used plastic bullets and arrests followed. Protestants gathered at a Belfast cathedral labor rally and clashes erupted as Sands backers were escorted to safety.
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Sands
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Irish Republic
O’connell
England
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Demonstrators plan Pentagon march against Reagan policy
Washington AP reports a first major protest against the Reagan administration slated near the Defense Department with permits for two groups. Organizers expect tens of thousands of demonstrators highlighting U S aid increases to El Salvador and proposed cuts to domestic welfare programs, tying foreign policy to economic shifts.
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Defense Department
Alexander Haig
Reagan
U.S
el Salvador
Fred Goldstein
Del Rio Weather Summary Missing Clarity
Del Rio and vicinity forecast shows showers and thundershowers Sunday and Sunday night with rain chances of 70 percent and 60 percent. Partial cloudiness followed by precipitation ending Monday. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, gusty near storms. Sunday temperatures mid 60s overnight, highs Sunday in the low 80s, Monday highs in the low 90s. Saturday high 76 low 65. Sunrise 7:00 a.m. Sunset 8:21 p.m.
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Amistad Dam Elevation and Water Metrics Report
Amistad reservoir elevation stood at 1114.44 feet with water depth at Amistad Dam measured 214.44 feet. Water storage totaled 3,941,757 acre feet and surface area covered 62,854 acres. Downstream flow was 1,160 cubic feet per second.
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