Generation gaps and local events mix at county library
Local readers gather for a varied program at Dairan County Library featuring music centered films and a talk on Amistad by National Park Service. MARIO attends graduation alongside Del Rio High. Parish plans reception after pastor five years at Sacred Heart. Grassroots Republican meeting slated for Monday with no summer sessions and a free slide on Prehistoric Indians of Amistad at Amistad National Park Service venue. Weather permitting, the 9:35 p.m. San Pedro camp gathering will discuss nature survival.
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Amistad
National Park Service
San Pedro- Flata
Governor's Landing
Laughlin AFB to Add Saturday Jet Training Flights
Laughlin Air Force Base will increase Saturday training flights to ease air traffic conflicts with Del Rio area. The change aims to meet student numbers and counter recent poor weather, with jets operating within 50 nautical miles north east and south of Laughlin on Saturdays. Capt. Robert W. Osborne urged pilots to call 298-6308 with questions.
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Laughish Air Force Base
del Rio
Laughlin
Aim
Robert W. Osborne
Sul Ross Summer Session Registration and Exam Dates
Registration opens Monday for Sul Ross Alpine summer session with late re registration ending June 1. Final exams for the first summer session are July 7. The second summer session starts July 9 and ends August 14.
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Sul Ross
Sul
Del Rioan Graduates From Rice With Master Degree
Del Rioan Onelia Onellien, son of Mr and Mrs F Onellien of Star Route 2 Box 370 Del Rio, was among 902 graduates and 20 with master degrees at Rice University in a big month ceremony.
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Oneliion Is
F Onellien
Star Route 2
Box 370
del ‘Rio
Rain Likely With Showers Friday Weekend Heat
National Weather Service forecast calls for a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms today increasing to 30 percent Friday. Warm humid conditions expected with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s to mid 70s. May rainfall totals reach 1.67 inches, year to date 10.70 inches. West Texas mainly partly cloudy with scattered showers Saturday and Sunday, tapering Monday. lows 60s, highs 70s to 80s, with Big Bend near 102.
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Ted
Texas
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Big Bend
Fate of Raymos remains unknown after plane crash
Raymos and Navy pilot John Franklin Raymos aboard the Nimitz are unnamed as of noon today. His in laws Mr and Mrs G C Bruce Sr of Del Rio received word and his wife Jol Bruce from Del Rio was to call them this afternoon from Norfolk Virginia. Nine victims have been identified but their names are not released while next of kin are notified. The family spoke with Mrs Raymos Wednesday morning but no information had been received.
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John Franklin Raymos
Nimitz
G.C. Bruce Sr
Jol Bruce
del Rio
Norfolk
Raymos
Fire crews respond to smoky home on Nicholson Street
Del Rio firefighters rushed to Manuel Valdez's residence at 708 Nicholson St around 9:45 a.m. after a general alarm. Twenty six firefighters from four units fought smoke caused by a pan left on a stove too long. no fire or damage found and crews returned within about 30 minutes.
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Cook
del Rio
Manuel Valdez
Nicholson St
Bob Hoyt
Hoyt
440 diplomas awarded by San Felipe Del Rio district
The San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District distributed 440 diplomas as part of a four year achievement ceremony led by high school principal Richard Hernandez. He reminded graduates the tassel is worth the hassle as diplomas were handed out marking their step toward future leadership roles.
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San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent
Richard Hernandez
Redistricting Sparks Party Clash Across Texas
Debate over Moreno and Valles aims to push El Paso districts above 70 percent Hispanic while a new House bill lowers percentages but boosts green card population and lower registered voters. Garcia denounces GOP-safe seats. Slagle predicts Democratic gains. Dallas merges Wolens with Cofer amid complaints of minority-majority shifts and district realignments.
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Moreno
Clayton
Chancr
Garcia
House
Bob Slagle
Texas
Democratic Party
Slagle
Democrats
Dallas
GOP House
Frank Gaston
Bill Ceverha
Gaston
Craig Washington
Dhouston
Ted Lyon
D-Mesquite
Wolens
Paul Ragsdale
Cofer
White urges focus on youth and aging crime victims
At a Texas convention White urged more resources to keep young people out of prisons and called on 600 attendees to share responsibility in reducing crime. He welcomed a legislative amendment expanding harsher penalties for crimes against those 65 and older, adding to prior child-protection measures. White also discussed nursing home care and Medicare Medicaid spending, as conventioneers toured Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, and heard plans for events at the Civic Center.
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State of
Ciudad Acuna
Mexico
Sadat Accepts Invitation to Sinai Summit With Begin
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Menachem Begin for a summit in Ofira at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. The meeting, set for June 4, will address routes and the Lebanese missile crisis amid stalled talks on Palestinian autonomy.
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Israel
Anwar Sadat
Sa Ot Ofira
Sinai Peninsula
Begin
Theso
Lebanon
Agriculture
Abesere
Sadat
Tat
Aswan
Egypt
Sadat Hag
Jerusalem
Ofira
Sinai
Habib
Menachem Begin
Saudi Arabia
Habib to return as peace drive pivots in Washington
U S officials say a tenuous Israel Syria truce should hold while Philip Habib leverages a pause to give Saudi Arabia more space to broker a broader Lebanon settlement. Habib canceled in Paris and will report to President Reagan before heading back to the region for fresh consultations.
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U.S
Israel
Syria
Reagan
Mideast
Philip Habib
Saudi Arabia
Ei Ight Habib
Paris
Habib
Lebanon
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