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Newspaper
Herald Zeitung
Location
New Braunfels, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1985
Page
1
Blanco ISD will hire Larry Moehnke, longtime Canyon High School principal and Comal ISD veteran, as superintendent starting July 1. He started Canyon’s football program and rose to principal after roles as dean and assistant principal.
Local brief from New Braunfels dated Tuesday May 28 1985 reports a 25 cent price in the listing. No further context or events are shown in the fragment.
AP reports a massive cyclone and tidal surge in the Bay of Bengal killing thousands across Pirbaksh Urirchar and Sandwip. Government toll 1,569 with ICRC at 3,000 and unofficial counts as high as 25,000. Navy plucks bodies. air force drops food as survivors recount widespread ruin and mass fatalities.
A 20 year old Luling man, Elisar Rodriguez, aided a distressed swimmer at Canyon Lake near Comal Park when he disappeared after slipping from a ledge. Lake rangers, Corps of Engineers, game wardens, and snorkelers hunted the area with divers expected to join in the morning search for Rodriguez.
An 18-year-old Boerne man died in a one car crash at 7 47 p m Sunday about three miles south of Startzville on FM 3159. Jerry Hernandez 18 one of three
The day features 90 percent humidity and forecasts mid-90s temperatures. Forecasters mark it as the first day of summer unofficially, though the calendar adds three weeks.
AUSTIN AP Gov. Mark White convened a special session less than 10 hours after the regular session ended to push a $70 million indigent health care proposal. The Senate met at 10:02 a.m. after adjourning at 11:58 p.m. Monday, while the House planned to begin later as lawmakers sparred over funding. White faced accusations of wavering on the issue and vetoing a cigarette tax plan that would have funded the program. The session can run up to 30 days and involves talks with House Speaker Gib Lewis.
Memorial Day visitors were plentiful and business owners expect a strong summer. Rusty Brandt of Camp Warnecke reported full occupancy and a bustling crowd, saying conditions exceeded Memorial Day 1984. Jeff Henry of Schutterbahn water park echoed a busier weekend with widespread town activity and optimism for the season.
Houston attorney Jack Zimmermann failed to obtain a new trial for convicted killer Port in Comal County. Judge Jon Hughes denied an amended motion for a new trial without hearing evidence, noting no record to appeal. Port, 18, was convicted last March in the 1984 shooting death of Debora Schatz and sentenced to 75 years. Zimmermann cited McMaster residency issues and timing but acknowledged the 30 day limit had passed.
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