Monitoring gaps tied to flood deaths in Hill Country
An on site review by a National Weather Service disaster survey team suggests more rainfall and river level monitoring stations could have improved warnings during the Aug 12 flash floods in Bandera Kerr and Kendall counties. The 24 deaths led to calls for enhanced early notices though evacuations helped limit the toll.
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Ex POW becomes San Antonio family doctor after prison ordeal
Maj Tom McNish, 36, a former F105 Phantom pilot held six and a half years in North Vietnam, is now a family practice resident at a San Antonio hospital. He credits the Hanoi imprisonment with shaping his medical career, planning to be a flight surgeon and physician for flyers' families. He was released March 4, 1973 after being captured Sept 4, 1966.
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