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l')yHlfiirVl i B2 Austin American-Statesman Friday, June 20, 1S50 South Austin man SALEf I Vi to vi utt. me ot 1 spring and summer seriously hurt in -vz Mount Bonnell fall merest, Vf af ernJfv I i 'i 3820 N. lamar By JIM BERRY American-Statesman staff A South Austin man who toppled 2951 W. Andenon Ln. 1 4 j.

150 feet down the side of Mount Bonnell early Thursday was listed in serious condition in Brackenridge Hospital's intensive-care unit after He was treated for a deep cut in the back, internal injuries and a broken arm. "We tried for a helicopter but none were available," patrolman Don McDavld said. Ball said, "It must have been about an hour before we could get ropes stretched to the trees and the basket and raise him to the top." Romero was conscious throughout the ordeal and told officers he was with friends late Wednesday night when he slipped on gravel and fell. "When we got the call about 12:40 a.m. that a young man named Pete had fallen off the cliff, we went to the top and started calling his name," McDavid said.

"He called back, saying he was hurt." It took officers and other workers 30 minutes to find him. being rescued by police. "We got there Just in time," patrolman Jim Ball said. "He was still sliding down the mountain and was about 15 feet from a straight drop-off when we reached him." Pete Romero, 23, of 3000 S. Fifth was raised to the top of the mountain overlooking Lake Austin about two hours later.

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Descendants glad holiday is now official By JEFF BARTON American-Statesman Staff Lillian Gregg Kerley, granddaughter of a slave, has been going to Juneteenth celebrations for most of her 65 years. But this year is special. For the first time the day that recognizes emancipation for Texas blacks is "official." "It's really beautiful the way things worked out," Kerley, an Austin elementary school teacher said. "They tell me you're going to even see some of the city officials participate. I've never seen that." Mayor Carole McClellan ard several other City Council members and city officials did take part in the 10 a.m.

parade that stretched down Martin Luther King Boulevard, Chicon and Rosewood streets to Rosewood Park in East Austin. Kerley, dressed in a homemade bonnet and long skirt reminiscent of the dress of her ancestors, was one of hundreds of people who lined the parade route. Pockets of friends gathered at front porches along the way and onlookers mainly blacks, but with a sprinkling of mostly young whites waited in the shade at Rosewood, where drinks and watermelon kept back the morning heat. The last session of the Legislature declared Juneteenth a state holiday and Gov. Bill Clements proclaimed June 19 as Emancipation Day.

"Texas should be commended," Kerley said. "It gives you a lot of pride." Kerley said her grandfather was brought to Texas as a slave and given the name Austin Gregg. "If you know any of the white Greggs that's where my grandfather got his name from," she said. With such a heritage, Juneteenth "was the biggest holiday of the year" for her family when she was a girl and later a young woman living in Manor. There, she said, "It was a real country celebration They would stay up all night barbecuing.

Everybody took part." After her family moved to Austin in 1951, Kerley said, the tradition was continued for the first few years. But with no organfzed festivities, Juneteenth began to die out. In 1976 the Austin Juneteenth Committee revitalized the holiday, bringing a parade and city-wide recognition. Vernest Jordon, the committee's president, said the day's new status as an official holiday has spurred interest this year. Thursday's parade featured more than 60 entrants, including horses, floats, city officials, the Bergrstrom Color Guard, a Gary Job Corp drill team from San Marcos and a tank from Camp Mabry.

Kerley said she thinks Juneteenth is proof that Texas has made a lot of progress since her grandfather's time. "It's been slow, but you can see it now," she said. "I see more children taking interest in what the blacks have done It should ease tension, to have it brought out in the open that there were some contributions (by blacks)." Contemporary Styling QUASAR DELUXE 25 CONSOLE COLOR TV 100 SoSd State Dyna Module. Ill Chassis Dynacotor. System locks natural colors automatically Dynabrite.

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