The annual Boo Bash and Fall Fest at JBSA-Lackland have been scrubbed. Other Halloween celebrations for military families have been postponed or downsized.
Members of the clan that owned Camp Mystic wanted access for recreation. But a cousin said the area designated for family use was unsuitable. "It floods."
The 1978 deluge began when remnants of a tropical storm crossed the Gulf of Mexico and entered Texas north of Brownsville. When it was over, 33 were dead.
The suspects wore masks and wielded hammers when they burst into a Royal Jewelers shop. They allegedly smashed display cases and made off with 100-plus items.