Hide Article Text (OCR)
i-1/ldelegation from Laredo at- A n tended. I ^r. The Municipal Folklore Ballet of Nuevo Laredo entertained. Friday, military and I civilian groups paraded in lm Nuevo Laredo. e At San Antonio, dignitaries from Mexico and Texas put | a wreath at Hidalgo’s statue at Komana Plaza. Mexican Undersecretary of Treasury Francisco Alcala Quintero and Texas Sec. of State John ' Hill gave the “abrazo.” Hill represented Gov. John Con-nally and Quintero represented Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. theMexican “Charro” bands 11 (‘ played in a parade at San air x Antonio Thursday. na|Friday, the “Fiesta de Li-e bertad,” festival of liberty.was held in San Antonio at 1 1 n Villita Assembly Hall.Democracy With DeedsAlcala Quintero told an au- rec s dience Thursday night, “The rjd0 fact that the U. S. not only q allows but assists Mexican-) gg(; Americans to celebrate the ha« '* anniversary of Mexican inde- |ac1 pendence is eloquent proof an that this great country prac- ro(j tices a true democracy with a *• deeds.” «Stores in F.l Paso and its Mexican neighbor, Juarez, (had special sales to mark In-dependence day. New Mexico q0 Gov. Jack Campbell m e t with Juarez Mayor Armando ) Gonzalez Soto. Soto issued the t “Gnto” Thursday night.a Chi GoimararviemilfullPolice Chief Foster •1
Newspaper Details
Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Sat, Sep 17, 1966
Page 8
Full Page
Clipped by
Texas A.
TX, USA 15 Dec 2023
Other Publications Near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Industrial Advertiser and Weekly News
Albuquerque Tribune
Albuquerque Daily Journal
Albuquerque Weekly Journal
Albuquerque Journal
