Amistad Dam tour tied to LBJ Diaz Ordaz meeting Tomorrow
Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Gustavo Diaz Ordaz will inspect the Amistad Dam 12 miles upriver from Del Rio and Acuña. The project, more than 57 percent complete, began concrete work in 1965 and is funded by a $78 million treaty project, with storage starting in 1968 and completion planned for 1969.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Acuna
Rio Grande
Amistad Dam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
David Herrera
Ib& WE
Mexico
Freighter Tragedy Leaves 28 Dead in Lake Huron
Survivors recount a brutal sinking as 28 seamen perished when the Great Lakes freighter broke in two on Lake Huron. An attorney for the sole survivor labeled the vessel unseaworthy and described harrowing moments on deck before a pontoon raft carried him to safety.
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Wero
Shing
Welcome Poster Contest Offers Bond Prize
Del Rio News-Herald reports a Welcome Poster Contest offering a $50 prize for a homemade poster welcoming President Lyndon B. Johnson to Del Rio. Judges will assess originality and effectiveness before the President’s arrival. earlier plans to judge at Wighlin Air Force Base were changed due to the motorcade route past Garfield.
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L. B. Johnson
del Rio
Johnsons Route To Wind Through Del Rio To International Bridge
President Johnson will motorcade through Del Rio after landing at Laughlin AFB. Officials suggest viewing along East Garfield Avenue from the overpass to Marcy Martin Field. Johnson will meet Diaz Ordaz on the International Bridge and tour the Amistad Dam site with a two hour lunch and dam inspection on the Mexican side.
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International Bridge
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Garfield Eelmentary School
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Texas
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San Angelo
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Lafe
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Rio Grande
Debbie Foster
Ciudad Acuna
Gustavo Jr
Josefina Hernandez Teran
Hydraulic Resources
Jose Hernandez Teran
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Joseph Friedkin
el Paso
International Boundary and Water
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Military Draft Slashed for a Third Month
The Defense Department limits February Army inductions to 10,900, the smallest monthly total since March as the draft tightens for the Vietnam era. Previous quotas were 15,600 in January, 12,100 in December, 37,600 in November, and 49,200 in October, amid ongoing wartime mobilization.
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Howard Hughes Reported To Be Seriously Ill
LAS VEGAS reports say Howard Hughes is seriously ill in Los Angeles amid widespread speculation. The scattered weather notes describe cloudy skies, temperatures around 50s to 70s, and winds as a separate item, with no clear connection to Hughes’s condition.
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Texas
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Kosygin decries West German Nazi revival during Paris visit
Premier Kosygin assailed West Germany in a Paris speech calling the rise of Neo Nazi, National Democratic forces a new warning to European peace. He met De Gaulle and warned about arms, borders, and a European security framework amid the nine day French state visit.
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UPD
Alexei N. Kosygin
West Germany
Kosygin
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de Gaulle
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Europe
Bcrat
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Armored Cavalry Battle Against Cong Battalions Near Saigon
In a fierce clash near Saigon a U S armored unit routed a Viet Cong battalion of about 400 with 81 reported killed. Air strikes followed clearing weather as F4 Phantoms and F105s attacked oil depots and a vehicle depot near Hanoi Haiphong and the southern panhandle with dozens of planes involved though exact counts were withheld.
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Lth
North Viet Nam
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van Dien
Linnervale Iso
Hanoi
Haiphong
Haiphone
Panhandle
Residents urged to display US and Mexico flags for Johnson visit
Residents and businesses along downtown routes are asked to fly US flags and, where possible, Mexican flags tomorrow for President Lyndon B. Johnson's visit. LAUGHLIN BASE personnel and dependents will greet the President. crowds are urged to line Garfield between the overpass and Marcy Martin Field and enjoy high school bands.
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Marcy Martin Field
Santa Claus
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Santa
Pope Paul VI Appeals for Peace in Holy Land
Pope Paul VI issued a message urging Arabs and Jews in the Holy Land to embrace peace. The pope prayed for all people of good will to receive the divine message of peace and called for reconciliation in the region.
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UPD
Paul VI
Holy Land
Apostolic Delegate
Jerusalem
Texans Die in Viet Nam Toll Reaches 403
A Texas death toll in the Vietnam War rises to 403 since 1961, with 328 listed as killed in action. The report names the Texas counties and units involved and notes ongoing casualties.
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Austin
UPD
Haat
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