American Legion Donates Cookies to Del Rio Veterans
Representatives of the American Legion Auxiliary deliver five cakes and one hundred cookies to Del Rio Veterans Hospital on Sunday. Volunteers helped veterans pick Christmas gifts and served tea while trays were prepared for bedridden patients.
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Imajo Fleetwood
Veterans Hospital
American Legion Auxiliary
del Rio
J.A. Barnett
van Adams
Jack Sailors
Otis Patterson
Lloyd Deaton Jr
Song Bee
Merchant's Committee Plans Ballots and School Program
The Del Rio Chamber merchants committee will elect officers by ballots mailed before 1967. A nominating panel was chosen and a salesmanship school is set for January 16–19, 1967, run by UT Extension Distribu tive Education. The course targets merchants and employees and will charge a small materials fee.
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Merchant Committee
del Rio
Commit
Roswell Hotel
Division of Extension
University of Texas
W.B. Jeffery
Santa Claus
Robert Webb
Val Verde Theatres, Inc
New Satellite Launch Set For Tonight
CAPE KENNEDY expects the ATS satellite to launch tonight atop a rocket for a stationary orbit at 22 300 miles high. From its central Pacific view it will relay communications across three continents and monitor weather for one third of the globe. The multi purpose moonlet aims to test new techniques for public benefit communications and navigation. The 9 12 p m EST liftoff is planned.
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Cape Kennedy
UPD
Central Pacific
Ian Applications — Technology Satellite
ATS
Isg
Russia May Score Propaganda Win From India's Wheat Plea
The United States delays decision on India's request for 2 million tons of wheat as India faces a food gap and a general election. Diplomats expect Russia to supply wheat, citing a bumper crop, while U.S. reasons include low stocks and strategic pressure on other exporters.
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Russia
India
Washington
UPI
United States
U.S
White House
Canada
Australia
France
McFarlane Named To U T Phi Kappa Phi Society
Harold F. McFarlane son of Mr and Mrs A F McFarlane 1102 Ave B has been elected to Phi Kappa Phi honor society at the University of Texas with initiation scheduled for Dec 14 in Austin He is a senior majoring in physics and mathematics and was appointed to the Arts and Sciences Council by the physics department head
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Harold F. McFarlane
A.F. McFarlane
Ave. B
Phi Kappa Phi
University of Texas
Austin
Itsoon
University
Arts and Sciences Council
Weather outlook for Del Rio area
Cloudy to partly cloudy and warm through Wednesday with a low tonight of 50 to 52 and a high Wednesday of 75 to 77. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Monday’s high 67 and low 47. This morning, 51. Sun up to 62 with a high around 74 to 84 later.
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del Rio
Funeral Set For Rodriguez Tomorrow
Nieves Rodriguez 78 died Monday night at 405 Noriega St. Requiem High Mass to be held tomorrow morning at Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial at 5 p.m. in San Felipe Cemetery under Diaz Funeral Home direction. Survivors include widow Maria Nieves, children Marcellino Maria Sus Genaro Jr Graviel ie Irene Bosquez and others.
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Ee Nieves Rodriguez
Noriega St
Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic
Sted Gintetels
San Felipe
Diaz Funeral Home
Ghee
Maria Nieves Nes Fons
Marcellino
Maria Sus
Genaro Jr
Graviel Ie
Irene Bosquez
Ilinda Ramirez
Trine
U S Jets Clash With MIGS Over North Vietnam
U S jets and Soviet-built MIGs fought near Hanoi for a fourth day as U S forces struck Yen Bay rail yard and Chay River barges. Two American planes were shot down, one near Dien Bien Phu, with crew rescued. another aircraft fell Monday. Refugees flee Mekong Delta amid Viet Cong reprisal claims. U S diplomat Lodge doubted a negotiated settlement in Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPD
U.S
Hanoi
China
North Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Yen Bay
Chay River
Mekong
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Mutual Broadcasting Company
Oe Lodge
Wilintg Wal Tegen
Enrollment drive under way for Del Rio adult education program
About 110 people seek enrollment in the Del Rio Independent School District adult migrant education program. A $104,196 federal allotment funds classes through May 1967, offering basic education and three months of occupational training in building trades from 4 to 10 pm weekdays. Block, the district federal funds coordinator, says priority will go to first year entrants and those not previously in the program, with income-based stipends and supplies allowances.
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del Rio Independent School District
Walter Block
Block
del Rio
Pen Oa
Capt Ralph Davis Earns Distinguished Flying Cross
Capt Ralph Davis, recent DFC recipient, was praised for a night mission at Dau Tieng in Viet Nam. His wife and three children live at 104-B Catherine St Del Rio. They viewed film footage of the mission showing Davis directing counter mortars and coordinating air support. Davis helped destroy seven enemy gun positions.
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Ralph Davis
Viet Nam
Catherine St
del Rio
Davis
Dau Tieng
Suzanne
Woodbridge Air Force Base
England
Laughlin Air Force Base
Red China charges US bombing of Chinese boats in Tonkin Gulf
The UPI report says six Chinese fishing boats were bombed in the Gulf of Tonkin last week, with 17 crewmen. Beijing vows to repay the blood debt, calling the act a gangster attack.
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Tokyo
UPI
Red
China
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Washington
Alip Ranulph
Chicago
Bill Mauldin
Chicago Sun- Times
Marine Receives Nation's Highest Award in Texas
President Johnson presents the Medal of Honor to Marine Sgt. Robert Emmet O'Malley in Austin for single handedly killing eight Viet Cong soldiers after leaping into an enemy trench. Defense Secretary McNamara and the Joint Chiefs attend the 11 a.m. ceremony amid discussions on military bands and color guard details.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Robert Emmet O’malley
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Cere
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Ge Fee Bene
Douglas McGraw
United Civic Organization
St. Joseph’s Church
Ministerial Alliance
McFarlane
SFHS
Val Verde County
Noe Borrego
LA Grande St
College of Pharmacy
Aus
Together Circle
First Methodist Church
Retama Garden Club
Brackettville
Earl
Edith Bowers
Edith
Amistad
International and Water Commision
Walter F, Jones
R.R. Reynolds
Orange Grove
Jss. Spikes
Brownsville
Zonia Hernandez
Carmen V. Hernandez
Innected Memorial Hospital
Jesus Chavez
Merchant's Committee
David Winters
Sanderson
News-Herald
Indira Gandhi
Searcane
Prockdeat Jalinock
U-T
Phi Kappa Phi Society
Harold McFarlane
Rodriguez
Capt
Distinguished Flying
Gan
Miami Beach
Billy Graham
Marine
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