Local Family Notes Include Births and School Fundraiser
A cryptic score of family events shows a baby born December 3 in Laughlin Air Force Base and parents Mr and Mrs Sam H. Walk returning from San to with two scouts selling Christmas trees in the 300 block of Avenue Heretofore. The East Side Elementary Parent Association hosts a tree sale fundraiser with profits surpassing $200.
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Johnny
Laughlin Air Force
Plorer
Boy Scouts of 202
Del Rio Man Named Aide to Texas House Speaker
Roger Thurmond Jr. of Del Rio is appointed assistant to the Texas House speaker and will relocate to Austin mid month to assist in the speaker's office. He plans to return to Del Rio after the legislature adjourns. Thurmond is a Del Rio High School and law graduate.
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del Rio
House
Roger H. Thurmond Jr
Texas
House of Representa
Thurmond
Mutscher
Austin
Pop An Echoes
Yank Missile Ships Sail For Black Sea
The United States declared routine maneuvers in the Black Sea by missile ships leaving the Bosporus. Soviet officials called the ships uninvited and protested the presence while US spokesmen said the armaments would perform standard operations and avoid provocative actions. The article also mentions a former legislator who served from 1959 to 1967.
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Istanbul
U.S. Bosporus
Black Sea
Bya Sth
Murder Accomplice Suspect Arrested in Texas
Police report a murder accomplice suspect, Peter Thomas Scamardo, arrested at his Texas home Friday night and jailed Saturday. Indictments mention Charles V Harrelson and Jerry Watkins of Houston. Victim theft involved merchandise valued around 300 dollars stolen from an unlocked downtown vehicle Saturday afternoon.
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Peter Thomas Scamardo
Tex
Hidalgo
Ranger
Scamardo
Charles V. Harrelson
Jerry Watkins
Houston
Harrelson
Brazoria
Motorist’s Stolen Car Near Val Verde Jail
A 1963 tan car with low mileage disappeared from Losoya Street near the Elks Club across from Val Verde County Jail after its owner Everett Hinkle left the keys inside. Deputy Leach said the theft was reported and the case circulated widely around town and Texas.
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Elks Club
Val Verde County
Everett Hinkle
Losoya
the Elks
Ernest L. Leach
Texas
Weather Outlook for Southwest Texas East of Pecos River
Fair Sunday and a little warmer across Southwest Texas east of the Pecos River. Maximum temperature Sunday ranged from 62 to 74 degrees.
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Texas
Pecos River
River Change Blast Bridges El Chamizal Ceremony
Johnson and Ordaz announce Friday construction completion of the river connection under the El Chamizal agreement. Ceremony set by the bridge with times not yet confirmed.
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el Chamizal
Times
Three Men Died in Coast Guard Collision at White Castle
A Coast Guard cutter collided near White Castle resulting in three drownings. The three men were rescued and transported to a New Orleans hospital for treatment.
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White Castle
Upda Coast Guard
New Orleans
Lions Plan Campaign To Enlist Eye Donors
Del Rio Lions with 63 area clubs push corneal tissue donations for the Southwest Texas Lions Eye Bank. Dr. Robert Paret chairs the eye bank committee as the group plans outreach beyond members to recruit people who can help restore sight at no cost. A volunteer network of short wave radio operators broadcasts appeals nationwide.
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del Rio Lions
Lions Club
Southwest Texas Lions Eye Bank
Robert Paret
Committee On the Eye Bank
The
Lions
Sears Recalls Jewelry Pins Over Poisonous Bean Decoration
Sears, Roebuck and Co recalls 300 to 400 costume jewelry pins sold for about $1 due to a highly poisonous bean decoration. The pins were sold in Chicago and nearby markets and linked to potential eye injury.
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Chicago
UPI
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Yanks Report Troop Pullout
Report notes troop withdrawals over past two months with reduced scale in North Vietnam theater and indicates notable retreat effort by U.S. forces.
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North V
Nan Rountree Junior Miss Contestant at New Braunfels
Nan Rountree named Junior Miss contestant during the Jan 6 to 11 schedule in New Braunfels as Jaycee officers announce events Saturday.
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Nan Rountree
New Braunfels
Jaycee
Pins Sold in San Antonio Stir Jewelry Trade
A Chicago based UPI report notes Sears Roebuck and Co released a list showing number of jewelry pins decorated with beans discovered to be polacs. The item highlights sales activity in San Antonio with beans as a decorative motif.
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San Antonio
Chicago
UPD
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Polacs
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Ima JO Fleetwood
VE Pein
Sam H. Walk
Santo
Fourth East Side Elementary School
Associateeps
Lee
Terry Weathers- Bee
Val Verde
Roger Thurmond JR
Amistad Report
Steven Steven Brown
Herbert C. Brown
Avenue B
Steven
News-Herald
Ogg Daneds
Tiga
Silsbee
Lions Plan
Sears
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