Christmas Lighting Contest Winners Named by Local Clubs
Morning Glory Garden Club and Central Power and Light Co announced winners of six categories after 38 entries. John A. at 812 W. 10th St won first in rapegers category with honorables to Ben de la Garza at 122 Aduna. H. W. Downing earned top overall, with Henry Horn honored. Irene A. Rodriguez and Del Rio Bank & Trust Co won religious and commercial divisions respectively. Judges judged displays across six categories, with out-of-town judges and separate-car tours.
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Morning Glory Garden Club
Central Power and Light Co
Eugene Heep Jr
Crestline
James—T. Roots
Meadow Lane
John A
W. 10Th St
Ben de la Garza
Aduna
H.W. Downing
Henry Horn
E. Garfield
Irene A. Rodriguez
Magnolia
del Rio Bank & Trust Co
E, Main St
Alamo Trail Ride to San Antonio for Feb Livestock Show
The fifth Alamo Trail Ride from Alamo Village near Brackettville to San Antonio will head to the Joe Freeman Coliseum for the Feb 10 19 livestock show and rodeo. C E Johnson of Altar is chairman and A J Ploch returns as trail boss with queen elects riding in the opening day parade.
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Alamo Village
Brackettville Overland
San Antonio
Joe Freeman Coliseum
C.E. Johnson
Altair
Bexar County
A.J. Ploch
City approves water rate hike and cuts garbage fees
Del Rio City Commission passed two major measures in its regular session. Water rates rise effective January 1 1967 while garbage collection fees are eliminated for residents. New water minimums and tiered volumes are outlined with outside city limits paying 1.5 times. The city also expands city wide garbage pickup for three and a half years under a revised contract with Moore Sanitation Service. Zone based pickup schedules and contact number provided. Attending officials named.
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del Rio
Anes
E.W. W
Moore Sanitation Service
el Paso
Moore Sanitaham Tannins Feee Ac Ss
Walter Grimmer Jr
G.W. Cox
Juan Gailan
James Simmons
E.W. Marlowe
Balance Sheet of Freedom reports risks to liberty
United Press International and Free dom House warn that unchecked growth could erode human freedom as a major risk for the world in 1966. A Northeastern University sociologist notes crime trends in Boston since 1849 show rises in manslaughter and forcible rape. King Hassan of Morocco denounces miniskirt wear as a crime against God.
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United Press International New York
UPI
Freedom House
Washington
Theodore N. Ferdinand
Northeastern University
Boston
Rabat
Morocco
Hassan
Del Rio OKs Pecan Street One Way Traffic Plan
Del Rio City Commission approves a one way restriction on Pecan Street from Garfield to Martin to relieve congestion near the Post Office. The vote follows Police Chief J R Koog's recommendation and trial sign installation. The session also rezoned blocks from 7th to 10th Streets and Avenue G to J, adjusted Roosevelt Park lighting, and backed San Felipe watershed flood prevention with Val Verde County.
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Pecan Street
Garfield Avenue
Martin Street
City Commission of del
Planning Commission
Commission
Roosevelt Park
Val Verde County
Devil’s River Soil and Water Conservation District
San Felipe
East Bean
Sanchez Streets
Diaz Ordaz to Tour Border State and Award Land
Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz will visit a border state in Chihuahua and distribute nearly 10 000 acres of land to peasant farmers amid ongoing agrarian reforms.
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Ordaz
Chihuahua
Mexico
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Teenager killed as pickup leaves curve near Refugio
Refugio Texas report states Beatriz de Leon, 18, of Dallas died when a pickup went out of control on US 77 and crashed into a ditch. Seven people were aboard. four injured. In Greenville, Barney Bruce Jones, 51, of Carrollton was slightly injured when his car reportedly lost control on a road near Carrollton.
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Refugio
Tex
UPD
Dallas
Oni Beatriz de Leon
Greenville
Carrollton
Barney Bruce Jones
E. Russell
U S Troops In Saigon Port Unloading Amid Dock Strike
Vietnamese dockers call the troops strike breakers as 600 soldiers in two shifts unload cargo from 10 idle U S ships in Saigon port. Five thousand stevedores protest and guards patrol the waterfront while authorities deny a lockout and invite workers to return.
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Saigon
UPD
U.S
William Porter
4Th Transport Command
Vietnam
Blizzard Warnings Up In Texas Weather Stirs Snow and Freezing Temps
A winter storm swept into Texas with heavy snow up to four inches in the Panhandle and freezing temperatures, causing hazardous driving and fog. Dalhart logged the heaviest snow as warnings of a blizzard circulated, while coastal areas stayed in the 60s. The storm’s progression brought high winds, drifting snow, and several traffic fatalities blamed on slick roads and fog.
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United Press International
Texas
Rocky Mountains
Panhandle
Dalhart
High Plains
Red River Valley
Arizona
New Mexico
Rockies
Brownsville
Clarence Taylor
Brookshire
Fort Bend
Weather outlook for Del Rio area cloudy with rain chances
Mostly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with occasional rain. Winds 8 to 18 mph, easing to 15 mph or less. Monday high near 63, low around 35. Sunset 5:53 p.m., sunrise 7:37 a.m.
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Texas
del Rio
Shreeve Goodwin
Weather Bureau
Ture
Vietnamese attack hammers U S forces in Kim Son Valley clash
In the Kim Son Valley near Bong Son a North Vietnamese battalion-sized assault hit a U S 1st Air Cavalry unit, triggering heavy casualties on both sides. U S artillery and air strikes, plus naval gunfire, repelled the attackers as dawn broke amid coastal central highland fighting.
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Saigon
U.S
Viet Cong Threatens Thailand in US War Support Warning
The Viet Cong warned Thailand against backing the United States in Vietnam, saying it would retaliate if Bangkok continues its collusion. Radio Hanoi quoted claims that U.S. planes used Thai bases for raids and that Thailand aided the U.S. with air and naval units. The broadcast vowed to smash “new acts of war” by the Thai leadership and U.S. imperialists.
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Tokyo
UPD
Thailand
United States
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnamese Liberation Front
Southeast Asia
Radio
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Laos
Johnson
South Vietnam
Thanom
Jetliner Crash in Mexico City Stuns Survivors
Investigators probe a DC8 crash near Mexico City after a New York origin flight pancaked into a dry lakebed three miles from the runway. All 109 aboard survived. 12 hospitalized with minor injuries. Passengers included many from the Council of Jewish Women of New York. Stanley Winter, 40, called it a Christmas miracle.
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Mexico City
UPID
Aeronaves de Mexico
Council of Jewish Women of
New York
Stanley Winter
New York City
Boy Barricades Home Fights Police With Bow and Arrows
In Omaha Nebraska a 15 year old boy barricaded himself inside a residence and used a bow and arrows to resist officers. He was taken into custody without the use of force after a standoff with police.
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Police
Omaha, Neb
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