Bombers hit Hanoi Haiphong area in week of heavy attacks
U S bomber forces carried out more than 1 400 strikes against Hanoi and Haiphong targets in the seven day period ending December 24 with B 52s delivering over 10 000 tons of bombs. The command cited rail yards shipyards power plants and air defense sites among targets.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Indochina
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Medal of Honor Winner Killed in Texas Crash
Houston veteran Macario Garcia 52 and Houston resident Myrtle Koonce 48 died in a Christmas Eve crash near Sugar Land Texas. Garcia earned the Medal of Honor in 1944 for aiding his platoon on the Cologne road battle in Germany while under fire. He later worked as a VA contact man in the area.
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Houston
Harry S Truman
Kansas City
Macario Garcia
Alief
Tex
Myrtle Koonce
Sugar Land
Garcia
Truman
Texas
Cologne
Germany
Mexico
U.S
Veterans Administration
Bogus $20 Scare Hits Travelers in Sonora
AP reports U S citizens holidaying in Sonora faced trouble using $20 bills after Mexican papers warned of counterfeit notes. Hermosillo consular officials cited widespread warnings but said no U S Secret Service alert had been issued. Phoenix architect Blaine Drake was detained five hours in Ciudad Obregon when a station mistook his bill for counterfeit and waited for a federal confirmation.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Mexico
Sonora
U.S
United States
Hermonsillo
Secret Service
Blaine Drake
Phoenix
Drake
No Holiday for Firemen in Del Rio Fire Dept Busy Weekend
Del Rio fire crews logged 15 alarms over a holiday weekend with 10 grass fires on Saturday alone due to firecrackers. Units answered calls across Highway 90 East and nearby streets, standby at Central Power and Light, and fought a residence blaze in Ciudad Acuna plus several brush spots and electrical shorts.
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del Rio
Highway 90
Cantu Lane
International Bridge
Alta Vista Lane
Margaret and Mary Lou
Hicks Ponder, Avenue
Tenth
East First
1101
Ave. T
Ciudad
Acuna
del Rio News -Herald
Texas
del Rio New-Herald Inc
Ben Woodsand
Oan Bus
Pedro Salazar
Tijuana Border Crossing Nightmare for Drivers
Drivers face hours of delays at the Tijuana San Ysidro border with 16 lanes clogged by stalled cars and vendors. U S and Mexican officials fault coordination, manpower, and lane openings as talks for a liaison program continue amid mounting congestion.
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Tijuana
Mexico
San Ysidro
Catif
Rogelio Verber
U.S
United States
Ernesto Vizcaino Gerrado
Vernon Hahn
Bloody Gang War Fought in Prison
Two Soledad Prison inmates died and two wounded in a fight between rival Mexican factions the New Familia and the Mexican Mafia. Guards found two bodies in central housing units. crudely made blade weapons were found. Monterey County DA’s office investigates.
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Soledad
Calif
George Baker
New Familia
Baker
Monterey County
Menas Frank Villalobos
San Joaquine County
Pableo Jajera
San Joaquin County
Joe Gacia
Arthur Chavez
Chino
Grandmother Dies After Word of Mishap In Texas
In San Antonio AP report detective Tony Flores mourns as his mother Maria Flores 59 and his 12 year old son Richard Daniel Flores die Christmas Eve. The young Flores died from wounds in a hunting accident near Del Rio. funeral services set for Thursday.
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San Antonio
Tex
Tony
Flores
Richard Daniel Flores
Maria G. Flores
del Rio
Death rites set for Ninfa Molinar in Del Rio
Mrs Ninfa M Molinar 43 wife of Samuel Molinar dies from a gunshot at home 1004 W Martin St Del Rio Funeral services at St Josephs Catholic Church with Requiem Mass at 4 pm Burial at Oak Lawn Memorial Park Don's Funeral Chapels in charge Survivors include husband six children mother and numerous Martinez and Jiminez siblings
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Ninfa M. Molinar
Samuel Molinar
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Oak Lawn Memorial Park
Don
Ts, Molinar
W. Martin St
del Rio
del Rio High School
Velma Molinar
Yvette Molinar
Edna Molinar
Nancy Mollinar
Jesse Molinar
Joel Molinar
Alejandro Martinez Sr
Marcial Martinez
Alejandro Martinez Jr
Johnny Martinez
Danny Martinez
Telesforo Vann
Manual Jiminez
Lonjina Gonzalez
de Rio
Albelino Maldonado Dies Here Tuesday
Abelino Maldonado, 47, died at 2 p.m. Tuesday in a local nursing home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Don's Funeral. Survivors include two sons Gilberto Maldonado of Fresno, California and Heriberto Maldonado of Del Rio, a brother Francisco Maldonado of San Jose, California, another brother Raymundo Maldonado of Oakland, California, and a sister Mrs. Estefan Cortez of Del Rio.
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Don
Gilberto Maldonado
Fresno
Catif
Heriberto Maldonado
del Rio
Francisco Maldonado
San Jose
Calif
Raymundo Maldonado
Oakland
Estefan Cortez
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