Byron Hodge earns bachelor of law degree at UT Austin
Byron Hodge the son of Mr and Mrs R W Hodge received a bachelor of law degree at the University of Texas in Austin on Saturday He plans to stay in Austin to take the bar exams June 26 28 then return to Del Rio to practice law He earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University in 1964.
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Byron Hodge
R.W. Hodge
University of Texas In Austin
Byron
Austin
del Rio
Kitten Rescue Seeks Homes for Seven Cats
Ray Nichols offers seven kittens ready to leave their mother, six black and one tiger. Free to collect at 218 Kennedy Drive.
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Ray Nichols
Kennedy Drive
William C Scholer Graduates Cum Laude at East Central
William Charles Scholer of Rochester Minnesota ranked third in a 120 member class at East Central in Naperville Illinois. He earned cum laude honors and now teaches in a rehabilitation school for 9 through 13 year olds. He is the grandson of Charles W McBee of Del Rio.
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William Charles Scholer
Vernon Scholer
Rochester
Local Couple Welcomes Baby Daughter in Val Verde
MR and Mrs George Gu tierrez announce the birth of a baby girl Sunday at Val Verde Memorial Hospital. The couple already has two boys and two girls, welcoming this new daughter into the family.
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George Gutierrez
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
Del Rio Association to Meet at First Presbyterian Church
The Del Rio Association for the Mentally Retarded will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the First Presbyterian Church. President Tony Garcia urged all interested to attend the session, expecting full attendance.
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del Rio Association For the
First Presbyterian Church
Tony Garcia
May graduates win early fellowships at O L Lake College
Barbara Ruth Wardlaw of Del Rio is one of two May graduates named first recipients of fellowships to the graduate department of library science at Our Lady of the Lake College. Sister Jane Marie Barbour announced the first fellowships in the new master’s program begun in 1966. Wardlaw, a Del Rio High School graduate, recently earned senior membership in Alpha Chi and was the top graduate in the 1967 senior class.
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Barbara Ruth Wardlaw
Eohns
W.L. Lindley
del Rio
Our Lady of the Lake College
Jane Marie Barbour
C.D.P
Barbara
del Rio High School
Alpha Chi
Summer classes for education cable program at San Antonio campus
Summer classes for educable children will be conducted at Incar nate Word College campus in San Antonio from June 6 through July 14. Offered in conjunction with the college degree program in special education, the program will be supervised by highly trained personnel in the field.
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Incarnate Word College
San Antonio
United States calls for immediate ceasefire in Middle East
The United States urged an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East warning of tragic consequences from large scale fighting between Israel and Arab neighbors. President Johnson convened a morning meeting with McNamara and Rusk and ordered briefings for top lawmakers.
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Stewart Hensley
United Press International
Washington
UPI
United States
Middle East
Israel
White House
Johnson
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Whie House
House
Senate
George Christian
Ach
U.S. Security Council
Speck Sentenced to Death for Slaughter of Eight Nurses
Richard Speck was sentenced to death by Illinois Criminal Court Judge Herbert C. Paschen for the July 14 massacre of eight nurses in Chicago. The jury had recommended death, and the sentence will take effect in the electric chair on September 1, pending a final Illinois Supreme Court order.
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Peoria
UPD
Richard Speck
Chicago
Criminal Court
Herbert C. Paschen
Dallas
Clinois
Thelinois Supreme Court
Speck
Ilinois
Weather outlook for Del Rio and vicinity
Partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with 10 percent chance of late afternoon showers or thundershowers. Tonight’s low near 70, Tuesday high in the mid nineties. Maximum Sunday 93, minimum 70, morning 68. SE winds 8 to 18 mph. Humidity 74 percent at 6 am, 38 percent at noon. Sunset 8:40 pm, sunrise 6:44 am.
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del Rio
Power Failure Strikes New Jersey and East
New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania faced a widespread blackout with some areas as far as Delaware affected. Lights failed starting 10:23 a.m. EDT, extending to Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, and Wilmington within an hour. Officials cited an undetermined cause and activated emergency units to restore power gradually.
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Newark
N.J
UPD
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Harrisburg
Wilkes-Barre
Wilmington
Del
Hudson River
Jersey
Lincoln Tunnel
New York
Watson F. Tait
New Jersey Public Service Electric and Gas Co
Public
Tait
Heavy Fighting On Three Vietnam Fronts
UPI report from Saigon notes at least 879 Communist troops killed in four days of fighting in northern provinces as Marines press a sweep south of Da Nang. A MIG17 was shot down, and 5,000 Marines were airlifted into the Hiep Duc Valley in a night assault to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines near Da Nang Chu Lai Hoi An Tam Ky.
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Eugene V. Risher
United Press International
Saigon
UPD
U.S
North Vietnam
da Nang
Hiep Duc
Central Highlands
Quang Tri
Pee
Chu Lai
Hoi An
Tam Ky
Del Rio Housing Bias Sparks Debate Over Vietnam Returnees
Del Rio residents discuss rental discrimination against Vietnam returnees linked to Laughlin Air Force Base housing lists. James Silong notes some landlords favor longer leases, while city officials explain salaries under the new charter remain $350 for the mayor and $200 for each councilman, with future raises planned.
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Vietnam
Laughlin Air Force Base
E.W. Marlowe
Jordanian Troops Seize U.N. HQ as War Expands
War erupts on three fronts with Israel clashing with Egypt Jordan Jordanian and Syrian forces while Jordanian troops seize United Nations Headquarters in no mans land between Israeli and Jordan sectors. Tel Aviv later says building recaptured. Cease-fire talks begin at the United Nations in New York.
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Walter Logan
United Press International
Israel
Middle East
Jerusalem
Paul VI
United Nations
No Man’s Land
Jordan
Egypt
Gaza
Cairo
Damascus
Amman
Mediterranean
Haifa
UPI
Joseph W. Grigg
Tel Aviv
Paris
Council
United Nations Security Council
New York
Holy
Sinai
Grand Jury in Session at Val Verde County Courthouse
The 63rd District grand jury met Monday at 10 a.m. in the Val Verde County Courthouse. Members include M.M. Armstrong Cesar L. Garza Anna Maria Herrera Frances E. Adams Projedes Padilla Jr. Carl Malone Amparo Rodriguez Dwight E. Glynn Jack W. Brown Bonifacio Fernandez Beverly Tabor Ebeneza Sigala. Foreman is Jack W. Brown.
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Val Verde County
M.M. Armstrong
Cesar L. Garza
Anna Maria Herrera
Frances E. Adams
Projedes Padilla Jr
Carl Malone
Amparo Rodriguez
Dwight E. Glynn
Jack W. Brown
Bonifacio L. Fernandez
Beverly Tabor
Enedina S. Sigala
Jack 1W. Brown
Security Council Seeks Cease-Fire Amid Middle East Tensions
The United Nations Security Council wrestled with blame between Israel and the United Arab Republic as fighting swirled near UN Headquarters in Jerusalem. Three Indian soldiers were killed by Israeli air attack. Thant reported Jordanian troops seized the Jerusalem HQ and UNEF forces faced removal, while India demanded condemnation and a halt to fire around UNEF.
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United Nations
UPC
Security Council
Israel
United Arab Republic
Middle East
Jordan
U.N
Jerusalem
India
Thant
United Nations Emergency Force
UNEF
Egypt
Hussein
Indar Jit Rikhye
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del Rio Independent School District
Josephine Solis
Rosa Delia
Rodriguez
Hector Barrera
News-Herald
By Ima JO Fleetwood
Queen City
Cane
The
del Rio Board of Realtors
James SiLong
Sible
Rudolfo Urby
Hudson Drive
Travis Locker
Urby
Iraq
Sinai Desert
Kuntilla
Elath
Syria
Texas Employment Commission
Agustin Estrada
Gloria Pay
Eagle Pass
San Felipe Independent
Estrada
Perry
A.V. Bonnet
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