07 Jun 1976
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1976
Page
1
A powerful quake struck central Mexico causing panic and traffic jams in Mexico City. Police reported no immediate casualties or damage extent. The tremor rattled skyscrapers and cracked numerous windows across the capital.
AP interviews with about one third of the 2259 GOP delegates show John B. Connally as the top running mate pick. Nearly a quarter of respondents favored him for VP, with Reagan and Ford camps split on a second-choice, suggesting a possible deadlock would be resolved by switches rather than a new candidate.
The Supreme Court upholds laws excluding resident aliens from jury duty in a case involving Lester L. Perkins of Jamaica granted permanent U.S. residence barred from serving in Maryland. A prior week’s ruling upheld a five year residence and permanent status requirement for eligibility to a Medicare program.
Found Box at Del Rio National Bank lists lost items including keys a license tag glasses and sunglasses for claim. Democratic executive committee to canvass runoff votes Tuesday at 4 30 p m in Val Verde County Courthouse. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 395 meets tonight at 7 30 p m in San Jose Housing Project Hall. Memorial Hospital Auxiliary to meet Tuesday at 7 p m in the hospital auxiliary room. Welma Collier city secretary hosts belated birthday party. she turns 49 and hopes for twins. Mrs George Lopes of Santa Cruz visiting. she is Santa Cruz county clerk. TOPS meets tonight with weigh in at 6 45 p m and meeting at 7 16 p m in St Joseph is Parish Hall. KGPS graduation noted. Tad Lynch inducted into Phi Eta Sigma at UT Austin. 366 freshmen inducted. Tad is Walton Lee Lynch Del Rio High School 1978 salutatorian and Del Rio Ex-Students scholar.
A noon Monday count shows 121 four and five year olds registered for Del Rio public kindergarten under Title tf. More signups expected today and Tuesday May Musquiz, the director, said GUO student enrollments were anticipated. The six week program includes new playground equipment funded by Lamar PRA and a new fence for the school.
Fale and warm this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Winds light from the southeast. Minimum tonight near 70, maximum Tuesday near 90. Maximum Sunday 90, minimum this morning 64. Sunset 8:00 pm, sunrise 6:43 am.
Amistad reservoir status shows water depth at 216.04 feet down since Saturday from 0l6. dd. Water storage reached 462,815 acre feet, unchanged at 1,929 acre feet decrease. Water surface covers 64,306 acres, down 26. Downstream flow steady at 1,650 cubic feet per second.
US Customs arrest in Del Rio after seizure of roughly one ounce of heroin. Suspects Delagiano R. Doran, 82, and Roy Duran, 11? brother, were held in Val Verde County with formal charges pending. They were turned over to DEA investigators for further action.
US Rep. Robert Krueger denounced a Senate Commerce Committee approved natural gas deregulation bill as a deceptive scheme. He argued it will not benefit the American people and warned it serves gas producers in the short run.
Syrian forces launched a Beirut drive pounding Sofie on the Damascus highway with tanks jets and artillery aimed at Palestinian positions. The offensive sent shockwaves through the Lebanese conflict as 6,000 troops crossed into Lebanon last Tuesday and battles fanned across West Beirut amid claims of destroyed tanks and shakily reported casualties.
Three Texas Representatives and one senator lost as record low voter turnout produced 25 House runoffs and three Senate runoffs. Winners include Rep. Carlos Truan who defeated Sen. Mike McKinnon in Corpus Christi and Sen. A. R. Schwartz who held off Dean Neugent in Galveston, with several others securing seats without November opposition.
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