Bill Greif signs with University of Texas pitcher background
Del Rio and Austin connections mark a multi-sport athlete Bill Greif signed a letter of intent with the University of Texas. The 6'4" right handed pitcher from Reagan High School posted an 8 3 record, praised for control and a strong fastball. He also starred in football basketball and track and pitched several no hitters.
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Bill Greif
Wilbur W. Greif
Austin
W. M. Greif
del Rio
University of Texas
Austin Reagan High School
Cliff Gustafson
Texas
Bill
Reagan
Emmett Greif
David Nichols
Ray C. Nichols
Air Force Academy and
Falcon Foundation
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
N.M
David
del Rio High School
Bond Set for Two Men Charged in Narcotics Possession
Bond of 3500 dollars was set for Denton Texas resident Gary Brockette age 20 and Dallas native Dennis Story age 21 after they appeared before U S Commissioner W P Wallace Jr Saturday morning in the Federal Building They face charges of possession of eight pounds of crude marijuana and seven grams of heroin Officers indicated the marijuana could fetch about four thousand dollars on the black market and the heroin about three hundred Their arrest followed a Wednesday stop by U S Customs agents on Highway 277 near Val Verde County where their vehicle a 1956 Chevrolet truck was seized and the men were taken to Val Verde County Jail for processing
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U.S
W.P. Wallace Jr
Gary Doyle Brockette
Denton
Tex
Dennis Andrew Story
Dallas
Val Verde
Wallace
Gun Battle Erupts At Vung Tau In Saigon Shadow
In Vung Tau a gun battle erupted between South Vietnamese troops and National Police hours after Maj. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan was ousted by President Thieu. The incident occurred as Australian Prime Minister John Gorton visited, amid broader Viet Cong rocket and mortar barrages that killed 51 and wounded 151 in Saigon area.
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Saigon
UPD
Vung Tau
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
National Police
Nguyen van Thieu
Loan
Nguyen Cao Ky
Lee
Cua van Cua
John Gorton
Thieu
Chhief
South Vietnamese Navy
UPI Bureau J
U.S
Cholon
Gia Dinh
Woman in Coma 32 Years Dies in Madrid Burial
Dolores de la Gala Duran who had lived in a coma since 1936 when her family was shot by soldiers during the Spanish Civil War died in Madrid. She was four when the shootings occurred and survived more than three decades before death Friday.
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Madrid
UPD
Dolores de la Gala Duran
Dolores
Runaway Joey Seeks Grandmother in San Antonio
13 year old Joey Rafael DeHostos known as Joey escaped Los Angeles with a friend and is roaming city streets while police search for his grandmother Andrea Escamilla and Raul Escamilla in San Antonio. Authorities hope a photo circulation aids recognition and reunion.
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Zina Worley Jose Rafael DeHostos
Joey
California
San Antonio
J.R. Koog
Los Angeles
del Rio
West Coast
New York
Jesse Ortiz Cruz
Highland Park
Roy
Jesse Jr
Cathy
Andrea Escamilla
Raul Escamilla
News-Herald
Koog
Jose Rafael DeHostos
All-City Youth Recreation Program Planned Here
The city plans a summer youth recreation program using existing facilities. Co chairmen are Police Chief J R Koog and Mike Fernandez with Mayor Alfredo Gutierrez Jr. leading a finance committee. Activities include swimming dancing games safety arts crafts and films. Funds come from Community Chest county and city with several local volunteers and committees organized to recruit participants and locate playground sites.
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J.R. Koog
Mike Fernandez
Alfredo Gutierrez Jr
Gutierrez
Robert Paret
Ruben Flords
John Martinez
Gilbert Murray
Fernandez
Duron Jr. and
Frank Ltd
Guez
Joe Vaughn
Uvalde
Community Chest
Uvalde County
Little One
Babeuth
Eighborhood Youth Corps
M. Uvalde
Vaughn
Polio Clinic Today Across City Centers
Polio immunization planned today from 1 30 to 5 30 p m will be given on sugar cubes. Doctors nurses and volunteers will administer the vaccine free. Immunizations available at Moody Cafeteria Central Cafeteria and Del Rio Civic Center for all three polio types.
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Moody
Central Cafeteria
del Rio Civic Center
Weather outlook for Del Rio and Southwest Texas
Del Rio and vicinity expect partly cloudy warm conditions through Sunday with widely scattered afternoon or evening thunder showers. Sunday highs mid 90s southeast winds 8 to 18 mph. Saturday 94, low 72. Friday 94, low 75. Sunrise Sunday 6 42, sunset 8 42. sunrise Monday 6 43. Trace rain Saturday morning. Southwest Texas east of Pecos River also partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers mainly in the north. Sunday highs 88 to 96.
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del Rio
Texas
Pecos River
Burglar Breaks Into Bar on Cisneros Avenue
Ray Reyes of 208 Fordelia reported a break in at his bar on 306 Cisneros after entry through an east side window. Police noted the incident likely occurred Friday with no injuries reported.
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Ray Reyes
Fordelia
Cisneros
King Assassin Held In England
James Earl Ray, the suspect in the Memphis King assassination, was arrested at Heathrow Airport London after an international manhunt. He faces charges for possessing a forged Canadian passport and a loaded weapon, with extradition to the United States likely to follow. He was detained at Cannon Street police station near Parliament and set to appear in Bow Street Court.
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W. F
Sunderland
London
UPD
Scotland Yard
James Earl Ray
Martin ‘Luther King Jr
Ray
Toronto
Heathrow Airport
Lisbon
Portugal
U.S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Missouri
King
Memphis
Cannon Street
Houses of Parliament
Bow Street Court
United States
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Yard
Aioe
Rayman
George Sneyd
Canada
Sneyd
Canadian Mounted Police
Pat
Train Kills Mourners on Kennedy's Final Trip
A northbound passenger train struck mourners waiting to bid farewell to Senator Robert F. Kennedy in Elizabeth New Jersey. Two killed and six injured as crowds surged at stations en route to Washington. Police reported emergency brakes could not avert the tragedy.
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Elizabeth
UPD
Robert F. Kennedy
N.J
Penn Central Railroad
Mary Christine
Grace Michaella
Sisters of Charity
Elizabe
Michaella
Christine
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Wilmington
New York City
New Brunswick
Newark
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Washington
Union Station
Penn Station
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Pennsylvania Station
North Philadelphia
30Th Street
Kennedy
Hope Springs In Paris Talks
Paris reports both United States and North Vietnamese negotiators optimistic yet cautious about progress in Vietnam War talks. Officials said it may take months to reach a compromise as efforts continue at the International Conference Center near the Arch de Triomphe without tangible results to date.
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Paris
UPD
United States
Hanoi
Washington
International Conference Center
Arch de Triomphe
Vietnam
Smith Won't Offer New Tax Bills In Texas Senate
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith said he will not oppose Gov John Connallys $127.2 million tax plan and will provide procedural assistance to ensure fair treatment in the Senate He declined to say if he considers the plan good and noted the special session aimed to balance a $26 billion budget with one year funding while tax bills are debated in Austin.
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Austin
Tex
UPD
Preston Smith
John Connally
Smith
Connally
Senate
Presid- Lecttleer
Ornor
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Jack Corbello
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