Sanderson flood toll at least sixteen with thirteen missing
Sanderson turnout rises as search teams comb draws and Sanderson Canyon for missing residents. By Saturday night the death toll reached 16 with 13 still missing and 25 injured as aid pours in. Officials report 54 homes destroyed, 36 major damage, 106 with minor damage, and 244 families affected. Shelter set up in the elementary school and Red Cross aid distributed with medical teams flown in from Bliss, Alpine, and Fort Stockton.
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Department of Public Safety
Austin
Sanderson
del Rio
Laughlin Air Force Base
Perini Inc
Amistad Dam
Laughlin
Red Cross
Homeles
Bliss
el Paso
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Around Town Highlights Friends Visit Relatives From Roanoke
A fragmented town note lists visitors and departed family members. A group including Mr and Mrs John Daniel Dan Ann John Jy Perry and Jimmy Averill plus Duane Douglas traveled from various places to visit relatives, then returned home to Roanoke Ala and Austin.
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Mike
Claire Aver
John Daniel
Ann
John
Jy. Perry
Roanoke
Ala
Jimmy Averill
Austin
Duane Douglas Os Bess
White Praises Laughlin Rescue Efforts in Sanderson Flood
Congressman Richard C. White lauded Laughlin Air Force Base personnel for a dramatic, rapid response to the Sanderson flood. He noted orderly town behavior, no looting, and broad civic cooperation among government, Red Cross, and local agencies as Laughlin supplied blankets, food, and heavy equipment. He arrived from Andrews AFB and departed for Kelly AFB after touring the disaster area.
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Information Office
Laughlin Air Force Base
Richard C. White
Congress
Texas
Sanderson
Laughlin
Air Force
Andrews Afb
Wash
D. C
Fort Sam Houston
Congressman White
Red Cross
West
West Texas
Lackland Afb
Civil Defense
Stephen P. Ham
3646Th
Kelly Afb
Viet Cong Launch Surprise Attack During Saigon Crisis
Viet Cong fighters timed a 60 millimeter mortar assault 60 miles north of Saigon amid a political leadership shake up. U.S. officials report American casualties rising to six dead with 13 missing and 15 wounded. Vietnamese losses estimated up to 500. Air strikes and ground fighting continued around Dong Xoai as paratroopers and rangers retook the town.
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Saigon
Dong Xoai
South Viet Nam
Phan Huy Quat
Phan Khac Suu
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Astronaut Pair Rest as Space Program Presses On
Two NASA veterans James McDivitt and Edward White rest after a 62 orbit flight while Gemini plans surge ahead. The program schedules Aug 9 launch of Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad on a seven day Gemini mission and tests a Titan 3C booster at Cape Kennedy.
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Alvin 8. Webb Jr
United Press International Houston
UPI
James McDivitt
Edward White
U.S
Chicago
White House
America
Space
L. Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
McDivitt
White
Cape Kennedy
Air Force
Joseph 8. Bleymaier
Manned Will America
Merica
Aatromautd
Pope Ah
Compania Affair Closes Saturday in Del Rio
Del Rio Del Rio Civic Center hosts the two day Compania Affair sponsored by the Merchants Committee of the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce for Good Fellowship Days. Bad weather trimmed crowds with nine neighboring Mexican cities invited to attend including Acuna Nueva Rosita Sabinas Allende Zaragoza Morales Muzquiz Piedras Negras Monclova. Some Acuna visitors left due to high water at the international bridge. A death in the city prompted a delegation’s return. Coffee hour Friday morning accompanied by a free time session before the dance.
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del Rio Civic Center
del Rio
Merchants’ Committee
The
Protest Hinders Traffic in Chicago Demonstration
Hundreds of civil demonstrators blocked streets in Chicago's Loop. Police placed them in paddy wagons after marching from Buckingham Fountain to State and Madison. The protest centers on Willis and alleged de facto school segregation, with Willis set to retire at 65 in December 1966.
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Frank L. Spencer
United Press Chicago
UPI
State Madison Streets
Chicago
Loop
Willis
Chicago School Board
Miges My
Hall
Buckingham Fountain
Lakefront
Del Rio Weather Update Partly Cloudy Showers In Vicinity
Del Rio and vicinity expected partly cloudy skies with showers in the area. Forecast calls for patchy rain and possible acoustic thunder over the region. Residents should prepare for brief showers and changing conditions through the day.
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del Rio
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