Boye Babb Honored On 75th Birthday
Boye Babb, a Langtry area rancher along the Rio Grande, celebrated his 75th birthday with a fish fry and barbecue hosted by A. Y. Slover at Vito Zapata's Langtry place. The Babb family, long tied to ranching across Val Verde County, includes two sons W. L. and Boye Jr. Smokey, a daughter Rachel, and grandson Kent Sabb who has moved into a coaching career at Central High School after stints at Ysleta and Ozona High. Kent, a former athlete at Ozona, San Angelo College and Texas Western University, is father to West Kent, continuing the fourth-generation ranching lineage.
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Boye Babb
Langtry
Rio Grande
Rattleshake Canyon
Babb
W.L
Boye Jr
Smokey
Rachel Babb
Turner
Kent Sabb
In Angelo
Central High School
Yseta ‘High
EL Paso
Texas Western University
TWU
Kent
West Kent
Boye
Five decades of Del Rio events span in local notes
One year ago Sparks Rust Jr judged the Gillespie County Tass Quarter Horse Show in Fredericksburg while the Kinney County Rambouillet and Billie Sale showcased Rambouillet and other breeds in Brackettville with Del Rio ties. Kathy Gulick named as Miss Del Rio contender. Five, ten, and twenty-year recaps cover city hall bids, Brittania Club aims, a deadly auto crash, Del Rio Chamber leadership, and local theatre and cultural notes from 1954 to 1964.
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Sparks Rust, Jr
del Rio
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Kinney County
Bracketteilte
Rambouillet
Columbia Cross
Suffolk Rams
Angora
Reat
Kathy Gulick
Sparks Gulick
A.C. Kennedy
Wiedrick and
Stanley
Fort Worth
Laughtin Afb
Ernest Morris
Kerrville
Morrises
Ruthie
Morris
Jay
Gene
Fern McBee
Charlene Gillette
Netts
McFarlane
Border Trails Association
Sandergon
Marathon
Marfa
Alpine
Uvalde
Hondo
Texas
Shirley Stiles
del Rio High School
Cheries Tagliabue
del Ria
New Guinea
Taglabue
Shirley
Australia
City Parks Board
Moore Park
Lfe
Xena Shaw
Henry Horn
Nlay Reading
Joe J. Sanders
Thomas H. Graham Jr
Gordon Walton
Melvin Rowland
W. Rex He
Ima Jo Fleetwoud
Around Town notes local goings on and travels
Around Town items report a girl lacking shoes claimable at 512 Pecan, Sam and Mrs Draper heading to Dallas for the Republican state convention, Attorney Arturo Gonzalez arranging entry for Cuban refugees in San Antonio, George and Mary Bassett visiting Del Rio, Jimmy Sellers home from San Antonio College with fiancée Katherine Mayfield, Rosuna Grimmer en route to Morelia Mexico for inter-American student project, Dan Smith training at Fort Polk after enlisting June 5 with follow-on medical lab training at Fort Sam Houston.
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Arturo Gonzalez
Mexico City
Carlos
Maria America Arco
United States
San Antonio
del Rio
Inlaw
Gonsaley
Cuba
Cumanayagua
Las Villas
Wil
Aro
Rossuna
tom'St.’Mary’s University
Morelia
Mexico
Ros
Lima Street
Maria 5 S. Grimmer
Conference On Inter-American
Peace Corps
del Rio High School
Daniel A. Smith
Fort Polk
Louisigns
United States Army
Fort Sam Houston
Army
Rudy P. Suarez
Congo Troops Battle Rebels Near Eastern Congo
Congolese infantry under Maj Gen Joseph Mobutu attacked Bafulero rebels in the eastern Congo. Mobutu survived a car hit as forces regrouped after earlier defeats, with rebels aided by Watasi refugees and backed by alleged links to a Burundian base led by Gaston Soumtatot.
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Joseph Mobutu
Mobutu
Kivu
Rwanda
Ruzizi River
Congo
Burundi
Gaston Soumtatot
Goldwater Edges Closer To Prize
Goldwater gains momentum as GOP delegates shift toward him. Scranton expands campaign with New England stop and Connecticut split. Virginia and Idaho pledge large blocs, Texas looming with 56 votes and Montana casting remaining 14 as San Francisco convention nears. Goldwater nears 655 needed for first ballot nomination as Scranton’s bid tests loyalty of delegates.
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Associated Press
Washington
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Phoenix
Idaho
Virginia
Scranton
Texas
San Francisco
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Montana
Arizona
Fort Worth Negro Sentenced 99 Years for Slaying Uncle
Bryan AP report says Woodrow Wilson Smith, a Fort Worth Negro, was convicted of murder in the death of his uncle L. T. McGee and received a 99 year prison term. The state contends he plotted with two others to kill his uncle after life insurance was taken out last November.
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Bryan
Woodrow Wilson Smith
Fort Worth
Smith
L. T. McGee
Scranton Jibes at Goldwater Draws Both Cheers and Jeers
Governor William Scranton spoke at Connecticut's state convention touting 16 delegates while facing jeers and cheers. He avoided personal clashes with Richard Nixon and criticized elements distorting the GOP's stance on Social Security and foreign policy as he prepared for the San Francisco convention.
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Scranton
Goldwater
Jack Lynch
Hartford
Conn
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Connecticut
Selectig
Beranton
Arug
Nixon
Sarlier
New York
Jupon
Europe
Irun
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pal
United Nations
San Francisco
Berenton
Viet Nam
Cuba
Berlin
de Gaulle
Defense
Robert S
McNamara
Scranston
Washington reports airstrike against Pathet Lao positions
AP reports a Thursday strike by warplanes targeting Laotian anti-aircraft and gun positions earlier this week. The attack involved U.S. aircraft based in the Philippines and Okinawa with planes possibly flying from the Philippines.
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Washington
Pathet Lao
Peporta
Commieinistit
Eivil
Hero Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Clark Field
Philippines
Okinawa
Thailand
Focal
Texas 65 Insurance Deadline Approaches Monday
Austin AP reports the Texas 65 Health Insurance Association enrollment deadline falls on Monday. The voluntary program allows Texans aged 65 or older to enroll without a physical examination and was authorized by the last legislature.
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Austin
Texas 65 Health Insurance Association
Severe storm dumps heavy rain across Texas Panhandle
A violent storm swept across a 126 mile wide Texas area about 20 miles west of Wink to the Amarillo region, with up to seven inches of rain measured between Muleshoe and Sudan. Roads flooded and two farm-to-market roads closed, including Farm 745 and Texas 214, near Sudan. Bailey County reported up to 4.50 inches of rain as showers moved across the Panhandle and South Plains. Scattered rains continued east to Wichita Falls. other parts of Texas remained partly cloudy, warm, and humid with little change expected Sunday.
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Amatillo
Lege
Muleshoe
Sudan
Muleshoe and
Frions
Texas 214
Bailey County
Panhandle
South Plains
Wichita Falls
Texas
Hueys Replacing Ungainly H21 in Viet Nam
In Tan Hiep South Viet Nam AP reports the Huey helicopter replacing the clumsy H21 as Vietnam war frontline workhorse. Vietnam pilots praise its agility and reliability though the older model earned grudging respect for combat assaults and supply runs. A single lift carried 48 refugee women and children, while maintenance costs soared per flight hour.
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Viet Nam
120Th Aviation Co
Aldest Helicopter Company
Firemen Respond To Four Minor Alarms Saturday
Four minor fires kept Del Rio fire crews busy with two calls per station Saturday. The Central station logged an 8 55 a.m. alarm for a 1964 Cadillac owned by Mrs A J Gallamore with wiring shorts blamed for the damage. A 5 15 p.m. blaze in a trash barrel at 204 West Nicholson Street was attributed to children at play. North Heights station answered at 5 17 p.m. a small attic fire caused by an electrical short at Arter Courts. At 9 25 p.m. North Height crew checked the Hi Hat Cafe on East Gibbs for an electrical short igniting a car fire.
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del ‘Rio
Central Fire Station
A. J. Gallamore
An & Short
West Nicholson Street
North Heights
Arter Courts
North Height
East Gibbs
Iit
Wreck Injuries Fatal Lewisville Youth Dies in Crash
Dallas AP reports Phill Brady a 1 year old from Lewisville died Saturday from injuries suffered June 6 when struck by a car. The crash details were not disclosed and no further information was immediately available.
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Dallas
Phill
Brady
Lewisville
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Vito Zapata
Mr. and
Bill Ike Babb
Hardy
Pecos
Val Verde
Coryell
Kimble
Edwards
Sutton
Walter
The
del Rio News-Herald
Alva
Sam Draper
Sam
Val Verde County
Drapers
John Silvertidin
Jerry Linkous
Henry K. Linkous
W.H. Hickey
Staten Island
Jimmy Sellers
San Antonio College
Clyde Sellers Jr
Katherine Mayfield
George and
Mary Bassett
Washington, D.C
Postmaster Nay
Callie Hass
Leopoldville
Prize
Ead
Ferrari
Hamilton Studio
N. Maio
Dial
Sontessta
Naissance
Tafiker
Platien
Texas 65
Tan Hiep
South Viet Nam
Baen
Rita
Supmine Pleshette
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