Weekend toll climbs with multiple violent deaths reported
The Associated Press summary reports a surge in weekend fatalities across Texas. Auto crashes and drownings caused most deaths, including a five‑fatal wreck near Laredo and drownings in Weatherford County and Lake Brownwood. Victims span cities from Corpus Christi to Dallas with numerous shootings and a stabbing death in Houston.
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Ellis County
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Denison
Joe Simventez
San Antonio
Brazos River
Weatherford
Jay Neal Cunningham
Ram
On Base Residents Have Right to Vote
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that Maryland may not deny voting rights in state and local elections to residents living on federal installations. Justice Marshall noted NIH residents share stake with other Maryland residents, paying state taxes and subject to state laws, schools, and services.
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Deaths Jimmy Porter Dies Sunday Afternoon
Jimmy Porter, 78, died Sunday afternoon at 2715 o'clock in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. A World War I veteran, he was born in Mississippi and had lived in Del Rio for 50 years. Funeral arrangements at the Doran Funeral Home were incomplete at noon pending relatives. Survivors include his widow, a step-daughter Delores Gill of Sacramento, Calif, step-sons Al Best Wallace Best C Best and Richard L Best, all of Del Rio, a sister Mrs Rosie Gardner of Talullah Ja and numerous nephews and nieces.
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Miss Maria Valdez Dies Here Sunday
Miss Maria Valdez a Del Rio native aged 65 died Sunday at 8 35 am in a local hospital She lived at 406 Werner Street Requiem Mass will be held at 4 pm Tuesday at St Josephs Catholic Church with burial in Oak Lawn Memorial Park Don's Funeral Chapels directed the obituary notes two brothers Jose Valdez of Del Rio Francisco Valdez of San Antonio a sister Mrs Luciana V Gonzalez of San Antonio and many nephews and nieces survived
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Brandt's Fees Score Gains In German Elections
In Bonn Sunday Willy Brandt's socialist government won minor gains in three state assemblies while opposition CDU and FDP fared poorly. Brandt said the results would not alter national policy and his foreign minister defended aiming to ease East bloc ties. Former chancellor Kiesinger accused Brandt of compromising German interests for nonaggression pacts with the Soviet Union and Poland.
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Soviet Bloc
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Martin Rules Districts Must Pay Tuition
AUSTIN AP School districts must pay tuition for students who transfer to 12 grade systems when the sending district does not teach all grades. Attorney General Crawford Martin issued the opinion, sent to Education Commissioner J W Edgar after Palo Pinto parents complained Mineral Wells charged 23.24 annually. The ruling holds districts must cover tuition for eligible pupils promoted to a high school grade not taught locally.
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Brazil Flies Prisoners to Algeria for Diplomat's Release
Brazil sent a 40 prisoner exchange flight to Algeria to free German ambassador Ehrenfried von Holleben, held since Thursday. The bid, reported by Radio Nacional, aims to end the kidnapping with hostage relief and possible asylum for the prisoners.
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Enemy Troops Repel Attacks Near Kompong Speu
T. Jeff Williams reports from Phnom Penh that North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces repelled three assaults by Cambodian and South Vietnamese troops trying to retake Kompong Speu and the vital overland supply route. Despite heavy odds, the provincial capital remained under communist control, even as officials claimed the city had been recaptured earlier in the day.
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Kompong Speu
Associated Press
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Phnom Penh
Houston Team Takes Lead In Water Safari
Seadrift Tex AP two Canadian canoeists lost their lead on the Guadalupe River near Tivoli as the Houston team of Robert Mitchell and John Evans Sr moved into first place late today. Robillard and Courso of Quebec had set a record pace in the 42 mile marathon begun Saturday in San Marcos, reaching Victoria ahead of last year’s best time.
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