Sanderson Toll Rises to Seventeen in Flood Disaster
SANDERSON Texas reports a death toll of 17 after tidal wave and flood. A body found in a downtown wrecking yard is believed to be a boy. Nine others remain missing as cleanup nears completion. Sheriff Bill Cooksey notes no looting and a small staff stays on to verify possible additional victims. Five missing family members may be in Big Bend National Park.
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Sheriff's
Bill Cooksey
Cooksey
Sanderson Canyon
Big Bend National Park
Reeves visit and events in Del Rio wrap Father’s Day plans
MR. AND MRS. GEORGE D. Reeves Jr. of Alexandria LA visit Del Rio with her mother Mrs. Allan E. Smith. They came from Padre Island to join his parents for a family vacation. The Elite Club will host a Father’s Day dance at Boots and Fans Hall Saturday 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Matias Aguirre to play. Tickets from Mrs. Arturo Munoz and Mrs. Mauro Paz. The Richardson Heights Baptist Church Chapel Choir will perform a sacred music concert at First Baptist Church tonight at 7:45 with a 37-member traveling group touring through Texas and the Southwest. From Del Rio they travel to Fort Stockton El Paso Tucson Cloudcroft Carlsbad Abilene. County Judge Jim Lindsey is undergoing X-rays at Val Verde Memorial after a reported illness. William J. Turney marks his fifth birthday Thursday in Del Rio home at 811 W Fifth Street. The San Felipe High School Band Boosters meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Hall A.
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Alexandria
del Rio
Allan E. Smith
Reeves
Padre Island
George Reeves Sr
Junior Reeves
Ramada Inn
Matias Aguirre
Arturo Munoz
Mauro Paz
Richardson Heights Baptist Church
Richardson
Texas
First Baptist Church
New Mexico
Old Mexico
Arizona
Fort Stockton
el Paso
Tucson
Cloudcroft
Carlsbad
Abilene
William J. Turney
Illinois
Big Wells
Swiss Safari Scouts Trek 2200 Miles Down Rio Grande
Swiss Safari Scout group of 16 travels from the Rio Grande headwaters near Creede Colorado through New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico on inflatable rafts. The expedition includes three engineers and a photographer, with one member returning home due to illness.
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Julian Rodriguez
Switzerland
Rio Grande
Safari Scout
Creede
Colorado
New Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
del Rio
Switserland
America
Eeas
Jaton
Everglades
New Orleans
Houston
Albuquerque
N.M
Black Canyon
Socorro
Caballo Reservoir
White Sands National Monument
Holloman Air Base
el Paso
Santa Elena Canyon
Canyon
Boquillas Jaton
Americans Injured In Saigon Airport Terrorist Blast
A Saigon international airport bombing injured 36 U S servicemen and 10 others. Viet Cong ambushed a South Vietnamese column 50 miles southwest of Saigon and reportedly kidnapped a U S military adviser. An American pilot was killed and three seriously wounded during a rescue helicopter mission.
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Ray F. Herndon
United Press International
Saigon
U.S
Crat
Eay
South Viet Nam
Severe Texas Winds Slams Fort Worth and Dallas Area
Thunderstorms and tornadic winds roared across North Central Texas causing structural damage in Paris Fort Worth Arlington and Lake Texoma with 2 55 inches of rain in Fort Worth and boats ripped from moorings. Tornado sightings reported near Gainesville and Sherman as injuries from lightning were noted at Lake Texoma.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Lake Texoma
Texas
Oklahoma
Paris
Arlington
Lake Tawakoni
Blue Mound
Courts
Walat
Graham
Mineral Wells
Decatur
Jacksboro
Perrin
Saginaw
Bonham
Mount Vernon
Denison
Bowie
Poolville
Polytechnic
Sherman
Tyler
Pittsburg
Center
Lee’s Highport
Lamar Cream Co
Perrin Air Force Base
Gainesville
Turner Falls Park
Davis
Gordonville
Dallas-Fort Worth
Tarrant County Criminal Court
Arranaga Proclaims Youth Month in Del Rio
Mayor Manuel Arranaga Jr proclaims June as Youth Opportunity Month in Del Rio citing President Johnson and federal programs. Neighborhood Youth Corps will employ youths for ten weeks to handle extra city work without replacing regular staff, four days weekly eight hours daily with Fridays for lectures and consultations by local professionals.
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Manuel Arranaga Jr
del Rio
Johnson
Shippers Hit By Strike By MEBA Engineers
New York based MEBA before 12 major shipping companies called a strike after failed contract talks. Pickets were ordered in New York and other ports including Houston and Norfolk as union officials prepared for a walkout. Officials warned the disruption could affect trade along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts for several days.
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New York
UPI
Houston
Norfolk
Penates
Union
Helicopter collision kills 18 in Vietnam training flight
UH-1 Huey helicopters carrying crews and infantry collided during mobility training at Fort Benning. Aboard were soldiers from the 11th Air Assault Division and 1st Battalion 38th Infantry. Rescuers faced swampy terrain as recovery teams pried bodies from wreckage and searched for survivors.
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Viet Nam
Ft. Benning
Southeast Asia
Butte
11Th Air Assault Division
Wnton
38Th Infantry
11Th Air Assault Divistigating
Del Rio Weather Summary for Del Rio and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and warm through Thursday. Low tonight 72, high Friday 98. Southerly winds 8 to 18 mph. Maximum temperature Tuesday noted. Sunrise 5:44. Southwest Texas area reports clear to partly cloudy conditions with a slight dip in temperatures through Thursday.
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del Rio
Officials Seek Burglary Clues
Cash receipts from a street dress shop were stolen in a night burglary. Deputy Calvin Wallen followed tracks of money across the rear of the shop toward a door facing the office. A dress remained untouched and a desk drawer lost receipts scattered about.
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Ae Se Street
Calvin Wallen
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