Segovia tragedy as cafe roof collapses during fiesta
In Los Angeles de San Rafael, Segovia, Spain, a restaurant roof collapsed during a late lunch for a festival opening. Fifty three people died, about 20 women, four children among the dead, with nearly 300 injured. The owner and designers were arrested as authorities investigate the disaster and a funeral Mass is planned.
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Segovia
Spain
UPD
Songho
Los Angeles de San Rafael
Madrid
Civil Guard
Jose Flores
Fourth Member Of Family Dies In Friona Truck Crash
Decatur Texas reports Mar ty Dean six died in a weather tied crash. The Fort Worth hospital treated the six year old boy after the collision of a car and a gravel truck at US 287 and Texas 24. The victims include Lester Dean fifty three Loreen Dean forty nine Paula thirteen. Mrs Dean and Paula died at the scene. The truck driver was uninjured.
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Marty Dean
Friona
Tex
Fort Worth
Lester
Loreen
Paula
Us, 287
Texas 24
Dean
Shellac Thinner Takes Four Lives in Georgia
In Rome Georgia four men died after drinking shellac thinner bought at a paint store. George Lindsey survived after hospitalization. Police said the victims Francis Otting Johnny Smith Clinton Ellis and Robert Sampler ages 40 to 54 died within 24 hours of the party at a rooming house. Lindsey had left the gathering but authorities sought him when it was learned he also consumed the thinner.
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Rome
George Lindsey
Bersotin
Lindsey
O.W. Pierce
Francis Otting
Johnny Smith
Clinton Ellis
Robert Sampler
Vernon G. Young Dies at 56 in Texas Extension Service
Vernon G. Young, 56, assistant director of the Texas Agriculture Extension Service, died at St. Joseph's Hospital after a sudden illness. Funeral services were set for 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church with burial in College Station. A San Antonio native, he served in multiple counties and helped lead the Southwest screwworm eradication program after a long career with extension starting in 1934.
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Bryan
Tex
UPD
Vernon G. Young
Texas Agriculture Extension Service
Young
St. Joseph's Hospital
First United Methodist
College Station
Extension Service
Southwest
San Antonio
Borden, Scurry
Dawson
el Paso
Glasscock County
Midland
Defeated Rommel Field Marshal Alexander Dies
Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis died at 77 in Windsor after a heart attack. A key Allied commander, he helped turn the North Africa campaign and directed Montgomery in El Alamein, earning the title Tunis. He also served as governor general of Canada and minister of defense.
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London
UPD
Earl Alexander of
Tunis
Erwin Rommel
Afrika Korps
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nazi Germany
Winston Churchill
Field Marshall
Bernard Law Montgomery
Montgomery
8Th Army
Alexander
el Alamein
Rommel
Canada
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Obituaries and notices from Del Rio and Daly City
Obituaries report Washington aide David W. Lusher of the President's Council of Economic Advisers dies after a stroke. Other items note funeral services for William Lawrence 76 co-developer of two way radio for planes in Daly City and James Lederer 70 veteran newsreel cameraman who won a Headliners Award after Texas City explosion coverage.
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Washington
UPD
David W. Lusher
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
William Lawrenz
Daly City
Cali
James Lederer
Taxas City
Lederer
American Broadcasting Co
San Francisco
Raymond Allred Brother of Gov James V. Allred Dies
Funeral services announced for Raymond Allred 71 brother of former Texas Governor James V. Allred. He died Saturday of a heart condition. native of Bowie and recently moved from Odessa to San Antonio.
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UPD
Texas
Raymond Allred
Allred
James V. Allred
Bowie
Odessa
San Antonio
Rockefeller Tour Presses for U S Brazil Ties
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller arrives in Brasilia for a three day Latin America swing with Nixon era aims to shape policy toward the region. He plans Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo and Paraguay Uruguay visits while Brazil tightens media controls and detains 1100 suspected political agitators.
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UPD
Brazil
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Latin America
Nixon
U.S
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Paraguay
Uruguay
Secret Service
Pan American Air Ones
Brasius
Pau Fdl
Onthhe
America
Washington
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Smoking Foes Fight Bill Extending Smoking Immunity
Opponents vow to block a House bill that would extend six more years of immunity for cigarette advertising from stronger regulation. The measure would maintain the 1965 ban on required health warnings beyond labels, with a stricter label proposal but stop short of FTC's death warning. The debate centers on federal agency authority and proof linking smoking to lung cancer and heart disease.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Congress
Federal Communications
Conemission
FCC
U.S
Public Health Service
Girl Governor Named for State at Girls State
Ester Chavez of McAllen High School was elected governor of the 25th annual Girls State in Austin and to be sworn in at the Capitol. Helen Staton of Bellaire, elected lieutenant governor, will also be sworn in today, with Susie Square of Emmett Scott High School serving as attorney general. Ten other state office holders were chosen Sunday as the American Legion Auxiliary sponsors the event at St. Edward's University campus.
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Austin
Tex
UPD
Ester Chavez
McAllen
Capitol
Preston Smith
Helen Staton
Houston
Bellaire
Bek Igie
Ben Barnes
Susie Square
Emmett Scott High School
Tyler
Barnes
Girls' State
St. Edward’s University
Record-Setting C5A Galaxy Lifts 762000 Pounds
Edwards Air Force Base California reports the C5A Galaxy lifted a record gross weight of 762000 pounds in a test flight. The payload included 325000 pounds of aircraft, 50000 pounds of instruments, 233000 pounds of fuel and 154000 pounds of water ballast.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
U.S. Air Force
Lockheed Aircraft
Robbins Air Force Base
Baptist Father Of Year Named In Texas
Houston oil field tool inspector R P Berry and his wife Zillah were chosen as Texas Baptist Father of the Year. They have 77 biological and adopted children and have hosted 73 foster children through the Depelchin Faith Home in Houston. Berry described their family as a way to fill an emptiness, noting they often care for infants four days old.
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Houston
UPD
R. P. Berry
Zillah T
Berry
Texas Baptist
Berrys
Brent
Kent
Air Force
Depelchin Faith Home
The
United Fund
Texas Baptist Convention
Ray Reer
Bill Would Cut Off Aid If Riots Allowed
Washington UPI report says a House education committee majority expected to approve a bill cutting federal aid to colleges that lack campus riot plans. Eight university presidents testified as backers push federal action while educators favor campus solutions. Debate splits Republicans and Democrats, with White House aides divided over new legislation and a committee vote possible Tuesday after revisions to remove affidavits and GI Bill/SS benefits mentions.
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Washington
UPI
House Education Committee
Congress
Nixon
James E. Allen, Jr
Robert H. Finch
Health, Education ,and Welfare
City of Del Rig Gas System Statement of Operations
The report presents the gas system's financial performance for the year ended March 31, 1969, comparing actual results with the adopted budget. It outlines operating revenues, expenses, and net income, highlighting variances between projected and actual figures. Key line items include distribution costs, maintenance, personnel, and capital expenditures, with brief notes on fiscal management.
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City of del Rio Gas System
National Committee On Governmental
City of
del Rio
del Rig
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