17 Jun 1966
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1966
Page
1
The couple from Houston discussed their honeymoon as a joyful moment, saying the world felt sweet after a trip to Houston. They maintain a 13 something in common, reflecting a festive mood in town.
Mrs Beverly Tabor and her daughter Rhonwyn Ratert depart for San Antonio to board a 5 20 a m flight to Houston then West Palm Beach and a boat to Grand Bahama Island for the Delta Zeta sorority national convention. After the session she will visit Nassau before returning.
Visitors from at least 20 states arrive at the Del Rio Civic Center for the 1966 Challenge of the Future tour sponsored by the American Angus Association. A Mexican fiesta with mariachis and a dancer accompanies the program. L.S. Pope of Oklahoma State University speaks on feed and profit. Registration starts at Tommy Brook ranch near Brady with A.M. Sorensen Jr. of Texas A&M presenting dry cow economics.
Washington and Mexican officials rush 1700 insect traps to Brownsville Texas and Matamoros Mexico after a single Mediterranean fruit fly is found in a survey trap near Brownsville. Officials seek to determine if this is an isolated case or the start of a wider infestation. The pest threatens many fruits and vegetables and previously cost Florida $10 million to eradicate in 1956.
The report notes indications the economy remains strong but slower than earlier, with a tax increase still an open question tied to Congress policy. It emphasizes uncertainty about timing and impact amid ongoing economic movement.
New York social column notes that the summer social register omits listing marriages of listees. Zsa Zsa Gabor and Joshua Cosden are discussed as examples of couples who marry lovers or are absent from entries. Cosden’s parentage traces to notable 1930s New York society figures.
In Hue residents report a split among Buddhists as a major assembly attempts to address a rebellion and political crisis. The unrest follows protests and a government crackdown, with calls for unity among Buddhist factions amid tense, evolving conditions.
An attack near the Coliseum Bachelor Enlisted Men's Quarters wounded ten Americans and five others as a bus stop blast disrupted a morning route. Bridgewater Mass recruit William Nicolas helped evacuate amid the chaos.
In New York Harbor rescuers search the wreckage of the tanker Alva Cape described as a D Day like ruin. Fire Department teams methodically examine the oily water as they seek confirmation of casualties and assess the scene.
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