19 Jun 1966
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1966
Page
1
Tornadoes swept North Texas Panhandle causing extensive damage in Amarillo and Dumas areas. Hail the size of baseballs smashed windows, toppled a trailer, and damaged homes as floods and high winds triggered along U.S. Highway 84 between Mule Shoe and Sudan.
Mrs. Albert Gholson returns to Evant Texas after hospital care in Hamilton. Her daughter in law Mrs. Paul J Poag travels to Austin for a three week graduate seminar at the University of Texas with Wall Street fellows. Dr DeWitt Reddick leads the Universitys School of Communications. Mr and Mrs M C Calk and sons Max Wayne return from Devine after visiting Charles Carrs family and attending Eastern Star installation for Chapter 43 with Mrs Carr formerly Peggy Calk.
Jack Burk states examinations are rated for three job openings with filing due by the 29th. A concrete operator wage board job at 2.41 per hour for a year, a mobile equipment service man WB 6 at 2.11, a truck driver WB 6 at 2.11, and a trades keeper WB 5 at 1.95 at Amis Damsite.
The Holy Name Society of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church plans a Father’s Day barbecue at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds support parish activities and charity drives, with expected family attendance and community fellowship.
Richard Helms, 53, was named director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He has been with the agency since its 1947 founding and previously served as deputy director. A World War II naval officer, he worked for United Press International in Europe and for the Indianapolis Times. Helms interviewed Adolf Hitler while with UP. He hails from St Davids in the Philadelphia suburbs and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Lee College in Massachusetts.
Texas Tech board unanimously backs a venture to make the university the world center for arid and semi-arid land studies. President-elect Grover E. Murray says the program aims to guide desert use and predict future needs amid population growth.
President Johnson said at a news conference it is too early to tell if an antiinflation tax is needed and that cabinet members voicing differing views speak only for themselves. The other items note personnel changes at the CIA and Atomic Energy Commission, with Nabrit and Hyde named to key posts and the resignation of Meabirine.
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon heat. High around 95 in Del Rio area. Low near 70 Sunday night. Overnight minimum 64. Sunset at 7:46 p.m. Sunrise around 5:44 a.m. Rainfall about 0.6 inch in the morning.
Reported police action targets a pagoda linked to a Buddhist leader amid a harsh campaign. A teenage Buddhist girl set herself on fire in Vien Hoa Dao grounds during ongoing clashes. authorities moved into Hue University area to clear Buddhist altars. Quang was not present. he had recently entered a hospital and had urged Buddhists to boycott US products and avoid American service.
Del Rio officials and residents prepare for a two day session led by SCS and State Soil and Water Conservation Board members to assess watershed problems and the potential earthen dam at an estimated cost of 4 million dollars.
Police urge residents to safeguard valuables while out in public and at home. Officials cite increases in theft risk and remind the public to secure wallets, jewelry, and electronics.
A series of crash notes list a Monday incident on Avenue 0 at 11 45 a m north of First Street and another on Strickland Street. The report names drivers Bete de L Hernandez and Gunahos B Suchen of Cannon Street with vehicle details including a 1964 Plymouth.
A Bucharest based report notes China acknowledging a purge is underway. It cites internal moves, policy shifts, and possible leadership purges affecting officials and security apparatus amid ongoing political upheaval.
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