Mexican Officers Return Weapons in Cross Border Case
Mexican officers delivered weapons seized near Ciudad Acuna to U S authorities in a rare cooperation. The arms tied to a Los Angeles double murder linked to James William Bates and his 17 year old girlfriend, who were living in a lean-to in northern Texas. Bates, later arrested near Bonham, was chased for armed robbery charges in Grayson County. The couple had earlier sunk a stolen 1966 car, chopped it to sink, and traded guns for goats with a sheepherder.
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Mexico
Sanillo
Coahuila
Mex
Los Angeles
Calif
James William Bates
Wilds
Ciudad Acuna
Bates
Lake Centanario
California
Grayson County
Antonis Rodriguez
Francisco Rodriguez
Texas
Texas Ranger
A. ¥. Allee Jr
del Rio
U.S
Goodwill Group Warns of Breach of Friendship
In Austin the chairman of a state legislative committee seeking Texas Mexico goodwill warns that almost any issue can strain relations. Rep. Henry Sanchez Brownsville says the group lacks power but aims to address minor irritants and foster understanding. He cites a Padre Island case where Mexicans were fined for lacking a Texas fishing license as an example of border friction.
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Austin
Texas
Mexico
Httle
Henry Sanchez
Brownsville
Sanchez
Padre Island
Man Is Charged In Axe Murder In Mexico
A Del Rio News-Herald report states Jose Antel Palacios Pena, 30, is charged with the axe murder of his wife Maria Louisa Silva Rodriguez Pena, who was eight months pregnant and slain under a mesquite tree. Pena surrendered at Piedras Negras Police saying he hit her with a hatchet after his mother-in-law allegedly blamed the victim. authorities describe multiple fatal wounds to neck, arms, and body.
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Maria Louisa Silva’ Rodriguez Pena
Mario Cavazos
Jose Antel Palacios Pena
Cavazos
Piedras Negras
Fena
Murder Suspects Faces Extradition to Mexico
In Brownsville Texas AP. Merardo Pena Anaya, charged with murder and armed robbery in a Mexico City federal disbursement office holdup, faces extradition after 6 p.m. Saturday unless a new US Supreme Court stay is granted. Pena Anaya’s lawyer Alfon Guerra sought extra stays, with a two-day stay granted by the Fifth Circuit. Also linked are Pharrman and Mexican national Juan Lopez Mejia, arrested December 1 1964 in Redlands California. Mejia agreed to return to Mexico.
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Brownsville
Tex
Mexico
U.S. Supreme Court
Asst
U.S. Atty
Raul Gonzalez
Merardo Pena’ Anaya
Mexico City
US State Department
Pena Anaya
Alfon 8 Guerra
McAllen
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
P the Pharrman
Juan Lopez Mejia
Redlands
Calif
Lopez Mejia
Four More Vie For Queen Title
Four more girls enter the Miss Little League pageant in Del Rio with Diane Henderson coordinating. Contestants Barbara Ann Reyes Laura Bush Rose Cortinas Armandina Varga join Martha Daden and Dana Marie London in a penny vote fundraiser for the Val Verde Little League Association open to ages 9 through 14. Voting locations are in city businesses and entrants register via phone at 775-6038.
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Diane Henderson
Barbara
Ann Reyes
Laura Bush
Rose Cortinas
Armandina Varga
Barbara Ann
Ramon Reyes Jr
Graham St
Laura
Frazier
Charles Edwards
Rose
Ruben A. Cortinas
Avenue
Armandina
Juan Varga
Aldrete Lane
Martha Daden
Kenneth Bales
11Th St
Dana Marie London
W.G. London Jr
Long Drive
Val Verde Little League Association
Amistad Project aims to craft cross border reservoir plan
At a Thursday meeting Gosden outlined Amistad Reservoir Project goals to involve federal state local agencies and private interests with the National Park Service and the International Boundary and Water Commission. The plan seeks land use zoning sanitation and pollution controls and standards for non federal lands. A second aim is to sustain coordinated international work with Mexico local authorities to ensure broad participation and long term cooperation through farsighted planning and enabling legislation. Attendees included Newman Jack Sellers John Jones landowners Sergio Gonzalez Jr county official Pusard E H Sheffield Chamber executive Bishop and visitor B W Oglesby.
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Amistad Reservoir
National Park Service
International Boundary and Water Commission
United States
Mexico
Gosden
Tech
Newman
Jack Sellers
John Jones
Sergio Gonzalez Jr
Iefe
Pusard
E. H. Sheffield
Chamber
B. W. Oglesby
McGraw to Attend Postmasters Meet in San Antonio
Postmaster Douglas McGraw and Mrs. McGraw will attend the state meeting of the National Association of Postmasters in San Antonio from Sunday to Wednesday. About 400 to 500 postmasters are expected for the annual gathering which will elect a president three vice presidents and select the next meeting site. James W. Hargrove from Washington will speak and a boat ride on the San Antonio River is planned as a social feature.
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Douglas McGraw
McGraw
National Association of Postmasters
San Antonio
McGraws
Dan Quill
James W. Hargrove
Bureau of Finances and Administration
Washington, D.C
ATC Commander Gen Maddux Announces Retirement
Lt. Gen. Sam Maddux, commander of the Air Training Command for four years, will retire on Sept 1 after 34 years on active duty. His successor will be Lt. Gen. George B. Simler, currently vice commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, who has directed fighter wings and led operations in Vietnam. ATC under Maddux trained about 600,000 yearly and recruited around 100,000, with 144,000 personnel across 16 bases and over $2.5 billion in assets.
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Sam Maddux ,Jr
Air Training Command
George B., Simlér
U.S. Air Forces
Europe
Simler
Seventh Air Force
Republic of Vietnam
Maddux
ATC
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Mather Afb
Calif
Lackland Afb
OTC
Department of Defense
Hemisfair
Fiesta
San Antonio
Alamo Area Council
Partners For
Lawton
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Randolph and
Kelly Fields
Pacific
Pacific Air Forces
Thirteenth Air Force
Philippines
United Nations Command
Military Armistice Commission
Korea
California
Hawaii
Bataan
Far East Air Forces
Japan
Pentagon
Randolph Afb
Air Force, Association
Arnold Air Society
U S Launches Spy Satellite From Cape Kennedy
The Air Force launched a secret spy satellite from Cape Kennedy at 7 39 am EDT to an orbit above Southeast Asia to gather intelligence on Russia Red China North Vietnam and other potential trouble spots.
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Inte Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Russia
Red China
North Vietnam
Cape Kennedy
Southeast Asia
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Fannin County
Bonham
Goodwill Group
Sam Maddux Jr
Air Force Air Training Command
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Camila
Yolanda
Felipe
M.C
Manuel Ruiz
ACUNA
Daniel Hernandez
Mai
Amistad
For All
Eagle Rumser
Main
Dad
Sam Maddux
Taeguk
Thailand
Charlotte Collins
Medford
Ore
Michael D. Maddux
Wright-Patterson Afb
Ohio
James C. Maddux
Thomas QC Edison
Royal Room
Thomas A. Edison
Russell Hardware
E. Gibbs
Irita Sunny
Skullduggery
Peter
Roger Greanspun
N.Y
Robert Redford
Katharine Ross
Robert Blake
Susan Clark
Willie
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