Del Rio Community Notices Highlight Local Events
Shaw Air Force Base families visit Del Rio as locals prepare for summer activities. A Laughlin AFB barbecue seeks dry mesquite wood for July 1, with residents asked to bring salads and desserts. Babe Ruth League bake sale funds district tournament July 10 11 12 in Del Rio. A bottle drive at the Del Rio Youth Center supports a dance with a town orchestra. A San Felipe High School variety show funds cheerleaders. Alonzo Padilla receives a 1967 Ford from Holy Name Society. Local families and officials attend gatherings before a Del Rio trip to the Valley and Phoenix meeting. Funeral notice for Cass Golder, stepfather of Mrs. Max Stool, in Muscatine Iowa reaches Del Rio. Canopy work and repairs at Del Rio International Airport noted.
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Laughlin Air Force Base
del Rio
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H.E.B
Ave. F
Garcia Brothers
Lag Vacas
Cass Golder
Max Stool
Muscatine
Iowa
Senate Set to Vote on Censure of Sen. Dodd
Washington reports the Senate moves toward a vote on censure of Sen. Thomas J. Dodd for alleged official misconduct. Leaders expect a climactic day of debate with Republicans predicting censure, while Democrats seek to consider milder language like reprimand or admonition.
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Washington
UPL
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
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Dodd
Ethics Committee
Russell B. Long
Long
Dirksen
New Director Plans Miss Del Rio Contest
Mrs Robert Allen Rust volunteers to direct the Miss Del Rio pageant to raise funds for the Del Rio Little League Association. Entry deadline June 29 with blanks at Del Rio High School, Chamber of Commerce, Bealls, The Guarantee Store and Pont de Ville. Contest July 8 at the Del Rio Civic Center. Junior and senior high school girls eligible. preliminary rounds aim to reduce field to 10 or 12. Dress rehearsal the night before. contestants wear one piece swimsuits and formal gowns with a minute talent.
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Rust
del Rio Civic Center
Betty Henderson
Gifts For Families Of Slain Border Patrolmen
Del Rio Border Patrol Recreation and Welfare Association accepts contributions for the families of two California based Border Patrolmen found brutally killed. Chief Patrol Inspector M. E. Hensley said calls came in Tuesday night offering help and praised Del Rio residents for wanting to aid the families. Contributions should be made out to the rak Fund.
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del Rio
U S Planes Collide Over Saigon In Flight Incident
In night events near Saigon a U S Air Force RF4C Phantom collided with a four engine Constellation. The Phantom pilots bailed out while the fate of the Constellation crew remained unclear.
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Saigon
Weather forecast for Del Rio and vicinity
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon and tonight. Friday looks warm with widely scattered afternoon and evening clouds.
Del Rio Readers Question City Manager Choice
A Del Rio reader questions why city manager E W Marlowe was chosen over O L Moss given Moss’s extensive experience. The letter notes Moss’s past roles and salary, questions budgeting, and cites a new city secretary position at 550 monthly, plus retirement policy for workers over 65.
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Sunday News-Herald
O.L. Moss
E.W. Marlowe
Moss
Honda
Seguin
Columbus
Angleton
Tex
Marlowe
del Rio
Tary
Walter Klein
City Gas Company
Americans Battle Viet Cong in Coastal Vietnam Confirmed Losses
In two coastal Mekong battles near Phu Cat and Bong Son Plain, U S forces of the 25th Infantry and 1st Air Cavalry claimed 143 Viet Cong killed with mixed American losses. Near the Oriental River in the delta, 21 Communists fell with no American casualties. May was the war’s bloodiest month with record totals for both sides.
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Saigon
Phu Cat
25Th Infantry Division
1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Oriental River
Mekong
Bong Son
Laos
Alpha Company
4Th Battalion
47Th Brigade
9Th Infantry Division
Iice
Alpha
North Vietnam
Hanoi
China
Air Force
Robert Patterson
Akron
Ohio
John Firse
Cleveland
Crisis debate in UN on Arab‑Israeli war continues
Latin American diplomats relayed a report that Israel may consider internationalizing Jerusalem holy places, signaling a possible relinquishment of Old City authority. The UN General Assembly entered its fourth day of talks amid French critique of U.S. Vietnam policy and efforts by smaller nations to craft a compromise on the Middle East.
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United Nations
UPD
Abba S. Eban
Israel
Jerusalem
Jordan
General Assembly
Maurice Couve de Murville
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Vietnam
Middle East
Italy
Denmark
Belgium
Pakistan
Mongolia
Turkey
Ukraine
Russia
Assembly
Valleys Convalescent Center gains Medicare approval
The Valleys Convalescent Center and Nursing Home is approved to participate in Medicare effective May 2, expanding access for Del Rio and surrounding counties. The program covers skilled nursing care after hospital discharge for up to 20 days, with eligibility requiring a hospital stay of at least three consecutive days and admission within 14 days.
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Valleys
Nell Gardner
Leo Vidaurri
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Vidaurri
Medicare
Sree
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Coleman Newman
Fred W. West
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