27 Jun 1962
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1962
Page
1
Fragmented OCR notes discuss reprint requests and a charitable or personal exchange. Names, places, and a dated tone appear amid garbled phrases, referencing abby and a park, with mention of wealth and anticipation. The readable text hints at correspondence about desired items and responses.
A fragmented Ab igail Van Buren Dear Abby letter exchange. The text shows conversational pieces with responses about pregnancy, bowling, doctors, and manners, lacking clear context or complete sentences. It reflects a late stage newspaper-style advice column with garbled OCR content and scattered initials.
As Congress nears mid year, prospects for Kennedy administration bills brighten. Key measures include a revised sugar quota bill, debt limit increase to 30.8 billion, and an international trade expansion bill. House and Senate negotiators race to complete deals before Saturday’s fiscal deadline while education, health care, and farm programs face shaping amendments.
AUSTIN AP The Texas Attorney General sues six operators in the East Texas Field for 13 million alleging illegal slanting and plugging of three wells in violation of Railroad Commission orders. Total damages pursued exceed 19 million with penalties up to 1000 per day. Defendants include Harrington Jr Reed Allgood J W Eaton Douglas Godfrey F C Hale and B T Kidd. Temporary restraining orders and ongoing investigations extend to additional operators and wells as state and federal investigators pursue deviated well reports.
Bal) Construction Co. of San Antonio Texas wins a 5,146,518 contract to build an Army hospital at Ft. Sam Houston. The award covers site work and construction for the facility, with work expected to begin next month and completion projected within two years. The company has prior experience on large federal builds and is led by President J. Bal.
Italian sources said the government was considering atmospheric nuclear tests over Nevada but no final decision had been made. The remarks followed a Washington Post report claiming White House approval for two tests and other Nevada atmospheric tests were under review. No atmosphere tests have occurred there since 1958 and no press coverage was expected. A separate line noted a mild earthquake felt in St Louis and southeast Missouri lasting eight minutes with no damage.
Vin Hurst secretary of the Capitol Improvement and Planning Commission and officials including Jeff and Carl Bates discuss a fatal accident at a ranch where a worker was electrocuted while changing an irrigation line. Witnesses described a high voltage contact and a dangerous pipe scene as the man died shortly after.
Forty eight Chinese orphans left Hong Kong by jet today for adoption by American families. Most were between 3 and 14 years old with a near even split of boys and girls. It is the largest group sent to the United States since the program began in 1954, coordinated by International Social Services which has moved about 6500 orphans to the U S over the past four years.
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