Grant of 23260 Approved for Migrant Health Program
Del Rio News Herald reports a $23 260 grant approved for the migrant health program led by Dr Oliver Lewis of Eagle Pass. The grant funds migrant clinic operations salaries and medical supplies at the Del Rio Val Verde health department. Raul Flores notes clinics including prenatal and chest exams and a dental hygienist funded by the grant.
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del Rio-Val Verde
Oliver Lewis
Eagle Pass
Ralph Yarborough
del Rio
Raul Flores
Laughlin AFB Celebrates Milestones and Local News
Around Town reports Laughlin Air Force Base marks its 25th anniversary and the Air Service Weather Department its 30th. Members of the Weather Service at SAFE are urged to contact Lt. Crandall. The page notes a Chi Omega gathering at Mrs. Preston Abbott’s home and a Rainbow girl appointment for Jo Beth Woolf of Uvalde.
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Moore Park
Joe de la Garza
Carl Geyer
Laughlin Air Force Base
del Rio
News-Herald
Air Service Weather Department
Safe
W.K. Crandall
CHI Omega Sorority
Preston Abbott
JO Beth Woolf
Milton Woolf
Uvalde
Texas
Grand Assembly
Order of the Rainbow
San Antonio
Jo Beth
James A. Rae
Laughlin Air Force Base Hospital
Melissa Ann
U.S. Navy
Vietnam
Mary Alice DeLeon
Billy Merrell
Frank DeLeon
Carl Guyer
Chamber of Commerce
Johnson Meets Jordan King Hussein At White House
President Johnson hosts King Hussein of Jordan for a working luncheon at the White House to discuss Israel withdraws from Arab territories and Arab recognition of Israel alongside guarantees of territorial integrity. Johnson also briefed Cabinet after weekend talks with Soviet Premier Kosygin.
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Washington
UPD
Johnson
Hussein
Jordan
Middle East
White House
Alexei N. Kosygin
Jordan River
West Bank
Jerusalem
Israel
Strait of Tiran
Suez Canal
July Fourth Holiday Closures In Del Rio And Val Verde
Most places will close for Independence Day with banks and the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce observing the holiday. County offices in Val Verde will close Friday afternoon and reopen July 5, while Municipal Building operations pay Monday. Emergency services remain open and the Del Rio News-Herald will publish as usual.
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del Rio
Police
Fire
del Rio News-Herald
Thief Steals $28 From Local Liquor Store
Police report says a thief took a paper sack containing $28.15 from the Dick Owens Jr. Liquor store at 706 Ave F on Tuesday. The sack was on top of the cash register when grabbed and the thief fled.
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Dick Owens Jr
New Mexico Badman Sought Here
Police in multiple states joined New Mexico authorities in a manhunt for Balthazar Martinez a 22 year old beret wearing member of the Spanish American group linked to the Tierra Amarilla courthouse raid. He faces 24 counts of kidnapping and is described as dangerous possibly armed with dynamite packets. Martinez a Sunny side Utah native longtime Canjilon resident is sought since June 5 for kidnapping assault and jail assault.
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Balthazar Martinez
Tierra Amarilla
New Mexico
Martinez
Sunnyside
Utah
Canjilon
County trucks park near homes at 409 West Martin Street
Residents woke to loud truck motors at 5 a.m. as county equipment from Precinct One rests at the 1400 West Martin Street barns. Commissioner Cadena and Judge Lindsey say precinct ownership governs parking. issues tied to the International Boundary and Water Commission and Devil's River Club raise questions about jurisdiction and access.
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West Martin Street
Aighbor
Precinct One
del Rio
Val Cadena
West Martin
Jim Lindsey
Pandale
Henry Mills Jr
International Boundary and Water Commission
Devil’s River Company
Rio Grande Rise Seen As Small Heavy Rains
W H Hance of the Hygrographic Office at Amis tad Village said on a misty morning the Rio Grande will see little rise from Big Bend runoff. He noted the river rose three feet Tuesday then returned to normal at the International Bridge with no large increase expected here.
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Big Bend
Rio Grande
W.H. Hance
Amistad Village
International Bridge
Hance
Rehearing Efforts Fail in Tijerina Bond Case
In Santa Fe upshot the defense failed to secure a rehearing for bail for Reies Tijerina and three co defendants. Dist. Atty. Al Sanchez was accused of stalling as the hearing before Dist. Judge Joe Angel was postponed to after the July 4 weekend.
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Santa FE
UPD
Reies Tijerina
Tierra Amarilla
Tijerina
Dist
al Sanchez
Joe Angel
Chavez
Weather Outlook Del Rio Area Through Thursday
Del Rio and vicinity will see generally fair weather through Thursday with hot afternoons and warm nights. Tonight's ice is expected with a low around 76 to 78, high Thursday 100 to 102, and winds from the ice at 8 to 18 mph. Maximum 101, minimum 75, this morning 77. Humidity 64 percent at 6 a.m., 41 percent at noon. Sunset 8:47 p.m., sunrise 6:47 a.m.
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del Rio
Floods and Heat Hit West Texas Big Bend and Panhandle
Thunderstorms drenched Texas Panhandle and Big Bend with up to five feet of water in roads and two to three feet over U S 90 east of Alpine. Rio Grande rose nine feet in places as Texas faced more 100 plus degree heat. Levees broke near Snyder and in West Texas, Lake J B Thomas flooded Bull Creek and Deep Creek, with 50 000 acre feet of water in Lake Thomas. Local officials forecast cooler temperatures with a Canadian cold front and continued storms possible in the western third of the state.
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United Press International
Texas Panhandle
Big Bend
Texas
Rio Grande
Big Bend National Park
Panhandle
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Davis Mountains
U.S
Fort Davis
Rio Concho
Presidio
Snyder
Bull Creek
J. B. Thomas
Colorado River
O. H. Iie
Ivie
Vie
Lake Thomas
Midland-Odessa
Big Spring
Howard County
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Scurry County
Gayder
Marines, Jets Hit Vietnamese Forces Near Saigon Hill 881
UPI reports Marine company and air power smashed a Communist unit near Hill 881 below the North South Vietnam border. Seven weeks earlier heavy losses were suffered in the same area. Marines killed at least 28 enemy, with 10 Marines dead and 27 wounded.
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UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Marine
North Vietnam
Nam Dinh
Hanoi
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