Paratroopers Join Viet Attacks In Saigon Offensive
U S paratroopers Australians and South Vietnamese join a large offensive near Saigon in the war’s first joint operation. Four Marines die in a Da Nang search and destroy mission as aviation bombers strike targets within 65 miles of Red China.
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United Press
Saigon
UPI
U.S
da Nang
Red China
Navy
Chu Lai
North
South
Viet Nam
Reds
Astronauts Gain Titles as Science Experts Named
Six of America’s top young scientists and doctors were named astronaut candidates at NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. The new group includes Edward G Gibson, Owen K Garriott, Curtis Michel, Duane Graveline, Joseph Kerwin, and Harrison Schmitt. They join 28 astronauts in training as NASA plans a lunar mission in the late 1960s.
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Alvin B. Webb JR
Space. Center
Houston
UPI
America
Annd
Moon
US Space Agency
Manned Spacecraft Center
Edward G Gibson
San Clemente
Calif
Owen K. Garriott
Palo Alto
Stanford University
Curtis Michel
Rice University
Duane E. Graveline
Joseph P. Kerwin
Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
Harrison H. Schmitt
SAFB Summer School Registration Opens for 1965 Session
Registration at Laughlin Air Force Base extended Southwest Texas Junior College offers four summer courses from July 19 to August 27. English 132 History 232 Introduction to Business and Business 232 run evenings 6 to 10 p.m. at Base Education Office Building 379. Tuition is 11 dollars per semester hour for non military personnel.
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Te Laughlin Air Force Base
Southwest Texas Junior College
Local residents plan month long car trip into Mexico
Minnie Lee Keller of Las Vegas and her aunt Mrs. H V Watson of Scottsdale depart at noon for about a month traveling by car in Mexico. They will return to Del Rio before continuing home after visiting relatives here. The United Citizens Organization meets at Camino Real tonight at 8. Manuel Pina Jr a Texas A&M junior attends Marine Corps Officer Candidate School at Quantico through July 28 as part of the junior platoon leader program. Robert L Hance son of Del Rio residents wins Foster Science Award at Abilene Christian College for a second time with Wayne Propst of Anson. each earns 500 dollars as part of a 1000 dollar annual award funded by local donors. Hance is ACC senior and intramural basketball player.
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Minnie Lee Keller
Las Vegas
Nev
H.V. Watson
Scottsdale
Manuel Pima Jri
Manuel Pina
Melvin
Texas
U S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School
Quantico
Manuel
Texas A&m University
Isabel Perez
Juan Perez
Romela L. Pina
Canty Street
del Rio
Susano Pina
Robert L. Hance
William H. Hance Jr
East Thirteenth Street
Abilene Christian College
Robert
Wayne Propst
Anson
Wayne
ACC Department of Chemistry
Otto Foster
Rita Stocking
Arlington
Hance
ACC
Eisenhower proposes orderly GOP convention reforms
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower urges the Republican National Committee to shape the next convention into a disciplined, boardroom style gathering. He calls for a strong permanent chairman, strict delegate access, state media controls, and limits on demonstrations to improve the party image ahead of the 1968 election.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Board of Trustees
Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
White House
GOP
Joe Ray C. Bliss
Ohio
More Rain Raises Threat Of Flooding
Rains forecast for flood plagu ed Kansas threaten to push creeks and rivers beyond banks. Arkansas River flood waned at Wichita but threatens southern lowlands toward the Oklahoma border. Rock Creek and Bear Creek forced residents in Louisville to higher ground as storms dumped heavy rain across northeastern and southeastern Kansas and adjacent Nebraska.
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Louisville, Kan
Kansas
Rock Creek
Bear Creek
Louisville
Nebraska
Big Blue
Nemaha
Turkey Creek
Salt Creek
Kaw
Toei
Manhattan
Monay
Del Rio Weather Outlook Through Wednesday
Clear to partly cloudy and warm through Wednesday. Low tonight between 72 and 74, high on Wednesday around 95. Winds southerly at 8 to 18 mph. Monday maximum 95, minimum 74. This morning’s low 71. Sunset 7:47 p.m., sunrise 5:47 a.m.
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del, Rio
Webworms Threaten Del Rio Shade Trees
Local nurseries warn that an unusually mild winter has spurred a heavy webworm infestation in Del Rio. If homeowners do not spray or hire professionals, hundreds of shade trees could be killed this summer. Sprays from nurseries and hardware stores offer control, while larger trees may require professional service to save them.
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del Rio
McBee
News-Herald
Body Recovered Not Flood Victim At Foster Ranch
Remains found Sunday on the Ross Foster ranch upstream from Langtry were identified as not from flood deaths. Sheriff Herman Richter said the body, recovered near Sanderson after washing from a cemetery, led to burial there. Two men and two children remain missing from the June 11 Sanderson flood, with 22 bodies recovered.
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Ross Foster Ranch
Langtry
Sanderson
Herman Richter
Er Foster
Benson
Sheriff's Department
Calvin Wallen
Sergio Gonzalez
Finous Doran
Doran
del Rio
Foster Ranch
Bill Cooksey
Cooksey
John Wesley Johnson
Jesus Marquez
Jose Falcon
Maria Falcon
Pan Am Jet Lands Safely After Fire Near San Francisco
Pan American jet flight 43 carrying 143 passengers and 10 crew landed safely at Travis AFB after a midflight engine fire. Pilot Capt. C H Kimes steered the plane through debris, manually lowered the wheels, and diverted from San Francisco to avoid populated areas. There were no injuries aboard or on the ground, and most passengers continued their Hawaii-bound trip.
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Don Mullen
United Press International
San Francisco
UPI
Pan American Jet
San Francisco International Airport
Bay Area
C.H. Kimes
Danville
Calif
San Francisco International
Ben
Mission Street
Daly City
Kimes
Pacific
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Camino Real
United States
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G. Gordon Moore
William E. Miller
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