Laughlin Air Force Base Celebrates 25th Anniversary Festivities
Preparations for a large barbecue at Moore Park lead the Laughlin anniversary events in Del Rio. Tonight features a wing dining in at the Officers Club followed by an Anniversary Ball. Saturday includes a Former Commanders Golf Tournament at the base course and a noon barbecue with civilians and base personnel. Guests include Congressman Fisher and State Senator Hardeman.
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Moore Park
Laughlin Air Force Base
del Rio
Laughlin
NCO Club
NORAD
Laughlin Recreation Center
Lake Walk
Do.c. Fisher
Dorsey Hardeman
San Felipe Country Club
Carl Guyer
Quirino
Del Rio Hawks to clash with Carrizo Springs at Roosevelt Park
Del Rio Hawks host Carrizo Springs at Roosevelt Park at 7 30 p m Saturday after a 3 1 win last week. Allende Mexico team meets Del Rio Rams at 8 p m Sunday in the same park, Laughlin AFB personnel admitted free, plus remarks on local church meetings and a new two year agriculture program at Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde starting Sept 7.
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del Rio Hawks
Carrizo Springs
Roosevelt Park
del Rio
Hawks
Carrizo
Allende
Mexico
del Rio Rams
Laughlin Air Force Base
Ernest Zamudio
Ram
Southwest Texas Junior College
Uvalde
Jerald Underwood
Warrants Issued for Four in California Double Murder
FBI issued warrants for Florencio Lopez Mallong Victor J. Bono Alfred A. Motoya and Harold D. Motoya in the killings of Patrolmen Theodore Newton Jr. and T M Azrack near Fallbrook California. The men are at large with bulletins sent to local officers warning they are armed and dangerous.
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del Rio
FBI
California
Theodore Newton Jr
T.M. Azrack
Fallbrook
Calif
Anza
San Diego
M.E. (Buck) Hensley
Florencio Lopez Mallong
Victor J. Bono
Alfred A. Motoya
Harold D. Motoya
Seven Wounded In N Y Riots In Buffalo
Riots in Buffalo enter a third night with sniper fire rock throwing and looting. Seven wounded including a 15 year old boy Timothy Neal shot in the back. Police report white troublemakers in the east side ghetto and a car shouting insults. Over 200 people treated for buckshot wounds over three days. City court met at 2 a.m. to arraign suspects on burglary arson and fire bomb charges. Tear gas used by police bands to control the unrest.
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Buffalo
N.Y
UPH
Timothy Neal
East Side
Neal
Laughlin Air Force Base 25th anniversary ties with Del Rio
Laughlin Air Force Base and Del Rio foster a quarter century of good neighborliness. A Saturday barbecue at Moore Park will honor LAFB personnel and families, highlighting shared culture, church involvement, and mutual aid during floods and fires.
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West Texas
Laughlin Air Force Base
del Rio
Moore Park
LAFB
City considers street paving and funding plan
Del Rio weighs paving all streets with a bond issue while public input via the hot line is invited. City Manager E W Marlowe notes the current method spreads costs over property owners and has worked since 1951, with most owners paying around 65 to 70 dollars for front pavement.
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City of
del Rio
E.W. Marlowe
Marlowe
Weather forecast for Del Rio and far southwest Texas
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of isolated thundershowers this afternoon and tonight, and a 10 percent chance Saturday. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Lows near 77. Humidity 65 percent at 6 am, 45 percent at noon. Sunset 8 47 pm, sunrise 6 47 am. East of the Icee River remains partly cloudy.
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del Rio
Texas
Icee River
Del Rivans Kin Drowns At Doole Ranch Pool
Phyllis Annette Whitworth age two years nine months drowned at 8 30 p m Thursday in a swimming pool on the family ranch near Doole McCullough County about 35 miles east of San Angelo. Brown Whitewood notified of death and plans to attend rites. Survivors include parents Michael David and Terry Whitworth a sister Cynthia and brothers all of Doole. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Carol Whitworth Mr and Mrs Ander Kinsey of Harper.
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Phyllis Annette Whitworth
B.C. Whitworth
Doole
McCullough County
San Angelo
Brown Whitewood
W. 10Th St
Whitewood
Whitewoods
del Rio
Michael
David
Terry Whitworth
Cynthia
Carol
Diaz Ordaz to Visit Washington and El Paso for Chamizal Transfer
Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz plans a October visit to Washington to meet President Lyndon B. Johnson and a December border meeting on the Chamizal transfer at the Juarez El Paso border. The transfer, delayed from September, may occur December 1 or 8.
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Mexico
Citupid
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Diaz Ordaz
Johnson
Ciudad Juarez
el Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
State Senator Tom Creighton Loses Mother
Mineral Wells Texas Mrs J R Creighton Sr mother of State Sen Tom Creighton died at a rest home early today Her husband who died in 1964 was widely known in the community Funeral services were set for 2 p m Saturday at a local church
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Mineral Wells
Texas
UPI
J. R. Creighton Sr
Tom Creighton
U.S. Warplanes Hit Targets Near Haiphong Hanoi Area
American jets raided outskirts of Hanoi and Haiphong area amid a tense exchange with the Soviet Union. Defense officials said a Russian freighter in Haiphong harbor may have been damaged during attacks aimed at air defenses and shipping points, with reports of killed and wounded a crewman from a prior Haiphong strike.
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UPS
Hanoi
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7Th Fleet
Soviet Union
Navy
Haiphong
Hoa Lac
Tonkin Gulf
Lai Dong
Cong My
Great Ports
Americans On Crashed Jet in Hong Kong Bay
A Thai International Airways Caravelle with 80 aboard including 48 Americans crashed into Kowloon Bay during a rainstorm caused by Typhoon Anita. Six were dead, 18 missing, 56 survived, and 35 hospitalized. The seven crew survived. rescue was rapid with helicopters and boats. The exact cause was not known though weather blamed. overloading cited by Bangkok official.
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UPI
Thai International Airways
Kowloon Bay
Tokyo
Bangkok
Taipei
H. Robert Hanson
Hanson
Detroit
Fortuna
Calif
Singapore
Laongsre Suvong
Thai International
U.S
Ky withdraws from South Vietnam presidential race
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky agrees to quit the presidential bid and join as vice president on a ticket with Chief of State Nguyen Van Thieu. The Armed Forces Council of 45 generals urged Ky to step down to keep military leadership united ahead of the September election.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Trieu
Armed Forces Council
Thieu
U.S
Ky-Thieu
Del Rio Students Named to Governor's Youth Conference
Steve Kubenka and Renee Poole will attend the Governor's Youth Conference on Juvenile Delinquency in Austin from August 17 to 20. Kubenka is president of Del Rio High School Student Council and Poole is vice president. they will represent Del Rio.
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Steve Kubenka
R.E. Kubenka
Avenue D
Renee Poole
C.B. Poole
Meadow Lane
Austin
The
Texas Law Enforcement and Youth Development Foundation
State
Kubenka
del Rio
Miss Poole
DAR Heirlooms Displayed By IMA Fleetwood
DAR members in Val Verde County Library showcase treasured heirlooms for Independence Day. Pieces include a blue and white teapot, pewter salt shakers, old cooking pots and a Bible with cards explaining their histories. A blue and white teapot linked to a sea captain and an American Revolution betrothal is highlighted.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Val Verde County
DAR
England
Edith Long
America
Mrs. Long
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