UT Tower sniping spree shocks Austin killing 15
University of Texas student killer Charles Whitman dies after police shootout atop University Tower during a nearly two hour siege. Police report 15 dead and 30 wounded including Whitman’s wife and mother as Chicago nurse killer Richard Speck faces arraignment. Luci and Patrick wedding plans stir national attention as father of the bride voices worry. County Judge Dancy and Commissioner Leggett recover from surgery amid complications.
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University of Texas
University Tower
Austin
Charles J. Whitman
VIEWS FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE AT PORT ISABEL
Raymond R. Murphy notes the 28th Texas International Fishing Tournament's success with Bishop Humberto Medeiros blessing the fleet. Port Isabel Mayor Leo F. Sanders greets the bishop and presents awards while promoting city development and tourism. District leaders push for consolidation ideas and economic growth, mentioning Fort Brown motel commerce as a recent Brownsville gain.
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Humberto
Medeiros
Port Isabel
Leo. F. Sanders
Sanders
Varous
Ted Hunt
Port Isabel-San Benito
Brownsville
Causeway Traffic Hits All Time High in July
July saw record crossings on the Queen Isabella Causeway linking South Padre Island to Port Isabel. Total July crossings reached 51 189, up 16 percent from July 1965, with year to date at 215 134, far above 96 886 last year. Park Board Chairman Garza cited Fourth of July, Beachcomber Art Show, and the Texas International Fishing Tournament as July drivers. The causeway, built in 1947, has spurred $10 million in five miles of island development and potential road extension to the National Seashore.
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Queen Isabella Causeway
South Padre Island
Port Isabel
Park Board
Ygnacio Garza Jr
Garza
Queen Isabella
Cameron County
Padre Island
Port Isabel Officer to Return From Vietnam in September
CWO Jose Anorga of Port Isabel is due home in September after a six month combat tour in Vietnam. He earned 10 Air Medals and the Army Commendation Medal as an aircraft commander and received a Purple Heart for wounds suffered March 2, 1966. His family includes wife Daisy and children Enriquez and Elisa in Lawton, Oklahoma.
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CWO
Jose Anorga
Isabel B. Vega
Port Isabel
Vietnam
128Th Helicopter Assault Company
Army Commendation Medal
Anorga
South Vietnam
Daisy
Enriquez
Elisa
Lawton
Oklo
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Sailfish Club Awards Highlight Diverse Division Winners
The list honors top competitors across divisions in Corpus Christi and nearby ports, naming Randy Farenthold, Mrs. B. J. Baker, David Poston, Tetsy Belcher, Clay Cooke, and many others as winners in fields from largest fish to junior and teen categories. Port Isabel and Harlingen figures appear among multiple awardees.
Border Patrol Graduates Forty Officers at Port Isabel
The Border Patrol honors a class of 40 officers who began training on April 27 1966 as the ninth group to graduate after the academy moved to Port Isabel in 1961 The ceremony featured remarks by Donald R Coppock assistant commissioner enforcement central office with attendees from INS offices in Washington DC San Pedro CA and Port Isabel The graduating list includes John A Abriel Robert A Adams Jr Donald L Barley and others.
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Port Isabel
Donald R. Coppock
Central Office
Immigration and Naturalization Service Office
Washington, D.C
Southwest
San Pedro
Calif
John A. Abriel
Robert A. Adams
Donald L. Barley
Don Barnfield
Irvin D. Bunting
Gary L. Carpenter
Vernon J. Claflin
Michael L. Conety
Robert K. Coyne
Donald L. Davis
Leeland C. Fortham
Donald R. Creer
Asa Robert L. Harmon
John C Holliday
Clarence P. Jones
Robert E. Latham
Travis R. Loecker
Robert R. Lujan
Lloyd C. Mactavish
Gerald S. Marchese
John J. McDonald
Roger D. Miller
Waverly A. Moore
James W. Moser
Gilbert J. Munoz
Theodore L. Newton, Jr
Donnie C. Nickell
Robert A. Parks
B. Penn
Charles Kenr
David A. Randler
David Roberson
Jose A. Roque
Leonard G. Schoeman
Walter W. Schullstrom
Franklin B. Smith
James R. Smith
Gary L. Snoody
George J. Wagner
Missing Tourists Body Found In Leguca Vista
The decomposed body of 60 year old Claude L Harrison was found in a ditch near Highway 100 in Leguca Vista. Harrison had arrived to test an invention and was last seen July 21. Two Coast Guard crew members were arrested and charged with murder with malice.
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Claude L. Harrison
Highway 100
Leguca Vista
Harrison
Coast Guard
Boynton Fleming
Sandlin
Park Board Seeks Toll Free Causeway For South Padre Island
The Park Board presented a resolution urging removal of tolls on the causeway to speed South Padre Island development and aid access to the National Seashore. The court, with Tony Tamayo Jr. and Adolph Thomas Jr. voting, supported talks with the state Highway Department on possible toll removal and island highway extension to the Camer on-Willacy line. Ted Hunt praised the move while Tomas Aguirre Jr. was appointed to fill the unexpired Justice of the Peace term of Jesse Fox. A request for funds for Har an office and autopsy notes were discussed as officials described the ongoing case of Harrison's disappearance and the found body near a ditch with prior drinking reports.
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Park Board
Ygnacio Garza Jr
South Padre Island
Brownsville
Tony Tamayo Jr
San Benito
Adolph Thomas Jr
State Highway Department
Ted Hunt
Port Isabel
Oscar C. Daney
Mercy Hospital
Hunt
Highway Department
Cameron-Willacy County
Tomas Aguirre Jr
Justice of the
Jesse Fox
Aguirre
Fox
J. Gordon Fox
Haran
Justice of the Peace
Myrick
Sandlin
Chuck Londrie
Harrison
Texas Driving Insurance Plan set to lower rates for safe drivers
The Texas State Board of Insurance announced a new Driving Insurance Plan effective August 1 1967. Safe drivers who avoid accidents and major violations will pay lower auto insurance rates while penalty points accrue for infractions. Points range from one to four with corresponding premium increases. The plan aims to reward safe driving and will not be retroactive.
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Texas
McLean
Gibson Discount Center Opens in Brownsville
Gibson's new 44 000 square foot discount center at 1124 Central Blvd opens at 3 00 a m with over 30 000 items and 250 free parking spaces. The store hours are 9 a m to 9 p m daily except Sunday and serves Brownsville and nearby communities including San Benito Harlingen Los Fresnos Rio Hondo Bayview and Port Isabel. L H Mann owner builder notes item limits while 7 percent are name brand items and a full service discount pharmacy is on site. Jim Morris manages the store with Ken Myers as assistant manager.
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Gibson’s New Discount Center
Central Blvd
Brownsville
Ing
Mann
Jim Morris
Ken Myers
Gibson's Discount Center
Port Isabel Mayor Named Honorary Chamber Member
Port Isabel Padre Island Chamber of Commerce names Mayor Leo F. Sanders an honorary member by unanimous vote, the first Port Isabel mayor to receive the honor. The directors approve future honorary membership for each city mayor. Also adopts a Renters Day holiday observance by the chamber.
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Leo F. Sanders
Port Isabel - Padre Island
Chamber
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Chicago
Luci
Patrick
White House
Nation
Oscar C. Dancy
Guy Leggett
Dancy
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Economic Development Agency
Fort Brown
Man
Viet Nam
Missouri Pacific Lines
Leon Day
Harlingen
Charles Polhemus
Cora Keeler
Corpus Christi
Randy Farenthold
McAllen
Mrs. O. Kennedy
Jarlingen
Francis Burton
Allan Culwell
Houston
Margaret Dillon
Phoenix
Arizona
Bonito Men’s
B. J. Baker McaArden
David Poston
Heights
Mary Shatto
Tetsy Belcher
Port Aransas
Betty Padgett
I. Division JR
Magee
Denise Dusek
Laguna Vista
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Sail Fish Ae Benamin Ev
Sherry Woods
Maggie McElwain
R. D. Mitchell
J. T. Tollett
LING
Mrs
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Donna
Wayne Morris
Eddie Sheldon
Edinburg
Howard Tewell
Otto Schwab
Kilgore
Alice
Alf Shatto
Norma Sanchez
TIFT
Jimmy Cooke
Julie Wells
Juan Barrera
Sam Thornton
Mike Cateora
Rex Cateora
Robert Gonzalez
Melvin Derr, Jr
Will York Ress
Dan York
Jimmy Newman
Townsville
Billie Jean McElwain
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Harlingen Kay
Donna Vicki Houston
Border Patrol
Blue Marlin Motel
Wm. Hunter McLean
State Board of Insur
Gibson Discount Center
Gibso
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