Solon Visits Mexico City Sees Bishop Ordained
Washington columnist recounts two trips south of the border and to New England. He attended the consecration of Humberto Medeiros as Bishop of Brownsville in Fall River and joined Secretary Freeman in Mexico City to discuss agricultural issues with President Diaz Ordaz, highlighting cotton markets and relations with Juan Gil Preciado.
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Washington, D.C
Washington
New England
Fall River, Mass
Brownsville
Humberto Medeiros
Bishop Medeiros
Massachusetts
Orville Freeman
Mexico City
Johnson
Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
U. S
South
Texas
Juan Gil Preciado
Talent Search Grant Boosts Ivy League And Sisters
The Office of Education announced a federal grant of 96,498 dollars to expand admission outreach for talented low income students. The funds support Ivy League and Seven Sisters colleges in widening their search for qualifying applicants.
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Office of Education
Ivy League
Seven Sisters” Colleges
Colleges widen talent search for minority students in south Texas
The Office of Education says a special effort will assist Puerto Rican Latin American Indian and other groups. It notes many qualified youths are directed to colleges matching their needs, not Ivy League or Seven Sisters. A talent scout will visit Texas areas this summer as the program expands in the South.
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Tion
Office of Cation
East
Ivy League
Seven Sisters
Office of Education
South
Texas
Emergency loan extensions for Cameron and Hidalgo counties
Emergency farm loan designations for Cameron and Hidalgo counties have been extended to June 3 1967. Extensions are expected in other South Texas counties hit by heavy planting rains. fiscal year timing and continuing resolutions keep government operations until appropriations bills are finalized.
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Cameron
Hidalgo
South Texas
Congress
Valley Sportsmen club sparks turkey discussion in Willacy
J L Fortner head of Harlingen and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff discussed replenishing wild turkey numbers after poor hatches in Willacy County. Biologists warned against releasing domestic turkeys as they can mate with wild stocks and ruin hunting. The season is closed in Willacy while Kenedy remains open. Also noted a 2 inch freshwater shrimp caught near San Benito and research on attracting deep swimming albacore using vinyl squids and octopuses.
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Marry Fortner J. L
Harlingen
Willacy County
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Raymondville
Bill Gooch
Willacy
Kenedy County
Leo Folsom
Resaca
San Benito
Folsom
Mexico
Tokai University of Japan
How To Select A Good Melon From Market Hints
Mrs. Gwen from Texas A and M University outlines external tests to judge ripeness rather than thumping. Look for deep grey or yellow undersides, avoid greenish or white exteriors, and choose cantaloupes with coarse netting and a fragrant sweet odor. Dark seeds and deep orange, fine grained flesh indicate ripeness.
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Gwen
Texas A & M University
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Quarantine Enforced in Cameron County
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John White announced an immediate emergency quarantine on movement of peppers melons tomatoes peppers and other produce from Cameron County to stop the spread of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly recently found in Brownsville. The measure covers 23 infestations across 8000 acres and requires inspection certification fumigation and pest-free status for affected commodities before moving them. Don Cowan and Gayle Finch of San Benito attended the Brownsville briefing.
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Brownsville
Texas Agriculture
John Ad White
Cameron County
Texas
White
Texas Department of Agriculture
U. S
Valley Fruit and Vegetable Farmers
Texas County
Don Cowan
Gayle Finch
San Benito
Browns
Veterans Claims Guidelines From World War I To 1960s
The text outlines late but possible VA disability claim filing for World War I veterans and sets pension and training deadlines. It notes claims may be filed anytime with medical evidence of current disability and explains training completion deadlines for veterans discharged by certain dates, including May 31 1974 for those discharged by June 1 1966.
Coast Guard Rescues Vessels Off Port Isabel and Bridge Jam
Coast Guard units respond to the FV Earline G and FV Miss Rita in distress off Port Isabel with CGC Triton towing, pumps deployed, and vessels safely anchored. The Port Isabel Causeway briefly jams open cutting island access for about five hours. Johnnie K.R. Dunn transfers from Port Isabel to Groton for further duty.
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Campeche
Coast Guard
Corpus Christi
Port Isabel
Corps Christi
Rita
Patsy
Brn
Groton
Connecticut
Dunn Wai
Schoo
Trout Landings Abundant At White Sands Bay Area
Fishermen from Texas report strong catches at the White Sands Motor Lodge and Marina Bay area. Notable totals include M V Pitt and Dr Barnes taking seven trout, Elliot and Bill Rinebarger netting 135, and J D Goodman and Tracy Cres shaw landing the largest trout weighing 7 44 pounds.
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White Sands Motor Lodge
M. V. Pitt
Dr. Barnes
Waco Texas
A. Elliot
Bill Rinebarger
Dallas
Texas
J. D. Goodman
Tracy Creshaw
Houston
L. D. Fulton
W. G. Thompson
Jack Morton
White Sands Marina
Vincent Duncan
Pecos
Cattle and calves on feed in Texas June report
On June 1 there were 575 000 head of cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in Texas according to the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Services. This is 5.9 percent above a year and 2 percent below a month.
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Texas
Texas Crop Fae Livestock Reporting Services
Montac
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