Weekly News Summary U S Helicopter Crash and Local Elections
A U S helicopter crash in Vietnam killed 21. Rain ends in South Texas allowing farmers to assess damage. Rent subsidy legislation fails passage as a setback to antipoverty programs. Bud Dassely elected justice of the peace Johnny Cavazos defeats Tony Tamayo in Precinct 1 race. Willie Mays hits his 512th NL home run. Hanoi isolated by bombing. China detonates a third nuclear device. US troops use nausea gas ahead of Viet Cong assault.
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Bud Dassely
Justice of Peace
Johnny Cavazos
Brownsville
Tony Tamayo
Memorial tribute to Dr. J A Hockaday notes his service
Raymond R. Murphy reflects on the life of Dr. J A Hockaday who died recently. The piece praises his public service from mayoral roles to aiding the poor and healing the sick, stressing his open mind and lack of ego. It honors a man devoted to relieving suffering and serving his community.
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J. A. Hockaday
Dr. Hockaday
County Leaders Debate Rancho Viejo Drain Plan Vote
Cameron County Judge Oscar C. Dancy urged a quick election to approve the Rancho Viejo Watershed Project but faced immediate opposition in Precincts 3 and 4. He considered county-wide voting to save funds but backed holding area elections as studies proceed.
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Dancy
Rancho Viejo
Cameron County
Oscar C. Dancy
San Benito
Adolph Thomas
Guy Leggett
Harlingen
Padre Roadway Approved by Government
Cameron County Commission notes approval by the U S Department of Commerce for a road from the South Padre Island Queen Isabella Causeway to the National Seashore. County Engineer John Huth holds authority to start engineering reports and related filings with a right of way and financial plan. The county covers half the cost while the federal government funds the rest. Surveys to begin tomorrow.
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Cameron County
Hunt to Visit San Antonio on Important County Business
County Commissioner Ted R. Hunt of Precinct 1 announced a day trip to San Antonio on Friday. He declined to specify the business but called it important for the county and precinct.
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Ted R. Hunt
San Antonio
Leggett Suffers Mild Heart Attack After Court Session
Leggett experienced a mild heart attack after attending a Brownsville Commissioners Court session. He sat through deliberations, felt ill on the way to Harlingen, and was set to see his physician for a routine checkup Monday.
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Harlingen
Commissioners’ Court
Brownsville
Leggett
Dr. J A Hockaday Dies At 74 Former Port Isabel Mayor
Dr James Addison Hockaday longtime Port Isabel figure and former mayor 1946 47 and 1965 66 died at Mercy Hospital at age 74 He delivered over 5300 babies and helped found the International Oceanographic Society He helped establish the Old Port Isabel Lighthouse State Park and the city park Surviving wife three sons six grandchildren and two predeceased sons Funeral Friday at First Baptist Church with memorials suggested to the Dr James A Hockaday Library
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James Addison Hockaday
Port Isabel
Mercy Hospital
Hockaday
Doe
Rio Grande Valley
Plattsburg
Clinton County
Central Business College
Columbia
University Medical College
Kansas City
Cameron - Willacy County Medical Society
Hisal Society
International Oceanographic Society
Noe Gonzales
Guuniun
Gael Boat Refuge
Jimmie Lee Hockaday
Richard Sterling Hockaday
Pasadena
Calif
Robert
Tue Lancetaeien
James
William
Mayor Seeks Federal Help for Port Isabel Tourist Center
Mayor plans to obtain U S federal assistance from the Economic Development Administration to fund a Port Isabel Tourist Center. Estimated cost ranges from 30000 to 60000, located near Beulah Lee Park south of Powers and Maxon streets. The EDA grant would boost local industry and tourism.
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Port Isabel
Sanders
EDA
Beulah Lee Park
Powers St
Maxon
Sanders Quits Construction Firm To Focus On Mayoral Duties
Port Isabel Mayor Leo F Sanders announced he resigned from Brown and Root at the Union Carbide site effective Monday to avoid a conflict with his mayoral work. He said the move honors supporters and city residents and will allow full attention to duties. He plans to seek local employment and may return to teaching.
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Sanders
Port Isabel
Leo F. Sanders
Brown and Root
Union Carbide
Ei Eee News
Mrs. Anderson Named BPW Woman of Year in Laguna Madre
I Mary Anderson of Port Isabel is chosen as Woman of the Year by the Laguna Madre Business and Professional Women's Club for leadership in Port Isabel beautification and club formation. Nominators include Mary Maromo Olive Leonard and Opal Urie. Alice Causey and Maria Torres named Outstanding Young Women. their profiles forwarded to Outstanding Young Women of America.
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Mrs. Anderson
BPW
I. Mary Anderson
Port Ieee
Wren
Nageedeee
Laguna—Madre Business and Professional Women's Club
Mary Maramo
Port Isabel
Olive Leonard
South Padre Island
Opal Urie
Laguna Vista
Anderson
al Women's Club
Green Hariingen State TB Hospital
Driftwood Garden Club
Chamber of Commerce
Alice Causey
Maria Torres
America
Per Gers
Police Log Shows 34 Offenses In Port Isabel April 1966
Port Isabel Police Chief Charles F. Barter reported 19 misdemeanor and 15 felony offenses in April 1966. The month included two assault cases, two burglaries, 10 larceny cases and one auto theft. Four felonies were cleared by arrests. fines totaled 225 dollars. The city commission accepted the report with thanks to the chief and the local department.
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Port Isabel
Charles F. Barter
City Commission
Barter
Dramatic Coast Guard Airlift Brings Shrimper to Hospital
Port Isabel Coast Guard Station mounted a night rescue for 21-year-old Francisco Esparza of Brownsville after a winch injury on the Rio Viejo. A helicopter and a Corpus Christi air unit landed at Sams Stadium near Mercy Hospital, and the crewman was transported to Brownsville hospital by ambulance.
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Port Isabel
Coast Guard
Mercy
Corpus Christi
Cahoon
J. G. Priddy
Ogg
Sams Stadium
Mercy Hospital
Brownsville
Rio Viejo
Stadium
Sparta
Hos
CGC Cahoon
Thrifty Ladies Seek Information On Padre Island
South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce president Hal Roberts reads a postcard from Chicago requesting information on Padre Island. The note lists 14 requesters and asks for free folders or brochures. The signatories include Goldie Blackwell, Wilma Belinke, and Ruby Church with full mailing addresses.
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South Padre Island
Wilma Belinke
Cicero 3
Ruby Church
Byron
Rountree To Remain In District
Port Isabel High School principal Cecil Rountree will stay in the Port Isabel school system per Supt. M. N. Caudill. Caudill said Rountree will be promoted to a post to be designated next Tuesday, and denied reports he would leave for Mercedes High School. The Rountrees have two children in local schools.
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Rountree
Port Isabel
Cecil Rountree
M. N. Caudill
Caudill
Rowntree
Mercedes
Mercedes High School
Harvey Broyles
Mr. Rountree
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Mel Ott
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Padre
Hunt
4. A. Hockaday
James A. Hockaday
Mrs. J. Mary Anderson
Port Isabel High School
Susan Gay
Becky Kershaw
Carol Overton
Carolina Ramirez
Maria Writa
Nancy Bellinghausen
Joy Shafer
Becky Byrd
Petra Mota
Margaret Barrera
Yolanda Baldovinos
Elida Salazar
Francisca Saldivar
Janet Bell
Marianne Bell
Sharon Byrd
Charles Bobbitt
Robert Kirkconnell
Harry Goette
Richard Green
Sergio Helms
Padre Island
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