Weekly News Summary Good Night Inez
LBJ and Gromyko meet to discuss a nuclear accord but no agreement emerges while both call the talks profitable. Orioles sweep the 1966 series 4 games to none as Dodgers struggle with errors. Adam Clayton Powell found guilty of criminal contempt for failing to pay a 160000 libel judgment to a 68 year old New York widow after multiple trials. Johnson plans a Far East trip whose purpose remains unclear, weakening support for Texas Senator Waggoner Carr against John Tower.
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New York
Johnson
Far East
Texas
Waggoner Carr
John Tower
Port Isabel reels as Hurricane Inez storms inland
Port Isabel faced near abandonment as Hurricane Inez moved inland toward Tampico. Mayor Leo F Sanders ordered evacuations and coordinated National Guard and police escort for residents to return later. By evening the town began to resume a wary normal, with boards removed and valuables returned.
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Port Isabel
Inez
Tampico
Bay Area
Leo F. Sanders
Sanders
Austin
National Guard
Texas
Bobbitt
Mexico
Port Isabel Schools Face Overcrowding and Accreditation Concerns
A 1961 Port Isabel school review warns of overcrowded Garriage and Derry Elementary classes, with 115 total classes and 20 percent overloading. The Texas Education Agency standards threaten accreditation removal if conditions persist, signaling looming staffing and space needs amid rising enrollment and parochial school competition.
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Raymond R. Murphy
Port Isabel
Garriage
Texas Education Agency
Derry
Schol
Studer
The
the Sea
Rotary Fly-In Opens Today With S Padre Reception
Port Isabel Rotary hosts a three day Fly-In on Padre Island with a 7 p.m. reception at Sea Island Resort Hotel on Friday, a 6:30 p.m. fish fry and square dance at Padre Island Civic Center, and a Saturday cocktail party at Matamoros Museum with a 9 p.m. dinner at the Drive Inn. The Port Isabel Padre Island Area Chamber co sponsors and promotes Texas hospitality for visiting Rotarians and guests.
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Port Isabel
Rotary Club
Rotary
Dale Anderson
Sea Island
South Padre Island
Civic Center
Padre Island
Matamoros Museum
Drive Inn
Bobbitt
Prison Rodeo Series Opens Sundays in October
The Prison Rodeo runs Sundays in October at the 30,000 seat Prison Stadium. Gates open at noon with a 2 pm rodeo start and a pre show at 1 pm. The opener on October 2 features guest star Justin Wilson, Cajun humorist from Louisiana, plus inmate talent.
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Justin Wilson
Louisiana
Port Isabel High School Tarpon Receives Chamber Support
Port Isabel Padre Island Area Chamber of Commerce directors voted thanks and confidence in Port Isabel High School Tarpon football program, signaling strong local backing for the team and its leadership.
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Port Isabel - Padre Island
Chamber of Commercce
Port Isabel
Tarpon Foot
ZIP Code Week Aims to Add Codes to Port Isabel Mail
Port Isabel residents can ZIP code their mailing lists during October as mail carriers deliver ZIP-A-LIST cards to 4300 residential stops and 1500 rural deliveries. Postmaster Ruth Mras cites practical benefits and cites President Johnson’s ZIP Code Week declaration for October 10 to 15.
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Port Isabel
Ruth Mras
Ely
Johnson
O’brien
Elmo Roper
Valley Chamber Banquet Postponed to October 24
The Valley Chamber of Commerce banquet scheduled for tonight at 7:30 in the Brownsville Civic Center is postponed two weeks due to urgent congressional business. Congressman Joe Pool, chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee, must attend a hearing that Monday. the event will be held at the same time and place on October 24.
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Valley Chamber of Commerce
Brownsville Civic Center
Joe Pool
House UN - American
Valley Chamber
Washington
Pool
An - American Activities Committee
Check Presented To County By U S Agency For Refuge Land
A $14 245 check from a U S agency to Cameron and Willacy counties funds roads and schools. The amount equals three quarters of one percent of refuge land values for 1966. Last year Cameron County received $1 438.47 and Willacy County received $764.79 for Santa Ana Refuge.
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Cameron County
Willacy County
Santa Ana
Alamo
Fleming Named Outstanding Sheriff By State Association
Cameron County Sheriff Fleming of San Benito was named Outstanding Sheriff of the Month for September by the Law Enforcement Officers Association of Texas. Presentation by District Judge H. A. Garcia took place in the Courthouse Central Jury Room. Fleming began his career in 1982 amid the Purple Gang raids in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, marking the start of a long, notable law enforcement career.
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Cameron County
Seriff Boynton Fleming
San Benito
Law Enforcement Officers Association of Texas
Wiley
H. A. Garcia
Fleming
Alfredo Gonzales
Kingsville
Edinburg
Sheriff Fleming
Purple Gang
Rio Grande Valley
Dallas
Chicago
Detroit
Eh. Rosa
Waco
Santa Rosa
See
Seemsiee
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Gromyko
Lyndon
Andrei
Baltimore Orioles
Dodgers
Battery Boys
Adam Clayton Powell
Ling
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Son
Port Isabel - Padre Island Area
Anderson
Huntsville
Chamber
Free
Roper
O'Brien
Postal Service
Columbus
Ohio
U. S
Richard J. Hitch
Laguna Atascosa
Santa Ana National Wildlife
State Association
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