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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1966
Page
7
Report from Santo Domingo notes Joaquin Balaguer won the Dominican presidency amid U S observers. Tass says the voting occurred under occupationlike conditions with heavy security, while Latin leaders praise the process despite concerns over intimidation and lingering U S influence.
In Santo Domingo on El Conde street, gunfire disrupted a leftist demonstration with two bursts reported Saturday morning. A separate incident saw passengers in a passing car firing at police guarding Hector Aristy's home where he served in public service.
Rep. Gonzalez said in Santo Domingo the Dominican polls appeared orderly with free secrecy and no intimidation. He visited 51 polling places and found broad support for democracy as Balaguer defeated Bosch, noting a recent peaceful transfer and cessation of campaigning before voting.
State Rep. Henry Fletcher of Lockhart was released from Hays County Memorial Hospital after three days of treatment for a gunshot wound to the side. He said he would vote and rest after leaving, noting he was shot Thursday in San Marcos while placing election posters from a gray or white sedan that sped away. A fragment of a bullet recovered from his windshield is the only new clue. authorities say the shot came from a caliber pistol.
Tod Adams, 55, former assistant district attorney for Harris County and longtime Harris County Republican chairman, died Saturday in a fire that destroyed his Crockett home. Adams was a noted legal figure in Texas politics.
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