Two Cities Hit Riots Pelt Police in Midwest
Roaming groups described as Negro rioters pelted police with rocks and bottles and started several fires Friday night and into today in Wichita Kansas and Egin Illinois, with authorities responding to the disturbances. The Associated Press reports tense scenes as crowds gathered and police moved to control the unrest, amid reports of property damage and clashes in both cities.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kan
Eigin
Mar
Elis Dance at Baytown Elks Lodge Saturday Night
Baytown Elks Lodge hosts a dance Saturday from 9 pm to 1 am with a French Market theme. Admission is $2.50 per person and Bill Nash will provide entertainment.
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Elis
Baytown
Baytown Weekend Forecast Sees Heat Wave and Clouds
Baytown expects partly cloudy skies and hot temperatures through the weekend with highs near 96 and lows around 74. Galveston tides show Sunday high tides at 5:54 a.m. and 2:24 p.m. with a low at 10:24 p.m. Monday highs reach 6:15 a.m. 11:30 p.m. and 3:36 p.m. with a low at 1:06 p.m.
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Ami
Baytown
Galveston
Growth talk and small town daily life glimpses
John C. Echols comments on the city's growth as residents like R C Pryor start their day early. Mrs Helen Read plans to return Monday after surgery in Houston. Normal D olive proud of many friends at his daughter's wedding. The W and Warners and daughter visit Florida for two weeks. Bob Davis plans a style show and Maxine Lee keeps appointments.
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John C. Echols
R.C Pryor
Helen Read
Houston
Lester Alford
Larry Huddleston
Max Altmen
E. C. Cambern
Norman D'Olive Mighty
W. & Warners
Kirby Norriss, Jr
Florida
Herbert H. Herbert
Bob Davis
Maxine Lee
C. V. Lawdonj
C. J. Howell
Winners Named in Culpepper Furniture Camaro Draw
Mr and Mrs G B Head of 197 Bayshore Drive win a 1967 Camaro in Culpepper Furniture June July contest tied to the July Record Breaking Sale. Mayor Seaborn Cravty acted as the drawing judge.
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G. BR
Bayshore Drive
Culpepper Furniture
Culpepper
Seaborn Cravty
Humphrey Warns Riots Signal Deep US Problems in Texas
Vice President Hubert Humphrey told the Texas AFL-CIO convention in Fort Worth that unrest and violence reflect poverty and hopelessness. He urged labor to help the nation provide job security and dignity, noting labor's role in addressing hard-core poverty. He traveled with his wife Muriel and faced tight security from Carswell to the Hotel Texas.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Hubert O. Humphrey
Texas
Afl-Cio
Humphrey
Muriel
Galveston-Freeport Gulf Coast
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Honolulu
American Bar Association
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Carswell Air Force ‘Base
Showers Sweep Texas Amid Heat and Drought Relief
Light showers touched northern Texas with prospects of rain statewide through the weekend. Cooler air from a weakened front offered slight relief from heat, while rainfall amounts varied, with Alpine reporting 36 inches in 24 hours and several towns recording measurable totals.
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Associated Press
Texas
Texarkana
Midland
North Central
Greenville- Sulphur Springs
Northet Texas
Waco
Dalbart
Alpine
Weather Bureau
Celina
Roanoke
Presidio
Amarilo
Childress
Fort Worth
Dalhart
el Paso
Three Dies In Family Shooting Near Austin
Georgetown Texas police say a college professor Dr Gordon Wolcott 56 his wife Elizabeth 43 and daughter Elizabeth 17 were killed by a 22 caliber rifle in the early morning. The teenage son was arrested as a suspect. Wolcott a Southwestern University biology professor had long taught and researched public health earning NSF grants. He previously studied at University of Virginia and served in federal cytology work before returning to Southwestern in 1958.
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Georgetown
Tex
Gordon Wolcott
Elizabeth
Wolcotts
Wolcott
Southwestern University
Texas
John Hobbs
Hobbs
National Science Foundation
Cleanor Cooke
U S Fighters Pressure Congress War Updates Near Saigon
U S fighters kept pressure on the Ho Chi Minh trail while naval base at Nhe Be near Saigon faced sporadic fire. Air strikes targeted A Shau Valley with B 52s and F 103s hitting waterborne targets, rail yards, and supply routes as crews reported limited ground contact and a downed transport crew.
Street Dance To Kick Off Crosby Annual Fair Rodeo
Crosby Texas prepares for the annual Fair and Rodeo with renovation details. Street dance opens the events Wednesday night, livestock judging Thursday morning, and a horse show Saturday morning. Rodeo shows at 3 PM each night with entries from Harris County and top cowboys. Officers include Mickey Welch president and Donald Johnson secretary. Directors listed include James Marek George Taylor and others.
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Ica
Harris County
South
Mickey Welch
Donald Johnson
Orval Poster
Bill Murff
Michael Machala
FFA
James Marek
George Taylor
Warner Eilers
Billy Fosler
Cecil Harlien
Wayne Smith
EE. P. Miller
James Gentry
Nilson Brasher
Fete Garber
J. 5. Bugg
G. E. Brown
Fred Murphy
Neilrose Hinson
Penny postage saves sailor aboard Forrestal
In Marshalltown Iowa AP a one cent shortage on a letter to Mike Gradisar aboard the carrier Forrestal helped him survive a Saturday explosion and fire. His girlfriend Gloria Frye recalls the longer letter and its impact as they plan engagement next summer.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Glenn Frye
Pli
Miss Frye
Mike Gradisar
Forresta
Gloria
Mike
Pueblo, Cala
Bud Collette
Pueblo
Clifford E. Frye
Grand Junction
Colo
United States
Marshall County
Johnson and Clifford report on Vietnam allies capitals
President Johnson awaits a briefing from Clark Clifford and General Maxwell Taylor on the mission to the capitals of Vietnam allies. The Hobby Foundation grants 500000 to Rice University for a history chair named for William P Hobby.
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Johnson
Clark Clifford
Maxwell D. Taylor
Vietnmam
Rice University
Hobby Foundation
Dle
Wiliam P. Hobby
Texas
Eisenhower Admitted To Walter Reed For Observation
Former President Dwight D Eisenhower, aged 76, was admitted to Walter Reed General Hospital for observation after a micror gastro intestinal upset. He suffered the attack Friday night at his Gettysburg home and was flown to Washington by helicopter. Hospital notes Saturday indicated he was improved but remained under care.
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Washington
Dwight D
Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Gettysburg
Deacon Jones Receives Baytown Community Award
Deacon Jones was honored at the Baytown chamber luncheon by Fred Hartman with about 60 attendees. Jones plans to index Baytown history at Sterling Municipal Library to aid students and researchers.
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Mike Blackman
Deacon" Jones
Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
Fistiday Inn
Fred Hartman
The
Baytown Sun
Jones
Sterling Municipal Library
Milton Stewart
Milton
Deacon” Jones
17 Enemy Gun Sites Knocked Out
U S war planes pressed heavy attacks in North Vietnam on Friday extending to 145 missions and 197 strikes. Pilots reported destroying at least 17 antiaircraft gun emplacements around Kep air field and railroad yard near Hanoi, while other strikes hit fuel storages and military targets. A Navy Skyhawk was shot down with the pilot missing as ground fighting continued in the Mekong delta with 469 Viet Cong killed in nine days. At Lai Khe and Nhe Be near Saigon, mortar and rocket barrages caused casualties and damage to U S troops and facilities.
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Saigon
U.S. Navy
Nhe Be
U.S. BS
A Shau
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Naval Base
U.S
4A Special Forces Camp
Quant Ngai City
South Vietnam
Ho Chi ‘Minh Trail
Lone Khabh
Thailand
Hanoi
Phantom
Kep
Griskany
Constellation
Air Force
North
Mekong
US S
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Lai Khe
Long Tao River
Derta
Adopted Daughter Becomes Naturalized in Houston Ceremony
Tina Gayle Mullinax, 2, adopted daughter of Roy Norman Mullinax and wife of Baytown, was among 12 percent who became citizens in naturalization ceremonies in Houston. The family had adopted her in Taiwan and plan to return there next month. Mullinax, a Church of Christ missionary, joined 121 new citizens in a group of 121 with four other children and representatives from 30 countries.
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Houston
Tina Gayle Mullinax
Roy Norman Miullinax
Baytown
Taiwan
Mullinax
Church of Christ
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