Man Faces Bridge Blocking Charge in Texas
Eugene Nelson organizer of Starr County farm workers strike for a $1.23 minimum wage faces trial on charges of obstructing an international bridge. Nelson and 11 others, including Bill Chandler and Antonio Grendain, are United Farm Workers Organizing Committee officials accused of blocking the bridge on Oct. 24 to protest use of Mexican nationals in Starr County fields.
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Roma, Tex
Eugene Nelson
Starr County
California
Nelson
Bill Chandler
Aretonio Grendain
The
United Farm Workers
Russia Sets Off Nuclear Blast In Soviet Underground Test
Washington reports that Soviet central region seismic signals indicate a low to intermediate range underground nuclear test. The AEC cites an equivalent of 20 000 tons of TNT, while Sweden’s Uppsala seismology center says a disturbance larger than the Oct 27 test was recorded.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Atomic Energy Commission
Seismology
Atl
Uppsala
Sweden
AEC
United States
Nevada
Taxes to dominate Texas Legislature in 60th session
AP survey of 181 Texas lawmakers shows taxes and new revenue as the top issue for the 60th Legislature convening Jan. 20. Senators and representatives cite taxes, appropriations, and spending as key concerns, with discussion of revisions, school funding, and broader fiscal policy shaping the session.
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Associated Press of Texas
Garth Jones Austin
Texas
Charles Wilson
Lintkin
Associated Press
John Alen
House
Longview
John Connally
Legislative Budget Board
Sion
Connally
Hose
Parks and Wildlife Department
Guth
Texarkana College
Bob Fass
DeKalb
Bob Armstrong
Austin
Notable World Figures in Brief From AP Dispatches
The Associated Press reports on a mix of public figures: U.S. Senator-elect Brooke reflecting on Lehman and conscience, and a family background note on a son. In Tokyo, Princess Yasuko and Tadateru Konoe wed in a centuries-old ceremony, while Jayne Mansfield fights pneumonia at home. Ex-King Saud ends exile and relocates to Cairo as Nasser grants permission for an indefinite stay. Baltimore Cardinal Shehan undergoes routine medical checks after irritation in his mouth.
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Tokyo
Yasuko
Mikasa
Tadateru Konee
Fumimaro Konee
Europe
Konee
Cairo
Egypt
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Greece
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nile
Nasser
Hei
Baltimore, Md
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
Baltimore
Archdiotese
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W. Defee
Baytown
Naples
Fla
Russia
Sie Raytown
Navy
High Point
Associated
Beverly Hills, Cal
Jayne Mansfield
Miss Mansfield
S. Kresge Company
Kresge, Kmart and
Jupiter
Pam Tot
K-Mart
Aks
Baytown A
Hcamatia
East Texas
U. S. Kresge Company
Kresge, Kmart
KMART
NBEAM
Hamilton Beach
Ameeh
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