Union Support Grows in Lower Rio Grande Valley
In Harlingen AP report details a farm labor clash in the Lower Rio Grande Valley seen as civil rights action. Local 373 of the Meat Cutters and Butchers AFL CIO voted to back the movement with about 500 members present. Bishop Humberto Medeiros expected to back the effort as Rev Phillip Byron of Brownsville Cathedral attends and blesses the effort.
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Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande City
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Franklin Garcia
Corpus Christi
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Starr County
Brownsville
Medeiros
Adolph Marx
Phillip Byron
Tower Sparks LULAC Ire During Farm Labor Talks
AP dispatch from Houston notes Sen John Tower R Tex drawing criticism at the LULAC national convention after opposing farm labor unionization and warning that higher wages could worsen costs for farmers. Augustine Flores of Riverside California and Alfred J Hernandez of Houston speak on labor issues and leadership roles at the gathering.
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Alfred J. Hernandel
Black Power Symbol Shapes Mississippi Civil Rights March
In Jackson Mississippi the Mississippi civil rights march sparks a shift toward black power as a rallying cry. James Meredith leads a long march that reveals rising militancy, voter efforts, and demand for political influence over federal action. Local Negroes provide food and shelter along the route as rural communities join in.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Smoking Dogs Show Emphysema Like Ailment
CHICAGO AP Emphysema a fatal lung disease rising rapidly in the United States has been produced experimentally in cigarette smoking dogs. In two daily sessions for more than a year the dogs inhaled cigarette smoke. The study headed by Dr. Oscar Aurebach and E Cuyler Hammond found lung destruction identical to human emphysema. Four dogs died by day 415, with five remaining dogs euthanized for lung examination.
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Blind Dog Helps Deaf Blind Man See Again
DETROIT AP A 23 year old man Jack McAdams trained his guide dog Dell a Dober man Pinscher to lead through rainy streets. Dell was found blind from cataracts and a canine diabetes after an operation costing 350 dollars improved her sight. Dell's recovery brought new confidence as she wagged a handshaking paw and regained her leash trust.
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Wiliam Magrane
Mishawaka
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Onette Robinson
Doctors Hospital
Rat Patrol Leads ABCs New Season Portrayal
TV critic notes upcoming season blends adventure and comedy in Vietnam era and World War II style shows. Four ABC actors travel to Spain for 170 episodes, forming a tight unit as they portray American sergeant and privates amid desert settings and a German officer ally.
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New York
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Gomer Pyle
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F Troop
Spain
Africa
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Chris George
Lawrence Casey
Justin Tarr
Hans Gudegast
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NBC
Mississippi
Creek Indian Chief Urges Education To Continue Fight
Pam pa Texas AP Creek nation chief W E McIntosh told 500 Panhandle Southwest Indian Organization Sun day that education is key to a “continuing war” with the United States He urged high school graduates from tribes to pursue further study to press for settlements from past allotments and redevelopment.
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United States
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Panhandle
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Oklahoma
American Indian Congress
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Texas plans Amistad flood study and fishing aims
River Basin Shidy Del Rio Texas AP reports the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department conducts preimpoundment studies for the Big Grade River basin to be flooded by Amistad Dam. The lake is expected to be a premier Southwest freshwater fishing site. Biologists evaluate selective fish kills in Devis Lake and Lake Walk, to be absorbed by the new lake, and restocking with black bass. About 45 percent of all com down in the United States goes.
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Amistad
Devis Lake
Lake Walk
Violent Deaths On Texas Roads Over Weekend
The Associated Press tallies 28 violent deaths in Texas over the weekend including 19 in traffic accidents. Victims include Evangelina Palomarez and Sara Flores Prea, both 6 and 7, hit while playing. Dario Sanchez, 23, stabbed near San Antonio. several drownings and vehicle crashes across Fort Worth, Dallas, Raymondville, and San Diego areas.
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Dario Sanchez
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Butler
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Dwight Wright Davis
Bobby FE
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Alvarado
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