Rioters clash in St. Augustine injuring dozens
About 500 segregationists and civil rights demonstrators fought in St. Augustine, Florida, leaving more than 20 injured and 15 arrested. Bricks and bottles flew as police strained to separate groups, and a teen girl was left unable to rise after the melee. Martin Luther King Jr sought federal protection, while local leaders urged end to violence as federal court actions on curfews proceeded.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
UPI
Integration
Martin Luther King
White House
U.S
King
Hoss) Manucy
King Manucy
Manucy
Oklahoman Named National Jaycee Leader at Dallas Convention
Roy Stanley Ladley of Bartlesville Oklahoma was elected national president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the national convention in Dallas He defeated Ron O Brienda Fairfield Iowa Ladley pledged to push Jaycee efforts in mental health and employment for the mentally disabled The convention drew about 9000 delegates and featured a straw vote on presidential prospects with Kennedy leading for the Democratic nomination and Goldwater leading the Republican ballot amid calls for a constitutional amendment to school prayer.
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Dallas
UPI
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Texas
Johnnally
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Atty
Robert Kennedy
Johnson
Roy Stanley Ladley
Bartlesville
Okla
Ron G. O’briend
Fairfield
Iowa
Ladley
Hubert H . D-Minn
Robert McNamara
Kennedy
McNamara
Texas auto insurance rates seen dipping in July hearing
Texas motorists may see lower auto premiums starting August after the State Board of Insurance endorsed a $5 million total cut and actuaries reported reduced loss figures. Statewide property and liability premiums were forecast to fall about 3 percent with a 5.6 percent average reduction across classes, while some drivers may see little or no savings. The final ruling is due in early July following a public hearing on rates.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
State Board of Insurance
Theanette
Angus McDonald
McDonald
No Interest Shown In Old Settlers Caravans
Glenn Buckley says no autos volunteered for two old settlers caravans to advertise the Old Settlers Celebration and Rodeo. Caravans run July 6 and 8 with a phone sign up, and 10 vehicles are needed or the event will be canceled. Rodeo and Celebration set for July 16 to 18.
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Old Settlers
Glenn Buckley
Chamber of Commerce
Buckley
Johnie Rucker
The
Crescent Gardens Residents Win Street Rename Battle
In Dartford England Crescent Gardens residents defeat plans to rename their street John Kennedy Way. They argue the late president’s legacy matters to the community and oppose giving a dead end street a new name. President Dennis Fenwick calls JFK a great leader and voices concern over the proposed label.
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Win Street
Dartford
England
UPI
Crescent Gardens
Font End
John Kennedy
Dennis Fenwick
Seven Die In Wreck In Oklahoma Headon Collision
Seven persons died in a southern Oklahoma headon crash with one survivor listed in critical condition. Victims included four members of a Rossville Georgia family Raymond Newton 31 Mable 30 and their children ages 5 and 1. The other driver C R Brackett and passengers M McMennamy and Glen Russey were from Bokchito Oklahoma. The Newtons were in a Ford vehicle and the driver Mrs Newton fell asleep crossing the center line according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
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Boswell
Okla
UPI
Rossville
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Georgia
Raymond Newton
Mable
Vassie Johnson
Hugo
Highway Patrol
Newton
C. R. Brackett
M. McMennamy
Glen Russey
Brackett
McMennamy
Bokchito
Paul Teague Dies Thursday In Colorado
Paul V Teague 71 former resident of Childress died of a heart attack at 2 p m Thursday at his Boulder Colorado home Funeral services are pending in Boulder He was with the Texas Highway Department when employed He is survived by two sons Melton B Dallas Paul Jr Wichita Falls a daughter Mrs Robert Slagle Tularosa New Mexico two sisters a Pierce Clovis and Mrs E H Tooley Plainview a brother Noel Clovis and eight children including his uncle B J Teague Rivercamp
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Paul V. Teague
Childress
Boulder
Colo
Teague
Texas Highway Department
B. J Teague
Wichita Falls
Clay County
Melton B
Dallas
Paul Jr
Robert Slagle
Tularosa
New Mex
A Pierce
Clovis
E. H. Tooley
Plainview
Noel
B J. Teague
Masons Prepare Public Installation of Lodge Officers
A public installation of officers for Masonic Lodge 695 is set for 7:30 p m today in the Lodge Hall. Installing Officer A A Bass and Installing Marshal Willard Williams will oversee the event.
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Masonic Lodge
A. A. Bass
Willard Williams
E. L. Havens
C. L. Carter
Ray C. Stone
Stewart
J. C Campsey
L M. Curtis
Harold Wright
Ae Willard
C. A. Smith
A. A Bass
W. W. Kinney
J. W. Hamilton
Morris Higley
Paul Ord
C. O. Trolinder
Jim Martindale
W. L. Painter
Deane P. Dodge
Harold Camp
W. L. Williams
Masonic Home and School
Dr. P. A. Preslar
J. C. McGee
Warner Stevens
E. L. Ham
Everett Jones
Neighborhood Baseball Game Raises Over 100 Dollars
The neighborhood baseball game on Wednesday night netted more than 100 dollars for the Summer Baseball Program. Dub Farnum and John W. Gay, coaches, praised the attendance and the clubs for supporting youth baseball, with Fred Cawthon noting the income as helpful for the program.
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Dub Farnum
Farnum
John W. Gay
Fred Cawthon
Findley criticizes Johnson over Hungary credit guarantee
Rep Paul Findley condemns President Johnson for authorizing Export-Import Bank credit guarantees on a 760000 dollar cotton seed to Hungary. He says it harms U.S. taxpayers and supports the Communist regime that crushed the 1956 Hungarian uprising.
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Washington
UPI
Paul Findley
R-Ill
Johnson
Hungary
U.S
Findley
House
Nist
Congress
Blasting Powder Truck Explodes in Pocono Mountains
A tractor trailer carrying 30,000 pounds of blasting powder exploded in Middle Smithfield near Route 209, killing six and injuring ten. The blast leveled buildings, toppled power lines, and caused widespread damage across Stroudsburg and the surrounding area. The dead include three Marshalls Creek volunteer firefighters, a local schoolteacher, and a Baltimore woman. Route 209 was blocked as authorities battled the aftermath and disposed of dangerous snakes released by the blast.
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Bushkill
UPI
Pocono Mountains
Pennsylvania
Marshalls Creek
Baltimore
Middle Smithfield
Delaware Water Gap
Stroudsburg
Earl Miller
Edwards Hess
Leonard Mosier
John Regina
Regina
William Paesch
E. Madison St
John Florio
Pleasantville
N.Y
Ohio
Connecticut
Florio
Delaware River
Here
Search intensifies for missing civil rights workers
White hat sailors FBI agents and state troopers sweep 10 mile square near Philadelphia Mississippi for missing civil rights workers Andrew Goodman Mickey Schwerner and James Chaney five days after they vanished. A burned station wagon and swamp searches underscore the danger of the Rogue Chitto area as authorities pursue leads and eye witness reports.
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Philadelphia
Miss
UPI
FBI
Johnson
Andrew Goodman
New York
Mickey Schwerner
Brooklyn
James Chaney
Meridian
Justice Department
Alabama Highway Patrol
al Linge
Marion
Ala
New York Police Fired in Major Bribery Scandal
New York City police faced a major bribery scandal after a three year inquiry into payoffs by gamblers. Ten officers were fired for refusing to waive immunity as the grand jury probes bribery rings. the 48 member undercover unit was disbanded. Lt. Stanley Koutnik was among the dismissed. his wife testified but refused. The case draws comparisons to the 1950 Gross bookmaking ring exposure.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Michael J. Murphy
Murphy
Stanley Koutnik
Grand Jury
Ayoff
Bookbarry Gross
Brooklyn
Gross
Vance Refuses 147 Answers In Texas Deposition
Wichita Falls District Attorney Sanley Kirk pressed Sheriff Ham Vance for deposition in a civil suit seeking his ouster. Vance answered 3 of 150 questions, invoking Texas Bill of Rights Article 1 section 10 as a stand-in for the Fifth Amendment. He faces charges of forging county documents perjury and false swearing and is set for trial July 13 in 30th District Court.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
UPI
Sanley Kirk
Wichita County
Ham Vance
Vance
Kirk
Mrs. Rogers To Stay in Hospital For Two Weeks
Mrs. Andy Rogers injured in an automobile accident in Parsons Kansas will remain in the hospital for two weeks. Andy Rogers and Roy Hines in Parsons plan to return to Childress bringing Paula and Jake. Andrea will stay with her mother in Parsons.
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Andy Rogers
Parsons
Kansas
Roy Hines
Childress
Paula
Jake
Andrea
AEC detonates 10th Nevada low yield underground blast
The Atomic Energy Commission conducted a low yield underground nuclear test at its Nevada site. It was the 10th explosion in a series begun earlier this year, producing a yield of 20 000 tons or less.
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Washington
Translator TV to Go Off Air in Three Weeks
Directors decided last night that Translator TV in Childress County will go off the air in three weeks. President Charles Mack urged immediate payment from members and non members. Members pay 1.50 per month and non members 2 per month.
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Childress County
Charles Mack
Mock
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