Honest Hero of 1919 Series Dies From Cancer
Richard H. Kerr known as the honest hero of the 1919 World Series for the Chicago White Sox died at 69 in Houston. He passed at home with his wife Cora and relatives after a cancer diagnosis revealed last March. Survived by wife Ray Grant an adopted son two brothers Art and Al and several nieces. Funeral services planned at Woodridge Baptist Church with burial in Forest Park Cemetery.
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Dickey) Kerr
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Forest Park Cemetery
Matson Sets More Records At State Track Meet
Pampa weightman Raddy Matson set a second state schoolboy record with a 66 ft 10 in shot put. Midland Lee's Mark King raised the pole vault mark to 14 ft 2 in. Amarillo Tascosa edged Hillcrest for Class AAAA team title, while Bloomington and Bartlett won Class A and B crowns. Tascosa overcame dropped relays, winning sprint relay and placing in the mile relay close to Hillcrest.
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UPTI
Raddy Matson
Pampa
Midland Lee
Mark King
Amarillo Tascosa
Dallas Hillcrest
Hillcrest
Bloomington
Bartlett
Tascosa
Rebels
Rockefeller Divorce Sparks Plans Amid Wedding Rumors
The report outlines Rockefeller's announced divorce on March 16 1962 and speculation over a new marriage to a woman 20 years younger. It describes a planned plane trip to Venezuela, residence moves to Albany and Pocantico Hills, and notes on the bride's background in Rockefeller politics and staff roles. Mention of romances with James Murphy and the fated Michael Rockefeller adds context to the era’s whispers.
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Special Messenger
Venezuela
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Pocantico Hills
Laurance Rockefeller
Murphy
James §. Murphy
Johns Hopkins
Rockefeller Institute
Mitchell and Durin face tough times on track and at home
Durin defends his stride as he claims Charles did not jump the first time in the 220 and 100 championships. Mitchell, after a long wait, recalls a near perfect run despite a 9.6 100 best this year and vows a faster time. The piece crosses to a separate note on the Rockefeller family’s search for Michael and a family update following reports of a new seven bedroom apartment.
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Coleman Flash
Dunn
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Mitchell
New Guinea
Rockefeller
Michael
Mary Rockefeller Strawbridge
Rodman
Robert L. Pierson
Steven C. “the Murphys
James B
Margaretta Harrison
Carol Slater
Malinda Fitler
New York Daily News
Controversy Over Lawmaker Abuse Allegations Continues
The piece details responses from several lawmakers including Powell Ellender Rivers Multer Buckley Osmers MacMillan Berry and others denying charges of a protection racket. Multer and Powell threaten lawsuits amid a broader controversy sparked by an anonymous Parade ad and a House hearing led by Omar Burleson that ended without identifying the anonymous congressman.
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Rey Powell
Va Ellender
D-La
L. Mead Rivers
D-S
Abraham J. Multer
D-N. Y
Victor Wickersham
Okla
Charles A. Buckley
D-N
Frank C. Osmers Jr
John MacMillan
William Corey
Fla
E. Y. Berry
R-S
Homer
E. C Nehart
R-Ind
Multer
Powell
Oe Anderson
Congress
Omar Burleson
D-Tex
House Administration
Ison
Weather Drouth Relief Mixed As Storm Strikes Texas Panhandle
The storm hit early causing 4% to 6 inch rainfall in under 30 minutes and knocked down at least five power poles. Temperatures rose into the 80s and 90s elsewhere with showers in the Panhandle and Lower Gulf Coast. Gulf Coast remained warm upper 70s. Central and East Texas stayed partly cloudy and warm through Sunday. Memphis saw hail and heavy rain, Wellington reporting .40 inch.
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Déit State
Gulf Coast
Austin
Panhandle
Alice
Tyler
Weather Bureau
Central
East Texas
West Texas
Mike Wilson
Memphis
Red River
Wellington
Nasser Motorcade Plans Move to Square Port Said
Ambitious plan to relocate Nasser’s motorcade a half mile from the waterfront to the renamed Square Port Said to mark the abortive 1956 Anglo French invasion. In the square, thousands pressed toward the plaque Nasser was to unveil.
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Port Said
U S Navy Marines Move Toward Port au Prince Amid Invasion Threat
UPI reports a US Navy task force with combat ready Marines moved within 30 miles of Port au Prince as invasion threats rose. In Moscow, speculation swirled over a successor to aging Premier Kozlov, with Khrushchev’s future in the Soviet leadership a topic of discussion.
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Dominican Republic
UPI
U. SS. Navy
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Prince
Moscow
Fro
Kozlov
Eee
Primier Nikita S
Khrushcheys
Kremlin Power Struggle Hobbled by Kozlov Illness
Reports say Kozlov, struck by a brain hemorrhage and partial paralysis, is too ill to resume his role in the Kremlin power struggle. The situation raises questions about leadership succession and political stability in Moscow.
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