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HairHr;fKi(AP Wirepheto)Teen Musician* Bailie for Long HairTnlt;PerishIn GasolineHEATHSandBar -Lrc BlastFI A Ell A I.SSAN FRANCISCO r gasoline barge, its hull- A rip-Mr.Fiinnered whenit went aground inian Francisco Bay, explodedoday, killing two men and eaving three others missing nd presumed dead.Another four men were inured. one critically, when the standard Oil Co. barge No. 18 ent aground near San Fran-isco Pier 64. while en route rom Richmond on the other ide of the bay.THE POLICE Departmentaid Standard Oi! tug No. 4^explicably lost control ofte barge near P ei 62 whileearing its destination during arly morning darkness. Gasoline from a ruptured ink on the barge spilled over av waters. A deck hand vic-m said an unexplained flame om the barge touched off theast. ;The Standard Oil employe i the barge and three on the ig all were either dead, miss-g or injured.ALSO MISSING • e oDast Guardsmen from a pa-ol boat that was standingMr. Emmett Farmer, 49. of Route 3, Box 188, Belton, died this morning of an apparent heart attack. Mr. Farmer was a passenger in a truck driven by his son in the Carter’s Grove Addition in College Station when the attack occurred at about 10:30 a.m.Moptop WarGoes BeforeJudge TodayDALLAS Whether *is obligated to edurat,.youth* who refus# to obpy school requests — such a* trimmin* s datle length haircut * principal calls di*S.trading — was before UDist. Judge W. M. Taylor Jr.today.Three high school seniors filed suit against the school hoard and Principal W, S.Lanham of Samuel! High School after being refused entrance Sept. 7 w ith their a ~ bundant crop of hair.Th* hoys, Stephen Webb, 18, and Paul Jarvis and Phillip Farrell, both 17, said a recording contract signed Aug. 16stipulates they'll let theirhair grow for evening and weekend appearance with * combo known* as Sounds Unlimited. .THEY SAID long hair is the vogue for teen-age boys the^e days and a must for entertain-er*. They claim Lanham d *• criminated against them while admitting other student* hair as long or longer,“No education has denied these boys/* said ion Whitham, an attorney forthe school hoard. “An education on their terms has been denied.”The schools maintain Tay. lor has no jurisdiction in the case and that local principals need authority to decide what dress or behavior might he harmful or disruptive to other students. Thev also must heHr -**allowed to take whatever action is appropriate, they contendedw it rbeen W a r -He was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. The body has been sent overland to Cooks Funeral Home m Austin where arrangements are pending. Hillier Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.Buddcr Amon gI VCcolorsInault;ruralionTexas APresident Earl Rudder is one of five Texas education institution leaders with key roles in the inauguration of Texas Tech’s eighthWILL EVERY decision he subject to federal scrutiny, or w'ill they continue to he mad® on the local level?” Whithamasked.The long hair controversy has created quite a stir in Dallas.Letters to the editor* of both major newspapers appear frequently, radio and television shows have asked listeners to call in their opinions and taiic with the youths.THE BOYS cut s record »-bout their dilemma and distributed 1,000 copies.Lanham made it clear af’rr the rock n roll record was played in court Monday that he didn't appreciate the bo\ «* reference to him and felt it held him up to ridicule.“That vah-yah-yah businessis not very complimentary,*np tPstifipH
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Bryan Daily Eagle
Bryan, Texas, US
Tue, Sep 27, 1966
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