17 Jun 1963
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Newspaper
Garland Daily News
Location
Garland, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1963
Page
1
A humorous reminiscence frames a talkative group of professionals arguing which occupation is oldest. The punchline crowns the politician for creating chaos. Plus notes on a young angler Terry Duckworth, a garland cafe lunch anecdote, and a biscuit making memory from Garland. Page 3 continued.
United Press International reports widespread preparations for possible racial demonstrations across the South and North. Violence surfaces in Cambridge Maryland and other cities as leaders seek to prevent clashes, with National Guard deployment in Cambridge and state troopers at Alabama's University of Alabama.
A London building firm advertised for Site Personnel, with wording suggesting a preference that could indicate discrimination. The notice, reported by UPI, drew attention to hiring practices and the potential bias in the applicant pool.
A chartered South Main Baptist Church bus carrying 39 girls and chaperones overturned on a wet highway near Houston. A nine year old girl Gail Griffin of Houston died and 20 were injured. The incident occurred en route to Memphis for a Sunday school conference.
Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky came within about three miles during their twin orbits in Vostoks VI and V. Tass said data showed a precise trajectory with both in top shape as Khrushchev lauded the first woman in space. Tereshkova described sleeps well and calm pulse as the mission continued at 17 400 mph orbiting Earth every 85 minutes.
A Continental Trailways bus carrying 27 passengers crashed into a Katy Railroad center post near Rowlett on Highway 64 at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Seventeen passengers were hospitalized with bruises cuts and shock. driver Kenneth Ray Miller said heavy rain and debris contributed to the accident.
Garland Police captured 19 year old Robert Evans Spafford as he tried to flee Maxwell Electronics Corp after a burglary. He confessed and the trunk held 769.10 in stolen electronics before he was bound over on 1000 dollars bond.
A masked gunman robbed eight Dallas poker players at the Dallas Continental Inn motel in Richardson. He took about 1000 dollars in cash and 1000 dollars in clothing and jewelry, struck one man, and fled on foot after warning a partner would shoot if pursued.
Five persons were injured, none seriously, in a two car crash at Garland and Kingsley Road Sunday afternoon. A second collision elsewhere left two people with minor injuries. Mary Sifers Foley, 24, of Wiley, drove north on South Garland when John Edward McKinley, 32, of Ravina, lost control on wet pavement and veered into Foley’s path. Injured included Evelyn McKin...
Postmaster L G Pool announced five digit ZIP Codes for Garland residents with a prefix 750 and suffix 40 for home delivery or 41 for post office boxes. ZIP Codes take effect July 1 and should be used on return addresses to speed mail distribution and reduce mis-sent mail.
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