Farm Workers March From Rio Grande City For $1.25 Wage
A 40 mile march begins in Rio Grande City led by Rev Antonio Gonzalez and Rev James Navarro booth supported by a mix of clergy and activists. The protesters seek union recognition and a $1.25 per hour minimum wage for Mexican American farm laborers amid calls for Texas legislative action and a labor rally planned in Austin on Labor Day.
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Rio Grande Valley
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Skidmore
Pettus
Poth
California
San Joaquin Valley
Texas
National Farm Workers Association
Austin
Texas Afl-Cio
Capitol
John B. Connally
Rio Grande City
Tex
Rio Grande River
Starr County
U.S
Eugene Nelson
Antonio Gonzalez
James L. Navarro
Houston
Father Gonzalez
Houston Jewish Community Council
Local Swimmers Place in Kansas City AAU Meet
Three members of the Holiday Swim Club of Lawrence placed at Ward Parkway Country Club AAU championships in Kansas City Missouri. Paul Russell finished third in the 50 yard butterfly and 50 yard freestyle for 9 10 year old boys. Caren McCready took fifth in the 50 yard freestyle for 9 10 year old girls and Jeff Swanson was fourth in the 2 yard butterfly in the boys under 9 bracket. Twenty two teams from Kansas and Missouri competed.
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Holiday Swim Club
Lawrence
Ward Parkway Country Club
Kansas City
Paul Russell
Caren McCready
Jeff Swanson
Kansas
Missouri
Three Judges Rule Missouri Reapportionment Legal
A three judge federal panel ruled Missouri’s Senate and House redistricting constitutional. The decision cites 34 Senate districts and 163 House districts with population ranges near equality, noting required voter shares to elect majorities. Plaintiffs include Mrs. H Constance Jones and others of Kansas City. St Louis intervener-participants are listed.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Senate
House Apointment Committee
U. S. District Court
Albert A. Ridge
Floyd R. Gibson
U.S. 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
William H. Becker
House
H. Constance Jones
Stuart E. Hirshman
Harold Holliday
James L. Robinson Jr
Paul W. Preisler
Joseph Roddy
David M. Grant
St. Louis
Nepal Declares 500 Square Miles for Wildlife Reserve
King Mahendra designates 500 square miles in the tropical lowlands as a protected area to preserve rhinos tigers leopards crocodiles and other declining species amid conservation efforts and national pride.
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Mahendra
Nepal
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
New healing substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H suppository or ointment shrinks hemorrhoids stops itching and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual reduction and complete relief, with patients declaring piles no longer a problem.
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New York, N. Y
Specifi
Byrd Dynasty Faces Tough Opposition in Virginia Primary
In Virginia the Byrd political organization confronts its strongest challenge yet from the moderate liberal wing of the Democratic Party. Incumbent Sens. A Willis Robertson and Harry F Byrd Jr face contenders with state legislative resumes as Rep Howard W Smith seeks a 19th term, while Armistead L Boothe and George Rawlings Jr contest the 8th District seat. Byrd, aged 51, delays campaigning as his father Byrd Sr lies in a coma from a brain tumor, prompting Boothe to pause campaign events out of respect.
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Richmond
Byrd Organization
Democratic Party
Virginia
Senate
A. Willis Robertson
Harry F. Byrd Jr
House
Howard W. Smith
House Rules Committee
Smith
George Rawlings Jr
Fredericksburg
Byrd
Armistead L. Boothe
North Virginia
Robertson
Byrd Sr
William B. Spong Jr
Spong
Harry Byrd Sr
Boothe
Rawlings
Boothe-Byrd
Berryville
Fights Last Night In Melbourne Brescia and Caracas
In Melbourne Lionel Rose defeated Ray Perez by points. In Brescia Santo Amanti beat Leroy Green on points. In Caracas Vicente Rivas defeated Sandro Lopopolo by points.
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Melbourne
Australia
Lionel Rose
Ray Perez
Honolulu
Brescia
Italy
Santo Amanti
Leroy Green
New York
Caracas
Venezuela
Vicente Rivas
Sandro Lopopolo
Leaders In American League Notables Lead Batting and Pitching Lists
The Associated Press notes top AL performers: Sny der tops with .347, Kaline .325. runs F Robinson 66, Aparicio 62. RBIs B Robinson 70, Powell 67. Highlights include B Robinson 104 hits, Oliva 10. Yastrzemski 26 doubles with B Robinson and Oliva tied at 19. F Robinson and Kaline 21 HRs. Agee 28 steals, Campaneris 20. Pitching leaders: S Miller 7 decisions, Watt and Aker 6 1/857. Strikeouts Richert 125, McDowell 119.
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Snyder
Baltimore
Kaline
Detroit
F. Robinson
Aparicio
B. Robinson
Powell
Baltimores
Oliva
Minnesota
Yastrzemski
Boston
B&b. Robinson
McAuliffe
Scott
Foy
Agee
Chicago
Campaneris
Kansas City
S. Miller
Watt
Aker
Richert
Washington
McDowell
Cleveland
Baseball Leaders Sheet Teems With Record Figures
Batting leaders show Mota and Alou among Pitts burgh and Atlanta players with high averages. Aaron leads runs with 64 while Alou and Allen from Atlanta and Philadelphia show strong RBI totals. Alou posts 114 hits and Stargell 63 RBIs, with Callison and Mays doubling and Mota contributing in the field. Pitching lists Perry with 7 decisions and .923, Cuellar at .875, while Koufax dominates strikeouts with 165.
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Mota
Pittsburgh
Alou
Aaron
Atlanta
Allen
Philadelphia
Stargell
McCarver
St. Louis
Brock
aAaron
Stargel
Wills
Los Angeles
Fperry
San Francisco
Cuellar
Houston
Koufax
Gibson
Pirates Sweep Mets Behind Stargell Mazeroski
Yesterday's Stars highlight Willie Stargell and Bill Mazeroski of the Pirates driving in seven runs each in a 10-2 and 9-2 doubleheader sweep of the New York Mets. Stargell earned two homers two doubles and two singles while Mazeroski had four hits including a grand slam. Jim Kaat pitched six hits allowed in a 6-1 Twins win over Detroit.
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Willie Stargell
Bill Mazeroski
Pirates
New York Mets
Stargell
Mazeroski
Ptiching
Jim Kaat
Twins
Detroit
Minnesota
Mrs Saperstein Takes Over Role Of Trotter Boss
In Frankfurt AP reports Mrs Abe Saperstein, widow of Harlem Globetrotters founder Abe Saperstein, assumes leadership of the team after his death. She recalls Abe’s generosity and her late husband’s close bond with players, plans to lead the club for a few years before passing to son Jerry, 26.
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Mrs. Saperstein
Trotter
Frankfurt
Germany
Abe Saperstein
Harlem
Abe
Sapterstein
Zany
Chicago
Tornadoes Linger Across Five States Amid Severe Storms
Violent weather raked Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Michigan and Iowa with tornadoes and high winds. Damage included a drive in theater screen collapse and downed power lines while no deaths or injuries were reported. Rain brought relief to drought areas with Chicago and Green Bay logging notable totals.
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Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Illinois
Wisconsin
Chicago
Green Bay
Wis
Indiana
Northwest
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Dakotas
Pierre
S.D
Huron
la Crosse
Mississippi River
Harpers Ferry
Iowa
Madison
Tomah
McHenry
Kankakee
Peoria
Dubuque
Saugatuck
Mich
Grand Rapids
Kentucky
Bluegrass
Lexington
Richmond
Winchester
Louisville
Idaho
Panhandle
U.S. 12
Greer
Fans Arrested At Tuscola County Rooster Fight
In Saginaw Michigan an air dropped loudspeaker announced arrests during a Tuscola County cock fight. Troopers infiltrated the wooded area and 109 roosters were confiscated after Mayville Justice of the Peace George Foster fined each of the 66 men for loitering at an illegal event.
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Saginaw
Mich
Tuscola County
Roosterfight
Mayville
Justice of the Peace
George Foster
Volunteers Fail to Rally in Grenada Rights Test
In Grenada Mississippi only twelve teenagers volunteered to help test desegregation in public accommodations led by Leon Hall an aide to Martin Luther King Jr. He cited communication problems as the reason for the small turnout.
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Grenada
Miss
Mississippi
Leon Hall
Martin Luther King Jr
Grenada Lake
Eisenhower
Hall
Jackson
Memphis
Tenn
New Brick
Suggs Ingram
Henry Aaronson
Jackson, Miss
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
James L. Draper
Federal Community
Four Men Rise in Red China's Communist Hierarchy
Tokyo report notes four men advancing in China's leadership amid a purge. Marshal Yeh Chien-yin joins the Central Committee secretariat, Chen Po-ta chairs Red Flag duties, Tao Chu becomes propaganda chief, and Kang Shen moves as party theoretician with potential succession links.
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Tokyo
Red
China
Peking
Peking Radio
New China News Agency
Communist Party
Mao Tze-tung
Yeh Chien-yin
Central Committee
Lo Juiching
Chen Po-ta
Mao
Red Flag
Tao Chu
Lu Tingi
Kang Shen
Peng Chen
Midwest Power Outage Cuts Across Several States
A brief, widespread power failure struck the Midwest around 11 a m local time as temperatures neared 100 degrees. Nebraska suffered the heaviest load loss with NPPS serving eastern two thirds of the state except Omaha and nearby counties. Some NPPS towns restored in 45 to 50 minutes. Omaha unaffected. Officials cited Fort Randall line openings as a contributing factor and noted minor outages in Iowa North and South Dakota.
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Omaha
Neb
Midwest
Plains
Nebraska
Nebraska Public Power System
NPPS
Frank Lachicotte
Power Systems Operation
Bureau of Reclamation
Watertown
S.D
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Lachicotte
Fort Randall
Bureau of Penta Glide
Nebrasa
World War II Liberty ship sinks off Cape Hatteras coast
The Liberty ship Paestum sank 23 miles south southeast of Cape Hatteras after leaving Norfolk for repairs with a 32 man crew. Lifeboats rescued by the tanker Hess Petrol, and transfers planned to a Coast Guard vessel off Cape Henry. The ship, built in 1944 as Samspeed and later renamed Cape York, carried 9496 tons of powdered phosphate from Boca Grande to Italy.
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Portsmouth
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Hess Petrol
Cape Henry
Paestum
Samspeed
Cape York
Boca Grande
Fla
Italy
Canadian General Dies in Quebec at 80
Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton, 80, who led the first Canadian army overseas in World War II, died in Montebello Quebec. His career included prewar president of the National Research Council, wartime army commander, brief defense minister service, and Canadian chairman of the International Joint Commission until retirement in 1962.
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Montebello
Quebec
A. G. L. McNaughton
McNaughton
National Research Council
International Joint Commission
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