Labor data shows low unemployment with caveat on youth jobs
A Labor Department spokesman counters spring job forecasts predicting a summer youth crisis. He notes 1.6 million teens employed, while a rise in Negro unemployment slightly clouds the otherwise bright picture. Overall unemployment stands at 4.5 percent, the lowest since October 1957, down from 4.7 percent in June, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Robert Stein.
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Labor Department
Robert Stein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment Drops as Teen Jobs Rise Despite White Rate Gap
Washington officials reported a record nearly 75 million Americans at work in June. Teen employment increased, cutting the overall jobless rate to 4.5 percent, while white unemployment fell and nonwhite rates remained higher. Adults show declines across men and women amid a broad employment rise.
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Washington (Ap
Cuban Ex-Governor Describes Torture and Escape Bid
Luis Casas, Fidel Castro’s first governor of Camaguey, recounts five years in Cuban prisons marked by beatings and hunger, his solo escape attempt on a homemade raft via the Gulf Stream, and his rescue near Miami after 12 days adrift. He details solitary confinement, cross marked on a fellow inmate, and his preparations on the black market.
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Isle of Pines
Pacific Ocean
Havana Public Library
Havana
King Urges Self Rule for Washington Capital
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urged self government for the nation’s capital during a White House meeting with President Johnson. He led an evening march past the White House to thank Johnson for backing home rule. King spoke at a rally to about 4,000 residents and met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss D C governance.
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Local Marriage Licenses and Court Notices
Public records show marriage licenses for Ronald Boyd Conner and Melna Jean Parish. Richard Nelson Pope and Glenda Rene Goff. William Ray Blackburn and Barbara Ann Rogers. Curtis Lee Baegzett and Lupe Lucile Parsons, all of Lubbock. Court entries list divorce suits, auto collision damages, tax matters, and estate inheritance tax applications across multiple district courts.
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Ronald Boyd Conner
Melna Jean Parish
Lubbock
Richard Nelson Pope
Glenda Rene Goff
Willam Ray Blackburn
Barbara Ann Rogers
Curtis Lee Baegzett
Lupe Lucile Parsons
Lub
Helicopter Firefighting Pitch From Sud Aviation Duo
A helicopter equipped with a bucket water tank operated Thursday to combat Riviera brush fires. Roger Frey observed as the craft, developed by Sud Aviation engineers, can scoop up 90 gallons from the sea and spray it on flames, turning a helicopter into a fire engine.
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Water Ski Tourney Opens Three Day South Central Regional
The South Central Regional Water Ski Tournament begins at Buffalo Springs Lake with 115 entrants from five states competing for berths in the national tourney in Minneapolis August 21 22. Pete Salassi of Vicksburg Mississippi is an honorary citizen of Lubbock as festivities start at Holiday Inn Parkway. The eight division event runs noon today through Sunday with trophies in slalom jumping and trick. Judges include Kenneth Clark Woody Allen Monroe Scurlock and Stan Frisbie. The tournament is sponsored by the Lubbock Water Ski Club with Tom Collins as president.
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Lubbock
Pete Salassi
Vicksburg
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South Central Region
National Water Ski Assn
Buffalo Springs’ Lake
Holiday Inn Parkway
Buffalo Springs Lake
Berts
Minneapolis
Kenneth Clark
Canyon
Woody Allen
Labibock
Monroe Scurlock
Beamont
Stan Frisbie
Tulsa
National
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arakasas
Mississippi
United States
Lubbock Water Ski Club
Tom Collins
Experts say Reds may orbit space station in near term
US experts think Russia may soon lock together in orbit a craft with up to six cosmonauts. The Proton 1, launched July 16, could be an empty station or crewed from Earth. Officials expect a launch before Aug 19, ahead of Gemini-5 with Cooper and Conrad slated for eight days.
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Washington
UPS
U. S
Russia
Diesel engines to be built in Mexico
Mexico City reports that diesel engines will be manufactured domestically in the near future. The move aims to expand local industry and create jobs while reducing reliance on imports. Authorities cited economic and strategic benefits of domestic production.
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Mexico City
Mexico
U.S. Viet Nam Battle Toll Reaches 546
American deaths from hostile action in Viet Nam rose to 546 in the week ending Aug. 2, an uptick of 10 from the prior week. Since Jan. 1, 1961, 371 killed in action, 24 died of wounds, 150 missing in action, and one in captivity. The week’s nonhostile deaths totaled 261, up seven from the previous week.
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Washington
UPI
Viet Nam
Pentagon
South Plains College Pre registration tops 400 students
More than 400 students have pre registered for the fall term at South Plains College in Levelland. Dean Nathan Tubb expects over 1,000 students on opening day September 15. Pre registration continues by appointment through August 20. Regular registration is set for September 13 and 14.
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South Plains College
Nathan Tubb
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