Mississippi Patrolmen Break Up White Mob in Grenada
About 150 state highway patrolmen and 75 game wardens dispersed a hostile crowd of whites threatening 200 Negro demonstrators in Grenada Mississippi. Officers deployed in skirmish lines with rifles at the ready, pushing the mob back from City Square as the adjutant general noted National Guard alert.
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Grenada
Miss
City Square
Mississippi
National Guard
Miles Crisler
Jackson
Carriell Gartin
Paul Johnson
Violent clashes hit Detroit and Chicago civil rights protests
In Detroit East Side a gunshot wounded Tyrone Powers and a gasoline fire bomb shattered a drug store window as police reported over twenty arrests amid rioting. In Chicago a 2000-strong protest gathered, marching and picketing the Real Estate Board with little attention from the public. In New York Flatbush tensions escalated as four Negroes opened fire on advancing whites, wounding two youths. authorities moved in with warnings as missiles flew. Authorities in several states mobilized police and guards to curb violence.
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Detroit
Tyrone Powers
Powers
Ray Girardin
NEW York
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Necmnec
Final scuba course openings announced by Lubbock parks department
Lester Witcher, director of jaquatics and special events for Lubbock Parks and Recreation, announced remaining openings in the final summer scuba diving course. Interested applicants should call Witcher at PO2-6411 Ext S08 or 509. Deadline is Monday. Mae Simons Pool will close for winter for repairs while other city pools stay open until Aug. 31.
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Lester Witcher
Jaquatics
City of
Mae Simons
Bridge Collapse Drowns 20 in Venezuela Bus Plunge
A Caparo River bridge near Punta de Piedras in Venezuela collapsed under a passing bus. At least 20 were killed and 30 listed as missing, with most victims drowning as the bus plunged into turbulent waters. Some people were on an observation platform when the accident occurred.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Caparo
Punta de Piedras
Korger Man Charged In Death Of Wife
Borger sheriff says M. R. Turner charged with murder for the Tuesday night shooting of his wife Elnora Turner at their home. The husband was denied bond as investigators confirm the fatal shooting.
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Luis Luna Lopez
Duke St
Korger
Borger Cap
M. R. ‘Turner
Elnora
Turner
Hugh Anderson
Births Across Texas: Dozens of New Arrivals Reported
A stream of birth announcements from Reese AFB Hospital to Methodist Hospital details newborns and weights from 2 pounds 14 ounces to 10 pounds. Fathers' occupations include stationed airman, Bellairy worker, farm labor, electrician, insurance executive, and pastor.
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A.lc
Harlan Zellmer
Teese Village
Reese Afb Hospital
Reese
Daniel Martinez, Slaton
Laut Clinic
Coleman Polk
E. St. St
Porter
Clinic
Rivne Bonnet Laundry Employe
O James C.austin
Goodnight Hospital
Waldene
James Evie
70Th St
West’ Texas Hospital
Independent Life Insurance Co
Revo
Mreo Martin
Methodist Hospital
Morterey
David A. Howe
Texas
Lunar Orbiter Aims to Orbit Moon After Precise Maneuvers
NASA reports the Lunar Orbiter plans two midcourse maneuvers then a final engine burn to drop its speed near the moon and be captured as a lunar satellite. The craft follows Luna 10 findings that micrometeoroids are frequent near the moon and radiation levels differ from interplanetary space.
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Moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lunar Orbiter
Balloon carries gamma ray telescope over Crab Nebula
Rice University scientists launched a balloon with a five foot gamma ray telescope to study emissions from the exploded Crab Nebula about 3,500 light years away. The flight began at 12 49 am and landed near Midland around 10 am as part of three balloon investigations into stellar explosions.
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Houston
Rice University
Palestine
Midland
Earth
Rice
Grim Vietnam battles as Marines clash with Communists
In heavy action 350 miles north of Saigon, Marines face a multi battalion Communist force. Reports say about 1400 enemy troops killed. U S losses described as moderate. Also a tragic Mekong Delta village bombing killed 15 civilians and injured 182.
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Saigon
UPC
U.S
Tam Ky
Mekong Delta
Chau Nhiem
Meany Warns Congress Over Airline Strike Impact
AFL CIO leader George Meany urged Congress not to pass legislation to end the machinists strike, warning against socialism and a potential move toward nationalizing big industries. He said stopping the strike could cripple the labor movement and threaten workers’ liberty.
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Meany
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Federation
Congress
Rio Grande Valley cotton gins post weaker weekly total
Rio Grande Valley gins reported 19 875 bales ginned last week raising the season total to 26 853 bales across Cameron Hidalgo Starr and Willacy counties. Heavy rains in the region and forecasts of more showers dim prospects for a 200 000 bale harvest. Indonesia and Malaysia sign peace agreement to end undeclared war.
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Mercedes, Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Valley
Cameron
Hidalgo
Starr
Willacy
Valley Farm Bureau
Mercedes
Brownsville
Los Fresnos
Willacy County
Grand Jury Indicts Multiple Defendants in Local Case Load
Grand jury returns indictments in a Do Prep Inn death case and several other charges. Robert Lee Washington, 27, identified as driver in July crashes, faces murder-related counts. Other indictments include robbery by assault, attempting to pass forged instruments, drunken driving, burglary, and theft across multiple defendants with addresses listed.
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Methodists Hospital
Toler
Do Prep Inn
Robert Lee Washington
Ave. E
Washington
June O'Neal
Henry Lee Hollins
Willie Earl Tipton
Hollins
Tipton
Methodist Hospital
Nettie Ruth Robinson
7Th St. York
Ernest Chance Jr
Chance
16Th St
Almetia Jones Maxey
Staton
Maxey
Samuel Maxey ,Jr
Gretta Marlene Brown
Ave. D
James Albert Blair
Junior Paul House
36Th St
Bobby Parrish
28Th St
James A. Beckett
Sudan
Amelia S. Zambrano
E. Bates Sr
Lee T. Andrews
Fort Worth
B. E. Barkley
Spur
Jack Tannery
J. B
Bud) Shankle
Ath St
Richard F. Wilson
Hawthorne
Okla
Clifford Conner
Slaton
David Rhea Cumbie
James Franklin
45Th St
Robert Ross
Penny Shoptaugh
Willie Gene Johnson
Jimmy Doug Galey
S6th
Richard Spock
2Nd St
Joseph Robert Moore
Dennis BF. Willhite
54Th St
James Boroughs
39Th St
Arturo Vasquez
6Th St
Ray Clinton Windsor
Lamar
Colo
Rena Bustamente
Emory St
Frank M. Lozano
43Rd St
Jose Cruz Galvan
Wilson
Orval Dee Slaughter
Edmondson
Rodolfo Samarripas
Ave. L
William E. Hodges
Elbert N. Haddock
44Th St
Jack King
Birch Ave
Lee Roy Ralston
Lubbock
Ted Alkire
Ave. K
William
Ron Lee
47Th St
Raul Garcia
7Th St
Francisco R. Isqueredo
Ave. C
Armando Ortiz Arguijo
Tulane Ave
Rafe Allen Rodgers
Littlefield
John BE. Key
Foreman
Bill York
Bo Ro Castelbury
Owen Gibreath
Fred Brown
Gaylord Kinard
Hughes Thomas
D. J. Davis
Lo Po Rheudasil
BO Moss
Wheeler Robertson
Otis Neill
Spectacular Electrical Display Hits Region With Heavy Rains
Thunderstorms and heavy rain impacted the southeastern area with gusty winds around 40 mph and hail. Post Rodeo canceled as eastern districts saw up to 1.3 inches, while Abilene and Lubbock reported scattered showers and high temps near 100. Officials issued all clear for alert areas as radar showed remaining rainfall.
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South Plains
Weather Bureau
Spur
Post Rodeo
Post
Lake Thomas
Ganeers
Paducah
Welch
Dawson County
New Mevien
Lamesa
Panhandle
Amarillo
Downstate
Lubbock
Middle
Upper Texas
East Texas
Abilene
Red River Valley
Wichita Falls
U.S
Ballinger
Hamlin
Aosea
Gainesville
Sherman
Hugo
Oklaiiei Rifles
Beaumont
West Texas
Dalhart
Galveston
Victoria
Laredo
Presidio
San Angelo
Waco
Wink
College Station
Dallas
el Paso
Fort Worth
Junction and Mineral Wells
Ohio
Arkansas
Field
Greenbrier
Ark
Jackson
Miss
Alma
Muncie
Ind
Benton
Columbus
Frederick
Oklahoma
California
Desert
Avestern
Bridge Collapse Reported In Capital City River Span
Rescue crews searched a collapsed bridge site as floodlights lit the river. A German shepherd aided the search while hundreds watched from the banks. A woman mourned her missing husband as hospitals awaited word, and traffic clogged the area delaying ambulance effort. Workers had been assembling concrete sections on the span when the disaster struck.
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Pital
Acccent
East Germans Begin Replacing Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz
An East German army work crew guarded by armed soldiers and dogs began tearing down a section of the Berlin wall at Potsdamer Platz. A nine foot high pre fabricated concrete slab wall with a concrete pipe on top will replace the old block wall as part of the so called modern border around West Berlin. Scores of tourists watched from a nearby platform as workers carried out the task.
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Berlin
Potsdamer Platz
West Berlin
Escalation Probable in Viet Nam War Size and Strain
Aid projections place Viet Nam war totals at about 375 000 with 290 000 on land 60 000 offshore and 25 000 in bases Guam Thailand Philippines Okinawa. Ground force could reach 400 000 plus 85 000 offshore surpassing Korea War peaks. Pentagon notes intensified bombing and 2 500 American battle deaths in six months compare to Korea and World War II scales.
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Guam
Thailand
Philippines
Okinawa
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Norea
Red Force
Pentagon
Washington
Saigon
North Viet Nam
South
Texas federal building funds approved for multiple cities
U S Sen John Tower announced final passage of an independent offices appropriation bill funding Texas projects. In San Antonio a new courthouse and federal building plus site costs total 7 564 million dollars. Big Spring Denton Laredo receive new posts and offices with sums from 543 thousand to 951 thousand dollars.
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Austin
U.S
John Tower
Independent Offices
San Antonio
Court House
Wee
Big Spring
Denton
Laredo Border Patrol Station
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Chicago Real Estate Board
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Madison St
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Walter Johnson
Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg
James M. Carroll
Lubbock High School
Hotel
Roger Brooks
30Th St
Texas Tech Graduate School
Highland Hospital
George Holland Sr
Tom Conway
Laibhock
Hollands
George Holland Jr
Dan Bidwell
27Th St
Buffalo Lakes Road
Pat Moore
J. D. Armstrong
Ave
Edd Mote
Plainview
Vilas Park Zoo
Madison
Wis
Zoo
Alvie Nelson
Donald Frank Guest
West Texas Hospital
J. C. Penney Co
Alvis
Grove, Hurmond
City Auto Service
Ramon Caudillo
N. Ave
Laurae
Bellairy
Billy Ray Adams
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Lubbock Cotton Il Co
Martin L. Aguilar
S. Ave. IL
Es Hospital
Kenneth Gentry
Henry L. Stafford
Canopus
Vietnam
Paul Revere YI
Highlands
Pleiker
Airlines
Stemiller
Staggers
Indonesia
Malaysia
Jakarta
Grand Jury
William R. Talley
5Th St
Glenn Allen Reid
Anth St
Archie Brown Jr
Jack Boreman
Jtr
Tait BK
Casme Rosales
Harvard St
Thomas Quintem
Roy Scott
Ave. B
Frank Fore Watson
Jarvis
Edwin Youngblood
St. James
David Jones
Brownfield
Joe Buntello Jr
Erskine St
Robert Fuentes Esparza
Fordham St
P. H. Nelly
Harold H. Bails
Friona
William D. Cain
Glenn Scott Thornton
22Nd Place
W. F. Trim
Ave. F
Harold Adams
Peace Corps
India
Accouat
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
United States
North
Treasury Department
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