Cities reject federal aid in riots risk in 1960s
Government officials say Los Angeles and Chicago declined federal help to curb racial violence as riots rose. Undersecretary LeRoy Collins will visit California to meet Gov. Brown and Mayor Yorty after requests from them and White House approval. In Chicago, Mayor Daley and officials said they were not interested in a proposed federal support program.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Chicago
White House
LeRoy Collins
California
Edmund G. Brown
Samuel W. Yorty
Bottorn
Bill D. Moyers
Brown
Yorty
Collins
Johnson
Richard J. Daley
Council On Equal Opportunity
Boston
New York
Rochester
N.Y
Newark
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Ohio
Gary
Ind
Oakland
Calif
Daley
Onn
Maritime Strike Settled Key Issue Near Resolution
Washington AP reports Marine engineers and ship owners reached a complete agreement on the key automation dispute in a 63 day strike affecting about 100 ships on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Labor Secretary Wirtz announced the agreement, urged by President Johnson, pending union ratification.
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Washington
Atlantic
Gulf
W. Willard Wirtz
Afl-Cio Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
American Merchant Marine Institute
Johnson
International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
American Radio Association
Local Burns and Auto Mishaps Reported Across City
Tommy Edwards a 15 year old was admitted in West Texas Hospital after burns from a gas tank explosion at Hershel Pigg’s home. Pigg treated and released. Four people injured in a motor crash at 42nd and Knoxville, including Retha Ivey Kay Dorman Kim Dorman and Linda Trussell. all treated by private physician. J. Rampy and his grandfather returned from a six week world tour. Vickery not a city contractor and Rampy a future ministerial student. Officials comment on antipoverty program delays and efforts to improve communication between Negroes and officials.
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Tommy Edwards
Stanford
West Texas
Edwards
Hershel Pigg
Piggs
Pigg
42Nd
Knoxville
Retha King Ivey
43Rd St
Kay Dorman
Kim Dorman
24Th St
Linda Trussell
Plainview
Ivey
Dennis R. Langford
Thalon
J. RB. Vickery
Steve Rampy
39Th
Vickery
Rampy
Jacksonville Baptist College
Jacksonville
Tex
Saudi Agriculture Chief Visits Texas South Plains Farms
Saudi Arabia agriculture minister Mishari and engineer Tarek Shawaf visited Lubbock and Terry County irrigated farms owned by Kenneth Purtell and Delton Tatums to study modern irrigation and sewage disposal methods. They toured Lubbock farms hosted by Billy C. Gunter and then flew to Phoenix and Tucson for meetings with University of Arizona officials and California extension services.
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Hassan Mishari
Saudi Arabia
Lubbock
Ard
Phoenix
Aziz
Terry Counties
Mishari
Tarek Shawaf
Brownfield Country
Frank Gray
Heo
Tucson
University of Arizona
California
University of California
Agricultural Extension Service
Billy C. Gunter
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Copter Rescues Four From Offshore Gulf Sinks
Four people were rescued from an overturned boat in the Gulf of Mexico after tourists spotted the vessel floating upside down off Padre Island. A Coast Guard amphibious plane located the quartet clinging to the hull and the Corpus Christi Naval Station sent a helicopter to assist. John D Fisher and three family members from San Antonio were identified among the rescued.
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Corpus Christi ‘Tex
Oan
Oi Riz
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Othe
John D Fisher
San Antonio
Padre Feland
Offic
Corpus Christi Naval Station
Mississippi approves voter rule amendment in special referendum
voters in Mississippi pass a constitutional amendment to liberalize voter registration with a two thirds majority as results show 87 006 for and 34 288 against from 1 893 precincts. county opposition lands in Adams and Lauderdale with Meridian noted. the measure allows future in state voting requirements and faces federal nondiscrimination directives.
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Jackson
Miss
Deep
South
Adams
Mississippi
Lauderdale
Meridian
Johnson
Yarborough Files For Pecos River Project
Sen Ralph Yarborough introduces a bill to rehabilitate the Red Bluff Irrigation Project in the Pecos River Basin Texas. The plan focuses on a concrete canal to deliver 75 percent of available water to farms instead of five percent, spanning Reeves Loving Pecos Ward counties.
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Washington Cupe
Ralph Yarborough
Red Bluff
Pecos River
Texas
Reeves, Loving, Perens
Ward Yarborough
Pecos
L M Peacock Dies Rites Set In Petersburg
Petersburg special notice Cremation style not used. Lafayette Monroe Peacock 80 longtime Petersburg resident died Tuesday at Plainview hospital after four week illness. He was born in Mason County came to Petersburg in 1916 and was a farmer before retiring. Funeral at First Baptist Church Thursday at 2 pm with Rev Russell Poage officiating. Burial in Peters bore Cemetery under Lemons Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife one daughter Mrs Acad Bolt Amarillo one son Bugh Peacock Petersburg two brothers Wilmer Rule Buster Roseville Calif Budd Castern Heights Calif two sisters Mrs Mattie Crisswell Phoenix Az and another.
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Petersburg
Lafayette Monroe Peacock
Ivill
First Baptist Church
Russell
Poage
Lemons Funeral Home
Plainview
Mattie Crisswell
Phoenix
Aziz
Ooercookr lLbedwa
Whitesboro
Petersbore
of Lemons
W F Wolf Dies In Clovis
W F Wolf 74 longtime area resident died Tuesday morning at Clovis Memorial Hospital He was a retired farmer and former Clovis Police Department member Services are pending with W Steed Funeral Home Survivors include his wife Myrtle five daughters and a son plus five sisters and eight grandchildren from multiple states including Washington California Texas and Arizona.
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Clovis
Billy Wolf
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Lamesa
Mire Sallis Bell
Woodlake
Calif
Louie Wade
Somerton
Ariz
Vera Foster
Quitaque
Fannie Keeter
Locknes
Ola Buchanan
Biz Spring
Fragmentary Epitaph Verse Fragment Teems With Obscure Phrases
Fragmented lineic text presents a murky epitaph style with archaic diction and garbled spelling. The passage mentions dying, vows, flags, witnesses, and a testifying tone, but lacks coherent narrative or clear historical context.
Services Slated For Mrs White
Funeral arrangements are announced for Mrs. Coe White 77 a Plainview resident for decades. The service will be Thursday at First Methodist with Rev Marshal Chew and Dr Elmer Crabtree assisting. Mrs White was born in Tatavette Tennessee and moved to Plainview in 1906. Surviving children include three daughters and several sons and daughters in law, with many relatives listed from Plainview Vista Cabos Waco and Oklahoma. The service details note family ties across multiple states and communities.
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Coe. White
Plainview
Methodist
Marshal Chew
Elmer Crabtree
Miso White
Ste Lockney
Tatavette
Tenn
Potted
Daugheters
Mavnte, Plainvew Ms WE Messick
Heresford
Juana Caddell
Vista
Cabos Twoesens
Fomett
Warren
Waco
S. Frees
Drathers
Jim
Sentinel
GA. Bevan Hoteert
Okla
Mary Baker
North Platte Ne
Skelly Oil Seeks Rehearing On Gas Price Ruling
Skelly Oil Co. filed with the Federal Power Commission an application for rehearing of the Permian Basin gas price decision. The challenge argues the ruling’s price ceiling scheme would deny producers a fair chance to recover costs and sets a precedent for rates in Texas and New Mexico.
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Tulsa
Okla
Aps
Skelly Oil Coe
Federal Power Commission
Falsa
Perman
Othe Abc
Texas
New Mexico
Skely
Ing
Permian Basin
Warren E F Tilson Rites Slated Thursday
The service for Warren E F Tilson, 31, a Lew Aneries fireman who died Saturday while fighting a blaze that was not present, is planned for Thursday at the First Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Mound Cemetery under the direction of Siec ler Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, his mother, four brothers and two sisters.
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Warren Bart Tilson
Lew Aneries
Dres Tion
Siecler Funeral Home
Don
CAP search for two youths called off as found safe
In New Mexico the Civil Air Patrol halted the Guadalupe Mountains search near Carlsbad when Philip White and Guthrie Skaggs returned home safe. The youths, ages 20 and 21, said they were camping at the Panama Ranch north of the area and unaware a rescue effort was underway.
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Carlsbad
N.M
UPI
Civil Air Patrol
Guadalupe Mountains
Philip White
Guthrie Skaggs
Bourbon
White
Panama Ranch
Freighters to Be Built by Irish Plane Maker
An Irish aircraft manufacturer will construct sky freighters for use on the Australia to New Guinea air route, expanding air cargo capabilities in the region.
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Belfast
Australia
New Guinea
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Gwen Huff Jordan
Helen C. Terry
49Th St
Justices Department
Jowes
Wirt Yerger Jr
Yarborough
Pecos River Project
L. M. Peacock
W. F. Wolf
Qaehda
Sy. Black Cleft
AL Z. Smith
Lee Cash
Watts
Stulbkecain
Block
Smith's Barber
Smith
Cash
The
Daves
Facelay Ney
Acro
Ysen
Skelly Oil
Warren EF. Tilson
Sdatei
Guadalupes
Ray Autry
Reddys
Total Electric
Carlton
Amarillo
Joe Latham
Frank Burba
Jameson
Howard Lewis — General Contractor
Ray Avenue
Artesia
RAR Homes
Country Club Drive
Canyon
Roberts Construction Company
Hunsley Hills Blvd
West Ural Drive
Rex Kennedy
West Thomas
Darby Construction Company
Courtland Circle
Builder
LeRoy Hunton
Oakhurst Drive
Albert Jones
Stratfort
Precision Builders Inc
North Cherry Street
Dumas
Brownlow Bros
Carl McCaslin
Lmbr
Moreman and Western
Hereford
A&m Construction Co
Circle Drive
Guymon
Weems & Nelson
College
Levelland
Betenbough & Ham
63Rd Drive
C&j Builders
Merriott & Stoker
30Th Street
Elvis Roberts
Don Seger Construction Co
Hoki
West Avenue J
Muleshoe
J. L. Construction Company
Holliday Drive
Kodalya Electric
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