Yarborough backs Texas wage law march in San Antonio
In San Antonio a sparsely attended wage march supported by Sen. Ralph Yarborough pressed for a Texas state minimum wage law. The crowd of about 250 heard that even a federal measure of 1.60 an hour would not cover Texas needs. The demonstrators aim to reach Austin on Labor Day for a Capitol rally.
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Paul Recer
SAN Antonio
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Dtex
Yarborough
Congress
Rio Grande City
Austin
San Juan Capastrano Mission
Mission County Park
Sen
Senate
Farwell High School Hosts Open House Today
Special notice announces an open house at the new Farwell High School plant from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hosts include the board of trustees administration and faculty officials.
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Farwell
Farwell High School
Weekend Warm Up With Patchy Rain North and South
Forecast shows high temperatures Sunday with isolated precipitation in the Northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley. Elsewhere, expect clear to partly cloudy skies as warmer eastern and cooler western conditions unfold. An AP Wirephoto map accompanies the report.
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Plains
Mississippi Valley
Florida
Mexico Presses Half Funding for Colorado River Irrigation
Mexico proposes a billion peso irrigation district on the Colorado River with half financed by the federal budget and possible credits from the Inter-American Development Bank. A meeting about the plan is set between Hydraulics Resources Minister Jose Hernandez Teran and Lower California Governor Raul Sanchez Dias.
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Mexico
Mexico City
API
Colorado River
Inter- American Development Bank
California
Jose Hernandez Teran
Hydraulics Resources
Raul Sanchez Dias
Lubbock forces in good shape amid Texas police shortages
A United Press International survey shows Texas police departments short of officers due to better pay elsewhere and daylight jobs. Lubbock reports 194 officers, 1.2 per 1000 residents, with a city pay raise boosting recruitment. Houston faces 50 percent staffing and rising salaries but low overall numbers.
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John Drollinger
United Press International
Texas
Corpus Christi
R. T. Runyan
Austin
R. A. Miles
Earl Chokiski
el Paso
Port Arthur
San Antonio
George W. Richsel
San Antonnio
Ley
Lubbock
Houston
National Safety Council
I Houston
Herman Short
French couple fined in Greek salvage case
A Greek court convicted Florent and Marielle Ramauge of Paris of removing archaeological finds from the Gulf of Corinth. They received 10 months in prison but were released on payment of 750 dollars each in lieu of jail. Fourteen others on the yacht were acquitted.
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Amphissa
Greece
Florent
Marielle Ramauge
Paris
Gulf of ‘Corinth
Thhem
Rescuer Desmaison Suspended by Chamonix Guides
The Mountain Guides Association of Chamonix suspended Rene Desmaison for not notifying the group about a rescue bid on a nearby peak. Desmaison helped in the rescue with American Gary Hemming for two trapped Germans earlier this week.
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Chamonix
France
UPI
Mountain Guides Association
Rene Desmaison
Desmaison
Gary Hemming
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