Longshoremen Barred From Violence In Grievance at Galveston
Galveston AP A state district judge barred picketing longshoremen from cursing threatening or using violence against independent banana boat unloaders. A temporary injunction let ILA picket at Texas Forwarding Co while peaceful activity continues. Two days of hearings followed threats to workers and damaged property. The judge urged dispute resolution at the conference table.
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Galveston
Dist
Donald M. Markle
International Longshoremen's Association
Texas Forwarding ‘Co
ILA
Sewell Myers
Houston
B. W. McCloud
Herman Wright
Longshoremen’s
Myers
Texas Legislature Opens with Textbook, Religion Debates Distant
An AP poll shows Texas lawmakers intend no major changes to public school textbook selection or to rules on religious activities. The state maintains a hands off stance on prayer in schools while keeping active input via the Board of Education in textbook purchasing and selection. Local districts choose from a state list, with criticisms focusing on insufficient coverage of American heritage.
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Ernest Stromberger
Austin
Texas
Associated Press
Texas Education Agency
U.S. Supreme Court
New York
Don Heston
Sherman
Board of Education
Citizen
American Heritage
Hollywood Stars Lead in Remembrance of Powell and Lemmon
Funeral rites for Dick Powell will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park with cremation, followed by services for Jack Lemmon at the Wee Kirk o’ the Heather. Colleagues including James Stewart Ruby Keeler Dennis Morgan and others mourn Powell and Lemmon recalling their careers and impact on the film industry. Powell born November 14 1904 in Mountain View Arkansas rose from vaudeville to Warner talkies to television star and Four Star head. Lemmon famed as versatile actor and emcee of Powell’s show.
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James Stewart
Jack
Jack Lemmon
Powell
Dick Powell
Lemmon
Ruby Keeler
Warner Brothers
Dennis Morgan
Carson
Warner
Mountain View
Ark
Warner Talkies
Four Star
Mildred Maund
Joan Blondell
June Allyson
Ellen
Miss Blondell
Norman
Miss Allyson
Pamela
Richard
Carmen
Man
Canada
Milwaukee
Betty Alice Lynde
Kay St. Germaine
Lola Albright
Sandra Tucker
Miss St. Germaine
Tshombe warns of poisoned weapons in Katanga bid
Tshombe and his followers vow to fight to keep Katanga independent. U N occupation of Jadotville weakens his secessionist grip and shifts power against his movement, with officials noting his appeal to U Thant is unconfirmed and suggesting potential federal Congo unification as salvation.
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Tshombe
Katanga
Cyrille Adoula
Leopoldville
U. S
Washington
UPI
United Nations
Jadotville
Moise Tshombe
State Department
UN Sec
U Thant
Elizabethville
Elis
Switzerland
Thant
Congo
Former county figure questioned over justice of the peace post
The commissioners court created a $150 a month non active justice of the peace post for a former juvenile officer who resigned and left the city. The salary was later cut to $1 per year to augment the officer’s pay. Spraberry declined to justify his write in vote for justice of the peace. He previously served two nonconsecutive terms as county judge and was defeated by Leslie C. Pratt who took office December 31. Spraberry is not an attorney and once ran an electrical business.
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Commissioners Court
Spraberry
Justice of the Peace
Leslie C. Pratt
Lamesa
Fire Claims Four Children in Rural West Virginia
In Randolph County Valley Bend a rural fire killed Katheryn 5 Darlene 3 Richard 2 and Linda 10 months Collins children of Roy and Louella. Mrs Collins 24 unborn child lost later from burns over 70 percent body while trying to rescue them. Roy Collins 30 had minor burns and frostbite Kenneth 6 survived with minor injuries.
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Elkins
W. Va
UPI
Randolph County
Thursday
Valley Bend
Katheryn
Darlene
Richard
Linda Collins
Roy
Louella Collins
Collins
Kenneth
Return Of 109 Cubans Delayed
A special charter flight to bring 109 Cuban-Americans from Havana to Miami was canceled due to Cuban exit papers not in order. Red Cross official Enso Bighinatti said Fidel Castro informed U.S. officials of a processing delay. In Austin, W. A. Shofner was appointed examiner in the Motor Transportation Division by the State Railroad Commission.
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Miami
UPI
Havana
Red Cross
Enso Bighinatti
Fidel Castro
U.S
Austin
State Railroad Commission
W. A. Shofner
Motor Transportation
Shofner
Temple
Spelling Bee Books Expand To Include New Regions
Spelling Bee lists distributed before Christmas show 2,690 total by Jan 3 and over 5,000 after Jan 3. For the current school year 2,640 books ordered by Dec 6 from 11 counties. new counties include Borden Ector Howard Martin Midland Mitchell Scurry. Copies of Words of the Champions cost 15 cents each, orders to Spelling Bee Avalanche Journal Lubbock. The calendar covers 1963 National Spelling Bee Week in Washington June 10 to 15 with photographs from prior observances. County contests in 123 counties due by March 23. Lubbock County contest March 23. two spellers per school in Lubbock. City contest set for March 12 at Alderson Junior High auditorium. winners advance to county and then state level. top winner to Washington.
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Ing
Borden
Ector
Howard
Martin
Midland
Mitchell
Scurry
Spelling Bee
Avalanche - Journal
Lubbock
Washington
D. C
Avalanche- Journal
Lubbock County
Roy Boyd
Lubbock Public Schools
Alderson Junior High
Raymon Pack
Alderson School
Bill Meadors
Alderson Junior High School
Bill Roach
Bowie
Southeast
Reaby
Washington D. C
McClung named Wayland nominee in Plainview meeting
Dr. McClung, longtime First Baptist Church pastor in Plainview since 1948, was introduced as Wayland College nominee. He has held pastors in Ada Oklahoma and Hiseville Kentucky and serves as regional director of the Texas Baptist Christian Crusade. He and his wife Genelle have three children.
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McClung
Plainview
England
Cuba
Holy Land
Owen
First Baptist Church
Wayland Post
Frederick
Okla
Oklahoma Baptist University
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Wayland Board of Trustees
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Texas Baptist Christian Crusade
Haynes District
Boy Scouts of America
Plainvieww Lions Club
Ada
Hiseville
Wayland
Genelle
Mike
Rice University
Houston
Nancy
Mark
Lovington Church Opens Study Series
The First Methodist Church launches a four part program on Church's Mission and Persons of Special Need. John R. Cochran of ENMU Portales will speak on Helping and Understanding the Handicapped. The second session on January 13 features Roberto Pedraza of Lydia Patterson Institute in El Paso.
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Lovington
John R. Cochran
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
Roberto Pedraza
Lydia Patterson
Fl Paso
Burglaries and thefts reported in local incidents
A string of minor losses was reported Thursday including a burglary at Buck's Grocery. Crooks took cigars cragettes and a trading stamps book valued at 38 dollars, while window damage was 200 dollars. A coop theft of White Leghorn chickens was reported by C A Beavens.
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Buck's Grocery
N. Ash St
C. A. Beavens
E. 10Th St
Southern Pacific Railroad
50Th St
Pat Tonrey
36Th St
Russians Show Ultra Long Range Plane Rivaling Jets
Considine notes the TU-114 eight propeller airliner can fly non stop and rival Pan American jets in speed, while the TU-104 needs intermediate stops. Reiner warns that if traffic surges, tickets may be hard to issue quickly.
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Pan American
Boeing
Veteran Nigerian politician becomes Western Nigeria governor
Lagos AP reports Chief Joseph Odeleye Fadahunsi, noted as former deputy leader of the minority in the Assembly and ex-chairman of Nigeria Airways, has been named governor of Western Nigeria at age 61, succeeding Sir Adesoji Aderemi who held the post until May's state of emergency.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Joseph Odeleye Fadahunsi
Nigeria Airways
Western
Adesoji Aderemi
Space Q&A condensed from Popular Science in Reader's Digest
An article condensed from Popular Science presents twelve space questions about gravity free satellites steering in space and returning a man from the moon. It mirrors Reader's Digest style and promises concise answers for readers to become well informed.
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Moon
Canaveral
Popular Science
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