Quitting Council Diekemper Seeks Mayor’s Job
City Councilman Ray J Diekemper Jr filed as a mayoral candidate amid uncertainty over Mayor W D Rogers Jr seeking re election Diekemper will resign his council seat after conferring with City Atty Fred Senter about the procedure The filing deadline is March 15 Rogers has not decided whether to run again and plans a noon meeting with advisers before announcing his decision
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
State
Ray J. Diekemper Jr
W. D. Rogers Jr
Diekemper
Fred Senter
Rogers
Avalanche. Journal
Lubbock
Copper Rift: LBJ Orders Strike Talks at White House
President Johnson ordered both copper strike sides to the White House on Monday to pursue a settlement. He cited the strike’s toll on the economy and balance of payments and planned a 3 p.m. CST meeting with union and management leaders to resume bargaining with federal aid.
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Houston
UPI
Johnson
White House
Houston Spacecraft Center
Secretary of Defense, Labor, and Commerce
Look-Alikes Sought in Grocery Robbery by Bandit Duo
Two Latin American men wearing large sunglasses and similar outfits robbed Quality Food Store at 2801 Ast St, taking $135 to $185 after splitting up inside the store. One brandished a pistol and ordered the cash, while the other directed two women to gather money. owners Mrs Iayne Hawkins and employee Mrs Annie Mae Morris were present. The heist unfolded after they entered through the front and moved toward the rear.
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Joe Gordon
Avalat Minnal
Pam
Ast St
Iayne Hawkins
Annie Mae Morris
Civil disorders panel urges swift civil rights legislation push
Members of the President's Commission on Civil Disorders pressed for quick House and Senate action on the commissions report. They called for sweeping reforms in welfare housing and education with expanded jobs and housing programs, open housing among priorities, and said much of the measures exist in current bills while urging passage of the civil rights bill and a 10.3 billion four year jobs program.
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President's Commission On Civil Disorders
House
Senate
Dixie Solon
Edward Hebert
D-La
White House
Mahon
Commission
George Mahon
D-Tex
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Congress
Harris
Johnson
Oklahoma
Police oppose mass destruction weapons for urban police
Washington officials warn that arming police with mass destruction weapons endangers cities. The President's Commission on Civil Disorders calls such gear inappropriate for dense urban areas. Monroe County Michigan plans an armored car and riot gear, arguing officers need immediate protection and force.
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Washington
L-member
President's Commission On Civil Disorders
Monroe County
Mich
Detroit
Walter Towbridge
Tonbridge
Seo
President Johnson Makes Surprise Campaign Swing in Texas
President Johnson flew from Houston to Beaumont and Ellington Air Force Base in a surprise Texas swing. He told Rep. Jack Brooks that the Democratic Party remains tranquil and united and predicted strays would return before the national convention next summer. He noted Truman’s 1948 nomination fight as a cautionary example. Johnson’s Beaumont visit marked the first by a sitting president to the city since Calvin Coolidge in the 1920s, and he stayed overnight.
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Texas
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Houston
Democratic Party
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D-Tex
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South Korea
Calvin Coolidge
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