Kennedy Receives Birmingham Race Tensions Update
A U.S. fact finding team briefed President Kennedy on Birmingham civil rights tensions and potential demonstrations after the Sept 15 church bombing. The team noted cooperation but warned on desegregation pace and police hiring issues.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPL
Kennedy
Rim
Washington
Army Sec
Kenneth Royall
Army
Farl Red Blaik
Royall
Blaik
Steel City
Alabama
Castro Says Flora Toll Could Be Tremendous
Fidel Castro told radio monitors in Miami that the loss of life from Hurricane Flora cannot be calculated and may be tremendous. The Western Oriente regions including Jiguani Bayamo Manzanillo Tunas Holkain Gibara and Mayari suffered the worst damage with thousands of families flooded along Cuba’s Canto River.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Canto River
Jorge Risquet
Bayamo
Oriente
Jiguani
Manzanillo
Tunas
Holkain
Gibara
Mayari
Canto
Sierra Maestra Mountains
All Fischer Quints Show Weight Gains
The Fischer quints, born Sept 11, recorded weight gains at a one month weigh-in. The AP report notes the babies, under care amid political context, continue to gain as Cuba and international talks unfold.
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Castro
Moscow
Wesker
Peking Farber
Cuba
Rae Inne Uvy
Vanes Anures
Elim
United Nations General
Nus
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Andrew Fischer
Latin America
N. S.D
Grain sorghum boost seen by Ag Department
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department forecast Texas grain sorghum at 226.76 million bushels, about 25 million higher than last year, with other fall crops showing good prospects. Corn is an exception with lower output. rice and peanut harvests also project variances, while pecans are expected around 40 million pounds.
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Ag Department
Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Texas I
Man Kicked by Horse While Riding in Car
A Kress man, Fred Bass, 37, was kicked by a horse while riding in a car between Guthrie and Dickens. He sustained a compound fracture of the shoulder and was listed in satisfactory condition at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. The incident occurred about 6 15 a m as a herd of Pitchfork Ranch horses was driven across the highway. one horse was struck and had to be shot. Dudley of Hart and a third passenger were uninjured.
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Kress
Guthrie
Dickens
Fred Bass
Lubbock’s Methodist Hospital
Ross
Obert Dudley
Hartcording
Jim Bridge
Pitchfork
Dickens County
Bridge
Bass
Dudley
Racial Violence Hits South Philadelphia Schools
Interracial clashes among teens in South Philadelphia disrupted attendance by more than a third and forced a high school football game to be played in secret. Police report mostly minor injuries from slashing and glass, with fights centered on white victims claiming black attackers or vice versa.
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Philadelphia
GOP Chairman Raps Wheat Deal In Russia Import Open
AUSTIN UPI Republican State Chairman Peter O'Donnell Jr says selling United States wheat to Russia will solve one of Russia's major production problems. He notes Russia uses 50 percent of its workers in agriculture, while the U.S. uses 10 percent, implying the deal frees manpower for espionage and military aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPI
Peter O'Donnell Jr
Russia
United States
Free World
Blaze Sweeps Dorm at Bishop College Campus
AP report describes a fire of unknown origin destroying a two story dorm on the Bishop College campus former site in Thursday's blaze. The Negro college has since moved to Dallas.
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Marshall
Bishop College
Dallas
Tear Gas and Prods Used on Louisiana Demonstrators
Police used tear gas and an electric cattle prod to break up teen sit ins near Negra high school. No arrests were reported as officers chased youths through the streets. The action followed a court injunction against CORE protests and a broader crackdown on teen demonstrators in Iberville and nearby schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Songy
Songy
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Iberville High School
Therville High
Mourville Elementary
Former U S Agent to Speak at Meet in Lubbock
Charles E. Woolery a former counter intelligence agent for the US Air Force discusses Communist activities at the United Fund campaign briefing for volunteers in Lubbock. The event at the Caprock Hotel includes luncheon hosted by local business firms and the Downtown ABC Club.
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Charles E. Woolery
Air Force
United Volunteers
J. G. Pierce Jr
Campaiy
Pierce
Lubbock
Tio
Municipal Coliseum
der Ce
Larry Larson
Milton Conine
Beta Sigma Phi
City Woman Injured In Posey Collision
A Lubbock woman Patsy Thomson 21 remained hospitalized in Mercy Hospital Slaton in good condition after a car truck crash that nearly sheared the top from her car Wednesday night. Rick Stapleton 22 Wolfforth driver of the other vehicle received emergency care and was released. state patrol said his car struck the flat bed truck four miles northeast of Lubbock on U S Highway 84.
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Lubbock
Mercy
Slaton
Patsy Thomson
16Th St
Rick Stapleton
Wolfforth
Stapleton
Highwa
Posey
Noutheast
U. S.hwy
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Grace Willincham
Center
Kappa Kappa Tota Society
Red China Angels
London
UPT
Commu Union
China
Stokee
GOP
Raps Wheat
Louisiana
C. A. Griffon
Iberville High
Monterey Center
United Fund
Harry Shaw
Art Cook
Jack Schneider
Larry Doyle
U.S
Meet
D Woolery
Ommunist Party of America
Communist Front
LaFern Trainham
Wilda McMenemy
Calvette Haggard
Frances Woolf
Will
Joann
Rosa
Montene
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