Space Age Sparks Southeast Revolutions In Jobs And Growth
The space program drives a wide regional boom from Texas to Florida, creating tens of thousands of jobs across centers in Houston, Huntsville, New Orleans, and Cape Canaveral. It redraws growth with new towns, housing, schools, and infrastructure while attracting workers from outside the Southeast, reshaping race relations and regional life.
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United States
Moon
Procident Kennedy
United Aircraft Corp
Banana River
Florida
Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Mississippi
Miami
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ams
Solar System
Frenchman's Flats
Nevada
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Ses
Department of Commerce
Department
NASA
Cape
South
Ala
Limestone Counties Lag in Savings Bond Purchases
Limestone County shows 41 percent of its 1963 goal after $2 643 in July sales under chair man H Nussbaum. Freestone Leon and Texas totals follow, with state sales at $87 895 038 of a $150 600 000 goal.
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Limestone County
H. Nussbaum
Freestone County
Clydell McSpadden
Leon County
Texas
Nussbaum
Texas School Integration Surges in 1963 With 57 Districts
An Associated Press survey shows Texas will desegregate or mix white and Negro students in 57 districts this year, with 248 districts integrated by fall out of 1,440 statewide. The gradual grade‑by‑grade approach sparking debate, and federal pressure via court rulings and funding threats shapes the surge.
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Texas
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Dallas
Louisiana State Line
Will Wilson
Attorney General
Wilson
United States
Fed
U.S
Barefoot Sanders
Sanders
Louisiana
Local Residents Visit In Several Texas Communities
Mrs Russ Foley and son visited Mr and Mrs J A Rachiel in Pasadena last week Tracy Williams visiting in Pasadena Mrs Milton Kirkpatrick visited Mrs Louise Cook in Crockett Recent travels include Mr and Mrs C B Leazar in Nacogdoches to celebrate daughter and son in law Mac Peoples Master of Arts degree from Stephen F Austin State College The Peoples are Quitman faculty Mrs Johnie Mathews and children and Judy Welch shopped in Teague Miss Juanella Leazar will receive a BA from Baylor August 23 and teach in Bell’s Hill Elementary School in Waco Effie Parks returned home from the Palotao and Texas City visits R B Land aeon returned from a visit in sadega and Texas City and Homan Mrs Bill Hatley weekend with her lime Livingston Larry Johnson fell at the Dairy Queen Friday night He is the son of Ray Jon Johnson of Houston.
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Russ Foley
J. A. Rachiel
Pasadena
Tracy Williams
Milton Kirkpatrick
Louise Cook
Crockett
Leazar
Nacogdoches
Mac Peoples
Stephen F. Austin State College
Peoples
Quitman
R. Bland Aeon
Sadega
Texas City
Homan
Bill “Hatley
Lime Livingston
Larry Johnson
Queen
Ray Jon Johnson
Houston
Breakthrough at Pleasantville mine shaft after 31 days
Rescue teams monitored a 12 inch hole drilled into the shaft as relief workers and officials watched for signs of life. Gov. Scranton visited the scene with his wife and praised the crews while families prayed. The plan called for a 26 inch hole and potential 17 or 24 inch enlargement to reach the trapped miners.
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Samuel
Thomas
General Precision
Gordor Smith
Smith
Fellin
Charmsbury
Anna
Barner
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
New York
Fellows
David
Hank
Scranton
Associated Press
Sazsel
Charmbury
Hank Throne
Telby
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BEM Price
Washington ‘API
Speidel
Ji.m.eller
the 4Aeweler Giet Shop
Stenographers
Anc
Louise Bova
John
Sheppton
Robert E. Ford
J. T. Lott
Fairfield
Keesler Afb
Miss
United States Air Force
Lott
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Raymond L. Lott
Fairfield High School
Elvin &. Burnett
Louis
U.S. Airo Academy
Colc
Burnett
Claude J. Burnett
Westminster
University Maryland
Westean
W. R. Daly
Jewell
Amerie
Eubanks Lumber
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