Texas Leads Nation In Traffic Safety Record In 1961
The National Safety Council rated Texas 84 of 100 for traffic safety in 1961, citing the second lowest highway death toll since 1949 with 2 314 deaths. California led with 88, Michigan 85, while Texas tied Illinois and Ohio for third among big states. Governor Price Daniel praised fewer deaths per 106 000 miles traveled as proof of progress.
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Diplomats urged to improve fitness for image abroad
The State Department newsletter quotes Charles B. Wilkinson urging U S diplomats to exercise and eat well to project a fit American image. He notes many are out of shape and recommends 15 minutes daily, stair climbs, and regular activity with medical guidance.
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Kennedy
Charles B. Bud
Wilkinson
Oklahoma University
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Base Department
U.S
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Mr National Guard Brig Gen Dallas Matthews Buried in Houston
Brig. Gen. Dallas Matthews 88 known as Texas Mr National Guard was buried in Houston today. He died in San Antonio Saturday after long military service dating to 1898 and was among five named nonirary brigadier generals in the regular Army at the end of World War II.
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Homicide ruled in Beaumont shooting death
Police ruled homicide in the death of James Ferguson 56 after a shooting at his home. Investigators detained a 39 year old construction worker in connection with the case.
Hospitals urged to create coronary care units for heart attack victims
Dr Morris Wilburne and Dr Josh Fields told the AMA that up to 100000 Americans could be saved yearly if hospitals operated dedicated coronary care wings with continuous monitoring. Centralized alerts from electronic devices would prompt rapid response with chest massage, defibrillation, and drugs to revive failing hearts.
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Negroes Invade Police Station in Oakland Clash
Three policemen were injured as seven Negroes fought officers on a street then besieged a West Oakland police station. Reinforcements quelled the disturbance and jailed all seven after a lengthy clash that began when a suspect was freed from custody.
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Oakland
Calif
West Oakland
Second Child Dies From Texas Crash Injuries
AMARILLO AP A second child died early today from injuries from a car truck crash 30 miles east of Amarillo near Conway. Wendy Gay Beam 1 daughter of Mr and Mrs James Dale Beam, had lost her parents April 4 when their boat capsized at Lake Texoma. Dannia Morgan 5 another Beam child died in the Sunday crash.
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Conway
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James Dale Beam
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W. D. Matthews
Canaday
Gainesville
Arlene Morgan
Dale Morgan
Scarsdale Remains Wealthy Quiet Village of Noted Residents
Scarsdale New York, a wealthy residential suburb just north of New York City, maintains a nonpartisan town government and high education spending. The town, with about 19 000 residents, lists many notable figures including Dean Rusk and Lawrence Tisch, and prides itself on civic fairness and a strong school system.
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FBI Appeal Sought To Halt Slayings In San Antonio
San Antonio amid a spike in youth violence Sheriff Owen Kilday appealed to Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy for federal help to curb gang killings after 14 year old Henry Gomez was shot while swimming with friends. Investigators reported about 100 similar shootings in two years. deputies searched 180 cars and arrested 35 youths for weapons and related offenses, including a bayonet carry.
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Loren and Poppi Stand Trial on Bigamy Charges
A Rome judge ordered actress Sophia Loren and film producer Carlo Ponti to stand trial on bigamy charges. The case alleges Loren was married to Ponti while her first husband remained alive, a claim both deny and await court proceedings.
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