Violence Flares At Imperial Valley Farm Labor Camps
Deputies patrolled 75 labor camps in Imperial Valley amid a flareup in the farm labor dispute. A mob stormed a camp injuring four, 36 Americans were arrested including AWOC organizer suspects. Six union officials were booked for false imprisonment after a padlock incident at a 300-bracero camp. The dispute centers on bracero labor, strikes, and a wage demand of 33 cents above the 90 cent hourly rate.
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Centro
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UPI
Imperial Valley
California
Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
AWOC
Herbert Hughes
Clive Knowles
United Packinghouse Workers
UPW
Billy Joe Shelby
DeWitt Tannehill
Marilyn Monroe Hospitalized In Private Clinic
New York doctors report Marilyn Monroe’s condition as satisfactory after she entered New York Hospital’s psychiatric clinic for treatment of an illness of undetermined origin. Friends say her public smile hides inner distress pushing her toward a breakdown.
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New York
UPI
Marilyn Monroe
New York Hospital
Safety Record Didn't Last in Milton Fla
AP report from Milton Florida says radio commentator Ben Henry Pooley crashed his car five minutes after praising safe driving on air. Police say he collided with Hazel Bertrand of Jay leaving about 500 dollars in damages. Pooley joked he had just become eligible for a reduction in auto insurance.
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Milton, Fla
Ben Henry Pooley
Pooley
Milton
Hazel
Bertrand
Jay, Fla
Little Old Lady Fends Off Teen Thieves in Street Attack
Marion Snuggs a 65 year old schoolteacher confronted two teen attackers who tried to grab her purse. She fought back swatting one assailant and kept hold of the purse until they fled. Police later arrested both youths at a nearby house.
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Tex
UPI
Marion Snuggs
Pean
Speedy Gonzalez Burglar Outruns San Antonio Cops
A ghostlike thief dubbed Speedy Gonzalez eludes San Antonio police after breaking into Finesilver Manufacturing and a snack bar, stealing cash over two nights. Despite cordons and dozens of officers, he vanishes each time, leaving Capt. Dunaway stunned at the elusive burglar's tricks.
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San Antonio
UPI
Speedy Gonzalez
Speedy
Finesilver
Kennedy Faces Two-Headed Leadership Test
Washington AP reports President Kennedy confronts a two headed test of leadership: action and imagination. He must press Congress to enact proposals and pursue flexible foreign policy while avoiding war. His challenge is to sustain support at home and among allies through decisive follow through and imaginative plans.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Senate
House
House Rules Committee
Truman
Eisenhower
Asia
Africa
Cuba
Latin America
Russia
Congressmen Say Mexico Conference Proved Helpful
U S congressmen said the Interparliamentary Congress in Guadalajara helped them understand Latin America better and suggested a second meeting in Washington next year. Mexican delegates offered ideas on cotton dumping, coffee purchases, sugar quotas, foreign investments, loans and culture. The four day talks covered foreign trade border issues and cultural programs with frank, amicable exchanges. the Cuban issue was avoided.
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Guadalajara
Mex
U.S
Mexico
Latin America
Senate
Mike Field
D-Mont
Kennedy
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Washington
Mansfield
Texas Senate Hopefuls Press New Issues This Weekend
U S senator hopefuls in Texas pursue fresh topics as filing looms for the April 4 special election to succeed Lyndon Johnson. Veteran Joseph Carter of Boerne joins 28 candidates. Will Wilson urges de facto water depletion reforms for farmers. Maury Maverick condemns Golden Gloves color ban while touring Texas. William Blakley campaigns in Waco Dallas and Houston.
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Golden Gloves
Texas
U.S
Joseph Carter
Boerne
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Will Wilson
Amarillo
Wilson
Congress
William Blakley
Waco
Dallas
Houston
Washington
Maury Maverick
Thurman Hubbard
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Odessa American subscription rates and mailing details
The Odessa American lists delivery and mail rates: 35 cents weekly in Odessa and Ector County, 50 cents weekly in Rural Trading Zone, and use in all other zones. Mail subscriptions are S11 for one year, S10 for six months, and S5 for three months. Published daily except Saturday from 222 East Fourth Street. Entered in the Odessa post office as second class matter under the act of March 3, 1879.
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Odessa
Eeter County
Soc
Hetail
Odessa American
East Fourth St
New York Faces Severe Winter With Record Snowfall
A New York doorman notes eight foot snow ridges as the Northeast endures one of its harshest winters on record. Snow totals in New York exceed 52 inches for the season, with New Jersey and Pennsylvania setting all time marks. Temperatures have stayed well below normal, causing crippling transportation, business disruption, and an estimated $50 million cost to New York City, including a historic ban on ordinary street traffic.
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Manhattan
Northeast
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Carolinas
Georgia
New York Weather Bureau
Boston
Winchester
Virginia
Norfolk
United States
New York City
Probe Of Phone System Pushed
Dallas AP report says Clyde T. Ellis of the Rural Electric Cooperative Association urged the Kennedy administration to investigate the rural telephone program. Ellis cited 16 new cooperative borrowers and 178 new commercial borrowers since 344 years and warned of rising prices for small rural telephone properties bought with REA funds by private purchasers.
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Dallas
Kennedy
Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Clyde T. Ellis
Ellis
Washington
The
Telephone Co- Operative Association
Telephone Cooperative Publication
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Magpie Protection Fails in California Senate
In Sacramento the California Senate moved a bill to keep the yellow billed magpie off the protected list for two more years. Only one senator, Richard Richards, opposed the measure, while growers blamed magpies for crop losses. The Audubon Society did not side with him.
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Sacramento
Calif
California Senate
Senate
House
California
Richard Richards
Los Angeles
Richards
Audubon Society
American Mattress Co Rewad Hellyweed Kiang Order
A fragmented OCR line references an order involving American Mattress Co at 2714 Andre and a listing Freetier Sremgs near highway FE 26862. The readable text is sparse and inconclusive about the transaction details or parties involved.
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Freetier Sremgs
Hwy
Rain Deluge Briefly Covers Parts of Texas
Rain splattered Southeast Texas on Friday while the weekend was forecast fairer and milder. Showers and thunderstorms traced the corridor between Austin and Houston before dawn as heavy fog lingered in Corpus Christi Alice Brownsville and McAllen. Early temps ranged 25 to 53 from Lubbock to Corpus Christi and Laredo.
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Associated Press
Texas
Austin
Houston
Corpus Christi
Alice
Brownsville
McAllen
Lubbock
Laredo
U.S. Weather Bureau
Abilene
Texas Regional Weather Outlook
Texas regional forecast outlines fair conditions with minor temperature shifts through Saturday. North Central and Northeastern Texas expect highs 55 to 65, lows 32 to 44. Northwestern Texas hints fair weather with highs 58 to 64, lows 25 to 35. South Central Texas remains partly cloudy and mild with highs 65 to 75 and lows 40 to 48 north and 48 to 55 south. Southeastern Texas sees mild skies with a chance of showers, lows 42 to 52. Southwestern Texas stays fair and mild with highs 62 to 72 and cool nights. Extreme Southwestern Texas shows partly cloudy east, sunny west, warmer days, highs 62 to 72, nights 25 to 38.
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United Press International
Texas
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