Ector Schools Face Federal Ultimatum
Ector County School District faced a federal ultimatum over desegregation efforts. Carl Flaxman of the Office for Civil Rights warned the district could lose about $400,000 in federal funds if a compliant plan is not submitted. Supt Floyd Manry and trustees planned to discuss the letter at a board meeting following July 12 notices.
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Ector County
Carl Flaxman
Dallas
Office For Civil Rights
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Flaxman
Floyd Manry
Washington
J. E. Perkins
Manry
U.S
da Nang
Thej
Cy Ute
William
Odessa
del Norte Hospital
Thornhill
Wehi- Zalman
Soph
Jchick
Fern Floyd Manry
Wilbur Joseph Cohen
William W
Ford
Colo
Cohen
Bristol
Betty Biggs
Mittees
House
Senate
Soviet Army Moving Near Czech Border
Soviet combat and supply equipment were seen moving at multiple points in Poland toward the Czechoslovak border. Convoys headed south, heavy gear rumbling from the Soviet Union into northern Poland. Western officials were turned back near Gora Kalwaria, amid speculation of intimidation and troop positioning for possible action against Czechoslovakia.
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Poland
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Warsaw
Gora Kalwaria
Troops Battle Rioters In Mexico City Streets
AP report describes Mexican troopers using bazookas and tanks to clear rioters as clashes erupt near the National University. Officials report injuries and at least one death amid a violent seizure of a 10 block area by the army and police.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Heart of
National Palace
Red Cross
Alfonso Corona del Roses
Imayor
National University
Heart transplant makes Houston woman world first donor link
In Houston at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital a 49 year old grandmother became the world’s newest heart transplant patient. Beth White Brunk of Houston received the heart of a Corsicana woman, Betty O’Neal, 40, who died after a brain hemorrhage. The donor’s surgeon team led by Dr Denton A Cooley reported the operation completed in about two hours and Brunk was listed in satisfactory condition. The case marks the first woman to woman heart transplant and follows eight prior transplants Cooley oversaw in Houston.
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Houston, Tex
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Beth White Brunk
Houston
Corsicana
Tex
Betty O'Neal
Denton A. Cisson
Cooley
Brunk
St. Luke's
Gladys Smith
Bryan
Racial violence erupts in five U.S. cities
Across Gary Indiana Seattle Washington Peoria Illinois and Muncie Indiana firebombing rock throwing and gunfire erupted as police and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People members faced riots. Twelve officers and several civilians were injured in scattered clashes as snipers fired at law enforcement and at vehicles in predominantly African American neighborhoods.
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Muncie, Inc
Kalamazoo
Mich
Peoria
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Green Lantern Tavern
Seattle
Quipster Sign Bans Flying Over Nudist Camp
A sign at a naval air station warns that no flying is permitted over a nudist camp located 6.4 miles SSW on a true course of 167 degrees. The marker conveys strict flight prohibition in a terse, humorous note.
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Naval Air Station
Compliance Mandate Pushes Odessa Schools Toward Integration
Federal pressure could trigger a court order to force total integration of the Odessa school system. Officials face two paths: comply with Title VI to keep federal funds or forgo funds. If funds are cut, Odessa schools risk loss of federal support, though local and state money may continue to fund operations. The case moves from HEW to the Civil Rights Division with a potential hearing within weeks.
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Odessa
Zatman
John Sliney
Washington
Odessi
Bator County
Department of Health
Iiegal
Civil Rights General Counsel Office
Office of Civil Rights
Odessa Woman Dies In Crash
Helen Joyce Thornhill a 42 year old Odessa housewife died from injuries after her car left a county road west of Creede Colorado overturned four times down a hillside. She was alone in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at Del Norte Hospital.
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Wuick Tesciwies
Harry Larson
Thornhill
Larson
Glen Henshaw
del Norte
Continental Divide
San Juan Mountains
Thornhills
Arenal Volcano Erupts Killing 12 in Costa Rica
Mt Arenal roared to life near San Jose, forcing evacuations of about 4000 people. The ash cloud, lava and burning rocks damaged grazing land, crops, and villages. Rescue efforts faced heavy rains as authorities declared a state of emergency.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
U.S. Army
Volcanio Costa Rica
Pueblo Nue
Tabacon
Mt. Arenal
Arenal
Mt. Tra
Catholic Reactions Differ Over Pope’s Encyclical Ban on Birth Control
Catholic reactions split over the pope’s encyclical reaffirming the ban on birth control pills. The page notes differing viewpoints within the Odessa American Catholics community as they respond to the teaching and its implications.
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Pope
July Heat Continues Across Permian Basin
Heat remains dominant with mid-90s expected today and Wednesday in the Permian Basin while a slight chance of showers grows late Wednesday as a weak cold front moves from South Dakota toward West Texas. Overnight lows near 66 in Odessa. Temperatures peak around 100 at Presidio, with Tyler recording a cool 84.
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Odessa
South Dakota
Wyoming
West Texas
East Texas
Luflin
Louisiana
Marshall
Texarkana
Presidio
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Tyler
S. Engles
Esterday's
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Min
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Alpina
Chitago
Enver
Galveston
Oxlahorre City
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