San Antonio Pools Closed For Cleaning After Race Tension
San Antonio closes all 12 municipal pools for cleaning after a group identified as a Sunday school class of Black residents swam at Woodlawn pool. City council later bars Black people from white pools while admitting them to all golf courses parks and tennis courts. A cross allegedly burned near the pool is reported by resident Mrs. Carter, and officials plan to add a new Necro pool on the west side with private funding.
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Lester
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Legionnaires State Odessa Convention
The Odessa convention of the Legionnaires outlines events for Independence Day celebration. Details mention sessions at the Legion Hall, a memorial service led by Rev. Brian Keathley, and a Chuck Wagon Gang feed at county barns, with housing and rehabilitation efforts coordinated by officials.
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Natoa
Legion
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Face of
Carthage
Frey
Angela
Brian Keathley
Houston
Charlie
Tose
Crash Fatal To 5 Family Members
Five members of a family died when their light truck was struck by a Missouri Pacific freight train at a crossing near Brickleys Ark. State Trooper Otho Pace said several others were injured. The accident occurred today and involved R. L. Mar Myrtie May Lula May Davis San Dasxis Betty Jean Malallot and an infant. Immediate aid was given to the injured.
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Missouri Pacific
Otho Pace
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Dasxis
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Ark
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Weather forecast shows heat with scattered thundershowers
Partly cloudy and warm today tonight and Monday with scattered Sunday afternoon and evening storms. Highs near 95 today 98 tomorrow, lows around 72, precipitation data incomplete. City temperatures listed for several locations with limited readable values.
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Amarilla
Sean
Denver
Sanay
Race heat builds in 16th Congressional district
In the 16th District contest, incumbent Reven Regan of Midland faces State Senator J T Rutherford of Odessa as both seek El Paso support. Regan, a conservative four term candidate, is a former Pecos mayor and ex state senator. Rutherford, in his first four year term as senator, is an ex state representative and former VFW commander now in outdoor advertising.
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el Paso
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Pecos
Johnson Right Vote Record Mixed Since 1947
Washington reports the AFI tallied Senator Johnson D Texas voting as right 12 times and wrong in 1947 onward while Senator Daniels shows two right and four wrong votes in the same period.
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Washington
AFI
Johnson
D-Tex
Daniel
Alabama Attorney General Candidate Killed in Phenix City
Gunman shoots A L Patterson as he sits in his car amid high tensions in Phenix City. National Guardsmen are deployed to keep peace while authorities search for the killer. Gov. Gordon Persons offers a 5000 dollar reward and officials widen the manhunt.
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UN Security Council meets over Guatemala crisis
United Nations Security Council was summoned for an extraordinary meeting to discuss the Guatemala revolt. Guatemalan officials accused Honduras and Nicaragua of open aggression, alleging foreign monopolies influence and U.S. arms support. Tortorio cited air strikes and bombardments around Guatemala City and key bases as tensions escalated.
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Guillermo Tore Oeheige
Honduras
Nicarapua
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Quiet Juneteenth Celebration in Odessa Parks
Odessa sheriff and police report a unusually quiet Juneteenth celebration by Black residents. The Texas emancipation event marks Lincoln era freed slaves but the city’s Lone Star affair centered at Carter G Woodson Park with a new pool and park games on Saturday.
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Radio Moscow blames U S for Guatemala crisis
Moscow broadcast accuses the United States of backing anti Communist exiles before a Guatemala frontier invasion. It cites John Foster Dulles approving mercenary concentration and U S shipments to Honduras and Nicaragua as part of a planned intervention.
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Hawaiʻi Delegate Farrington Found Dead in Washington Office
Joseph R. Farrington, longtime Hawaii delegate to Congress and Star-Bulletin publisher, was found dead in his Capitol Hill office, apparently of a heart attack. He had led the statehood drive since 1942 and had warned he would not seek re election if statehood did not pass.
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Honolulu
Jabulka
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Jury Hung in Bawdy House Trial Against District Attorney
Houston trial ends in hung jury after hours of deliberation over whether William H. Scott operated a bawdy house near his district attorney office. Jury foreman reported no progress since 2:30 p.m. Scott, 54, faced charges tied to Madame Lorraine Ayres at the Ayres hotel.
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Ayres
Scott
Melton
Mrs. Ayres
East and West Agree on Laos Cambodia Cease-fire Talks
Geneva dispatch reports East and West agreeing that Communist and anti Communist military leaders in Indochina should begin talks immediately toward a cease fire in Laos and Cambodia. The decision aimed to quell fighting and move toward peace after weeks of conflict in the region.
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McKinney Park Pool Opening Delayed
County officials announced a one day delay in the S. R. McKinney Park pool opening after a reported filter mishap. The pool had been slated to open Sunday but opening was moved to Monday per County Judge Paul McCollum.
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Paul McCollum
U S Rejects Charge of Aggression in Guatemala
The United States denounces Guatemala's claim of aggression as baseless and says uprisings reflect Guatemalans against their government. State Department notes no bombings or strafings in Guatemala City. emphasizes Communist intervention and Western Hemisphere unity to block further encroachment.
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John E. Puerifoy
Guatemala City
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Guatemala
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Organization of American States
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