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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1961

Page

5

Governors Rally Behind Kennedy On Civil Rights Unity

Governors from multiple states line up behind President Kennedy and a GOP civil rights resolution aimed at ending discrimination in housing education transportation employment public places and services. Dan iel cautions the conference against politicizing the issue as Johnson urges unity and firmness with Khrushchev to keep peace.

Odessa Kennedy Daniel Gover John Patterson Alabama Daniel Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Johnson Berlin Kita Khrushchev

California Governor Pushes For Stand On Civil Rights

California Governor Edmund G Brown plans to vote in the resolutions committee to back a Republican proposal for affirmative state action to end racial discrimination. Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield says Brown's support could push the measure for debate at the 53rd Governors Conference. The session also showcases nominating maneuvers with Wes Powell contending for chairmanship, amid party rotation norms and Democratic pushback on Rockefeller.

Nia Edmund G. Brown Brown Resolutions Committee Ernors Mark O. Hatfield Oregon John H. Reed Maine Wesley Powell New Hampshire Powell Stephen L. R. McNichols Colorado Nelson A. Rockefeller New York Kennedy

Maritime strike tensions center on economics not flags

Gulf argues the strike stems from pure economic aims and accuses unions of a power play. They claim rival unions have used each other’s gains to whip management into higher demands, driving labor costs up and making U.S. shipping hard to compete with world shipping.

Gulf Oil Corporation Texas Louisiana New Mexico New York Gulf Port Arthur United States

Thunderstorms Hit North Texas Areas

Widely scattered storms moved across Northwest Texas overnight while the northern half enjoyed cooler, fair conditions. Gulf moisture fed a warm air mass with little temperature change expected before Thursday. Forecasts showed sporadic thunderstorms in South Texas and along the coast, with hit or miss storms later in the day across Northwest, extreme Southwest and Southeast Texas.

Associated Press Texas Gulf Lufkin

Texas Regional Weather Outlook

United Press International reports no major temperature changes across Texas through Thursday with highs ranging from the mid 80s to near 105 in various regions. North Central and Northeastern Texas expect 88 to 98 highs and 66 to 73 lows with fair to partly cloudy skies.

United Press International North Central Texas

Bank to issue slimmer 10 shilling note in October

The Bank of England announced Britons will receive a slimmer 10 shilling note in October, following discontent with the existing narrow one pound note. The move aims to reduce bulk in currency while maintaining value.

London Bank of England

Mom Makes Grade Fort Scott Grad Class Surprise

In Cherryvale High School's graduating class this year a 3 year old Mrs. Stanley Myers tops the list as a remarkable mother of five school age sons. She resumes correspondence work abandoned in 1943 to marry, yet beat her eldest son Don out of school by one year in a striking example of local resolve.

Fort Scott Kan Cherryvale High School Stanley Myers

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