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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1963

Page

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White Mob Riots In Chicago

South Side Chicago police battled a racial riot as nearly 1,000 white residents gathered outside two new Negro family apartments. Bricks flew and arrests rose to 82 after three nights of demonstrations. six Black residents were among those beaten. Police warned the FBI and Army units. dogs were kept on leashes as teens led the disturbance.

Chicago UPI South Side Loop Timothy O'Connor FBI Ith Army

Smallpox Kills Six in Poland

Poland's smallpox outbreak has reached 70 cases with 6 deaths, per the health ministry. The latest figures show an increase of 20 cases and 2 deaths since the weekend in WARSAW.

Poland Warsaw Health Ministry

Mounties Nab Narcotics Ring in Southern Ontario Raids

Canadian Mounties busted a 500000 year narcotics network in five southern Ontario cities. The operation resulted in the arrest of six men and four women and stands as Toronto’s largest drug seizure in history.

Toronto

Yanks Go Home Amid Karachi Student Protests

Pakistani students in Karachi chant Yankee Go Home while criticizing US interference in Pakistan. In Moscow Pravda attacks China over its stance against the Soviet British American nuclear test ban pact and calls Beijing bellicose imperialist rhetoric hypocritical.

Karachi Pakistan UPI Ameri_ jean Moscow Pravda China Communist Party Peking

Navy Plebes To Hear Kennedy At Annapolis Visit

President Kennedy will make a brief flight to the Naval Academy at Annapolis for a short welcoming speech to the new plebe class.

Navy Kennedy Washington Kaa Annapolis Piche

Area Readers Win Lucky Bucks Social Security Contest Winners

The Light awards four cash prizes totaling 4475 to readers in Texas and one San Antonio winner. Checks mailed include Marilyn Hart of Houston, Ida Mae Boelter of Karnes City, Martiniamo Bazan Jr of Del Mar Hills, and Henry Gerdes of San Antonio. Winnings fund school clothes for a Mt Sacred Heart student.

San Antonio Marilyn E. Hart Oakham Houston Ida Mae Boelter E. Calvert Karnes City Martiniamo Bazan Jr Candlewood del Mar Hills Laredo Henry Gerdes Sullivan Drive North West Center

Forecast Sees Partly Cloudy Weather With Heat

Partly cloudy Thursday with continuing heat. Winds NW to SW around 3 to 10 mph. High temperatures Friday and the following day forecast in the mid 90s. Overnight lows in the 70s. Wednesday high near 99, low around 71. Temperatures listed for several hours. Weather map reference Page 36.

Editor Highlights Castro Prison Warning and Series Notes

The editorial notes Castro’s capture by the Peruvian army and confinement in Lima Jail. It mentions Victor Riesel’s Inside Laber column for Hugo Blanco, plus features on Hawaii statehood and San Antonio growth by Ben Siegal. It lists pages for Amusements, Editorials, Society, Sports, and more.

Peru Castro Lima Hugo Blanco Victor Riesel San Antonio Ben Siegal San Financial Goren Society

San Antonio Postal Receipts Rise in July Total

Postmaster Dan Quill reported July postal receipts totaling 897,332 dollars in San Antonio, up 157,634 from the previous month. He noted the increase as the largest since February 196? with a 191,000 dollar rise.

Dan Quill San Antonio J. Quill

New F5A Fighter-Bomber Tested At Edwards Base

Northrop Corp says its F5A fighter-bomber, fastest U S aircraft capable of landing on sod fields, has been tested at Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft is designed to carry guns bombs missiles and napalm and speeds around supersonic.

Edwards Air Force Base Alif Desert Test Center Northrop Corp U. S

Geneva Recess of Nuclear Pact Talks Opens

Negotiators at the Geneva Disarmament Conference planned a recess until the United States Russia and Britain sign a world wide treaty banning nuclear tests. Sources on both sides expressed cautious optimism about potential further talks in Geneva after the conference ends.

Geneva UPI United States Russia Britain Moscow

Three East German Guards Escape to West Berlin

Three East German soldiers fled to West Berlin during the night. A 21 year old and a 26 year old on patrol wore uniforms but left their weapons. The third escapee wore civilian clothes.

Witness testifies three boys cursed Renfro before fatal shooting

Gene Dakis 17 testifies in examining trial that she saw a pistol in Ralph Powers hand after Renfro argued with three youths outside Castle Hills Manor. Powers is charged with murder for the July 20 shooting in a crowded courtroom as the bond hearing proceeds.

Morris Weldon Dicky Renfro Gene Dakis E. Mulberry Ralph Carl Powers Miss Dakis A. A. Semaan Powers Castle Hills Manor James Barlow Dakis Sharon Walters

Walters girl and companions attend downtown movie then Castle Hills club

The Walters girl described a four person outing to a movie in a downtown theater and later to a Castle Hills night spot at 10 20 p m. She claimed Renfro and McNair had two or three beers each while she had one beer and Sharon a Coke.

Castle Hills Renfro and McNair Sharon

Senate Committee Reverses to Fund Space Center

The Senate Space Committee restored a $5 million authorization to begin a $50 million electronic research center for the Space program. Chairman Clinton P. Anderson indicated the center will likely be built in Boston after reversing a prior action.

Family Want Ads Offerings Read by San Antonio Readers

Learn the modern way to convert unwanted articles into cash by dialing CAG-1231 and asking for Family Want Ads for complete information. See Classification 169 for bargains and listings from the newspaper with more readers than any other San Antonio paper.

San Antonio

Yarborough to Speak at Texas Municipal Police Convention

U S Senator Ralph Yarborough will address the Texas Municipal Police Association during its annual convention set for August 21 to 34 in Galveston. The speech will cover police issues and state governance.

Galveston U.S Ralph Yarborough Texas Municipal Police Association

Resignation Accepted of U.S. Ambassador Akers

President Kennedy accepted the resignation of Anthony B. Akers from his post as U.S. ambassador to New Zealand.

Washington UPI Kennedy Anthony B. Akers U.S New Zealand

Weather Forecast Echoes Past Hot and Partly Cloudy

The forecast repeats the familiar pattern of heat and partial cloudiness. Southerly winds at 5 to 15 mph persist through Friday with expected highs in the middle 90s and overnight lows around the mid 70s.

Ward Near Death in Iron Lung

London doctors report Dr. Stephen Ward in critical condition after surgery and developing bronchial pneumonia. He has been placed in an iron lung to aid breathing as clinicians fight to save his life.

London Stephen Ward

Heat wave persists in Southwest with no relief in sight

The Weather Bureau offers a 30 day outlook showing no relief from record heat across the Southwest. In a separate item, a 50 year old osteopath was convicted on vice charges hours before an attempted overdose and probable suicide while facing jail. He remains gravely ill in hospital after a tracheotomy and delayed breathing support.

Washington UPI Weather Bureau Ward Jman Try Ruhr Insuhe United States BPUS

20 Dead Found In Plane Crash

Bombay reports 28 bodies washed ashore from the United Arab Airlines jet crash over the Arabian Sea during a Tokyo to Cairo flight. The Comet jetliner carried 63 passengers and crew. fishermen aid police in recovery as search continues.

Bombay India Airlines Arabian Sea Tokyo Cairo

Texas Heat Persists Across State Faces Triple Digit Temps

The Associated Press reports a scorching Texas pattern with afternoon highs climbing past 100 degrees across many cities. Temperatures reached 106 in Presidio and 102 in Austin Fort Worth and Laredo while Dallas San Angelo Waco logged 101 and College Station 100.

Texas Presidio Austin Fort Worth Laredo Dallas San Angelo Waco College Station

McNamara Checks US Nuclear Warhead Control

UPI reports Secretary of Defense McNamara tests the safety of American control over nuclear warheads assigned to West German units. The briefing focuses on safeguards and procedures ensuring secure handling and readiness.

Bom UPI Secretary of Defense McNamara

Underground Test Postponed and Nuclear Tour Opens

Washington reports technical difficulties delay a planned underground nuclear test. In Moscow the Bolsheik special nuclear device tour begins in Carlsbad New Mexico, marking a joint US Canada effort to develop peaceful nuclear uses with a 10 week schedule starting October 1.

Washington Moscow Ballet Carlsbad N. M United States

HemisFair Pledges Reach Milestone At Granada Hotel

HemisFair financing nears goal with 3 304 000 pledged by 168 subscribers averaging 30 000 each. Bank and savings firm participation solidifies momentum as directors prepare reports and consider bylaw amendments at Granada Hotel session.

Fair Board of Granada S 'Titipants

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