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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1963
Page
2
A National office offer invites men to a free consultation on hair loss and a one dollar trial of National thermo genic treatment. Expert examines scalp, cleanses infection and debris, relieves itch, and uses electrical and thermogenic therapies to nourish follicles. Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. weekdays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays.
The report notes ongoing tensions in Chicago's South Side with white crowds clashing and a large Negro population facing threats as police move to control outbreaks. Across the country, incidents occur in Indianapolis Gadsden Asheboro and other towns as both white mobs and Black residents seek restraint amid reports of civil rights activity. Police report multiple arrests and scattered injuries with no clear linked leadership identified.
A New York civil rights group urged state and city authorities to empanel a grand jury to probe mishandling of public funds on public works construction. The Greater New York Coordinating Committee for Equal Opportunity said discrimination against Negroes and Puerto Ricans in building trades persists, and called for federal study as well as wide arrests at protest sites.
Bobby Reopelle twelve on crutches completed a 56 mile hike across the Continental Divide with Troop 6 in the Anaconda-Pindar wilderness. He tackled switches, steep grades, swamps and windfall as a source of inspiration to fellow scouts and leaders.
Firefighters battled a grass and brush fire in Torrance California that scorched about 30 acres near Chase Street and Parkridge. Thirty firefighters steered the flames away from two houses and encircled a barn. District Fire Chief Floyd Lee said the blaze began about 1 30 p m and investigators had not yet determined a cause or damage estimate by Monday morning.
Twenty-five demonstrators, 24 Negroes and one white man, booed Governor Orval Faubus at the dedication of Arkansas AMEN College for Negroes Vocational Arts Building in Pine Bluff. Police stood by as the 45 minute protest ended without incidents after Faubus left the campus. The event occurred during the ceremony in which Faubus delivered the dedicatory address.
In San Angelo Texas farmers consider paying a Tulsa rainmaker for rain to ease drought. James Green proposes covering travel expenses and a $10,000 bonus if rainfall occurs, while locals worry about value and effectiveness.
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