County Seeks Bids on Jail Bonds in September Sale
Commissioners court to open bids on 3.85 million dollars worth of jail bonds at 2 p.m. September 9 with advertising approved. Bonds may be bought by the state board of education at its meeting September 12. First interest due March 16, 1960. Sale aids construction of a new county jail and police headquarters on Laredo Street with city contributing 2.15 million toward the project.
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Demo Ticket Hassle Solved
LOS ANGELES UP reports a solution to the 1960 Democratic national convention ticket dispute. Oilman Edwin W. Pauley, finance chairman for the host committee, agreed to a compromise via cable to Mayor Norris Paulson, offering 8133 tickets to satisfy the host group and avert intraparty friction.
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Los Angeles
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Norris Paulson
Paulson
Firefighters Die In California Forest Blaze Near Lake Elsinore
Riverside reports two firemen dead and 24 injured after a wall of flames trapped crews along Ortega road near Lake Elsinore. About 750 firefighters and 426 others fought the blaze as it scorched 1500 acres of brush and threatened 50 homes. Two homes were destroyed later, while northern forests burned across Trinity and Modoc regions.
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Foreign Service Duo to Attend Frost Bros Fashion Show
Two foreign service members will attend Frost Bros diplomatic inspired fashion shows at the St Anthony hotel on Wednesday and Thursday. John Killen American consul general in Monterrey and Joel Quinones Garza Mexican Government Tourist bureau delegate in San Antonio will be honored guests opening the fall season with college style presentations. Killen, George Washington University Law School graduate, has served as assistant to the undersecretary of state for Latin American affairs. Quinones, from Mexico City, has led the Mex Foam tourist office in San Antonio for four years. His father, Joel Quinones Jr, is the Mexican consul in San Antonio. Continued reporting notes a separate incident: William Jones, 6, died after asphyxiation while assisting his father with a gasoline tank at Greenfield Center. Police say fumes caused the death.
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John Killen
Monterrey
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San Antonio
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Mexico City
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Texas Prepares for Possible Road Funding Crisis
State Highway Engineer D C Greer warns Interstate 15 and 10 projects in Travis Webb Hays Guadalgalter Harris Co may delay if federal aid funds wane. Texas relies on Congress to revive highway trust money. bids planned August 18 19 for 317 miles of roadwork could cost about 25 million dollars.
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Air-Truck Armada Rescues Hostage Cop in Arizona
Dramatic rescue unfolds as an armed suspect holds a Yuma officer with a gun to his head. Arizona and California units use helicopters, aircraft, and armored trucks to jam a road blockade along US 80 before a marine helicopter lands and frees Officer Bill Penny and his 17 year old companion. The suspect, Jimmy Allen Crose, is nabbed on the highway near Wellton after officers close in and subdue him.
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Crase
Yuma
Bill Penny
Arizona
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California
Grose
Wellton
Jimmy Allen Crose
Golver
Donna Marie Welde
Mann
Whenie Crose
Crose
LULAC Rites Stated New Officers to Be Installed
New officers will be installed by Ladies LULAC Council 187 at 7 p m Wednesday at Stranges Party House 1513 Bandera Fausto Toscano Floresville district Bavernor conducts the installation. Officers include Mesdames Edwin Broussard president Hiram Johnson vice president Cruz de la Rosa Jr Secretary Freq Garcia treasurer John Markley corresponding secretary Mary C G Villa social chairman Frank Tojo reporter M Alonzo parliamentarian FP Mireles sergeant at arms Angelus o Tatin chaplain.
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Bandera
Fausto Toscano
Floresville
Bavernor
Edwin Broussard
Hiram Johnson
Cruz de la Rosa Jr
Freq Garcia
John Markley
Mary CG. Villa
Frank Tojo
Kellogg foundation grants aid nursing education in four states
The W. K. Kellogg foundation announced grants totaling 1 795 000 dollars to nursing education programs in New York Florida Texas and California for five years. In Texas the funds are committed to the University of Texas to launch junior and community college nurse education programs, among others.
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Florida
Texas
California
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