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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1963

Page

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Racial Roundup Promises Orderly Civil Rights March

A San Antonio excerpt notes sponsors pledge the Washington march will be orderly with trained security to prevent disturbances. Black Muslim leader Malcom X criticizes government control of the event while others urge peaceful resistance to oppression. The Polo Grounds rally in New York drew far fewer attendees than expected, resulting in substantial financial loss for sponsors who invested to boost Wednesday’s Washington march.

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Civil rights marches draw wary crowds and Knox County clash

Reported tensions surge as a planned August 28 civil rights march in Washington and a separate Texas Capitol protest prompt law officers to brace for incidents. The White Citizens Council of Grand Prairie vows thousands of whites ready to shield the governor’s mansion, while in Plaquemine James Farmer and 14 others face charges linked to last week’s demonstrations. Seven Black Danville children begin integration in a previously all white school, amid ongoing Methodist talks on uniting white and Black units and addressing racial discrimination with 4000 ministers attending.

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Hair growth promises offered by National Hair Experts

Hair specialist R M Locklin leads a free weekly examination at 205 Gibbs Building office from 10 am to 6 pm inviting men and women with thinning hair to learn scalp problems and potential treatment. An introductory $1.00 option aimed at restoring hair is offered if insights indicate possible benefit.

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Russian Fire Fighters Fail At Sea Blaze Sinks Glouvestier Vessel

AP report says a fire aboard the Glouvestier fishing coast vessel worsened after Russian fighters struggled to contain it. The Saint Nicholas crew, unharmed, was rescued and later transferred to the Holy Cross as the ship foundered, with dawn reporting the flames uncontrolled.

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Peace Officers convention opens in East Texas

CONNALLY Texas UP I Gav delivers keynote at first session of East Texas Peace Officers Association convention in Longview. Venezuelan report notes a failed kidnapping attempt on Alfredo Stefano promoter Damian Gatheca and disruption around downtown offices as terrorists sought to abduct him during a global football promotion event.

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Pedal Pushers Travel by Bike Train to Houston

A Bederman family from Trousten bicycles with wife Vatricks and children John Gretchen and April Any stacked on a train to Houston. They rode from Osawatomie Hun to watch the train hawk toward Texas, describing a leisurely family cycling journey amid a light scene in San Antonio.

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