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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1963

Page

6

Man Counts Money as Home Burns in Balcones Heights

Hab Pryor, police chief, reports at 7:30 a.m. a small Balcones Heights home blazed. Ernest Neely, 72, World War II veteran, sat counting $856 amid flames, unaware his house burned. Firefighters evacuated him and extinguished the fire, which officials say started from sparks igniting papers. Damaged kitchen valued at about $100. money was Neely’s life savings stored in a county vault for safekeeping.

Hab Pryor Northside Ernest Neolty Gill Neeley Pryor Lila

Parachutist Dies In Exhibition Accident

In Princeton Massachusetts a 34 year old sky diver named Clarence Cusion fell eight thousand feet to his death during a sport parachute exhibition. The parachute opened only partially between three and five thousand feet causing the fatal plunge. He left a wife and three children.

Princeton Mass Clarence Cus Ison Eut Langle

Red China may test nuclear devices this year

Tokyo reports suggest Red China could test nuclear devices within the year. Japanese Defense Agency sources note information from Chinese scientists indicating possible development of weapons. A U S defense spokesman said China is expected to test at least one device this year, as discussed by security officials.

Red China Tokyo Japan Defense Pardit Cusson Alice Steven Allison Michael Yomut Kenjira Shiga de Jenga U.S Japan Security Consultative Committee

Negro cabinet appointments praised in GOP push

Washington AP reports Chairman William E. Miller and GOP governors from Pennsylvania and Ohio lauded the idea of appointing Negro cabinet members. They argued such posts would require years to achieve and cited Rhodes's choice of William Walker of Cleveland as secretary of labor and industry.

Washington William E. Miller Republican National Committee Lauder Rae Pennsyl Vania Ohio James Shiga Rhodes Wil Liam Walker Cleveland Pennsylvania William W. Scranton William P. Young

Barnett Will Join Desegregation Suit Fight

Jackson Mississippi AP report states Gov Ross Barnett said on Saturday he would join the legal battle against desegregation. He condemned the Justice Department suit seeking to desegregate public schools in federally impacted areas including Madison and Mobile counties in Alabama Bossier Parish in Louisiana and Hattiesburg County in Mississippi.

Jackson Miss Ross Ba Barnett Ustes Hy Lon Military Bastles Barnett I ‘Ndustice Department Congo Justice Department Maddson Mobile Alabama Bossier Parish Louisiana Hateleen Mississippi

Protests Over School Integration Federal Court Actions

Sparkman notes protests against federal court suits for free integration of select public schools in Alabama and two Southern states. Senate Judiciary Chair Bast of Mississippi questions the attorney general's authority amid ongoing legal actions.

Alalanta Sparkman James C. Bast D-Miss Senate Judiciary Committee Sults

Meredith Oxford completes second alien test at Mississippi

Meredith I. Meredith completed his second alien test Saturday at the University of Mississippi. He had no comment about the political science exam, which took him four hours. He has two tests Monday and Tuesday, finishing with one more. The report mentions international figures and an upcoming visit by Gen. Robert F. Kennedy to Thailand.

Oxford Gap Janes I. Meredith Uality of Mississippi Meredith

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