Senate backs desegregation push with balanced funding
Senate Appropriations panel adds language to a $18 billion HEW measure pledging equal desegregation effort nationwide and maintaining federal aid for lunch and medical programs. Tulsa Tulsa County case joins Chicago suburban district as northern desegregation actions proceed.
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Persia Jr. Dies In Louisiana
Mike Persia Jr., 41, a San Antonio native and New Orleans automobile dealer, died in New Orleans after a brief illness. He founded Mike Persia Chevrolet in New Orleans with his father in 1950 and helped expand to Texas and South Carolina. He attended Woodlawn Elementary, Horace Mann High, Texas Military Institute, and SMU, where he met his wife Barbara Lawler. Services were held at Charles Presbyterian Church in New Orleans with interment there. Survivors include his widow Barbara, daughters Gloria and Sherri, sons Todd and Mike III, father Mike Persia Sr., and sister Rex O'Steen.
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Ancient Graffiti at Sigiriya Reflects Visitor Praise
Sigiriya in Ceylon draws attention to the polished Mirror Wall where centuries ago visitors etched eulogies to the Immortal Sigiriya Maidens. Archaeologist Dr. Paranavitane recorded and translated these inscriptions, sparking debate over the identities behind the writings. The hand-ground frescoes remain among the island’s finest paintings.
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Grads Receive Fewer Job Offers in 1967 68 at A M
Texas A M University placement chief Mrs Gladys Bishop reports a two percent drop in offers to bachelor graduates for 1967 68. Beginning salaries rose but did not reach the 1966 67 percentage increase, data from the College Placement Council Salary Survey show. A San Antonian's life is often shaped by a light wart ad.
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