Shot Kills Teenager At Comanche Park Dance
A year old mock n roll band member Jasé Polk was shot in the chest and died after leaving a Saturday night dance at Comanche Park. Polk, of East Terrace Courts, was a member of the Spot Barnet and His New Breed Band which performed at the Trial Social Club event. Patrolman Tony Wyatt reported the incident and the investigation continued as attendees were questioned.
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Jasé
Comanche Park
Robert 5
Green Hospital
Charles Riley Polk
East Terrace Courts
Tony Wyatt
Polk
Bheatt
Spot Barnet
New Breed
Trial
Five Students Indicted In Slaying Of Officer
Five Texas Southam University students were indicted for murder in connection with the killing of police officer Louis Kuba during a May rioting at the campus. They are also charged with assault to murder two other officers, with new indictments naming Franklin, Nichols, Freeman, Parker, and Waller. The NAACP says it will provide counsel for Franklin, Nichols, and Freeman. The case centers on alleged unlawful assembly and riot during the incident that left Kuba dead from a gunshot wound.
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Texas Southern University
Houston
Louis R. Kuba
Traza
Texas
Ee Eh
Alty Carol Vance
Trazawell Franklin Jr
Floyd Nichols
Charles Freeman
Douglas Waller
John Parker
Vance
Franklin
Nichols
Parker
Freeman
Waller
Keia
Wailer
NAACP
Fran Xin
Kuba
Winder
Boston Welfare Sit-In Turns Into Riot in Roxbury
A sit-in by welfare mothers in Boston's Roxbury district escalated into a riot as rocks and bottles were thrown at police. At least 39 injured, 22 officers among them, 34 arrested. A grocery store burned and looted while firemen faced obstructions. 300 officers patrolled the area. The disturbance began when officers tried to disperse 30 women forming a human chain to halt workers from leaving the Grove Hall welfare office. An Episcopal priest intervened and workers began leaving as refrains of hostility and vandalism subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
Mothers On Welfare
Grove Hall
Tue Hills’ Avenue
Schuyler Street
James Breeden
Army Reserve guard realignment plan sparks protest fears
Protests expected in 7 states and possibly Congress as a broad guard and reserve reorganization aims to cut manpower from 678 500 to 640 000 and abolish 15 guard divisions. Officials say the plan will spread units by population, ensure adequate state protection, and avoid drafting retraining gaps while Congress debates approval and funding.
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Congress
Theu
Indianapolis
Ind
Army
Stanley R. Resor
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Indlaad
F. Edward Hebert, Dla
House
Armed Services
Guard
Army Reserve
National Guard to undergo wide reorganization plan
The understrength National Guard faces a proposed reorganization that would abolish several divisions while preserving reserve components. The plan lists 27th Armored and 40th Armored among the units affected, with 200,000 current members cited and personnel shifts to increase overall manpower.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
27Th Armored
Yorks 40Th Armored
California
48Th Armored
Georgia
29Th Infantry
Virginia
Maryland
Alabama
Mississippi
32Nd
Wisconsin
Ilinois
37Th Infantry
Ohio
39Th
Louisiana
Arkansas
Fust Infantry
Washington
Oregon
45Th Infantry
Oklahoma
46Th Infantry
Michigan
49Th Infantry
Texas Trails Charlotte Rotary Club's Busy Civic Role
In Charlotte, a 1500-population town, the Rotary Club funds and drives local civic work. The club helped form Alascosi County Water Control District No. 1 for a new water works, supports park development at Miller-Ryan Park, and backs incorporation. Local leaders like J P Mel Carley, Welton Jordan, Gus Ross, George Booker, and L L Tubbs are noted for community service and school, water, and recreation efforts. The area faces peanuts and sugar beet prospects, new wells, and a planned sugar refinery in Pearsall, with Highway 97 linking Charlotte to Jourdan and Pearsall.
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Lions Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Charlotte Incorporated
Alascosi County
Charlotte
J. P. Mel Carley
McCarley
Seimer EB
Booth
Enayy
McCauley
Gates
Alke
Jand
Helpmore
Miller-Ryan
Ruth Miller
Jack Ryan
Little Teague Ball Park
South ‘Texas
Welton Jordan
Jourdanion
Gus Ross
Jordan
San Antonio
Ross
del Rio
Eagle’ ‘Pass
G. F. Toulson
George Booker
Booker
George
L. L. Tubbs
Strogle
Charlotte & Community Recreation Association
Miller- Ryan Park
Poteet
Jourdanton
Pearsall
Quayilid
Brig General Discusses Early Communist Reorganization
Brig Gen James M 2032 assistant adjutant general for air said it is too early to determine the effect on individual communists. He noted three high priority brigades have been added to the troop list. Adj Gen Thomas S Bishop will hold a press briefing at Camp Mabry in Austin at 1 a.m. Monday to explain the reorganization proposal.
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James
Air
Adj
Thomas S. Bishop
Camp Mabryn Austin
Gunman and girl wounded in Dallas bank shootout
In downtown Dallas a gunman named Terry Pittman opened fire during a bank hold up. Police officer C. W. Clark and security chief Wayne Watson exchanged shots as Pittman fled toward Bryan Street. A 38 year old bystander Joan Adams was wounded as Pittman attempted to escape with a hostage and a $500 check.
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Dallas
Tethford
C. W. Clark
Frigay
Clark
Parkland Hospital
Joan Adems
Bryan Street
Terry Pittman
Clarky
Republic National
Tami
Jones
Pikman
W. D. Tethford
Wayne Watson
Pittman
Tinman
Miss Adams
More Tourists Visit In Texas
Texas tourism heads for another record year says the highway department. First four months show visitor services up sharply from last year with higher requests for material and state tourism support.
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Texas
Austin
HPI
States Highway Department
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Franklin Floyd ‘Nichols
Jackie
Toots
Date Perry
New Braunfels
Skcmonth
4Th Armored
Army Reserve and National Guard
Harold K. Johnson
Defense
Cyrus” Vance
See
The
Stanley Resor
Charlotte’s Rotarians
Hart Stilwell
South
Mel Carley
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf
Mes
Me Ucarley
San Ano ‘Onio
Toulson
Hin Sluapo
Rotdeo Arena
Guss Ross
Humbla
Here
Jourdanian
South Texas
West Texas
Pearnall
Hare
Toalson
Bocker
Dr. J. W. Jones
Leller
Sandra Wood
Bryar Street
Aim Hairgrove
Sue Hairgrove
Lake Jackson
Ben
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