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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1963
Page
1
Lt. Cliff J. Judkins of Georgia recounts a 15000-foot fall after his jet fighter mast failed and parachute opened late. He sustained a compressed back fracture, pelvic hairline fracture, and two broken ankles but survived while in the Haven hospital ship after sky to sea landing.
Montreal reports from UPI that the International Air Transport Association finds 48 percent of air passengers travel alone, 29 percent with one companion, 16 percent with two or more, 5 percent with three others, and 8 percent with four or more others.
Two teenage boys James Michael Clements 15 of Sonora and William Glenn Thornburg 14 of Modesto were killed when they ran for shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm near Sonora California. United Press International reported the incident.
Republican critics in Washington challenged Kennedy’s civil rights package arguing for narrower action and fearing a Southern filibuster. Senate plans include hearings on public accommodations and federal enforcement while Republicans push exemptions for small private businesses. The debate centers on job equality, federal remedies, and the scope of desegregation measures.
Exile commandos claimed in shortwave broadcasts from Cuba to have made contact with anti Castro forces in various zones. The second message from the Revolutionary Council in Miami urged Cubans to rebel and aid the cause, linking to the Army of Liberation. The origin and ties between groups remained unclear.
The City Council Committee on Desegregation urged San Antonio businessmen to sign a voluntary pledge to desegregate private but publicly used facilities. The pledge text invites progress-minded local business leaders to mail the clipped pledge to the committee at the address shown.
In San Antonio a civic group promotes voluntary desegregation as progress toward full desegregation. The committee reports most downtown facilities have desegregated. pledges are being collected from restaurants hotels and bowling alleys. Officials urge immediate removal of remaining segregated restrooms signs and related policies. Community leaders stress sincerity and urgency, calling it a united effort with supporters from business and the Black community.
The Bexar County PASO chapter passed a six point plan calling for equal job opportunities and non discriminatory city contracts. It seeks periodic inspections and quarterly reports on employment practices and desegregation progress. The group also urges city agencies to disclose findings via public media and commends the City Council and NAACP for peaceful desegregation efforts.
Claudia Lindor, 24, a physical education major from Western Washington State College, defeated Marianne Gable of Los Angeles State College 5-4 to win the Women’s Intercollegiate golf tournament at Park, Pennsylvania.
The State Department said small bands of Cuban exiles may have infiltrated Cuba in recent weeks but found no evidence of major landings. Spokesman Richard T. Phillips noted likely fewer than 50 infiltrators after careful checks.
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