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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1960
Page
5
Portland police charged 17 youths with disorderly conduct after a downtown dancehall riot sparked by the cancellation of bandleader Ray Charles appearance. Six people, including three officers, were slightly injured. 101 officers and 28 firemen responded as chaos erupted.
Indian students planned a sit in demonstration Monday to gain entry to Dana High School amid a court order. They object to daily two mile trips to an Indian school near Clinton and had been turned away three times. The Indian parents were to address the bounty board of education at its meeting Monday.
Atlantic City hosts the Miss America pageant as Patricia Ann McRaney of Mississippi arrives early and prepares for the 1959 to 1955 style program. She joins former Miss Americas Lynta Lee Mead and Mary Ann Mobley, with registration starting and four nights of judging to follow.
Nine divers and two boys survived a 22 hour ordeal after the Georgia Queen sank in the Gulf of Mexico. They drifted six miles east of Dog Island before rescue by the Sandy near Carrabelle Florida. Coast guard and air search followed as the crew endured heat cold and sharks on a tiny life raft.
Mrs. Walter Tinsley, 70, sister of former Texas Governor Coke Stevenson, died at home Saturday night. Funeral plans await a son Capt Lauzen Tinsley on duty with the Air Force in the Congo. Survives include husband, a daughter Mrs Joe Luce of Rock Springs, Stevenson, and five grandchildren.
A brisk invitation to use The Light Classified Ads for selling or renting items. The message urges readers to act, offering dependable options for cars, bargains, and wide reach to prospective buyers and renters.
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