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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1963
Page
2
A chaotic Birmingham shooting scene erupts with gunfire as police confront a group of armed Black residents. Witnesses describe shouting, collapsing civilians, and a baby wounded by debris as officers pursue suspects and attempt to restore order amid shelling and chaos.
Sheriff Hauck told the county commissioners he will request 38,900 to buy fifteen cars plus 33,000 to operate them in year one for process servers and investigators, replacing 28 deputies’ car allowances and potentially cutting costs. He also seeks 50,000 for the county jail to house twelve more awards and operate the unused seventh loop, with a planned garage at the jail and bulk fuel purchases.
Reported after Wallace Montgomery urged the Living Hampton education board to close three schools West End Hiansay Graymont amid a federal court bid to halt integration. The blast at Graymont school followed by mass police deployment and street violence as crowds clashed with officers. Officials prepared for further action and federal authorities weighed injunctions amid heightened racial tensions.
Roy J. Cohn a McCarthy era investigator pleaded innocent to perjury and obstructing justice in a fraud probe. Federal Judge Dudley B. Boose accepted the plea and released Cohn on his own recognizance without bail.
An Ankara military tribunal sentenced former Col. Bilel Aydemir and six others to death for leading an attempted overthrow of Prime Minister Tamat Invay last May. Twenty-nine others received life terms. Aydemir, deemed leader of the 22 hour abetted coup, commanded a force that killed eight and wounded two. Cadets who followed him await separate trials and sentences next week.
Richaca Kollar, 53, housemaid to columnist Dorothy Kilgallen, is unconscious after a fire in a New York City apartment bedroom. Kollar suffered burns to the hands and carbon monoxide poisoning. Kilgallen escaped injury.
Judge Tod P. Onion scheduled a murder trial for Bala Carl Powers on November 24 in Welt District Spath. Powers faces charges connected to the fatal shooting of Morris W. Renfro, 20, outside the Case Hills Manor Apartment House.
The heart of Tadeusz Kosciuszko was transferred in an urn to the Warsaw Cathedral vault from a church. Polish press reported the relocation during the wartime break of the war. Kosciuszko later died in Switzerland at 71 after ties to the United States.
SAN FRANCISCO UPI reports that California population growth is reflected in education as enrollment in late junior colleges has risen 270 percent since 1946, signaling rapid postwar expansion.
In Columbus Ontarios report, Mys Bekert recovers after a fall that fractured three ribs. Sisters at St. Alita's home say slowing her pace is the main challenge while planning a family birthday gathering. She returned home for dinner after hospital time and faces another hospital visit with pneumonia risk.
In New York City the Board of Education voted 52 to seek a court injunction to restrain a teachers strike after an all night negotiating session with the teachers union. Corporation Counsel Lea Larkin was directed to pursue the injunction as the union pressed for higher pay and better working conditions.
In Baton Rouge Louisiana readers noted a display of flags from the Stars and Stripes to the flag of France and others such as Belgium Spain the Maldives and the Confederacy reflecting a diverse set of emblems around public spaces amid discussions of symbolism and national identity in a local observance.
In Montgomery Alabama two white men attacked a mixed group of high school students from Kansas while they waited for service at a bus station restaurant. One victim Bill Brisen described being grabbed, struck, and torn clothing as the attackers shouted threats. No charges were filed as the group left. some students were planned to be sent to Miami for the weekend.
Official sources report China offered 926000 to Nepal for development, with plans to use funds for a new city hall. Nepal, short of money, would place a plaque in the building to acknowledge the Chinese commission.
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