Rangers Accused Of Harassment In Starr County Labor Dispute
An advisory committee to the U S Commission on Civil Rights accuses Texas Rangers and Starr County police of civil rights violations against striking Rio Grande Valley farm workers. The report calls for federal investigation and injunctive relief, urging review of border crossing policies and law enforcement conduct.
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San Antonio, Tex
Texas Rangers Today
Rio Grande Valley
Starr County
U. S. Commission On Civil Rights
Right’s Commission
San Antonio
Rangers
U.S
Texas
Harold H. Young
Odessa
Texas Advisory Committee
Texas Rangers
Weather Summary North Central to Southwest Texas This Weekend
Weather forecast for North Central to Southwest Texas shows mostly warm and partly cloudy conditions. Highs range from mid 80s to mid 90s with 90s common in many areas and nights from 60s to mid 70s. Scattered thundershowers possible in eastern and southern regions, especially Saturday and Sunday. Coastal winds 8 to 18 knots with some showers along the coast Sunday.
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Texas
Northwest
Pahandle
Southwest
Pecos
Red Gunners Rake Infantry in Vietnam Jungle Fight
In War Zone D near Saigon a U S 1st Infantry Division battalion bore heavy fire from Viet Cong in a three hour battle. Thirty one Americans were killed and 113 wounded as jets and artillery pounded three sides of a 400 yard clearing while evacuation choppers ferried the wounded to safety.
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Saigon
U.S
Associated Press
Henri Huet
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Vietnam
Huet
Liberty crew say attack on ship was deliberate
Senior crewmen of the damaged U S Navy Liberty testified in secret sessions aboard the ship that Israel s air and torpedo boat strike cost 34 American lives was deliberate based on time to identify the vessel and the intensity of the attack The ship was in a Malta drydock for emergency repairs after being struck off the Israeli coast June 8 while conducting communications duties off the war torn region
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Colin Frost Valetta
Malta
Liberty
Israel
Valetta
Navy
Mediterranean
Norfolk
U.S
Middle East
U. S
Soviet Premier Kosygin Joins UN Middle East Session
At the United Nations emergency session in New York Soviet Premier Kosygin unexpectedly appears to back peaceful Middle East talks. U.S. Ambassador Goldberg urges cooperation and warns against inflammatory speeches as Jordan's ambassador demands immediate Israeli withdrawal. The assembly adopts the agenda and adjourns until Monday.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Arthur J Goldberg
Middle East
Goldberg
Paris
New York
United States
General Assembly
Kosygin
Baroody
Truth
Assembly
Snyder family sets sail for Bahamas voyage in 18 foot sloop
The Snyder family Ed Beverly Lane and Bud plan a summer trip from Miami to the Bahamas aboard the Bahama Bound an 18 foot auxiliary sloop. They will travel 50 miles to Bimini then another 50 to Grand Bahama Island before returning. Ed Dickerson brings sailing experience from Lake J B Thomas and the Merchant Marine. The boat lacks a radio relying on a compass and sails for navigation amid possible Atlantic storms.
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Anchors Aweigh
Ed Dickerson
Lane
Beverly
Bud
Forty-seventh Street
Padre Island
Snyder
Bahama Islands
Bahama
Western Company
Miami
Atlantic Ocean
Bimini
Adam Clayton Powell
Senate
Dickersons
Grand Bahaman
Pye
Bahamas
Atlantic
Lake
J. B. Thomas
U.S
Dickerson
Sea of Japan
United States
Red China claims hydrogen bomb test in air
Tokyo reports Peking radio announced China successfully exploded a hydrogen device over the western region. It marks the sixth atomic test since Oct. 16, 1964, with Lop Nor in Sinkiang as the testing site. Chairman Mao had predicted such capability within 10 years.
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Tokyo
China
Peking Radio
Lop Nor
Sinkiang
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
U.N. General Assembly
Local Flood No Menace To Health
City and county health officials report flood waters did not threaten food safety. A State Health Department inspector agreed no health concerns were found. Mosquito risk may rise. 2 man spraying crews will treat large pools and fog at night while homeowners remove standing water and check wells and septic systems.
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Louis Vaughan
Sanitarian
State Health Department
Vaughan
Health Department
Kosygin Walks Midtown as U.N. Talks Open
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin arrived in New York for Middle East talks at the United Nations and began with a quiet dawn stroll through midtown Manhattan. Security briefly blinked as his 30 car motorcade moved to the Soviet mission on East 67th Street.
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New York
Alexei N. Kosygin
Middle East
United Nations
Manhattan
Kosygin
Third Avenue
East 67Th Street
United States
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Johnson
Washington
Texas
SHS Office to Close in July
Snyder Senior High School reminds that the high school office will be closed during July. Those needing transcripts or schedule changes are urged to complete transactions by month end to avoid delays.
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SHS
Snyder Senior High School
Angry Negroes Pummel Officers in Tampa Bay Area
Violent incidents erupt across Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Dayton as groups attack police and targets. In St Petersburg a crowd of 50 to 100 Negroes clashed after four arrests for strong arm robbery. earlier in Tampa Bay an officer was injured and a gas station attacked. Police report several cars struck and fires started, with no injuries. Separate Philadelphia riots involved gasoline bombs and missiles. Cincinnati saw gunfire and Dayton activated youth patrols to avert further violence.
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Fla
Philadelphia
Tampa Bay
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dayton
Tampa
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