October, 1962, Brief messages from the three gubernatorial candidates for Texas in 1962: Jack Carswell, from the Constitution party; John B. Connally, Jr.,
from the Democratic party; and Jack Cox, from the Republican party.
Dutch Ship (Java) Picketed/Scrapped, November 2, 1962 - National Martitime Union picketers at the Port of Houston protest ships of countries receiving
American aid from carrying cargo to Cuba. The Cuba-bound freighter had been held at the dock for six days. Though the union eventually allowed it to move in order to free dock space for another
ship, the Java left port empty of her cargo of flour.
Texas Governor Candidates, November 6, 1962 - The three gubernatorial candidates, Jack Carswell, John B. Connally, Jr., and Jack Cox, give brief Election Day
statements about their chances of winning the election. John B. Connally won the 1962 Texas gubernatorial race.
Cutrer on Zoning Defeat Date, November 7, 1962 - Houston Mayor Lewis Wesley Cutrer responds to the recently failed efforts to pass a zoning ordinance.
Despite Mayor Cutrer's prediction, Houston still does not have zoning, and remains the only major U.S. city without it.
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This film reel from KHOU-TV Channel 11 in Houston contains a series of short news segments that would have aired as highlights to news stories. Many are silent and would have been voiced over by the anchorperson. The titles for each segment are the originals created by KHOU-TV. The clips on this reel all date from October and early November, 1962.
The digital preservation of this collection was made possible by a grant to the Texas Archive of the Moving Image and the Houston Public Library from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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