Fire walking student funds college by dancing flames
Simau Manumaleu a 25 year old Samoan fire walker at Hawaii’s Polynesian Cultural Center dressed in flame and performed four to six times weekly to earn a work scholarship for the Church College of Hawaii. He explains fire walking uses foot movement to create a cushion of air that keeps the performer from burning.
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Dakotas
Today in History highlights from April 22 events
Key events include 1898 first shot of the Spanish American War as USS Nashville captured a Spanish merchant ship near Key West. Also 1793 US proclaims neutrality, 1889 Oklahoma homesteaders stake claims, 1915 first use of poison gas, 1944 New Guinea invasion and New York World's Fair opening.
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Key West
Fla
United States
France
Britain
U. S
Congress
Oklahoma
New Guinea
New York
Constantine
Greece
Weather overview for Snyder and Texas regions
Temperatures range from 49 to 81 across Snyder and surrounding areas with cooler nights. Northwest Texas expects cloudy, cooler conditions with possible rain and light snow in extreme northwest. South Central to Southeast Texas see warm, humid weather with scattered showers and thundershowers. Coastal zones remain mostly cloudy with variable highs from 46 to 85.
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Tornadoes Hit Texas as Snow Fails to Follow Storm
Severe weather swept across Texas with tornadoes in West and North Central regions along with heavy storms and hail. A Dallas area tornado damaged a house and barn near McKinney, while a Ponder tornado damaged outbuildings and moved granaries. Denton saw heavy rainfall as storms persisted. Authorities issued tornado watches for NE Texas as blustery conditions continued.
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Morris
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Titus
Upshur
Wood
McKinney
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Dallas-Texarkana
South Texas
Eagle Lake
Houston
Big attack feared as Saigon alert rises across 11 provinces
Saigon and 11 surrounding provinces placed on 100 percent alert amid intelligence reports of a large assault on the capital. Vietnamese officials cited a defector claiming plans for 10 000 enemy troops. Allied forces reported 135 enemy deaths in six clashes near Saigon as U S air power returned with 151 missions.
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North Vietnam
Panhandle
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Snyder Public Schools Band Revue Scheduled for April 28
The Snyder High School instrumental music department presents the Annual Band Revue featuring the Black and Gold Concert Band and Stage Band. Tickets cost 1 for adults and 50 cents for students, with proceeds supporting trips to Buccaneer Music Festival in Corpus Christi and the HemisFair in San Antonio. Director Melvin Montgomery is assisted by Charles Shaw.
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San Antonio
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Heavy Snow Across West Brings Stormy Weather
The Associated Press reports spring storms bring snow and cold to the west with 6 inches in Flagstaff Arizona 5 inches in Lander Wyoming 3 in Trinidad Colorado and 2 in Ely Nevada. Freezing temperatures hit Washington Idaho Montana Wyoming Nevada Colorado Utah with heavy snow warnings for northern New Mexico and Arizona stock raisers warned of north winds rain and snow across Wyoming Nebraska and the Dakotas.
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Snyder High Is Runnerup In Region I Literary Meet
Snyder High School placed second in Region I UIL literary contests behind Andrews. Snyder won the one act play contest and took a first in individual events, while Andrews won both debate events, with Loretta Bryce of Snyder earning state meet qualification in girls persuasive speaking.
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Snyder
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Susie Hendrix
Dana Thompson
Cynthia Phillips
Jamie Boren
Dianne Lewallen
Royce Starnes
Church Leaders Launch Campaign Against Pari-Mutuel Betting
A Texas statewide campaign to block pari-mutuel betting began Sunday with church, business and civic leaders in Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio and Houston organizing rallies. They planned a large telephone drive to defeat the May 4 ballot measure amid fears of organized crime and moral decline.
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Anti-Crime Council of Texas
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Fort Worth
San Antonio
Houston
Jimmy Allen
First Baptist Church
W. E. Berry
Galloway
Richard M. Freeman
Ridgewood Park Methodist
Funeral service set for Norman Lewis Jr.
Service pending for Norman Lewis Jr. four year old son of Norman and Mrs. Lewis Sr. The child died at 940 p m Sunday in March Air Force Base hospital Calif where the father is stationed He had leukemia and his father was in Vietnam until January Retributions are to be announced at Bell Seale Funeral Home Relatives in town include grandmother Minnie Myers and aunts Bobbie Brown and Wayland Burton.
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March Air Force Base
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Vietnam
United States
Bell - Seale Funeral Home
Minnie Myers
Bobbie Brown
Wayland Burton
Area Gets More Rain in Snyder Area
Thunderstorms pushed in a new cool front over Snyder last night. Official Snyder gauge measured 1.40 inches from three showers amid bright flashes and thunder. Nearby rainfall ranged from about one to one and a half inches with light hail in places. Lake J B Thomas collected 1.30 inches, lake level rising .12 foot to 2240.42.
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Lake
J. B. Thomas
Barnes Wingtip Tour Comes to Snyder in Lt Governor Bid
Ben Barnes plans a six day Wingtip Tour of Texas visiting more than 40 cities starting in Snyder with a 1 55 p m arrival at Winston Field. He will give a brief airport speech and meet residents hoping to boost support for his lieutenant governor campaign.
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Snyder
Barnes
Winston Field
Snyder Entries Tops In Regional Industrial Arts Meet
Snyder High School won the regional Industrial Arts competition held on the Abilene Christian College campus, doubling Rider High School’s points for second. Abilene High was third and Lamar Junior High led the junior high division, with Madison Junior High first. Over 600 students competed. state qualifiers head to Texas A&M next weekend.
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