Snyder Spotlight Highlights Housing Boom And Road Plans
The Snyder area sees tightened housing and few vacancies while water meters are rapidly connected and new residential construction surges. Texas highway funding of 167.98 million and a push for a Lubbock Fort Worth multi lane route emerge. A UT Calvert survey on junior college costs is noted along with high tax collections and a Deep Creek watershed water conservation survey under the Small Watersheds Act.
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Snyder
Roy Dunlap
Washington
Texas
Lubbock
Texas Highway Commission
Upper
Colorado River Soil Conservation District
Deep Creek
Lubbock Fireman Dies After Blaze
Lt. Wayland Jack Jenkins aged 35 of the Lubbock Fire Department died after battling a forenoon fire. Hospital officials attributed the death to a coronary occlusion caused by over-exertion during the blaze.
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Lubbock
Wayland Jack Jenkins
PLEA FOR FOLK TUNES PROMPTS CAPITOL PROTEST
Rep Frank Chelf of Kentucky demonstrates a mouth harp and cites radio and TV censorship of folk songs. He argues networks ban classic tunes like Swanee River and My Old Kentucky Home and jokes they may have to rename the White House to avoid discrimination.
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Frank Chelf
Kentucky
Capitol
Washington, D.C
House Rules Committee
Suwanee River
Chelf
White House
Three-Week Staff Utilization Workshop Opens Tomorrow
About 30 Snyder school system teachers begin a three week staff utilization workshop at 7 30 a m in the high school cafeteria with planning today and planning from University of Texas consultants including Dr Robert Blake. The program funds include the Ford Foundation backed Fund for the Advancement of Education.
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Snyder
Robert Blake
University of Texas
Blake
Pat Falls
William Nesbitt
Fund For the Advancement of Education
Ford Foundation
Dale Walton
Crushed to Death: Mesquite Contractor Killed in Truck Crash
Alpha Jones a 57 year old Mesquite dirt contractor was crushed beneath his truck when brakes failed today in Dallas. He died at the scene leaving behind a family and co workers. Authorities investigated the accident and noted vehicle failure as the likely cause.
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Dallas
Alpha Jones
Air Force officers end five day endurance flight mock test
Five officers at Wright Patterson AFB completed a 120 hour ground endurance test in a 17 by 7 by 6 foot cabin simulating a global mission. Maj. John D Calhoun led the crew with Capt. Robert F Hegenberger as co pilot and others from Wright Air Development Center.
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Dayton
Ohio
Air Force
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
John D. Calhoun
Air Research and Development Command
Delores M. Kennedy
Dallas
Tex
Robert F Hegenberger
Orlando
Fla
Wright Air Development Center
John Simons
Florence Calhoun
Ruston
Fairborn
Albert T. Bernardini
A. T. Bernardini
Hialeah
Richard C. Willis
Union
Charles Dempsey
Eisenhower Rejects Senate Civil Rights Bill As Deadlock Looms
President Eisenhower and House Republican Leader Joseph Martin voiced strong opposition to the Senate version of the civil rights bill. They warned of a possible deadlock and delaying tactics into 1958, with party leaders split over accepting or rejecting the Senate wording and its jury trial amendment. Senators Russell and Knowland signaled cautious moves toward a conference or compromise, while Johnson urged House passage of the Senate bill.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Joseph W. Martin Jr
House
GOP
Congress
Administration
Martin
Eisenhower Admin
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Knowland
Calif
Senate House Conference Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Refugee Has High Fever After Heat Spell in Fort Worth
A Latvian refugee, Edmunds Leimanis, 57, was admitted with a fever of 110.4 degrees after a heat wave. He was found unconscious at his apartment, with his condition in semiconscious state despite cooling efforts. His neighbor Bill Turner, 62, had 109.6 degrees previously.
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Fort Worth
Latvia
Weather Bureau
Edmunds Leimanis
Leimanis
Bill Turner
Turner
Hermleigh Youth in Hendrick Hospital for Possible Polio
A 17 year old Hermleigh resident, Donald Joe May, is under observation in Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene for possible polio after illness last week. His parents Raymond and Mrs May live between Hermleigh and Ina dale. No definite diagnosis yet. he will be a senior in Hermleigh High School this fall and has been active in football and athletics.
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Hermleigh
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Donald Joe May
Raymond May
Inadale
May
Hendrick
Syria Rejects Jordan Ultimatum Over Press Attacks
Syria denounces Jordanian protest as ultimatum while Amman downplays the threat. Premier Sabri Assali says the note is unacceptable and Syria warned of no Jordanian action against it. Egypt and Saudi Arabia were briefed as diplomatic exchanges continued via Ahmed el Rahby.
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Damascus
Syria
Jordan
Amman
Hussein
Sabri Assali
Assali
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Ahmed el Rahby
Rahby
Samir Rifai
Rifai
Israel
49th Armored Division Drills Trimmed For Economy
The 49th Armored Division cuts drill periods by about one third for three months in an economy move. Maj. Gen. Albert Johnson announces the reduction. Texas Air National Guard remains unaffected per Maj. Gen. Harry Crutcher Jr. The division has about 10,000 men, 1,200 in the Dallas area, with July start of the reductions and 12 to 14 sessions nominally planned July through September.
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Dallas
49Th Armored Division
Albert Johnson
Texas Air National Guard
Washington
Harry Crutcher Jr
TANG
49Th Armored
National Guard
Weather summary for Texas with temperatures and storms
Snyder reports high temperatures reaching 105 degrees with a 73 degree low and 74 degrees by Saturday morning. Partly cloudy conditions return across central and eastern Texas with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers on Sunday and Monday. West Texas shows similar partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and night showers.
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Snyder
South Central
East Texas
West Texas
Sub-panels Named for Scurry County Junior College Drive
A citizens committee in Scurry County moves toward county wide vote on creating a junior college. Two sub panels plus an education committee map outreach and plan meetings to inform voters and gather signatures for a five percent petition. Dr. C. C. Calvert cites potential enrollment over 200 in five years.
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Scurry County
Overall Citizens Committee
County Board of Education
Texas Education Agency
University of Texas
Colvert
Snyder Junior Chamber of Commerce
Citizens Committee
Calvert
Graham Crusade Extended to Sept 1 in New York
The New York Billy Graham Crusade was extended to September 1 for the third time. The Graham office reported 1,361,600 attendees at Garden meetings since May 15 and 41,657 people recorded decisions for Christ.
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Graham
New York
Billy Graham
Graham Office
Christ
Showers Drench East and South of Snyder Area
Rain showers spread east and south of Snyder with totals up to .4 inch at Helmleigh and scattered lighter amounts in Dunn Midway Ira and surrounding areas. Cooler temperatures followed a 105 degree Friday as Texas faced a broad storm system with gusty winds and widespread showers and thundershowers through the weekend.
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Snyder
Helmleigh
Dunn
Midway
Camp Springs
Ira
Big Spring
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Jr. College
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Harold Brown
Wayne Boren
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Arthur Blanchard
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Boren
Ted McAlister
Charley Blakey
Jack Bowden
L. A. McClanahan
Ray Houpt
Bill Jordan
Paul Keaton
Associated Press
Borger
Stratford
Panhandle
Colorado City
Amarillo
van Horn
Electra
Perryton
Dalhart
Presidio
Cotulla
el Paso Laredo
del Rio
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