Subpoenas Issued In Coed Case
Austin AP Sheriff Lang issues subpoenas to several persons tied to the Travis County grand jury inquiry into the murder of Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark. The panel plans to consider charges against James Cross Jr., UT student, amid details from Cross's signed statement, police records, and an autopsy.
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Austin
T. C. Lang
Travis County Grand Jury
Susan Rigsby
Shirley Ann Stark
James C. Cross Jr
University of Texas
Dallas
Cross Blackwell
Cross
Blackwell
Roy Q. Minton
Travis County
Mace Thurman
Perry L. Jones
Metric System Nearer Reality Explored by House Panel
The House Science and Astronautics Committee sent a bill to the House authorizing a three year study valued at 2.5 million dollars to assess benefits of moving to the metric system.
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Washington
United States
House Science and Astronautics Committee
House
Relief Convoy Reaches Duc Co in Hard-Hit Zone
AP report from Pleiku says a two mile convoy of infantry and armor reached the besieged Duc Co camp amid heavy fighting with Viet Cong. Casualties mounted on both sides as Route 19 remained cut and airstrip unusable.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Pleiku
Duc Co
Due Co
Highlands
Qui Nhon
South China Sea
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
U.S
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Eastwest
Central Highlands
Johnson Signs 185 Million Desalting Bill for 1972 Endorsement
President Johnson signed a 185 million dollar desalting bill to expand saltwater to fresh water programs and set a 1970 breakthrough goal. He urged urgency amid a Northeast drought and convened governors and officials to discuss emergency measures and future hearings.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Johnson
White House
Delaware Basin
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York City
Udall
Choir auditions set at Snyder High School
Auditions for the Snyder High School A Cappella Choir run August 19 and 20 in the high school choir room from 9 a.m. to noon each day. Students should call Jim Casey at HI 3-6305 to schedule auditions and former members may contact Casey for information on early rehearsals.
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Snyder High School
Jim Casey
HI 3
Casey
States study poll tax suits across Texas Virginia and Alabama
Officials in Texas Virginia and Alabama examined federal suits to abolish the poll tax. In Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr planned to file an answer after the petition, while Governor Connally and Carr urged study before comment. The suits claim the $1.50 per year poll tax restricts voting rights, especially for Negroes, as federal examiners supervise registration in nine counties and parishes.
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Associated Press
Texas
Virginia
Alabama
Johnson
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Ala
Texhama
Attorney General
Justice Department
Federal
Louisait
Richmond
Itdiana
Mississippi
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Albertis S$. Harrison Jr
Feder
Tien i
al District Court
Penalty Set For Destroying Draft Card
The House moved to punish any young men who destroyed their draft cards. It passed 393 to 1 and goes to the Senate with penalties up to five years imprisonment and a ten thousand dollar fine.
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Washington
House
Senate
Weather Synopsis for Texas Regions Tuesday Thru Thursday
Readings show high 90s across most zones with 20 percent chances of thundershowers this afternoon and evening. Temperatures today range from 79 in North Central Texas to 68 at night elsewhere, with lows in 60s to upper 70s and highs mostly 90 to 102. Northeast and Southeast Texas expect partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with scattered showers and thundershowers.
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Snyder
Texas
South
Northeast
Northwest
New School Budget Lowers Tax Rate for Snyder District
Snyder Independent School District approves 1965-66 budget cutting the combined tax rate from 2.00 to 1.95 per 100 valuation. The operational rate falls to 1.43 and the debt service portion to 0.52. The total budget rises to 2,398,638 from 2,371,031 amid economies cited by Superintendent Dr. Robert Clinton and business manager E. D. Flynn.
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Snyder Independent School District
Board of Trustees
Robert Clinton
E. D. Flynn
Clinton
Bennett
McBride
Surveyor Craft Lofted To Rehearse Lunar Landing
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP report details a rehearsal of the Surveyor lunar landing with a mock payload and radio link, aiming to test guidance and stability for a future unmanned mission. The launch plan follows a previous failed Atlas Centaur test and seeks data on propulsion and trajectory.
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Surveyor
Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Miles
Earth
Plans Mapped For Chamber Of Commerce Events
The Chamber of Commerce outlined plans for community functions and a sound truck labeled for use in events. W. Felix Jones resigned creating a vacancy filled by board member T. Jay Rogers who also heads the retail merchants committee. The annual businessmen banquet is set for Sept 13 with Harold Bennett and Rayburn Burgess handling tickets. The West Texas Chamber may hold an Oct trade promo and an upcoming Industrial Convention is planned for Sept 16-17 at College Station.
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Chamber of Commerce
T. Jay Rogers
Butler
W. Felix Jones
Rogers
Rogers Inc
Chamber
Harold Bennett
Rayburn Burgess
West Texas
Bob Chamber of Commerce Conven
Crowell
Robert Paso
Clinton
Merchants Committee
Regis
Dea
West
Bill
M&m Electronics
Scurry County Reading Club Ends Summer Program
Scurry County youths completed the Texas Reading Club schedule and returned lists to the county library. The program ends August 15 with certificates issued by the Texas State Library. Readers earn credit for 12 books read from June 1 to mid August, with rules on age appropriate material and a limit of two books per author.
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Scurry County
Texas Reading Club
Texas State Library
Austin
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U. S
Horst Faas
Desalting
Delaware
Congress
Nicholas Katzenbach
John B Connally
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Jim Heath
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