15 Aug 1962
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1962
Page
1
Snyder officials announced an immediate push to enforce all motor vehicle regulations with focus on scooters and other motor vehicles. The effort, supported by the City Council, aims to curb accidents by stricter application of the Texas Driver's License Law and related rules.
The Soviet space twins return after setting orbit records and claim tasks fulfilled. The article notes a separate report from Randolph Massachusetts about a $1.5 million hijacking of a U S mail truck, the largest cash theft in U S history, with details on suspects and method.
Republican guber candidate Jack Cox spoke to a 100 plus Snyder crowd during a West Texas tour including Sweetwater Colorado City and Roby. Cox urged Texans to back a two party system while citing wage gains in two party states and his education program.
Temperatures show high readings Tuesday and Thursday across North Central Northeast Northwest South Central and Southeast Texas. Lows range from 58 to 78 degrees with highs often near 96 to 104 depending on region as showers and thundershowers occur mainly in western and southern areas through Thursday.
The Snyder School Board voted unanimously to prohibit scooters on school property after two scooter fatalities in one week. The meeting covered insurance plan extensions, bids for Lincoln School shower rooms, vaccine site authorization, and city mapping discussions.
Two U S marshals handed their revolvers to an airline pilot and left for New York without Robert A Soblen the fugitive spy they were to escort home Soblen remains in Britain in the hospital wing of Brixton Prison An appeal against his deportation order may take a month or two Soblen seeks to avoid extradition after fleeing to Israel on a bogus passport
SAN ANTONIO AP Bexar County commissioners appointed Constable W B Bill Hauck to the sheriff s office left vacant by the death of Owen W Kilday I ve waited 31 years for this job Hauck 53 said The commissioners also appointed Joe Ferro who was the chief deputy constable under Hauck to Hauck s old job Their appointments last until the candidates elected in the Nov 6 general election are certified The offices will be up for selection again in 1964.
Odessa attorney John Ben Shepperd will address the Chamber of Commerce County-Wide Teacher Appreciation Banquet. The Sept 18 event, in Snyder High School Cafeteria, honors teachers from all Scurry Schools. Chamber merchants chair Harold Bennett announced the plan.
A meeting last night explored establishing a local zoo focusing on regional animals. Attendees included Chamber of Commerce members, county officials, and Dallas Zoo director Pierre Fontaine who presented photo displays and proposed low cost structures and animal sources such as Wichita Wildlife Refuge.
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