House panel approves wage law extension and raise
The House Education and Labor Committee backed a bill raising the present $1.25 minimum by 50 cents and extending coverage to 7.2 million workers including farmers. Farm workers would start at $1.15 next July and reach $1.25 by July 1, 1968, with other workers stepping up in three annual stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Adams— Clayton Powell
D-N.y
House
Senate
Congress
Road Project Bid Tabulated in Scurry County
The Texas Highway Department in Austin tabulated bids for the last Scurry County segment of US 84. The six mile four lane road runs north of Snyder to northwest of Snyder with an overpass at FM 1611. J H Strain and Sons Inc of Tye submitted the low bid totaling 522501.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Department
Austin
Scurry County
Snyder
FM 1611
J. H. Strain and Sons, Inc
Tye
Police raid on Watts Black Muslims mosque erupts in violence
In Los Angeles police stormed the Muhammad mosque in Islam No. 27 Watts district arresting 52 men and boys. Eight injured by flying glass. 44 others booked for assault to commit murder or conspiracy. Officers say gunfire came from inside the mosque and a National Guard request followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
South Side
Muhammad
Islam No. 27
Watts
National Guard
R. S. Herrera
Marines Hit Viet Cong in Large Da Nang Area Battle
U S Marines and 7th Fleet gunners fought a reinforced Viet Cong regiment on the Van Tuong peninsula near Da Nang. Officials counted Viet Cong casualties in the hundreds and described the engagement as the largest ground action to date. Marines used sea and air support to dislodge well-fortified enemy positions with tanks and artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DA Nang
South Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
van Tuong
da’ Nang
Lewis W. Walt
South China Sea
Chu Lai
Saigon
Iowa Jima
Walt
Galveston
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions
A fragmented weather summary reports high temperatures ranging from the 90s across Texas regions including Northwest South Central and Southeast. Clear to partly cloudy nights with lows around 60s to upper 70s and daytime showers or thundershowers affecting about 20 to 26 percent in various areas.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandie
Southeast
Southwest
Gemini 5 launch ready after power system repair
NASA officials announced that all systems are in a ready condition for the Gemini 5 launch after resolving a power cell problem. Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. are set for an eight day mission aboard the Titan 2 booster at 9 am EST Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Benedict Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
George E. Mueller
NASA
Mueller
McDonnell
Kennedy
Evi- Gemini
U.S
Cape
Belgium Exchange Student Arrives Late For Welcome
Snyder's foreign exchange student Miss Martine Strubbe from St. Michael Brugge Belgium arrives tonight at 10 30 p m instead of 5 p m due to a flight delay. A welcoming ceremony is planned north of the courthouse and she will reside with Mr and Mrs D V Merritt Jr during the 1965 66 school year. Public invited to the 10 30 p m event.
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Snyder
Martine Strubbe
St. Michael-Brugge
Flanders
Belgium
Miss Strubbe
D. V. Merritt Jr
Distribution Set For SHS Annuals Next Monday
Distribution for Snyder High School annuals will occur next week with class pictures taken in the high school auditorium. Sophomores report from 8 30 to 9 30 am as the yearbook is issued at 1 30 pm in the gym. Students must present receipts to avoid mixups and pay the full amount if due.
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Snyder
Carolyn
Tiger's Lair
Miss Payne
Towle Memorial Park
Skelly Oil seeks rehearing on Permian gas case
Skelly Oil Co Tulsa has asked the Power Commission to order a rehearing of its Permian Basin gas near one tors. A commission spokesman said the hearing schedule and dress codes for students were outlined, with petitions due within 30 days of the Aug 5 decision.
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Washington
Skelly Oil Co
Tulsa
Okla
The
Power Commission
Commission
Skelly
Emergency Viet Fund Given Nod
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $17 billion emergency fund to cover Viet Nam costs. Senator John Stennis calls it a down payment as annual needs may reach $7 to $10 billion. the total defense bill climbs to over $46.7 billion and rejects merging Army National Guard with reserves.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Robert S McNamara
Senate
House
John Stennis
D - Miss
Viet Nam
McNamara
Army National Guard
Local Youths to Attend Texas Crime Conference
Three Snyder youths Lloyd Potts Mark Clark and Fred Wiman will attend the Third Annual Attorney General’s Youth Conference on Crime August 19 to 22 in Austin. Their selection, sponsored by Lions Jaycees and Rotary, followed criteria set by Attorney General Waggoner Carr.
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Austin
Lloyd Potts
Mark Clark
Fred Wiman
Scurry County
Attorney General
Texas
Abilene
Snyder
Gates
Attorney General's
Lions
Jaycees
Rotary Service
Wayland Hol
Scurry
Borden Counties
Waggoner Carr
Carr
As Employment Commission
Plans For County Fair Are Discussed
Officials of the Scurry County Fair Association met with Snyder service clubs to discuss the fall fair. They focused on exhibit space for liverock and poultry and launched efforts to boost commercial exhibits scheduled for October. A large space will be available and a strong commercial presence is planned. The Fair Association and the Chamber of Commerce retail committee cooperate on a big trade promotion to run with the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scurry County Fair Association
Snyder Service Clubs
The
Fair Association
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Cross Indicted In Death Of Coeds
James Cross Jr a 22 year old University of Texas student was indicted on two counts of murder with malice for strangling Shirley Ann Stark and Susan Rigsby both 21 in Cross apartment on July 18. Bodies found July 30 in a weed patch north of Austin. Indictments delivered to Dist Judge Mace Thurman. Cross held without bond. Trial date set for August 26. Prosecutors plan to delay trial until after new criminal code takes effect January 1.
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Cross
Dist
Mace Thurman
Blackwell
Justice of the Peace
Frank
McBee
Miss Rigsby
Miss Sark
Texas
Tom Blackwell
Perry Jones
Jones
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