Music system at square ready to turn on
The SDN Column notes completion of a new square music system with speakers around the inside perimeter funded by local merchants via the Chamber of Commerce. A loudness complaint arrived before the formal activation. Plans include Jingle Bells season and new pedestrian lane markings with ceramic parking buttons. Tiger Stadium seating is being updated in gold colored plastic. Al Milch, former Big Spring coach, is now Brownwood assistant principal.
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Chamber of Commerce
al Milch
Big Spring
Brownwood
Wacil McNair
This Day in History Highlights Major Events
On August 21 1959 Hawaii became the 50th state. The Lincoln Douglass debates began in 1858. Garibaldi captured Reggio in 1860. The Somme river battle opened in 1918. Japan evacuated Kiska in 1943. The US ordered the first atomic submarine in 1951. Geneva talks on nuclear testing ended in 1968. South Vietnam martial law followed attacks on pagodas in 1963. Vietnam reports two American planes possibly shot down over China in 1968.
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Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Reggio
Italy
Somme
France
Japan
Kiska
Aleutians
United States
Geneva
South Vietnam
U. S
Vietnam
Communist
China
North Vietnam
Weather outlook for Texas by region today and Thursday
Snyder region reports a 7 am reading of 71 with high 94 and low 70 today. Forecasts for Northwest Northeast North Central Upper Coast South Central and Southeast Texas call for clear to partly cloudy skies warm afternoons with scattered thundershowers, variable tonight and Thursday. lows 67 to 82 and Thursday highs 87 to 102.
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Snyder
Texas
US Strength At Low ebb In West Europe
In Washington AP veteran correspondent Fred S. Hoffman reports the Soviet move into Czechoslovakia arrives as the 7th Army, backbone of West Europe defense, runs at its weakest in years. Pay balance issues force U.S. Army forces in West Germany down toward 200,000 men with further cuts anticipated by September 30.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Czechoslovakia
US. 7Th Army
West Europe
U.S
West Germany
Iron Curtain
Berlin
Air
Last Summer Band Session Scheduled at Snyder High
The Snyder High School Black and Gold Band will hold its final summer session August 22 to 28 under director Don Eiring. Sophomores and others who have not marched before attend Thursday and Friday, with varsity members on August 26 to 29. Rehearsals include marching without horns and playing sessions in the evenings and mornings.
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Snyder High School
Don Eiring
Black and Gold
Invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact forces
Soviet led tanks and troops spread across Czechoslovakia aided by East German Polish Bulgarian and Hungarian units in a rapid occupation. At least six dead and thirty five injured as Prague radio station and Bohemian see areas report casualties. U Thant and President Johnson condemned the move calling it a violation of the UN charter.
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Associated Press
Prague
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
East Germany
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Foreign Ministry
U Thant
United Nations
Johnson
U.N
Kremlin
Europe
Yugoslavia
Tass
Nine U S Helicopters Downed Near DMZ During Ground Assault
North Vietnamese troops breached a cordon near Quang Tri City as nine American helicopters were shot down and crews unaccounted for. U S forces reported additional clashes along the DMZ with Marines killing twenty enemy soldiers near Con Thien and Delta attacks damaging nine helicopters during a wave of mortar and ground assaults.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Quang Tri City
Dmz
U.S
Con Thien
Mekong Delta
Mississippi Democrats Award Black-Friendly Delegation
The Democratic Credentials Committee branded Mississippi as racist, replacing the all-white delegation with a biracial group formed two months earlier. The panel also rejected four challenges by Eugene McCarthy supporters seeking more delegates, deeming they had not shown fair representation on four state delegations.
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Austin Scott
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Wash
Ington
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Minneoota
Walter Posin
Mississippi
Democratic Party
Rich
New Jersey Governor Pledges Action After Party Showdown
Ousted governor J Hughes spoke at a midnight news conference saying the party’s honor was at stake and warning that the Democrats intend to root out racism. He urged a nationwide rebuilding as Mississippi factions face the convention votes on seating the loyal democrats after 84-10 and 85-9 committee decisions.
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Ard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Democratic Party
Mississippi
Texas Rain Forecast For Weekend
Texas faces showers this weekend as the Weather Bureau notes a typical summer air mass. Today shows clear to partly cloudy skies with warm temps and afternoon storms. Early coastal and West Texas showers faded after sunrise. heat remains through Thursday.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
West
Johnson appeals for Soviet withdrawal over Czechoslovakia invasion
President Johnson condemned the invasion of Czechoslovakia as a United Nations charter violation and urged the Soviet Union and other nations to withdraw their troops. He spoke after being briefed by Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and said reason can prevail in the face of the crisis.
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Washington
Johnson
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
United States
Anatoly Dobrynin
War Of Nerves at Ohio Prison Raises Hostage Tense Standstill
In Columbus state officials negotiate with rebellious inmates holding nine guards at Ohio Penitentiary after a Tuesday uprising by about 300 prisoners. The hostage guards remain unharmed but under threat as officials urge restraint to avoid loss of life. Another riot flared at Lebanon Correctional Institution, injuring several and prompting guard deployment and a lockdown. The two incidents prompt questions about any shared causes, with authorities proceeding cautiously.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Marion J. Koleski
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Columbus
Lebanon
Ohio
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Jackie Gaskins
Glenda Vaughn
Randy Vaughn
Ricky Vaughn
Angela Gaskins
Lynn Gaskins
Vaughn
Ruben L. Vaughn
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Robert D. Ohman
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