Air Travel Returns to Normal as Major Airlines Reopen
Four of five big lines Trans World United Eastern and National reported normal or near normal schedules. About 1,600 American tourists stranded in Europe began returning home aboard transatlantic flights. Trans World operated its first overseas flight from Shannon to Kennedy with 145 passengers, part of about a dozen return trips. Northwest said over half its service was back but full restoration expected midweek as routes to Seattle and Honolulu resume. Domestic traffic was light as travelers saved plans by car or train. National Airlines said over 90 percent business with New York to Florida jets carrying around 90 passengers.
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Reese Rites Set Tuesday
Mrs. Ruth Reese 73 of Snyder died 5 30 p m Sunday at Sunrise Manor Eastland. Native of Fannin County she lived in Snyder 28 years. Survived by three sisters N N Veal Ari zona Maude Cantrell Sulphur Okla Bertha McLeroy Washington and two brothers A B Hunt Gorman and J B Hunt Denver City. Married William H Reese May 6 1913 Haskell he died January 1945. Service 10 a m Tuesday United Pentecostal Church Rev W T Driver. Burial Snyder Cemetery Bolger Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers Billy Don Driver Harry Veal R L Alexander Lee Givins Myron Roe Dan Callaway.
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Ruth Reese
Twenty-third Street
Snyder
Sunrise Manor
Eastland
Fannin County
Reese
N. N. Veal
Arizona
Maude Cantrell
Sulphur
Okla
Bertha McLeroy
Washington
A. B. Hunt
Typhoon Viola Hits Central Japan Causing Light Damage
Typhoon Viola thinly damaged central Japan with heavy rains across a wide area. The Maritime Safety Agency reported three fishing boats capsized and one fisherman missing amid rough seas and fading winds.
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Tokyo
Viola
Japan
Maritime Safety Agency
New Shocks Hit Eastern Turkey Amid Earthquake Aftermath
Two new temblors struck dazed towns in eastern Turkey as relief efforts mounted after last week's deadly quake. Officials report 2,300 dead and about 2,300 injured with thousands homeless. U.S. and Turkish authorities coordinate aid including food air-drops and inoculations while survivors search ruins for kin.
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Ahmet Balan
Erzurum
Turkey
Sleeping Sickness Death Toll Rises in Korea
The Health Ministry reported 25 more deaths from sleeping sickness in the past 24 hours, bringing South Korea’s total toll to 68. The update underscores a worsening outbreak as authorities urge vigilance and treatment outreach.
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Seoul
Korea
South Korea
Health Social Affairs Ministry
Big Three To Deny Auto Labor Reopen Request
Detroit AP reports General Motors Ford and Chrysler will reject the UAW bid to reopen contracts for immediate raises for nearly 100000 skilled workers. Auto makers will grant automatic $168 million pay hikes to 700000 production workers in two weeks and offer added benefits.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Henry Ford II
Ford
Deluge Dampens Chicago Hostility During Civil Rights Marches
In Chicago area protests led by Martin Luther King Jr, heavy rain reduced violence but jeers, rocks and firecrackers greeted marches in East Side and Evergreen Park. About 20 arrested in East Side and Evergreen Park. clashes with police occurred as the demonstrations continued despite rain.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Civil Rights
East Side
Evergreen Park
James Bevel
Chicago Heights
Cook County
Weather outlook for Texas regions with temperatures and showers
Snyder reports show highs near 95 degrees with lows around 76 to 69 across the state. North Central Texas expects partly to scattered showers tonight and Tuesday with cooler highs, while Northeast and Northwest regions face mixed clouds, thunderstorms, and cooler spells. Coast and Southeast Texas see southeast winds and warm, unsettled conditions with showers.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
B52 Bombers Hit Viet Cong Bases Near Saigon and North Vietnam
Air Force B52 bombers from Guam struck Viet Cong bases 45 miles east of Saigon and a training camp 120 miles southwest as ground fighting waned. A grenade wounded four U.S. servicemen and a civilian near Saigon, with one terrorist escape. North Vietnam faced RAF bomber actions as US pilots racked up dozens of hits on targets around Hanoi and Thanh Hoa.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Air Force
Guam
Gia Dinh
U.S
Viet Nam
Drinkard Rites Held for 85 Year Old Farm Resident
Joseph G. Drinkard 85 died Sunday morning in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. A Scurry County resident since 1906 living on Roby Highway he was born December 12, 1880 in Van Zandt County. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. in Bell-Seale Chapel with burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens. He leaves two sons Victor of Odessa and Cloyce of Brownwood, three sisters all of Fort Worth and two brothers in Fort Worth.
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Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Mr. Drinkard
Scurry County
Roby Highway
van Zandt County
Annie Cotton
Dunn
Bell- Seale Chapel
Don Browning
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Drinkard
Victor
Odessa
Cloyce
Brownwood
Oscar Mayo
Annie Duke
Ted Harrell
Ft. Worth
Lonnie
Roy
ICT DE Teachers State Conferences at High School
Industrial Cooperative Training teacher Wallace Combest and Distribution Education teacher Claude Donaldson will be in their high school office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. all week to confer with students interested in ICT and DE programs. Office phone HI 3 6301.
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Wallace Combest
Claude Donaldson
County awards contract for Gibson Building in Scurry County
Scurry County Commissioners awarded the Dan Gibson Recreation Building project to J L Wadleigh Construction Co of Snyder for 55 778 as the lowest of six bids. The $32 000 Boys Club transfer funds the county project with most gifts from the Dora Cunningham Estate in memory of Dan Gibson. Construction starts soon with 110 day completion.
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Scurry County Commissioners
Dan Gibson
Twenty Eighth Street
Boys’ Club
J. L. Wadleigh Construction Co
Snyder
Wadleigh
Commissioners Court
Scurry County Boys’ Club
Dora Cunningham
Gibson
Encephalitis Spraying Doubled In Dallas Campaign
Health authorities in Dallas doubled their aerial attack on encephalitis with six planes now in operation, up from three, to curb the disease carried by the culex mosquito. Four planes sprayed at dawn for just over two hours as temperatures over 80 degrees halt operations, while three more C23 planes arrived yesterday and crews moved to install nozzles amid combat-gear readiness.
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Dallas
Viet Nam
De Gaulle Visit Hints at Possible Viet Nam Peace Steps
Washington AP De Gaulle may seek Viet Nam peace moves via talks with Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk. Mansfield said De Gaulle could suggest tentative negotiations and end to fighting while maintaining Hanoi contacts. Sihanouk may then welcome Harriman visit. he postponed Harriman due to bombing he calls on Cambodian territory.
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de Gauille
Mike
Norodom Sihanouk
Mansfield
Charles de Gaulle
Cambodia
Viet Nam
de Gaulle
U.S
Hanoi
Sihanouk
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
LAMP LIT MOON FAR SIDE PICTURES SHOW NO NEW SIGHTS
Lunar Orbiter photographs of the moon’s far side confirm familiar cratered terrain. Images from the 850 pound spacecraft, taken Friday night and Saturday, include high and medium resolution shots. A motion compensation issue may explain prior blur, with orbit adjustments lowering the craft to 28 miles by Thursday.
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Calif
America
Earth
Orbiter
Taback
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