Hamilton Wins Court Post By FINIS MOTHERSHEAD
Hamilton, a 58-year-old Paso judge, won the Democratic nomination for Texas Supreme Court justice in the runoff. He carried nearly all counties, finishing with 291,873 votes to Smith's 241,792 as returns from most counties came in late. Smith disputed the results, while other races in Texas saw Dies Jr., Baker, and Crump win seats.
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Associated Press
Robert W. Hamilton
Paso
Supreme Court
West Texan
J. Edwin Smith
Houston
Texas Election Bureau
Hamilton
Smith
Robert Johnson
Election Bureau
Texas
Martin Dies Jr
Lufkin
Robert Baker
Senate
Louis Crump
San Saba
Snyder Center Designations Highlight Area Roles
A Snyder hospital survey confirms territorial designations by the State Health Department. Snyder is listed as an area medical center with bed requirements per 1 000 residents, while regional centers require more beds due to broader patient catchment. The piece notes rising usage of Snyder facilities.
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Wacil McNair
State Health Department
Snyder
Health Department
House Quits Senate Is Still In Session
The House adjourned sine die at 2 am EDT Sunday ending the second session of the 85th Congress while the Senate remained in session. The chamber rejected 150 million in cuts to the foreign and military aid bill and moved toward a conference with the House to seek a compromise.
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House
Senate
Washington
House of Representatives
Sen
Allen J. Ellender
Eisenhower
Ellender
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Old Party Retakes Duval County Power in Runoffs
Duval County voters returned control to the Old Party with Parr in the saddle after four runoff wins. Key races saw Archer Parr 2616 to Canales 2444 for County Judge, Salinas 2697 to McAnear 2307 for District Clerk, Garcia 2694 to Ibanez 2329 for County Clerk, and Solis 2573 to Vela 2438 for County Treasurer. Vela McAnear Ibanez and Canales were backed by the anti Parr Freedom Party.
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San Diego, Tex
Duval County
Parr
George Parr
Dan Tobin
Tobin
Archer Parr
H. R. (Lacho) Canales
Antonio Salinas
Old Party
Robert H. McAnear
Alberto Garcia
Hugo A. Ibanez
Manuel C. Solis
Lazero Vela Jr
Vela
McAnear
Ibanez
Canales
Parr Freedom Party
Young Parr
Rebels Shoot U S Soldier in Beirut and Seize Navy Men
Lebanese rebels wounded an American private first class on pass in Beirut and captured three U S Navy personnel for five hours near the Presidential Palace. The soldier, 23, from Decatur Illinois, was hit in the shoulder. the ensign and two enlisted men, Copeland 22 Cambridge Mass Patterson Columbus Ga Fleming 20 Albany N Y, were held after getting lost in a jeep.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S. Navy
U. S
Decatur
Ill
Navy
Ens
Robert M. Copeland
Cambridge
Mass
James R. Patterson
Columbus, Ga
Clarence C. Fleming
Albany
N. Y
Venezuela
Presidential Palace
Liberty Area
Speedup in Pershing Missile Development Reported
The Martin Co. announced a dramatic acceleration in the Pershing ballistic missile program for the Army, reducing lead time by about 60 percent. Details on exact timelines or factors behind the progress were not disclosed for security reasons. The Navy Polaris program is also advancing rapidly, with both missiles using new solid propellants.
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Orlando
Fla
Martin Co
Army
Navy Polaris
West Presses For Summit Meeting
Western Big Three press Moscow for a new try at a summit conference amid signs of Soviet cooperation. Notes identical to the Soviet Foreign Ministry were sent after the July 1 letter urging renewed pre summit talks, with hopes the UN security council path might reopen.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
United Nations Security Council
Middle East
Iraq
Lebanon
Jordan
United Nations
Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
New York
U.N
Hughes Wins Borden Race In Texas Preference Runoff
T M Hughes commissioner of precinct 4 in Borden County won renomination in the second Democratic primary with 45 votes to Fred Shafer's 40. The race included Roy Reeder and R B Wills in the first primary. Hughes led Miller and absentee boxes while Shafer led Snellings. Plains awaits results as other local races develop.
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Gail
T. M. Hughes
Borden County
Hughs
Fred Shafer
Roy Reeder
R. B. Wills
Hughes
Miller
Shafer
Snellings
Plains
Borden
Robert W. Hamilton
J. Edwin Smith
Texas Supreme Court
Palmer
Henry C. Ellerd
Cullen Toombs
Brown
Hermleigh
Canyon
Herring
Sneed
Fluvanna
Massingill
Southeast Snyder
Brown Massingill and Herring Nominated in Scurry County
Scurry County voters nominated two new commissioners and a new county treasurer in the second Democratic primary. J C Massingill won precinct 4 commissioner, W P Herring won precinct 2, and Agnes Brown became treasurer with margins over incumbents Pinkerton, Palmer, and Sneed across multiple boxes.
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Scurry County
J. C
Jay) Massingill
W. P
Bill) Herring
Agnes Brown
Massingill
Doyle Palmer
Herring
Earl Sneed
Brown
Mollie Pinkerton
Robert W. Hamilton
Eighth Court of Civil Appeals
el Paso
Texas Supreme Court
J. Edwin Smith
Houston
Edgar Taylor
Forrest Beavers
Box Pinkerton
Snyder
Cottonwood
Ennis Creek
Dermott
Fluvanna
Union
Bison
China Grove
Ira
Dunn
Lone Wolf
Inadale
Hermleigh
Camp Springs
Canyon
Lloyd Mt
NW Snyder
SW Snyder
Crowder
SE Snyder
NE Snyder
Commissioner
Bor Sneed Dermott Herring
Max Carriker Wins Texas House Nomination in Runoff
Max Carriker, a Ruby seed breeder, won the state representative nomination for Fisher Nolan and Mitchell counties in a runoff over Temple Dickson Jr. The first primary had incumbent Robert Armor eliminated. Dickson led Nolan county in votes, but Carriker carried Fisher and Mitchell to secure the nomination.
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Max Carriker
Fisher
Nolan
Mitchell
Texas
Carriker
Temple Dickson, Jr
Sweetwater
Robert Armor
Dickson
Faubus calls special session to block school integration
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus summoned a special legislative session for the following Tuesday to consider anti integration measures at Central High School. He warned of violence and urged action to preserve peace and prevent forced reentry of seven Negro students when Central reopens.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Central High School
Faubus
Central
Eisenhower
Central High
Supreme Court
U.S
High Court
National Assn
NAACP
Power Outage Follows Thunderstorm in Snyder Area
A thunderstorm knocked out power in parts of Snyder for up to 45 minutes when a Texas Electric Service Co. primary line was struck near Avenue V and Thirty-second Street. The downtown and western Snyder areas lost lights while the eastern section saw only flickers. Heavy rain accompanied the storm with widespread showers reported across the region. Temperature records rose in South Texas with Rio Grande City reaching 109 degrees.
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Snyder
Texas Electric Service Co
Avenue V
Thirty-second
West Snyder
Vernon
Texas
Oklahoma
Lockett
Tayland
College Station
Lufkin
Piney Woods
Beaumont
Galveston
Houston
Waco
Clarksville
Paris
Texarkana
Riverside
Richmond
Arthur City
Denison Dam
South Texas
Rio Grande City
Ex Students Seek Probe of East Texas State College
About 30 former ETSC students urged the Senate Investigating Committee to review the college administration at Commerce and planned to petition the Board of Regents for a hearing at its September meeting. They oppose the general studies program and cite faculty turnover and alleged ill treatment under Dr. Gee.
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ETSC
Board of Regents of
The
Texas Teachers’ Colleges
Austin
Keith Henley
William Bowen
Leedell Horton
W. H. Ibbotson
Board of Regents
Gee
L. D. Parsons
Vernon Hughes
M. S. Rogers
Agriculture Education Department
Robert B. Walz
East Texas State
Walz
Tion
University of Arkansas Hughes
Parsons
Commerce
Texas Public Schools
Rogers
Optimists Here Host Zone F Meeting In Snyder
The Snyder Optimist Club hosts Zone F Optimist International meeting in Snyder at the Village Restaurant from 9 30 a m to 2 30 p m with 60 75 Optimists expected. W T Tracy welcomes nine clubs including Abilene Big Spring Midland Odessa San Angelo and Snyder. Clarence Collins Lt Gov Zone F leads program. Sol Lanham District 7 Governor attends and speaks at luncheon.
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Snyder Optimist
Optimist International
W. T. Tracy
Abilene
Big Spring
Midland
Odessa
San Angelo
Snyder
Clarence Collins
Sol Lanham
Dallas
Lanham
Weather overview for Texas with scattered storms
Snyder area sees highs around 90 Friday and 71 Saturday with readings near 7:30 am. North Central Texas faces cloudy skies with possible afternoon thundershowers Sunday and Monday. West and East Texas expect cloudiness and scattered storms, while South Central Texas remains partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers and little temperature change.
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Snyder
Texas
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