Enrollments Jump at Snyder Schools Amid Registration
Enrollment at Snyder schools rose to 3855 after registration, with 924 at the high school and 695 at the junior high. Remaining students will register during half days or next week while elementary figures are considered complete from pre kindergarten and this week.
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Snyder
West Elementary
East
Stanfield
Northeast
Central
North
Lincoln School
Lincoln Junior High
Boy, 5, Rescued From Hanging By Clothesline
In Boston, five year old Bobby Eaton nearly strangled on a clothesline after a shed misstep. Helen Slattery's alarm prompted George Slattery to cut the rope, with neighbors aiding rescue and doctors reporting no serious harm.
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Boston
Bobby Eaton
Helen Slattery
U S Aid Increases For Laos As War Fears Grow
The State Department announced an increased U S aid package for Laos aimed at expanding its 25 000 man army and supplying light equipment including small arms and tents Officials did not disclose the total amount or the size of the enlarged force A SEATO meeting was planned amid questions of possible American intervention and Red China and North Viet Nam involvement.
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Laos
State Department
U.S
Vientiane
United States
Samuel S. Stratton
DNY
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson Says He Sees No Fear In Khrushchev Visit
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson told the American Legion convention that Americans will back President Eisenhower during Nikita Khrushchev’s visit and that the Soviet leader should be shown a true picture of the United States. He warned Khrushchev might seek a deal that divides the world into spheres, which Johnson opposes. AFL-CIO President Meany echoed concerns about judging Khrushchev by deeds, not words, and urged unity against Soviet military expansion. The convention approved a resolution opposing cultural exchanges with the Soviet Union.
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Minneapolis
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
American Legion
Khrushchev
Senate
Johnson
Legion
Legionnaires
Richard M. Nixon
Soviet Union
Hungary
Poland
East Germany
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
United States
Kremlin
Moscow
Rebels Infiltrate Quarter of Laos Province Sam Neua
Brig. Gen. Amkha Soukhavong said communist rebels infiltrate at least 25 percent of Sam Neua province in Laos. He reported about 40 percent of the population supports the movement, and two North Vietnamese officers surrendered to Lao paratroopers. No recent military action was reported in eight rebel provinces.
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Vientiane
Laos
Sam Neua
Amkha Soukhavong
Red
North Viet Nam
Red Army
Red Pathet Lao
Pathet Lao
Phong Saly
Rainfall Pounds Texas With Widespread Downpours
Cloudy skies drenched Texas Thursday after Wednesday floods. The heaviest totals reached 3 inches from the Gulf Coast to Central Texas, with Cransfil Gap reporting 3 inches and Bee County at 2.90. Other tallies included Three Rivers 1.36, George West 1.10, Houston 1.96, Gatesville 2.47, Georgetown 1.38, Austin 1.37, Beaumont 0.93, and numerous smaller amounts.
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Associated Press
Texas
Gulf Coast
Cransfil Gap
Bee County
George West
Houston
Gatesville
Lexington
Georgetown
College Station
Austin
Beaumont
Hearing Set Oct 9 On Annexation Plan for Snyder Nine Areas
Snyder city council set Oct 5 for public hearing and first readings on nine annexation areas totaling about 1100 acres around Snyder. Residents Bass and Wilson urged cost recoupment and targeted annexations including East Highway and Towle Memorial Park areas. Plan aims to extend utilities via planned bonds with limited cost.
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Prentis Bass
Bassridge Addition
Towle Memorial Park
Bill Wilson
Wilson Motors
Bass
Wilson
East Highway
Roy Dunlap
Dunlap
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Waymar Apartments
Avenue E
East Snyder
Snyder Cemetery
Avenue S
Eighth Street
Chambers and
Curtis Heights
Snyder Country Club
North Elementary
Lubbock Highway
Country Club
Thirty-seventh Street
Deep Creek
Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific
Bassridge
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Lamesa Highway
KSNY
Twenty-third Street
Huffman Street
Snyder Street
Clairemont Road
Cody Heights
Snyder Civic Music Board Renames to Scurry Concert Association
The Snyder Civic Music board votes to form an independent Scurry Concert Association to broaden entertainment in the area. Tim Dennis notes plans for a wider variety and a fall season kickoff with Broadway hit The Dark at the Top of the Stairs starring Joan Blondell. Dennis says additional acts will be booked after the membership drive begins Sept. 12.
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Civic Concert Service
New York
Tim Dennis
Scurry Concert Association
Dennis
Joan Blondell
Miss Blondell
Eisenhower Ends Bonn Visit With Pledge Of Firm Unity
President Eisenhower wrapped up talks in Bonn with Chancellor Adenauer pledging to protect West Berlin and stand firm with the Western allies against Soviet communism. They hailed mutual cooperation as a pillar of policy and agreed unity is key to world peace as NATO ties stay intact. He left for London for five days of meetings with British leaders before Paris talks with de Gaulle.
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Eisenhower
West Berlin
America
Konrad Adenauer
Europe
Nikita S. Khrushchev
NATO
Khrushchev
Eisen
Adenauer
Berlin
Palais Schaumburg
Wahn
London
Harold Macmillan
United States
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Southern Mexico Quake Kills Ten and Haunts Six States
A powerful quake struck southern Mexico at 2 20 am causing at least ten deaths and widespread damage across Veracruz Oaxaca Campeche Yucatan Puebla and Tabasco. Authorities warned the toll could rise with hundreds injured and extensive building collapse reports. Emergency crews aided victims by road air and sea as communications were disrupted.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Veracruz
Oaxaca
Campeche
Yucatan
Puebla
Tabasco
Tehuantepec
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Coatazacoalcos
Loma Bonita
Progreso
Yucatan Peninsula
Jalapa
Fortuna Des Las Flores
Oluta
Arriaga
Defense Ministry
Helicopter Crash Near Greenland Base Kills Seven
The 8th Air Force reports that five passengers and two crew members died when a helicopter crashed about 11 miles north of the Thule base in Greenland. Victims' names are being withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
8Th Air Force
Thule
Greenland
Special Session Hinted If New Housing Bill Is Vetoed
House Republicans floated a special session if President Eisenhower vetoes the new housing bill. The President warned against tying FHA loan authority to the measure, while Democrats push the compromise as the only path. Officials also debated repeal of the 4.44 percent bond rate ceiling, which Rayburn called dead for this session.
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House
Congress
Eisenhower
Europe
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Rep
Albert Rains
D-Ala
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Leo E. Allen
Ill
House Rules Committee
Allen
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Gordon L. McDonough
Rcalif
GOP
Weather in Texas Sees Scattered Thunderstorms and Warm Temps
Readings show high 93 and low 65 in Snyder with 7:30 am 68 degrees. East winds and cloudiness favor scattered afternoon thunderstorms across South Central and North Central Texas. Northwest and Southwest Texas stay partly cloudy with scattered storms later Friday. West Gulf expects east to southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with showers through Friday.
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Snyder
Texas
West Gulf
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