Johnson Humphrey Accept Top Billing At Democratic Rally
Atlantic City AP Democrats open their convention with a large pep rally honoring Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey as they outline plans for victory over Goldwater. The event includes a birthday celebration for Johnson, a fireworks show, and a reception for Jacqueline Kennedy as delegates reflect on Rayburn Roosevelt and Kennedy. Johnson announces Humphrey as next vice president aboard a plane, signaling a swift, strategic campaign start.
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Jack Bell
Harry Kelly
Atlantic City
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Humphrey
LBJ
Texas
Live Oaks
Pedernales
Johnson-Humphrey
House
Sam Rayburn
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
White House
John F. Connally
Dodd
Connecticut
Hurricane Cleo Pounds Miami and Strikes Florida Coast
Hurricane Cleo slammed Miami with savage winds and flooding then roared north along the coast. Towers toppled, shops shattered, and debris filled streets while looting and fires broke out. No deaths reported though a looter was critically wounded. Public health officials warned of encephalitis risk and urged mosquito control measures.
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Miami
Fla
Cleo
Florida
Irving G. McNayr
McNayr
Snyder
R. B. Pierce
Hallandale
Hollywood
Fort Lauderdale
Louie Vaughan
Boca Raton
West Palm City
Beach
Health Department
Cape
Hous- Daytona Beachton
Plainview
West Palm Beach
Cieo
Dania
Pompano Beach
Cape Kennedy
America
Spaceport
Key Biscayne
Biscayne Bay
Collins Avenue
Miami Beach
Fontainebleau
Electromatic
Television
Indian Creek
Square to Host Back to School Jamboree
Merchants on Snyder Square plan a Back to School Jamboree Friday night with shops staying open until 9 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. specials. Local and visiting bands perform and there will be fiddling. The Merchants Committee of the Snyder Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event.
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Snyder Square
Merchants Committee
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Vietnamese generals to lead South Viet Nam two months
In Saigon the ruling military council named Maj Gen Nguyen Khanh and two top generals to run South Viet Nam for two months amid clashes and riots. Troops opened fire on demonstrators, killing three and wounding over 20. Leaflets from the army announced a caretaker government lasting up to two months, then a provisional national congress to select a chief of state and new national bodies. The council dissolved, and the new regime vowed to fight communism, colonialism and dictatorship. Aug 16 constitution abrogated.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
Viet Nam
Military Revolutionary Council
Nguyen Khanh
South Viet Nam
Radio Saigon
Khanh
Tran Thien Khiem
Duong van Big Minh
Minh
National Congress
Encephalitis Cases Still On Increase In Houston
In Houston the suspected encephalitis count rose to 264 since July 12 as officials press a campaign against the mosquito. Deaths dropped from 19 to 13 with only nine cases lab confirmed. two deaths previously blamed on encephalitis were found due to other illnesses.
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Houston
C. A. Pigford
Chile
Pigford
Texas
West Texas
Matagorda
Bravoria
Orange
Hardin
Weather snapshot for Texas regions and fringing showers
Weather report across North Central, Northeast, Northwest, Coast and South Texas. Forecasts show mostly partly cloudy skies with widely scattered showers today and Friday. Temperatures range from mid 60s to mid 90s with nights in the 50s to 70s and occasional gusty winds off the coast.
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Snyder
Texas
Rains Boost Lake J. B. Thomas Watershed Rise
Heavy thunderstorms drenched the Lake J. B. Thomas watershed pushing the lake up about 10 inches by midmorning as Bull Creek and Colorado River sources fed the inflow. Rain totals ranged 2 to 3 inches across southwestern Scurry and northern Borden counties with scattered gusts and a damaging tornado in North Texas.
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J. B. Thomas
Bull Creek
Colorado River
Scurr County
Borden County
Knapp
Colorado
Snyder
Oper Country
Texas
Prairie Valley School
Nocona
Florine Hayes
Haskell
Liquor Board Reports Taxes Collected in July
The Texas Liquor Control Board reported July taxes and fees totaling 3, 48,066 with 2,181,322 from beer tax. Inspectors seized three illicit pills last month, one each in Harrison, Lamar and Red River Counties.
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Austin
Texas Liquor Control Board
Harrison
Lamar
Red River
President Attends Mrs Byrd Funeral in Winchester
President Johnson flew to Winchester to attend the funeral service for Mrs Anne Douglas Beverle, wife of Virginia senator Harry F Byrd. He arrived at the airport at 10 40 a m and, after greeting a crowd, rode in a limousine to Christ Episcopal Church. Price Daniel accompanied him from Washington.
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Winchester
Johnson
Anne Douglas Beverle
Byrd
Harry F Byrd
D-Va
Christ Episcopal Church
Washington
Price Daniel
Texas
Young GOPs To Meet Tonight in Community Room
An organizational meeting of a Young Republicans Club is set for 7:30 this evening in the community room of Snyder Savings and Loan. Dick Hartman, president of the TC U Young Republicans, will preside. Agenda covers officers, constitution, key committees, and role in the coming campaign. All interested under 35 invited.
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Young Republicans Club
Snyder Savings and Loan
Dick Hartman
Texas Electric Promotes Pair to Swap Snyder and Sweetwater Posts
Texas Electric Service Co. announces two promotions: Bill Brown becomes Snyder Manager and H F Clark elevated to Snyder Manager for the Sweetwater division. Brown replaces the late L L Zeigler and plans to move his family to Sweetwater. Clark, a Snyder native, will relocate to Snyder with his wife and children. Both are World War II veterans and active in local communities.
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Hi. F F. Clark
Snyder
Bill Brown
Texas Electric Service
Beeman Fisher
Texas Electric
Texas Electric Service Co
TESCO
Sweetwater
H. F. Clark
Brown
L. L Zeigler
Zeigler
Justine
Cheryl
Kiwanis Club of
First Methodist Church
U. S. Navy
Colorado City
Clark
Virginia
Mark
D. G. Turnbow
Rotary Club
Methodist Church
Marine Corp
Snyder to host West Texas City Managers Association meeting
City officials from Amarillo Lubbock Odessa and others gather in Snyder for a two day meeting starting Friday noon with luncheon for city managers and spouses. Topics include the 1964 Civil Rights Act and impact on municipalities plus insurance and vehicle use rules. Participants include Barefoot Sanders US District Attorney and city attorneys from multiple Texas towns.
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West Texas
City Managers’ Association
Barefoot Sanders
United States
North District of Texas
Riley
Fletcher
General Council
Emer- Texas Municipal League
Genera
John Davidson
Abs Clude
Jene
Fred Senter
Lubbock
Amarillo
Joe Carroll
Snyder
Marshall Sweetwater
Midland
McCrea
Odessa
J. M. Levelland
Brownfield
Post
Nessle
Big Spring
Abilene
Lamesa
Rotan
Eticent
Texas
Jmeeting
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Springtown
Denison
Arthur City
Clarksville
Greenville
Paris
de Kail
Bonham
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma
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Rochester
Carr
Chillicothe
Liquor Control Board
Mrs. Byrd
City Managers
Marl McLaughlin
George Patterson
George Killam
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