Snyder Spotlight on Traffic and Postal Records
Community readers are urged to mail Christmas cards promptly to help postal receipts reach a new annual record. A highway survey flags Thirty-seventh Street east of the Big Spring Highway for improvements and an additional east-west route between Thirty-seventh Street and downtown. Cotton farmers vote 1958 price supports though Scurry County shows weaker acreage allotments. A Lackland Air Force base source claims Sputnik No 2 carried a live dog.
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Big Spring Highway
Thirty-seventh Street
Scurry County
Lackland Air Force Base
Lackland
Quake Toll in Western Iran Reaches 1287
Tehran reports death toll from western Iran quake at 1287 with 1100 dead in one village near the epicenter. An official on site questions the count while governor general Emmad Momtaz says an accurate tally within two days is hoped as rescue teams continue digging through snow ruins.
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Tehran
Iran
Templor
Emmad Momtaz
Kermanshah
Ministry of Post and Telegraph
Eisenhower Arrives in Paris for NATO Summit
President Eisenhower arrives in Paris for the NATO summit urging unity or risk to freedom amid the space age. He praises allies and warns against becoming vassals to a powerful state as he meets Coty Gaillard and Macmillan in a tense, wind swept backdrop.
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Paris
Eisenhower
NATO
Macmillan
Britain
U.S
Tunisia
United States
Rene Coty
Felix Gaillard
Orly
Europe
France
Snyder High Band and Choir Land All State and All Region Honors
Snyder High School announced two students named to the all state band and eight to the all region band from tryouts at McMurry College Abilene. Bob Fields and Delbert Lloyd earned all state band spots with Larry Williams and Phillip Smartt alternates or candidates. Ann Bradley earned all state choir alternate. The all state bands perform in Galveston February 19 22 during the Texas Music Educators Association meeting with concerts.
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Snyder High School
Allstate
McMurry College
Abilene
Bob Fields
Delbert Lloyd
Larry Williams
Phillip Smartt
Ann Bradley
Galveston
Texas Music Educators Association
Snyder
Melvin Montgomery
Bob Clinton
Mary Deffebach
Sharon Morgan
Jo Ann Hamblen
Philip Smartt
Cornet
J. T. Myers
Smartt
Yugoslavia Arrests Linked to Refugee Networks
Belgrade reports arrests of several individuals tied to Yugoslav political refugees abroad. Yugopress cites three former Yugoslav Social Democrat Party members detained for alleged treacherous activities and seeking support abroad.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Yugopress
Social Democrat
Wild West Show Cracks TV Glass
A Tyler couple reports their TV set outer glass shattered during a Western scene. A repairman suggested a sudden cool draft as a possible cause, noting the screen remained intact.
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Tyler
Mrs. F. T. Byous
Byous
San Angelo Man Slain During Tavern Shooting
Elijah Baker, 29, was killed protecting a waitress in a San Angelo tavern. His brothers Jerry 22 and Kenneth 20 were critically wounded, and restaurant owner Jack Allen 39 was charged with murder and two counts of assault with intent to kill. Mildred Burleson, the waitress, said Allen tried to force her from the tavern before the shooting.
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San Angelo
Jack Allen
Elijah Baker
Jerry Baker
Kenneth Baker
Mildred Burleson
Allen
Manned Space Station Proposed By Scientist
Rocket expert Wernher von Braun urged a 10 year US space station program funded at about 1 percent of the budget annually. He testified to Senate about peaceful and military uses while warning of Soviet ICBM progress and the need to cut Pentagon red tape hampering missiles and satellites. He proposed a five year effort to orbit a returnable man and cited long range weather, mail delivery, and reconnaissance as potential roles.
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Wernher von Braun
United States
Russia
John B. Medaris
Pentagon
America
Outer
Space
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
von Braun
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Capitol Dome
Johnson
Washington
Sovets
England
Spain
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Medaris
Defense Department
Flash Fire Kills Four In Odessa
A flash fire in the Eastover two story apartment in Odessa Texas killed four people and injured six others. Residents were trapped and some jumped from windows as firemen rescued eleven. Victims include Edna Corder 45 Judy Seals 4 Donna Wells 11 months Connie Keye Deason 14 Joyce Corder 16. Susie Seals 8 Mildred Seals 42 treated for burns. The landlady Holly Couch reported smelling smoke and the blaze began near a stairway at 10 11 a m CST.
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Odessa
Tex
Edna Corder
Judy Seals
Donna Wells
Connie Keye Deason
Joyce Corder
Mildred Seals
Susie Seals
Joyce Corder Wells
Betty Corder
Eastover
Holly Couch
Interviews Planned On Hoover Report
Dallas report says Texas congressmen will be interviewed about their positions on the Hoover report addressing efficiency in government operations.
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Hoover Report
Dallas
Texas
Coexistence slogan cut from UN panel resolution
United Nations debate centers on peaceful means as India Sweden and Yugoslavia push a resolution that omits peaceful coexistence The 75-0 vote by the Political Committee follows a Soviet attack on the United States and a sharp exchange with US envoy Lodge The session signals Cold War tensions and calls for disarmament talks to ease a troubled world
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N
Soviet Union
United States
U. N. General Assembly
India
Sweden
Yugoslavia
China
Gunewardene
UF Campaign Reaches Goal In 1957 Drive
The Scurry County United Fund surpassed its goal by about 1300 dollars, raising 40252.61 against a 38934 goal. Feather and Keaton praised division leaders and urged remaining contributors to turn in cards while noting last year’s deficit.
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Scurry County
United Fund
Feather
Keaton
Weather Outlook for Snyder and Texas Regions
Readings show high 68 and low 27 in Snyder with 7:30 a.m. 68? wait. Partly cloudy in North Central and West Texas, turning mostly cloudy by Monday. East Texas mild Sunday and Monday. South Central Texas partly cloudy and warm Sunday and Monday.
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Snyder
North
Central
West Texas
Texas
Mission Accomplished Scurry United Fund Drive Praised
Aggressive leadership and broad community effort boosted the Scurry County United Fund campaign far beyond last year's total. The drive, directed by Paul Keaton and Lyle Deffebach, organized divisions led by E. H. Williamson Charles Houser M. L. Broman M. L. Andress Ross Williams Ross Carroll and W. A. Mayfield among others. The campaign funded increased operating budgets for 1958 and left a surplus to erase last year's deficit. The effort demonstrated strong civic leadership and effective organization across the county.
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Lyle Deffebach
E.H
Ab) Williamson
Ross Carroll
Charles Houser
M.L. Broman
M.L. Andress
Ross Williams
W.A. Mayfield
Scurry County
United Fund
United Way
Paul Keaton
Advance Gift
E. H. Williamson
M. L. Broman
M. L. Andress
W. A. Mayfield
Beck Found Guilty of Larceny in Union Cadillac Sale
Seattle jury convicts Dave Beck millionaire Teamsters president of grand larceny for stealing 1900 dollars from union owned Cadillac sale. He faces up to 15 years in prison with sentencing not yet set. Beck and son had recent convictions in related cases. defense sought a new trial.
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Seattle
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Superior Court
Beck
George H. Revelle
Dave Jr
Charles S. Burdell
New Type Yule Tree Burns in Dallas Fire
A new type Christmas tree in Dallas caught fire within a minute of a fireman lighting a cigar near it. Fire Chief H. L Futel warned the tree is dangerous for homes due to its puffed white coating and shellac adhesive, which ignite easily and could ignite nearby furniture.
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Dallas
H. L Futel
Futch
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Wacil McNair
Gaillard
Earth
Finland
Czec Nc
U.S.S.R
West Germany
East Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Dep
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Kuznetsov
Lodge
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