17 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1967
Page
1
The Borden Citizen notes the long running Community Christmas Tree dating to 1901 in Borden County, alternates between Gail churches, and contrasts early firewood fuel with modern heating. It reflects on stockings, fireplaces, and how future memories may weigh Christmas 1967.
Today marks the 351st day of 1967. Notable events include the Wright brothers successful powered flight in 1903 near Kitty Hawk North Carolina. Simon Bolivar death in 1803 and the Picatinny Arsenal explosion in 1919. Graf Spee scuttling in 1939 and Battle of the Bulge opening in 1944.
Weather bulletin covers several Texas regions with freezing drizzle and possible snow. Northwest Texas and North Central Texas warn of hazardous driving conditions with lingering cold and mixed precipitation. South regions expect warmer but unsettled weather through Sunday with varying highs and lows.
More than 100 divers joined the search as the Ohio River bridge disaster near Point Pleasant WV raises the death toll to eight and 33 missing. Officials fear more bodies as 75 vehicles were on the span when the 1 750 foot bridge fell into near freezing waters.
Seven people required hospital treatment after falls on ice in Snyder area on Friday. Agnes Brown and three others were taken to Cogdell Memorial Hospital. four more fractures were reported with names undisclosed. City police logged eight city crashes and several rural mishaps tied to slick conditions.
Thousands were stranded in Grants after a snowstorm halted traffic on U S 66 and Interstate 40. Gov. Cargo declared an emergency and National Guardsmen aided with supplies as 1 500 to 2 000 people waited out the storm.
American air forces intensified strikes on North Vietnam during a clear weather lull, hitting Hanoi Haiphong bridges and rail centers vital to southbound troop and supply movement. Friday missions totaled 119, the highest since October, with several key bridges struck and air defenses reported downed.
Four wounded in a downtown Saigon concert shooting blamed on Viet Cong terrorists at the Faculty of Letters near Independence Palace. A student Ngo Vung Toan was stabbed and injured as a gunman and an accompanying woman fled amid panicked crowds.
Jaycees set Santa Claus to answer calls for two hours each evening Monday and Tuesday from 7 to 9. Residents may call 3-4691. They also urge entries for a Christmas decoration contest with prizes for best outdoor and best religious-themed residential decorations. Call the Chamber of Commerce at 33558 to sign up.
Disappointment over a slate of potential successors grows as Gov. John Connally contemplates reentering the Texas governor race. An aide says a reconsideration is a definite possibility after he previously said he would not run. The shift comes as Preston Smith and Ralph Yarborough emerge as likely contenders.
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