20 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1967
Page
1
The Scurry County United Fund raised just over 27000 toward a 39604 goal, lagging behind expectations. A plan to overhaul the board from 36 to 12 members with rotating seats is under study, with a nominating committee to report in February and a goal to set earlier campaigns in the season.
On December 20 1803 the U S flag moved to New Orleans marking the Louisiana Purchase transfer. 1790 the first successful American cotton mill began in Pawtucket Rhode Island. 1813 Congress created internal revenue. 1860 South Carolina seceded. 1880 Broadway lit by electricity, The Great White Way. 1922 14 republics formed the USSR. 1952 87 service members died in Moses Lake crash.
The reading shows 64 daytime high and 34 low with 7 am 44 today in Snyder. Northwest Texas expects mostly cloudy skies, colder air, possible snow flurries in the north, lows from 13 to 50 and highs from 22 to 53 across regions. North Central Texas and Northeast Texas anticipate continued cloudiness, sharp cooling, scattered thundershowers, and lows from 38 to 67 with highs from 40 to 76.
United Nations ambassador Arthur Goldberg said the decision to call a U.N. Security Council meeting on Vietnam rests with President Johnson. He reported surveying Security Council members and expects no decision before the new year. He defended U.N. responsibility in the Vietnam issue and downplayed a Viet Cong request to circulate its political program.
Funeral service for Mrs. Blanche Evans is set for 3 p.m. Thursday at the Bell Seale Chapel with Don Browning and Pat Abbananto officiating. Burial will follow in Snyder Cemetery under direction of Bell Seale Funeral Home.
Absentee voting will begin tomorrow on the city one cent sales tax proposal. The election is set for January 9 within city limits to decide whether Snyder shall levy the tax. Absentee voting ends January 5 and is arranged at the city secretary's office in City Hall.
Unseasonably warm conditions prevailed in East Texas as a Pacific cold front moved across New Mexico. Fog and scattered drizzle persisted east and south of a Cotulla Waco Lufkin line, with forecasts of light snow in parts of West Texas and widespread showers and cooler temps tonight and Thursday.
Funeral service for P A Ware, who died Monday evening, has been moved to Thursday at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. Rev Lawrence Lewis and Dr A B Lightfoot will officiate. burial follows in Snyder Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral direction.
Foul weather slows U S air raids on Hanoi with strikes shifting to the southern panhandle. pilots report two MiG kills and two Soviet jets likely destroyed while U S infantry arrive at Qui Nhon as part of a major Pacific buildup toward 525000 by next June.
In Cape Town, Louis Washkansky, 53, faces a deteriorating condition after his heart transplant. Groote Schuur Hospital bulletin confirms his status worsened despite earlier reports of improvement by Dr. Christian Barnard.
The Pentagon announced that up to 35 000 Army and Air Force troops will begin withdrawing from Germany to the United States in April. The move lowers U S troops in Europe to 222 000 while keeping forces ready for possible redeployment.
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