27 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1967
Page
1
The column imagines a brighter year and jokes about a hypothetical NASA colony for Charles de Gaulle with an all star cabinet. It notes the "exchange season" returns and complains about apparel fit. It also reports Dallas Cowboys stadium plans, criticizing size and financing while questioning expected attendance.
A blustery cold front sweeps the Texas Panhandle with snow across much of the region. Port Worth to Bonham report snow flurries while Panhandle townships see two inches on the ground. temperatures dip into the 20s as crews sand bridges and intersections to prevent icing.
Stealthy thieves entered the S and H Green Stamp Center at Highland Shopping Center by tearing into an air conditioner duct. They took about 40 dollars from two cash boxes while thousands of stamps remained. Entry followed through a ceiling and air vent, with no merchandise stolen. Police, aided by Detective Sergeant Bobby Goodwin, are investigating. Brownfield jail escape tale follows with two fugitives at large.
Dr Howard and Mrs Kelly and three daughters, once moved from India to Africa as missionaries, return to the United States after 26 years in Bokongo Businga Congo. Merrifield, Snyder Chamber of Commerce manager, reunites with his sister Gene Merrifield in Winston Salem N C. The family helped establish a church and hospital in the village before their release.
Cairo reports Egypt will clear the southern half of the Suez Canal and release 15 foreign ships trapped in the waterway. Al Ahram notes a study found clearance feasible after years of dispute with Israel and pressure from Poland, France, Britain, and India.
The report lists temperatures from 48 to 20 degrees across Texas with 7 am reading at 32. Travel warnings extend to extreme north with 2 to 4 inch snow, hazardous driving. Central regions see rain or snow mix south. colder tonight, gradual warming Thursday. Coast small craft advisory with northerly winds 18 to 28 knots and scattered showers mainly tonight.
President Rene Barrientos of Bolivia flies to Berne, Switzerland for medical care. He will be absent about 10 days with Vice President Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas presiding. Barrientos will stop in Lima and New York with his wife, an aide, and a security guard.
Vatican circles report that Pope Paul VI may send a peace delegation to North Vietnam to press humane treatment for U S prisoners and lay groundwork for preliminary peace talks. Sources note leaks and unconfirmed speculation following President Johnson's Rome meeting.
C. V. Robinson, 66, was stabbed in the left side of the back and robbed of a wallet containing $10 at his home in Greenhill Addition around 9 last night. A youth is under apprehension and a robbery by assault charge was pending. two other youths waited outside. Robinson is in satisfactory condition at Cogdell Memorial Hospital.
An explosion at Atlantic Research Corp in Hanover Massachusetts killed one worker and injured 14 others when a frame building used for mixing explosives burned after a fire. Twenty seven people were in the building. 12 victims were rushed to South Shore Hospital with at least 10 held for treatment. One man is listed in critical condition.
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