04 Jan 1968
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
1
Weather writer Wacil McNair notes 1967 rainfall in Snyder and the Helmleigh area. Walter Stirl recorded 18.4 inches versus Snyder’s 19.84, with June floods driving totals. Stirl logs 47 rainy days vs Snyder’s fewer, yet distribution differed though overall rainfall was not scarce.
Key events on this date include George Washington delivering the first annual presidential message in 1790, Isaac Newton's birth in 1642, Utah statehood in 1896, and the Rockefeller Foundation's yellow fever breakthrough in Ecuador in 1921.
Temperatures show a high of 35 with a 23 low in Snyder Wednesday morning at 7 am. Northwest Texas expects clear to partly cloudy skies through Friday with a warm trend into the 40s Friday. other regions report similar patterns with nightly lows in the 20s to 30s and highs reaching mid to upper 40s or 50s depending on zone.
President Johnson orders Ambassador Chester Bowles to Phnom Penh to discuss Cambodian use as a sanctuary for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. Bowles, 66, former diplomat to India, will meet Prince Norodom Sihanouk amid U S Cambodia tensions and recent calls for peace talks.
U S troops in the Que Son Valley near Da Nang repel assaults as North Vietnamese forces suffer heavy losses. Brig Gen Charles Ryder says about 300 enemy troops killed in two days while five American helicopters were shot down. Casualties for Americans reach 44 killed and 228 wounded in the 1st Corps area.
Washington AP report cites US agricultural officer John Wenmohs saying the cultural revolution in rural China disrupted food transport procurement and distribution, risking shortages this winter though officials dispute signs of shortage and point to a higher 1967 harvest. An official note highlights deteriorating rural administration and delayed winter work due to revolutionary turmoil.
Principal Ben Brock reported Snyder Senior High School attendance averaged about 93 percent since Christmas, close to the normal 95 percent. Illnesses including influenza were being monitored as some areas report higher absenteeism while lower grades also showed near normal attendance.
In Washington the Defense Department says Britain can bid competitively on U S arms purchases, as the total potential U S buys from Britain rises toward 825 million dollars. The mine sweepers case shows British bids may not win even when lower. The move offsets Britain’s 2.88 billion dollars of U S military purchases.
Voters within Snyder city limits go to the polls next Tuesday January 9 to decide a one percent city sales tax. The guide answers common questions on tax scope exemptions and who may vote, noting the tax applies only to retail sales taxed by the state and is not levied on wholesale or automobile sales.
CAPE TOWN South Africa AP Dr. Philip Blaiberg is in entirely satisfactory condition 48 hours after receiving Clive Haupts heart in a transplant. Attorneys say money from NBC contract for TV rights will be donated to Groote Schuur Hospital and heart research funds not for personal use. The operation donor body is conscious and in good spirits. rejection chances are very remote.
The curtain rises at 8 o clock tonight in the Snyder High School auditorium for The Diary of Anne Frank winter production by the speech and drama department. Tickets sold for Dec 14 and 15 will be honored. doors open at the venue with no Friday show due to a basketball game.
The Snyder Chamber of Commerce board voted to support the one-cent city sales tax proposal, declaring it the most equitable way to strengthen the city's finances and fund city service improvements. The vote occurred at a special session on Wednesday afternoon ahead of Snyder voters deciding next Tuesday.
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