Texas Travel Handbook aids traveler interest at HemisFair
The Texas Travel Handbook from the Texas Highway Department highlights Abilene to Zapata with city entries and points of interest. Snyder features Diamond M Art Museum Lake J B Thomas and Towle Memorial Park. HemisFair San Antonio expected to draw 7.2 million to 10 million visitors, increasing highway traffic April through October.
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Travel and Information Division
Texas Highway Department
Abilene
Zapata
Snyder
Diamond M Art Museum
Lake J. B. Thomas
Towle Memorial Park
San Antonio
Texas
Wacil McNair
Richmond Destroyed in 1781 British Raid
On January 5 1781 a British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold attacked Richmond Virginia burning and plundering the town. The day marks a notable Revolutionary War raid with lasting effects on the region.
Weather summary for Snyder and Northeast Texas
Snyder reports a high of 35 and low of 27 today with reading at 7 am of 32. Cloudy conditions turn much colder tonight with snow flurries in central and north parts and drizzle in the southeast. Saturday brings colder weather with more snow flurries in northwest and southeast regions and a high of 18 to 40. Northeast Texas stays mostly cloudy with light rain or drizzle tonight and colder conditions into Saturday, with occasional snow flurries in the north and highs of 38 to 48.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Subzero Cold Grips Nation From Montana to Maine
Subzero temperatures sweep the country from Montana to Maine with near zero readings as far south as Kentucky and Tennessee. The Associated Press reports no relief in sight for states chilled by the extreme cold.
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Montana
Maine
Kentucky
Tennessee
Canada
Continental Divide
Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Plains
International Falls
Minn
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Milwaukee
Nashville
Mrs McMath Rites Set for 77 Year Old Snyder Resident
Funeral services for Theora Mitchell McMath 77 of Snyder are slated for 10 a.m. Saturday at Bell Seale Chapel with Dr John English officiating. Bur ial at Hillside Memorial Gardens follows. Surviving are husband Mitchell McMath sister Mrs Henry Callis and brother Finis Sparks. The former Sparks native of Kentucky moved to Scurry County in 1914. Also noted are local AFL and cold weather notes from Snyder area.
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Mitchell McMath
John English
First Methodist Church
McMath
Bell - Seale Chapel
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Peace feelers from Hanoi spark cautious interest worldwide
North Vietnam hinted it would discuss relevant questions if the United States stops bombing, prompting mixed reactions from Washington New Delhi and Vientiane. U S officials stress clarification on talks timing scope and bombing halt while Laos Cambodia Burma discuss preliminaries and possible venues.
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North Vietnam
Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen Duy Trinh
United States
New Delhi
Ottawa
Tran van Do
Hanoi
Trinh
Washington
Dean Rusk
Johnson
San Antonio
Vientiane
Laos
Cambodia
Burma
Souvanna Phouma
Phnom Penh
Chester Bowles
Norodom Sihanouk
India
International Control Commission
Indochina
Yarborough Noncommittal on Governor Run in Texas
Senate Democrat Ralph Yarborough refused to declare a gubernatorial bid while asserting he would win the Democratic nomination if he runs. He weighed whether serving as governor would yield more for Texas than remaining a senator, noting both factors and his history in primary races. In Fort Worth, Clint J. Campbell, 22, who said three young Black men beat him, died Thursday night.
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Dallas
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Texas
Yarborough
Fort Worth
Clint J. Campbell
Texas Department of Health
Coleman County
G. Mason Kahn
Amarillo
W. V. Bradshaw
Students Succeed In Hard Roles Of High School Play
SHS performs The Diary of Anne Frank with strong leads and emotional depth. Sharon Carter carries the show as Anne Frank, overcoming the challenge of convincing audiences that she is a character rather than a familiar face. The production’s early scenes set solid character foundations for the rest of the play.
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Snyder High School
Anne Frank
The
Daily News
SHS
Sue Ellen Line
Elizabeth Taylor
Cleopatra
Virginia Woolf
Sharon Carter
Joe Wilson
Royce Starnes
Peter van Daan
Otto Frank
Sharon
Reds Claim Ship Bombed By Soviet Attack Near Haiphong
U S pilots struck near the Chinese border and near Hanoi and Haiphong as the first major air offensive of the year began. The Soviets said a U S plane damaged the freighter Pereslav Zalessky with a delayed bomb near Hai Phong. The U S Command denied comment on Soviet charges while claiming heavy fighting and high aircraft losses in North Vietnam.
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George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
Red China
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
Pereslav Zalessky
Pentagon
Moscow
Washington
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
South
Record High Bank Deposits in Snyder End 1967
Snyder banks reported deposits totaling 30,872,996.14 as of December 30 1967 marking a record high and the third time deposits exceeded 30 million. Loans were 15,440,812.61 with West Texas State Bank at 11,727,122.25 deposits and 5,405,113.04 loans and Snyder National Bank at 19,145,873.89 deposits and 10,035,699.57 loans.
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Snyder
West Texas State Bank
Snyder National Bank
Trains Collide at Smethwick England
Two trains collided near Smethwick Rolfe Street Station in the English Midlands. Ambulances carried 27 injured to hospitals. no deaths reported. One express reportedly rear ended another. wreckage blocked the Birmingham Manchester line.
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Smethwick
England
English Midlands
British Railways
Rolfe Street
Birmingham- Manchester
Polygraph test clears Bradley in Kennedy murder case
A lie detector expert says Edgar Eugene Bradley did not conspire to kill President Kennedy. Nine tests were given and Bradley answered negatively to questions about Dallas in 1962 or 1963 and involvement in a conspiracy. Bradley, free on recognizance, awaits extradition to New Orleans.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Edgar Eugene Bradley
John F. Kennedy
New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Chris Gugas
Public Safety
Omaha
Neb
Bradley
Gugas
Dallas
Kennedy
Garrison
Clay Shaw
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Flu Closes More Texas Schools Amid Rising Illness
Texas schools extended closures as flu and other respiratory infections push absenteeism higher. DeSoto Cleburne and several towns joined closures while Dallas reports slight improvement. Houston and Abilene see elevated absentee rates as health officials weigh countywide gatherings and continued operations.
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Texas
DeSoto
Cleburne
Crowell
Lone Oak
Royse City
Caddo Mills
Leonard
Houston
Abilene
Dallas
Associated Press
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Richmond
John Smith
Great Northern
Nelli Tayloe Ross
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Harry S. Truman
Pope Paul VI
Jerusalem
Athenagoras
Constantinople
U. S. Army
James M. Gavin
U.S. First Air Cavalry Division
Que San Valley
AFS
American Field Service
Carlos
Little Mexico Cafe
AFL
Weatherford
Tex
Todd Archie Carver
Poolville
Parker County
Springtown
Wayne Lester
Plainview
Kountze
Robert Lee Samuel
White House
Washington Monument
Louisiana
John McKeithen
Flu
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