Snyder City Council fills vacancy and launches projects
The Snyder City Council appointed Jack Lawrence of J's Super Market to Place 2 to fill the unexpired term of D. D. Shelburne. They approved two street projects, a $1 million clear well at the water plant, and bid plans, plus a sewer rodding machine bid and future bids for fuels and chemicals. An ordinance closes unused street right of way on Twenty third Street.
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Jack Lawrence
J's Super Market
Lawrence
D. D. Shelburne
Freese, Nichols and
Endress
Fort Worth
Colorado River Municipal Water District Board
Texas Highway Department
U. S. 180
Twenty-fifth Street
Highway Department
Flex Red Pipe Tool Co
Twentythird Street
Wallace to Enter Presidential Races
Denver AP Wallace announces plans to enter several presidential primaries as a Democrat. He says his bid will signal to supporters his stance against civil rights measures and that Southerners have a wait and see attitude toward Johnson. He expects major party candidates to endorse civil rights under pressure. Wallace is on a 10 day speaking tour.
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Denver
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Johnson
Johnson Plans Poverty Coordinator Role Reported
The New York Herald Tribune said President Johnson plans to appoint a poverty coordinator to push new programs for the poor. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger denied the plan. The Herald Tribune suggested Robert Weaver, federal housing chief, as the likely appointee, with the program organized around existing agencies and a small coordinating staff to avoid a new bureau.
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NEW York
The
New York Herald Tribune
Johnson
Washington
White House
Pierre Salmeger
Herald Tribune
Robert Weaver
Opposition Seen For Budget Shift In Foreign Aid
Washington AP reports that any Johnson administration move to shift foreign aid items into the Defense Department budget faces strong House opposition. Rep. Otto Passman notes persistent talk of scattering funds and vows to cut fat wherever found, while Rep. Clarence Cannon maintains the aid budget must stay in one bill.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Johnson Administration
Defense Department
House Appropriations Committee
Otto KE
Passman
D-La
Appropriations
Congress
Clarence Cannon
Woman Slain In Laredo
Police say a naturalized U.S. citizen abducted and killed Susana Martinez a 27 year old secretary to David Epstein 55 in Laredo. Epstein was pistol whipped beaten and shot in a lumber yard dispute. The suspect Ortiz cornered himself at Villa Aldama and died by suicide.
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Galligher
Epstein
Evidence In Blasts Presented
Five Alabama National Guardsmen accused of three mid November campus explosions near the dorms housing Vivian Malone face grand jury review in Tuscaloosa. Circuit Solicitor Fred Nicol expects indictments and notes all defendants are free on 5000 dollar bonds.
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Alabama National Guardsmen
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa County
Fred Nicol
Nicol
Ruben H. Wright
Vivian Malone
Alabama National Guard
Kennedy
George Wallace
Miss Malone
James A Hood
Tuscaloosa
William E. Roughton
James T. Maxwell
Norman R. Daniel
Charles Hollifield
James T. Perkins
Johnson Signs 3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill
President Johnson signed a 3 billion dollar foreign aid appropriation for the fiscal year that began July 1. The compromise figure is 600 million below the earlier ceiling and 1.5 billion under Kennedy’s initial request, with political wins on removing a ban on government credit to Communist nations for grain sales. The adjournment delay centered on that legislative point.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
House
John F Kennedy
Congress
Weather snapshot across Texas with varied temperatures
Readings show cool to mild conditions across regions with some rain and wind. Northeast and Northwest Texas see warming trends and light showers in places while South Central and Southwest areas report cloudier skies and higher day temperatures.
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Snyder
Texas
UT to Receive 22000 From Wilson Foundation
The University of Texas will get 22 000 dollars from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation to support graduate students aiming for college teaching careers.
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Austin
University of Texas
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Johnson opens 88th Congress amid campaign pressure
The 88th Congress begins its second session as President Johnson meets with Democratic leaders to discuss his state of the union. He signals priority on education and anti poverty measures, with talks on housing unemployment and health care for the elderly.
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88Th Congress
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Senate
Johnson
Capitol
White House
Mansfield
Everett M. Kirksen
Illinois
Congress
Dirksen
National Cultural Center
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Berlin Reds Demand Brandt In Sessions Over Talks
East Germany insists West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt participate personally at the start of any new negotiations to reopen the city wall. The demand comes as talks resume after a Christmas pass between West Berliners and the Soviet sector ended January 5.
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John D. Koehler
Berlin
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Brandts
Brandt
Horst Korber
Erich Wendt
East Germany
Korber
Stoph
Rep Howard Baker Dies In Tennessee
Rep Howard Baker aged 61 of Tennessee's 2nd District died in Knoxville. The Republican congressman from Huntsville, Tenn., was elected to Congress in 1950. Cause of death not immediately known.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Baker
Huntsville
Tenn
Congress
Quinlan Applies For New State Bank
Banking Commissioner J M Falkner said an application has been filed for a new state bank at Quinlan in Hunt County. The move signals expansion of state banking services in North Texas pending approval.
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Quinlan
New State Bank
Rails Rift Heads For New Crisis
Secretary of Labor Wirtz announced federal mediation as a nationwide rail strike looms after a six month cooling off period and a pending February 25 deadline for secondary issues. Talks with railroads and five unions focus on wage structure, yard jobs, runs, equipment use, night differentials, holiday pay, and expenses. H E Gilbert warned of a nationwide strike if wage cuts are imposed.
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W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
James J. Reynolds
Francis A. O'Neil Jr
National Mediation Board
Baytown Marine Dies In Truck Crash At Camp Pendleton
Prcc Donald Cauble 21 of Baytown Texas was among four Marines killed when a truck brake failed and slammed into a rock formation at Camp Pendleton California. Two sailors died and one Marine was injured. Pvt Robert T. Cook 19 of Waco Texas was treated and listed in satisfactory condition. The truck flipped and landed upside down in a deep ravine.
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Calif
Prcc
Donald Cauble
Baytown
Tex
Robert T. Cook
Wooded Acres Drive
Waco
Red Adair aims to seal hot gas well near Carlsbad
Fire crews led by Red Adair worked with iron-sheathed bulldozers to clear a damaged derrick near a gas well fire in Indian Hills field 20 miles north of Carlsbad. The plan is to use solid explosive charges to smother the flames once a clear area is achieved, with a target to finish by Thursday.
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Carlsbad
N.M
Red Adair
Houston
Tex
Adair
Indian Hills
New Mexico
Car Crash Kills 21-Year-Old in Turkey Texas
AMARILLO AP Charles Mason 21 of Turkey was killed today in a one car crash in that town five miles southeast. Jimmy Yates 20 was critically injured. The car clipped a utility pole and gasoline station sign wrecking two pumps at the station.
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Amarillo
Charles Mason
Turkey
Jimmy Yates
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