Quanah Coach Keith Miles Named Snyder Athletic Director
Keith Miles, 33, former Quanah High School head football coach, was named athletic director and head football coach at Snyder High School. He will sign a two year contract at 9800 dollars per year, effective January 15, after a board vote at a breakfast meeting. Miles has a 47 13 3 head coaching record and previously coached at Mason and Cisco, with Quanah ranks and playoff history noted. He plans to move his family to Snyder and will begin by spending a semester learning the local staff.
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Keith Miles
Quanah High School
Snyder High School
Miles
Stamford High School
Gordon Wood
Texas Christian University
U. S. Army
Hardin - Simmons University
Sammy Baugh
H-Su
Cisco
Mason
Quanah
Iowa Park
Harris
Scpt
Robert Clinton
Harold Bennett
Horrace Bostick
Bostick
J. M. Kayser
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
C C Signs 24 Members
Snyder Chamber of Commerce adds 24 members in a drive begun last Tuesday. Jim Heath says results will be tabulated late this week as part of a 1966 goal of 85 new members. Derrell Parrish coordinates with 26 participants including Renal Rosson and Dr. Jack Nesbit.
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Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Jim Heath
Derrell Parrish
Parrish
Renal Rosson
Jack Nesbit
Olin Bunch
Tom Dettebach
Cecil Fowler
Bud England
Guy Sullivan
Doug Magee
R. E. Weber
Ww. C
Cliff) Baron
Les Francis
Snyder Officials to Seek Road Upgrade Hearing
The Snyder City Council and Scurry County Commissioners Court will attend a Texas Highway Commission hearing in Austin on Jan 19 to discuss widening and paving Texas Highway 208 from Thirteenth Street to Snyder north limits. Local entities would share about 10 500 each, with the state funding over 200 000 for the project.
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Snyder City Council
Scurry County Commissioners Court
Texas Highway Commission
Austin
Thirteenth Street
Snyder
George Patterson
Marathon Nets $4500 for Scurry County Boys' Club
A charity radio marathon on the square Saturday night raised at least $4500 for the Scurry County Boys' Club. The funds will help resume operations after a Dec 29 fire damaged the building and equipment. Bill Butler, club president, said plans include repairing costs and talks with county commissioners on a new facility.
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Scurry County Boys’ Club
Bill Butler
Boys’ Club
Butler
Pair Denied Spot On Texas Ballots
Texas Democrats move to file for attorney general and state senate spots as the eligibility dispute over state Senators Franklin Spears and C. Galloway Calhoun tops the issue. Secretary of State Crawford Martin also remains in the background as the matter heads to courts for a writ of mandamus. Davis presses for a rapid Supreme Court ruling to settle the eligibility before the filing deadline.
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Davis
Crawford Martin
Democratic Party
People of Texas
Supreme Court of Texas
Spears
Calhoun
Guerrillas Elusive As Allied Drive Probes Iron Triangle
In Vietnam the large Allied force under Operation Crimp razed Viet Cong fortifications near the Iron Triangle 25 miles NW of Saigon. The Communists avoided direct contact as 8,000 troops struck a rest area and seized a weapons cache. Air war continued with 281 strike missions. several aircraft incidents and a bombing halt north of the country persisted.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Iron Triangle
U.S
1St Infantry
173Rd Airborne Brigade
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Pleiku
USS
da Nang
Tay Ninh
An Khe
French Indochina
NY Transit Talks Are Fruitless
New York City bus and subway strike talks failed to produce a breakthrough as union chief negotiator said negotiations were completely unproductive and meaningless. Mayor Lindsay announced a recess as traffic noise rose in Manhattan and Doug MacMahon led the union negotiating team in Michael Quill’s absence.
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New York
City Hall
Manhattan
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Douglas L. MacMahon
Michael J. Quill
MacMahon
Pact Signed In Tashkent Advances Quiet Ties
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Mohammed Ayub Khan signed a nine point Tashkent Declaration in the U S S R to withdraw troops and restore normal relations. They avoided solving Kashmir, pledged no aggression, and sought to restore trade culture and prisoner repatriation while Kosygin pressed for a peaceful settlement.
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India
Pakistan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Kashmir
Tashkent
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.S.S.R
Ayub
Shastri
United Nations
Weather summary for North Central Texas and regions
Readings show highs from 60 to 73 degrees and lows from 4 to 42 across districts. Forecast calls for fair, cooler conditions tonight with warmer Tuesday in most areas, including Northeast and Northwest Texas, with varied nightly lows and daytime highs in the 60s.
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Snyder
Grees
Texas
Congress Opens Under Viet Nam Tension
The 89th Congress begins its second session in a tense climate as it awaits President Johnson's State of the Union on Viet Nam. Routine business starts at noon as committees notify the President and new members are sworn in.
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Jack Bell Washington
89Th Congress
Johnson
Viet Nam
Congress
Connell Rites Tuesday for Floyd Alexander Connell
Floyd Alexander Connell, 72, of North Avenue R, died Sunday in a Plainview hospital after illness during Christmas visit. A retired farmer and Eldorado native, he had lived in Scurry County 32 years. Funeral services set for 2 am Tuesday at the Union.
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Floyd Alexander Connell
North Avenue R
Plainview Hospital
Alexander
Eldorado
Tex
Scurry County
The
Union
Browning Seeks Re election In Scurry County Race
Browning announced his candidacy for re election as Scurry County School Superintendent. He said he filed for the May 7 Democratic primary and noted he would continue to serve if re elected. The blast at a local shop damaged the building and caused gas ignition.
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James D. Armstrong
Kressmary
Royal W. Connell
Fairfax
David R. Nity
Connell
Lubbock
Willie Cox
Raymond
Horton
Borger
E. A. Hor
Browning
Jton
Hempstead
N.Y
1965 Birth Rate Drops to New Low
Washington AP report shows fewer births in 1965 than since 1951 with an estimated total near 3.8 million. The Public Health Service noted 1964 ended at 4,027,490 and 1951 at about 3,751,000, marking 1965 as the first year since 1953 under 4 million.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Johnson Humphrey Attend Services on Opening Day
President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey joined worshippers at the National Presbyterian Church service marking Congress reconvening. Members of Congress and officials including military leaders attended the intercession and Holy Communion at the church’s 20th annual opening-day service.
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Washington
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
National Presbyterian Church
Congress
Workers Burned In School Blast
An explosion at South Park High School in Beaumont injured three maintenance workers. No students were present in the building at the time.
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Bob Watlington
Billy McCormick
Marion Dabbs
James F. Duro
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Mass
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