Snyder Chamber of Commerce Banquet Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the Snyder Chamber of Commerce annual banquet go on sale Tuesday at a 7 a.m. Dutch Treat breakfast at the Town House. Proceeds support the chamber, with Gen. Robert F. McDermott as speaker and Snyder High School stage band providing entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Producers Club
Derrell Parrish
Mel Gilbert
Chamber
West Texas State Bank
Snyder National Bank
Snyder Savings and Loan Association
Snyder High School
Bill Seale
Robert F. McDermott
U. S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Gen. McDermott
C. T. McLaughlin
Melvin Montgomery
Prince Rites Here Today
Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. today at Bell Seale Chapel for Ike Leroy Prince 80 who died Saturday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. A native of Johnson County he had lived in Scurry County since 1906 and is survived by brothers Romin Prince Snyder and Willie Prince Wichita Falls. The Rev Marvin Roark assisted by Rev Jerry Speer officiated. burial Snyder Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home.
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Bell-Seale
Ike Leroy Prince
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Mr. Prince
Sixteenth Street
Johnson County
Scurry County
Romin Prince
Snyder
Willie Prince
Wichita Falls
Marvin Roark
Union Methodist Church
Jerry Speer
Green Hill Baptist Church
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Home
US Troops Ordered To Join Viet Cease Fire
General Westmoreland ordered all U S troops to observe a 78 hour cease fire starting noon Thursday for Tet 1968 in Viet Nam supporting the South Vietnamese, with allied forces including Korea Australia and New Zealand bound by the truce. The plan exceeds Christmas cease fire but falls short of the Viet Cong four day pledge.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Republic
Scurry County livestock show dominates weekend results
Scurry County 4-H members posted top honors at the Six County Livestock Show in Sweetwater. Bob Daugherty and Sahara Kicke captured grand and reserve titles across steers and lambs while Stan Park and Donny Beck earned top finishes in crossbred and Hereford classes. Nearby Saigon conflict reports describe a Viet Cong attack near Thu Duc with civilian casualties and ongoing military actions.
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Steve Daugherty
Fluvanna
Sweetwater
Scurry County
Bob Daugherty
Fluvanna 4-H
Keifer
Larry Park
Duroc Barrow
Linda Daugherty
Weldon Beck
Snyder
Lamb Sahara Kicke
Scurry 4-H
Eddie Eicke
Sahala Eicke
Donny Beck
Johnny Patton
Jeff Conner
Joe Beck
Nat Conner
Gay Parks
Luan Parks
Sharron Pieper
John Bowen
John Ince
Ken Braben
Nigeria army chief seizes control after coup attempt
Maj. Gen. Ironsi declared himself temporary head of state and commander of all armed forces after mutinous officers failed to topple the government. He suspended constitutional provisions and top civilian officials, while rebels held Balewa and Okotie Ebon hostage. Soldiers guarded key sites in Lagos as Ironsi vowed regional military governors would maintain order.
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Dennis Neeld Lagos
Nigeria
Africa
Aguiyironsi
Sir Abubaker Tafawa Balewa
Azikwe Nnamdi
Kaduna
Ironsi
Federation of Nigeria
Lagos
Six States Challenge Voting Rights Act at Supreme Court
The federal government clashed with a large Southern bloc as the Supreme Court began an eight hour session on the 1965 Voting Rights Act. South Carolina special counsel David W. Robinson II opened the lengthy debate amid arguments over constitutionality. Nearly a quarter of a million concerned citizens watched developments.
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Joseph E. Mohbat Washington
South
Supreme Court
David W. Robinson II
South Carolina
Commissioners Accept Bid and Insurance Payout at Scurry County
Scurry County commissioners accepted a bid of 21 960 for an Allis Chalmers crawler loader the lower of two proposals and received a 15 000 insurance payment for the Boys Club building fire damage dated December 29. The court also raised the county agent salary by 25 per month as requested by the state. The article also notes Voting Rights Act litigation with South Carolina leading a coalition including Alabama Louisiana Mississippi Georgia and Virginia arguing federal authority to end literacy tests. North Carolina abstains. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach marked his 44th birthday with the issue before the Supreme Court. support comes from New Jersey and Massachusetts for the government.
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Scurry County
Boys’ Club
Allis’ Chalmers
Plains Machinery Co
Lina
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
Nicholas Katzenbach
Supreme Court
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Supreme Court bans segregated Macon park in 6 3 ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 6 3 that a Macon Georgia park willed for whites only cannot be segregated. The court held the city remains entwined in the park's operation despite private trustees and is bound by the 14th Amendment equal protection guarantees. NAACP counsel argued exclusion violated constitutional rights.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Macon
William O. Douglas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
High Court
Poll Taxes Remain for 1966 Elections in County
County Tax Assessor-Collector Don Adams reports 1 440 poll tax receipts sold and 805 exemptions issued as 10 days remain for residents to qualify to vote in local elections. Eligible seniors age 60 or older on January 1 1965 may obtain exemption certificates. others must have poll tax receipts costing 1 75 per person.
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Don Adams
SHS to Offer Adult Courses at Snyder High School
Snyder High School announces spring adult courses in woodworking, metal shop, ceramics, and bookkeeping or shorthand or typewriting. An organizational meeting is at 6:30 p.m. in Room 124 with Principal Ben Brock. Tuition is 20 dollars per student for classes of 15 or more, meeting twice weekly.
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Snyder High School
Ben Brock
De Gaulle Seeks Price Tag On Cooperation For Common Market
At a Luxembourg foreign ministers meeting, France presses for veto protections and a major shift in decision rules. Maurice Couve de Murville argues no member nation can lose veto power over future commercial policy and non member matters, while De Gaulle seeks limits on the Commission and appeals for Britain’s delay.
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Luxembourg
de Gaulle
France
United States of Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Maurice Couve
de Murville
Rome
Couve de Murville
Britain
Gram
Walter Hallstein
Brusses
Jury Selection in Messler Powers Murder Trial Moves On
In Miami a lengthy jury selection began for the murder trial of Candace Messler and her nephew Melvin Lane Powers. Court observers warned the process could stretch into a week as jurors are screened.
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Miami
Fla
Candace Messler
Melvin Lane Powers
Weather in North Central Texas and Texas regions local forecast
Cloudy tonight and Tuesday with occasional light rain or drizzle and snow in parts. Colder today with lows around 21 to 32, highs 20 to 50 varying by region. light snow in western and northern areas spreading west and north Tuesday. warmer Tuesday in some zones with northwest to southeast temperature spreads.
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Snyder
Texas
Sutheast
Sovin
Thompson Rites Today for T C Thompson 76
Temple Texas obituary notices death of T T Thompson 76 of Scurry County born 1889 in Bell County. Survived by daughter Hope Lewis of Lubbock son T Swan Thompson of Odessa sister Mrs Will Crowder Snyder six grandchildren. Veteran WWI American Legion Church of Christ services 4 pm at Bell Trun Lap Chapel officiated burial Snyder Cemetery under Bell Seale.
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Mr. Thompson
Bell County
Scurry County
G. W. (Hope) Lewis
Lubbock
T. Swan Thompson
Odessa
Will Crowder
Snyder
American Legion
Church of Christ
Bell- Trung
Seale Chapel
John
U.S
First Method
Crimptery
Bell
Seale
Viet Cong Kidnaps American Civilian Near Saigon
Douglas Ramsey 28, of Boulder City Nevada, assistant province representative for the U S mission, was abducted outside Trung Lap about 25 miles north of Saigon. His driver, a South Vietnamese, was wounded. Ramsey raised his hands and was marched into the jungle by several Viet Cong guerrillas.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Trung Lap
Douglas Ramsey
Boulder City
Nev
U.S
Cu Chi
Ramsey
Postal Beef Up To Be Approved In Congress
Senate and House Post Office chairmen predict a $15 million postal service improvement package will gain approval. The plan would restore parcel post to 6 091 communities and expand window service at night and weekends in about 15 000 post offices, aiming to reduce a $400 million deficit.
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Washington
Senate
House Post Office
Congress
A. S
Mike Monroney
Dokla
Tom Murray
D-Tenn
Monroney
Johnson
Lawrence Sition
Murray
F. O'Brien
White House
Joseph Laitin
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C-C
Abubakar Tafewa Balewa
Harold Wilson
London
Thu Duc
Moc Hoa
Cai Lay
Kien Tuong
South Caro
Macon Park Integrated
SHS
T. Thompson
Temple Tink Thompson
Viet Cong
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