Sweetwater Rattlesnake Pageant seeks entrants
Snyder columnist Ivison reports the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Pageant co chair Tommy Ivison seeks entrants 16 to 22 from any locale with a Feb 15 deadline. He lists Box 480 Sweetwater as contact. Also notes Snyder Hermleigh extended area service begins Jan 21 enabling direct dialing. Texas traffic and license tag timing included.
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Tommy Ivison
Snyder
Sweetwater
Texas Electric Service Co
Tommy
Cochairman
Ivison
Today in History January 17 1968 event roundup
Highlights include the 1945 liberation of Warsaw by Soviet and Polish forces, Franklin's 1706 birth, Cook crossing the Antarctic Circle in 1773, Wake Island possession in 1899, the 1917 U S Virgin Islands purchase for 25 million, 1942 near Singapore advances, 1950 Boston armer’s cash heist, Khrushchev’s 1960s talks, Italy missile swap with Polaris plans, Malik's demand in Indonesia, all from today in history notes.
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Warsaw
Benjamin Franklin
Boston
James Cook
Antarctic Circle
United States
Wake Island
American Virgin Islands
Denmark
Singapore
Nikita Khrushchev
Poland
U. S
Italy
Mediterranean
Indonesia
Foreigh
Adam Malik
Sukarno
Weather Outlook Across Texas Regions
Snyder records 7 am reading 49 with a 60 degree high Tuesday and a 34 degree low. Northwest Texas shows partly cloudy winds and cooler nights with a 22 to 48 range and 48 to 60 Thursday highs. Northeast Texas forecasts increasing clouds and possible late drizzle or light rain followed by warmer nights. North Central Texas expects more clouds, warmer conditions, with lows near 46 to 52 and highs 60 to 65. Southeast Texas anticipates warmer nights with drizzle and scattered showers Thursday and highs 64 to 76.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
President Johnson outlines strategy on war and crime in State of the Union
President Johnson signals a plan to balance Vietnam costs with domestic programs to curb crime and rehabilitate riot prone slums. He notes a unified budget to curb deficits, and expects a 10 percent income surtax only with spending cuts. Senate leaders foresee civil rights and housing bills next.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Johnson
Nation
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
U S Officers Killed in Guatemala Attack by FAR
The Rebel Armed Forces claim responsibility for the machine gun slaying of U S Army Col John D Webber Jr and Navy Lt Cmdr Ernest A Munro in Guatemala near the air force HQ The attack leaves Sgt Maj John R Forster wounded and Sgt Harry L Greene critically hurt The state of alarm and martial law follow amid rising terrorist violence in Guatemala City and across the country.
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U.S
FAR
U. S
Alejandro Silva Falla
Silva
Manuel Villacorta Vielman
National Liberation Movement
Webber
Buffalo
N.Y
Houston
Tex
Munro
Lake Worth
Fla
Rockland
Maine
U.S. Naval
Greene
Omaha
Neb
Forster
Seattle
Panama Canal Zone
Record Cold In Northeast
The Associated Press reports an Arctic plunge as temperatures dropped below freezing across all 49 states. Vermont sites hit record lows including -26 in St. Johnsbury and Montpelier, 19 in Burlington, while Florida Citrus crops escaped major damage though some growers prepared smudge pots.
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St. Johnsbury
Montpelier
Burlington
Florida
Miami
Tallahassee
Denver
Colorado Rockies
Great Lakes
Appalachians
Britain sets new economy squeeze amid devaluation program
The British government moves to curb installment buying and raise home taxes as Chancellor Roy Jenkins opens a Commons debate on post devaluation policy. Prime Minister Harold Wilson announces aims to reduce military presence and shrink welfare, shifting resources to exports to restore balance of payments with a leaner home economy.
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London
Roy Jenkins
House of Commons
Commons
Harold Wilson
Commons and
the Nation
Britain
Suez
Far East
Persian Gulf
Labor Party
Angus Sale Here Friday at Towle Park Auction
The annual Colorado River Angus Association sale will be held Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the county barn at Towle Memorial Park. Rex Robinson, sales chairman, announced 21 bulls and 61 females have been consigned from leading Angus breeders in the state. James Cave of Roby is association president.
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Colorado River Angus Association
Rex Robinson
Towle Memorial Park
James Cave
Roby
Snyder Chamber Banquet to Honor Dewey Everett with Conservation Award
The Snyder Chamber of Commerce banquet on January 26 will feature the annual Upper Colorado Soil and Water Conservation District award for outstanding ranching in Scurry and Borden Counties. Dewey Everett receives the conservation honors as James J. Rowley of the U S Secret Service is the main speaker.
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Ernest Sears
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
H. F. Clark
Chamber
Tommy Deffebach
Glenn Barron
Scurry County Coliseum
Dewey Everett
Upper Colorado
James J. Rowley
U. S. Secret Service
Britain to withdraw forces east of Suez prompt US concern
US leaders fear a military vacuum after Britain's plan to pull out from East of Suez. Senator Mansfield warns Washington may have to fill the gap, despite lack of manpower and resources. Officials note Vietnam war strains and broader commitments. Soviet moves in the Red Sea Indian Ocean add to strategic tension.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
Middle East
Singapore
State Department
Mansfield
Suez
Britain
Vietnam
U.S
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Secretary of State John L Hill to announce governor bid
Secretary of State John L Hill says he will announce his candidacy for governor in a news conference at 10 am Monday and will file at Democratic state headquarters after the conference. He notes a November pledge and aims to finish three duties by January 22 before resigning. Aggies to graduate with a record 617 mid term graduates at Texas A&M University in College Station.
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Hill
Aggies
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Sparkle
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Sasebo
Japan
Enterprise
Eisenhower
Sasebo Naval Base
Sasebo City Hospital
Truxton
Samoa
Zengakuren
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