US French Ships Collide In Channel
In foggy English Channel a collision between the American freighter Lucile Bloomfield and the French tanker Port Manech caused a blaze. Seven dead or missing, including the Port Manech officer and crewman’s wife, with five more feared dead trapped in the engine room. Port Manech aground off Le Havre. Lucile Bloomfield rescued 22 crew, 44 aboard, six seriously injured.
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LE Havre
France
Port Manech
Galveston
Tex
Lucile Bloomfield
Sir Winston Churchill Holds On Amid Illness
London AP report details Sir Winston Churchill's doctors noting no further deterioration by 7 a.m. EST, with Lord Moran planning another bulletin around 9 p.m. EST. It records Moran's 2:10 a.m. shift, a restless night, and rising concern as leaders cancel events and crowds await any news of the ailing 82-year-old.
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Churchill
Hyde Park Gate
Sir Winston Churchill
London
Lord Moran
Colin Frost
Winston
British Medical Association
Moran
Statesman
Erhard Joins De Gaulle For Unity Talks
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard arrived in Paris for two day talks with President Charles de Gaulle on European unity and German reunification. Foreign Ministers Schroeder and Couvre de Murville met separately in Paris as Erhard seeks De Gaulle’s backing for a new Allied approach to the Russians while balancing U.S. concerns ahead of the September election. de Gaulle pushes for a European Europe free of American influence.
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Joseph E. Dynan
PARIS
Ludwig Erhard
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Rambouillet
Gerhard Schroeder
Maurice Couvre de Murville
Schroeder
Erhard
U.S
Europe
PITY POSTMAN Legislators Eve Disputed Bills
Texas legislators opened with wary eyes as bills on teachers pay raises mixed drinks Sunday closing laws and women's rights surfaced amid the formation of a postman mood. Senators and representatives anticipated mail from constituents while Gov elect Connally's inauguration loomed and rotes were canvassed for Connally and Sunil.
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Garth Jones
Austin
Texas
House
Walter Schaefer
Senate
John Connally
Preston Smith
Connally
Smith
Washington
Johnson
Omar
Sunil
Weather snapshot for Texas regions and Snyder
Weather outlook covers Snyder and extensive Texas regions with highs from the 50s to 60s, lows ranging from near freezing to mid 40s. Notes include cloudy to clear skies, cooler trend late Wednesday, and variable winds across the state.
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Snyder
Texas
Wermer
Far
Churchill’s illness delays Wilson’s West Germany trip
Prime Minister Harold Wilson postponed his planned visit to Bonn and Berlin in West Germany due to Sir Winston Churchill’s illness. The trip had been set for Thursday and included two days of talks with Chancellor Ludwig Erhard plus a Berlin stop Saturday.
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Medical Association
Lord Moran
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
West Germany
Churchill
Simon de Montfort
Elizabeth II
London
Sandringham
Lord Avon
Anthony Eden
Barbados
Sir Winston
Lady Avon
Lady Churchill
Mary
Christopher Soames
Ascension
Hyde Park Gate
Winston Churchill
Wilson
Bonn
Ludwig Erhard
Berlin
Abilene Jail Hosts Billie Sol Estes After Appeal Denied
Federal authorities jailed Billie Sol Estes at Abilene after the Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal from a 1963 El Paso mail fraud conviction. Judge Thomason revoked his $100,000 bond. Estes faced possible five weeks before transfer to a federal prison. He is 40 and had long fought prison, once running a fertilizer and cotton empire.
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Abilene
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
U.S. Supreme Court
Estes
U.S. Dist
R. E. Thomason
el Paso
Thomason
U.S
William C. Black
Supreme Court
Black
West Texas
Church of Christ
Pecos
Wall Street
Washington
Tyler
King Opens Vote Drive For Negroes
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr urges non-violence as he shifts to registering Black voters in Selma Alabama. After desegregation of downtown sites, King says legal remedies may be pursued to expand the voter list. turnout at the courthouse faces barriers with white applicants leading. An assault on King occurs in the Hotel lobby as a man from the National States Rights party strikes him, and King’s supporters restrain the assailant.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Alabama
Dallas
Hotel Albert
Jimmy George Robinson
Birmingham
National States Rights Party
Robinson
Wilson Baker
Concert Association Plans Wednesday Meeting on Dues
Officers and directors of the Scurry Concert Association will hold a 4:40 p.m. meeting Wednesday in the West Texas State Bank community room to discuss a proposed dues change to broaden membership in Snyder. Sean O Dowd of United Audience Service Inc of New York City will attend.
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Scurry Concert Association
West Texas State Bank
Snyder
Sean O'Dowd
United Audience Service, Inc
New York City
Delegates Hope in UN Plan to Avert Peacekeeping Standstill
Delegates press on as UN General Assembly President Quaison-Lackey unveils a three point plan to break the US Soviet deadlock over peacekeeping dues. Adlai Stevenson and Semyon Tsarapkin express guarded support while warnings on Article 19 loom.
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United Nations
U.N
General Assembly
Alex Qualion Lackey
United States
Soviet Union
Lackey
Stalion Assembly
Assembly
United Na
Viet Union
Adlai E
Stevenson
Thant
Semyon
Winter cold grips Atlantic coast Florida crops damaged
A severe cold wave hit the Atlantic coast with Florida suffering cool air and crop losses across the state. Northern Florida froze to near zero while Miami saw 43 degrees. Dade County lost large portions of tomato, pole bean, and squash crops as sugar cane suffered. Citrus escaped major damage. The Midwest faced heavy snow, notably Indiana’s 12-inch storm, and New Jersey saw zero temps.
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Atlantic
Florida
Scottsbluff
Neb
Indiana
Dade County
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New York
Erie County
Connecticut
Maine
New England
Newport
Indianapolis
Lorence West
Oe Resi
Feller
Fredericksburg
Tex
Lutheran C Beard
Reithers
el Utah
Campo
Harold Moenchet
Antonio
City Clean Up Progressing in Snyder
City manager George Patterson reported strong response to the Clean-up Campaign in Snyder this week with several requests for removal of large items. Sanitation crews will collect items larger than those handled by regular trucks on Wednesday and residents with tree limbs discarded furniture or similar large items should contact city hall. The State Highway Department was asked to help prepare a master plan for beautification of areas along highways, though they do not participate directly. an expert may assist local citizens in an overall beautification program, with no date set for the representative’s visit.
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George Patterson
Snyder
Patterson
Sanitation Department
City Hall
State Highway Department
Highway Department
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Edinburg
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