Turbulent Session of Legislature Concluded
In Austin the 60th Texas Legislature wraps a 30 day special session with a $2.5 billion spending bill and a one cent state sales tax but no liquor by the drink. Gov Connally failed to legalize minibottles as senators from dry areas thwarted the plan amid a long filibuster.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
John Connally
Connally
N. J. Blanchard
Lubbock
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Gist
Texas Liquor Control Board
W. T. Moore
Bryan
Blanchard
Jim Bates
Edinburg
Two Killed In Shooting At Central Park
In New York a man killed a woman at a Central Park comfort station then fled into trees and fired on others. He killed at least one more person and wounded two police officers before dying in a shootout on the station roof. Police used tear gas to drive him from the trees as detectives shot him after he emerged.
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New York
Central Park
Bank Figures Dip Slightly for Snyder Institutions
Snyder banks show a small fall in deposits from the last quarter but a rise versus a year ago. Combined deposits total $28,471,495.32 as of June 29 with loans at $15,836,020.38. Snyder National Bank deposits are $17,197,977.07 and loans $10,018,381.83. West Texas State Bank deposits stand at $11,273,518.25 with loans of $5,817,638.55.
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Snyder Bank
Snyder
Snyder National Bank
West Texas State Bank
Standard Oil SACROC Safety Milestone Honored
Standard Oil of Texas SACROC district celebrates 1,000,000 man hours without a disabling accident over 11 years 8 months with a dinner at Snyder Country Club. Stan Totten and Vern Taylor praised workers and families, with M. L Broman receiving a commemorative plaque from the American Petroleum Institute.
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Stan Totten
Standard Oil Company of Texas
Vernon Taylor
M. L. Broman
Broman
Snyder Country Club
Totten
Taylor
Houston
Sacroc
Vern Taylor
M. L Broman
Jim Graham
Midland
Glen Emerick
North Vietnam to Release Three U.S. Pilots
AP dispatch from Paris reports U S Ambassador Harriman thanking North Vietnam for a decision to free three captured American pilots as a possible gesture toward progress in the Paris peace talks. Xuan Thuy said no progress was made. The session lasted about three hours with a coffee break and informal talks.
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John M. Hightower
Paris
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
Thuy
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
Southeast Asia
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