Texas Cool Front Ends Heat Wave After Nine Days
Snyder residents faced relief as a cool front moved through Texas ending a nine day stretch with highs near 105 and even 106 degrees. Across the region heat lingered with 118 at Presidio and many stations over 100, while a separate cool air mass brought lower temperatures to the Great Lakes and Ohio River states amid reports of tornadoes in Ohio Indiana Wisconsin and Michigan causing $500000 in Bryan damage.
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Snyder
David Strayhorn
Associated Press
Dallas- Midland
Texas
el Paso
Presidio
Dalhart
Great Lakes
Ohio River
New Mexico
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Iowa
Bryan
Indictments Expected Signal for Texas Lobby Reform
Gov. Price Daniel told The Star-Telegram he expects indictments against legislators and lobbyists. He hinted the grand jury will stress the need for stronger lobby controls as it probes Texas naturopaths, lawmakers, and the ICT Insurance Co. collapse ahead of a planned special session.
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Fort Worth
Price Daniel
Austin
Star- Telegram
Star-Telegram
Grand Jury
Texas
ICT Insurance Co
Argument Over 20 Cents Ends in Slashing Death
In Houston last night Mrs. Luther Williams. 33, was killed after an argument over 20 cents at a street corner. Jefferson Sapp, 29, was charged with murder as witnesses said Williams asked for a 20 cent loan and he refused, then drew a knife and began slashing.
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Houston
Luther Williams
Jefferson Sapp
Sawmill Strike Closes Kirby Mill in SILLBEE Texas
Sawmill workers at Kirby Sawmill in Sillbee Texas remain on strike over wages, keeping the plant closed for a second day. The dispute began Monday as workers protest pay. Local officials seek a resolution to resume operations.
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Sillbee, Tex
Kirby
Londay
Snyder Area Reports Safe Fourth of July Holiday
The Snyder area endured the Fourth of July with no violent deaths or injuries and crowds enjoying Lake J. B. Thomas and Towle Memorial Park. Dozens of fatalities across Texas were recorded during the holiday, including specific crashes and drownings in multiple counties and cities.
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Snyder
Lake J. B. Thomas
Here
Scurry County
Towle Memorial Park
US Deaths Mount At Alarming Rate
The Fourth of July holiday period saw 152 highway deaths and 28 other fatalities for a total of 274 in the 102 hours from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. Ned H. Dearborn urged motorists to exercise extreme caution to curb the rising toll as officials warned the year’s holiday could set a new record.
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Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Council
Four Ousted Reds Face Treachery Charge in Moscow Shakeup
Moscow and London reports say Mikhail Pervukhin and Maxim Saburov were removed from Kremlin posts amid a party purge. Red Star accuses the four leaders of treachery undermining defenses as Khrushchev and Bulganin prepare travel to Czechoslovakia.
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Moscow Radio
Mikhail Pervukhin
Maxim Saburov
Pervukhin
Soviet Communist Party
Central Committee
Saburov
Moscow
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Red Star
Soviet Defense Ministry
Georgi Zhukov
Lazar Kaganovich
Army
Navy
Nikita Khrushchev
Kaganovich
V. M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
Dmitri Shepilov
Marshal Zhukov
Communist Party
Molotov
Khrushchev
Premier Bulganin
Czechoslovakia
Biggest US atomic blast rocks Nevada test site
At an airburst 1,500 feet up, a massive AEC test could be the strongest US device yet. Marines 5,700 yards from ground zero reported a rough shock and cave-ins in trenches, one buried but rescued uninjured. Fire, dust, and a vast mushroom cloud spread across the desert as helicopters and amphibious tractors evacuated troops afterward.
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Nev.p
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Associated Press
Harvey Tsichirgi
Marine Brigade
Tschrigi
Theodore Sturgion
St. Louis
Twenty drown in Godavari River disaster near Ahmednagar
Official reports say twenty persons drowned when a boat capsized on the Godavari River about fifty miles from Ahmednagar. Ten persons swam to safety.
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Bombay
Godavari
Ahmednagar
Man from here electrocuted in oilfield accident
Robert C. Parker, 31, of Snyder died after contacting a high voltage line at an oil rig between Colorado City and Big Spring around 9 a.m. He worked for Dutch's Drilling Co. of Snyder and was taken to a Colorado City hospital where he died. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bell Funeral Home. he lived at 1010 Thirty Second Street and survived by his wife, a son Robert C. Parker Jr., and a daughter Sharon.
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Gayle McDonald
Forty-second Street
Larry Devers
Ray Devers
Fortieth Street
Valley Forge
Snyder
Gail
Lee Watson
Robert C. Parker
Colorado City
Big Spring
Parker
Dutch’s Drilling Co
Bell Funeral Home
Robert C. Parker, Jr
Sharon
Train Falls Through Trestle Near Edenton Trapping Crew
A freight train crashed through a six mile trestle spanning Albemarle Sound near Edenton North Carolina. Three crewmen were rescued and two remained missing after the 12:45 a.m. incident. C E Jones of Pantego was rescued clinging to bridge pilings and ferried to hospital. A coast guard helicopter later recovered the second survivor.
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N. C
Albemarle Sounds
Mackey
J. C. Poe
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk & Southern
C. E. Jones
Pantego
N.C
Elizabeth City
Plymouth
Norfolk
Army Depot Blaze at Grossauheim Causes $400,000 Loss
A fire at the U S Army depot in Grossauheim near Hanau Germany destroyed about $400 000 worth of Army furniture. The blaze lasted hours but no injuries were reported.
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Hanau
Germany
Grossauheim
Stormy Words Fly In Louisiana After Audrey
Sen. Russell Long denounces the Weather Bureau for underestimating Hurricane Audrey's arrival as Cameron Parish endures widespread devastation. He questions timing and actions while officials defend forecasts and praise tracking efforts amid death tolls and missing persons counts.
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Cameron
Louisiana
Russell Long
D-La
Weather Bureau
Long
Cameron Parish
Val Peterson
Civil Defense
Henry Reid
Calcasieu Parish
Lake Charles
Weather Snapshot Snyder Texas Highs Hit 105
Snyder reports Thursday high 105 degrees and low 77. At 7 30 am today the reading was 77 as skies stay clear to partly cloudy through Saturday. Panhandle and South Plains should see relief from the heat this afternoon.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Modest And Healthy Dress Recommended by Pope
Pope Pius XII advised that women should wear modest and healthy dresses. He spoke during a private audience with Rome fashion house directors and employees led by the Fontana sisters, noted for sewing Margaret Truman's wedding gown and outfits for Ava Gardner.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Fontana Sisters of Rome
Margaret Truman
Ava Gardner
Fatally Burned Boy Dies After Diesel Tank Explodes
In Pampa Darrell Newman about 14 was fatally burned when a diesel fuel tank exploded last night. His brother Buster 12 was in critical condition.
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Padre Island
Dario Ledesna
Salado Creek
Earnest Acosta
Shepperd Afb
Lake Diversion
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Aubrey
Denton
Stephen Brown
Dallas
Lake Dallas
Jack Avery
Houston
Crockett
Darrell Newman
Pampa
Nora Campbell
Cherokee
Buster
Lawyers urged to be more active at state bar convention
Fort Worth Gov Daniel urged 1 900 attorneys at the State Bar Convention to participate in community and public affairs. He warned of foreign courts trying American soldiers and judges writing domestic law while state and local governments neglect their rights. The convention debated photographic coverage of trials with a special committee report due tomorrow. Awards were given to Cullen Smith and the Waco Bar Association. other honors went to San Antonio Amarillo and Orange County. Dist Atty Les Procter of Austin was elected chair of Criminal Law with several council members named. Milton West of Houston elected taxation section chair.
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State Bar Convention
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Cullen Smith
Waco
Waco-McLennan County Bar Assn
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Amarillo
Orange County
Les Procter
Austin
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Tyler
Eldon Mahon
Colorado City
Raymond Thornton
Belton
Homer Dean
Alice
Gil Jones
Big Spring
Milton West
Houston
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