Cool Front Brings Relief To Northeast
A cool air dome lowered temperatures across New England and the Great Lakes into the 60s and 50s in hill regions, while sunny skies sent readings into the 90s and above in the Plains and Gulf region. The East Coast saw a temporary dip from 100-degree heat. A tornado touched down near Little Falls Minnesota with no damage reported, and hail and storms pinged Rapid City South Carolina and Kimball Prairie Minnesota. Brownsville Texas recorded rainfall.
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Associated Press
New England
Great Lakes Region
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Gulf Region
Plains
East Coast
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Little Falls
Minn
Kimball Prairie
Rapid City
S.C
New Wing Collapses in Cincinnati Apartment Block
Fire officials evacuated over 200 residents after bricks collapsed from three exterior walls of a newly opened Cincinnati apartment wing. Fire Marshal Albert Schroeder called the scene a near miracle with no fatalities, and the east wing was condemned by city Building Director Donald Hunter.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Albert Schroeder
Donald Hunter
Ex Snyderite Drowning Victim Carl Earnest 22
Carl Paul Earnest 22 of Post drowned in Lake Sweetwater at 2 30 p m Monday during a family outing. He had moved from Snyder about a week earlier and worked in a Post upholstery shop. Survived by wife, two daughters, one son, parents Mr and Mrs W D Earnest, two brothers, and funeral arranged by Bolger Funeral Home Snyder. Arrangements pending.
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Carl Paul Earnest
Post
Lake Sweetwater
Earnest
Snyder
Darlene
Shelly
Cheyenne
Wyo
David
W. D. Earnest
Reginald
Monster Rocket Lifts Heaviest Payload Yet
CAPE KENNEDY Florida AP reports Americas heaviest satellite a 29 ton monster rocket stage vaulted into orbit. Ground stations tracked 19 tons of liquid hydrogen in its tank and early orbiting indicated the high energy fuel behaved very well.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Moon
Globe
United States
Air Attacks Intensify Over North Vietnam and South Viet Nam
U S Navy fighters attacked two North Vietnamese torpedo boats off Haiphong. One Skyhawk was shot down but rescued. Navy Air Force planes launched 91 multiplane missions, raiding oil storage near Hai Phong and Thanh Hoa. Marines near Da Nang claimed 154 Viet Cong killed with air and artillery support.
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Robert D. Ohman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S. Navy
Haiphong
North
Gulf of Tonkin
U. S
Navy
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Thanh Hoa
South
Viet Nam
da Nang
Services Set For Former Snyderite
Mrs. Mack Weston 34 of Ft Sumner New Mexico died Monday in a Salt Lake City hospital. She was born January 3 1932 in Snyder and is survived by her husband two daughters Anita Jean and Jana Jo a son Harman Mack IV her parents two sisters and a brother. Funeral services set for 3 p m Wednesday at the First Methodist Church of Snyder with burial in Snyder cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home.
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Mack Weston
Ft Sumner
N.M
Frank Miller
Salt Lake City
Weston
Snyder
First Methodist Church
W. F. Ferguson
Lubbock
Snyder Cemetery
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Record Fourth of July toll tops 800 deaths nationwide
Nationwide three day Independence observance yields 834 accidental deaths 567 in traffic 215 drownings 52 boating deaths plus 67 other fatalities. National Safety Council cautions expect continued official totals while urging Congress to fund safety programs.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Council
Pyle
Congress
Weather outlook for Texas regions and warm spell continues
Forecast shows high near 95 in Snyder and 90s to 100s across North Central to West Texas. Tonight mainly clear to partly cloudy with lows 68 to 78. Southeast winds 8 to 18 knots along the coast. Scattered showers possible mainly daytime in South Central and Southeast Texas.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Towle Park Fourth of July Celebration Draws Large Crowd
A huge Towle Park July 4 celebration drew thousands with events planned by the City County and Chamber of Commerce. Highlights included a beauty contest at the pool won by Lana McMillan, a double header in Pony League, fishing rodeo wins, and sports and art prizes. Lt. Walter Turk, a Vietnam Silver Star recipient, was the day’s main speaker.
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Towle Park
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Viet Nam
Lana McMillan
Snyder
Ted McMillan
Sarah Trigg
Herman Trigg
Benda Raines
Jody Raines
Buffs
Dodgers
Braves
Rebels
Stennis
McAllister
Gordon Stokes
Jerry Bell
Gary Gallman
Max Falls
Emily Kincaid
Diane Hargrove
Walter Turk
Capt
Henry Hill
United States Air Force
Webb Air Force Base
Lt. Turk
Beach Scene Of Shooting On Negro Beach
A shooting at Virginia Key during a crowded beach event left Charles Smith, 22, in critical condition and sparked brawls among about 5,000 bathers. Police sealed the causeway bridges and pursued the gunman while nearly a dozen suspects were questioned and released. Deputy James Askew was roughed by combatants as officers arrived and restrained force.
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Miami
Negro Beach
Sheriff's Deputies
Virginia Key
Charles Smith
Smith
Sheriff's Office
James Askew
Five Killed In Rio Rail Mishap
An empty passenger train collided with a loaded commuter train near Rio de Janeiro at Campo Grande, killing five and injuring 65. Hospital officials said several of the injured were in serious condition.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Campo Grande
Clash Seen In Bucharest Summit Over Warsaw Pact Forces
In Bucharest Romanian officials offered no progress report as a Soviet bloc summit continued amid signs of a clash with Romania over control of Warsaw Pact military forces. Soviet press showed no signs of dissension and called the meeting a reaffirmation of solidarity.
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Henry S. Bradsher
Bucharest
Romania
Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Royal
Close Call At Suffolk Downs Race Finish
A man leaped onto the track at the finish of the feature race at Suffolk Downs in Boston, brushing two lead horses Taunton and Happy Water. He was uninjured, bumped twice, and helped back to the infield by security as police identified him as Theodore Luppino, 38, of Boston, later sent to Boston State Hospital for observation.
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Boston
Suffolk Downs
Taunton
Happy Water
Theodore Luppino
Boston State Hospital
Vadison Lad Is Whitewash Champ
Richard Van Abel, 10, Madison Wisconsin, won the national Tom Sawyer days fence whitewashing title in Hannibal Missouri. He finished fastest among contestants from 10 Mississippi River states and claimed the championship during Mark Twain days.
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Hannibal, Mo
Richard van Abel
Madison
Wis
Mark Twain
Hannibal
Richard
Mississippi River
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Brownsville
Tex
Snyderite
U.S. Navy
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Monster Rocket
Howard Benedict
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Diamond
Lee Castillo
Kyle Rosson
Junior Floyd
Jerry Webb
Ricky Jackson
Margie Newman
Big Spring
Lois Hogue Shaw
Sweetwater
Ken McAllister
Ed Dickerson
le Ene
Libby Grimmett
Nancy Grimmett
Homer Stokes
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
V.F.W
Rio
Vadison Lad
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