Tiger Training Trailer aids returning soldiers at Fort Hood
Humble Oil and Refining Co launches the Tiger Training Trailer to retrain soldiers nearing discharge. A Fortune Knox pilot led to eight of 14 graduates becoming Humble dealers. In Snyder there are July events including Ray Price at Scurry Coliseum and the Scurry County Rodeo with a Miss Grain Sorghum pageant to Aug 10.
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Humble Oil and Refiring Co
Fort Hood
Fort Knox
Ray Price
Dimmitt
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
On This Date In History July Fourteen Highlights
Key events on July 14 span 1879 Bastille storming marking French Revolution start. 1690 French privateers seize Martha’s Vineyard Nantucket and Block Island. 1798 Sedition Act makes false or malicious writings against government a federal crime. 1853 Perry delivers letter to Japan from President Fillmore. 1870 Lincoln widow Mary pension enacted. 1960 Democratic National Convention nominates LBJ for VP. 1965 Stevenson dies in London. 196? Eisenhower calls UN meeting over Mideast crisis. 1965? Moscow talks on nuclear test ban. 1 year ago UN urges Israel over Jerusalem status.
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Paris Bastille
New England
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket
Block Island
U.S
Congress
Matthew C. Perry
Japan
Lord of
Toda
Millard Fillmore
London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.N. Security Council
Mideast
Faisal II
Iraq
Moscow
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Jerusalem
Weather Synopsis for Texas Regions
Weather notes for Snyder and Northwest, Southwest, South Central, and North Central Texas. Detailing highs from 82 to 96 degrees, lows from 62 to 80, and patterns of partly cloudy skies, scattered showers, and thunderstorms through Friday to Sunday.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Southwest
West Texas art show linked to conference in Snyder
A West Texas art show will accompany the WTCC tourist development conference in Snyder on February 18 at Scurry County Coliseum. Entries are limited to three per artist, with a $500 first prize and smaller prizes. Winning works become WTCC property for display.
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West Texas
WTCC
Tom Barnett
Fort Worth
Snyder Area Sees Showers and Spotty Thunderstorms
Rain and thunderstorms moved through the Snyder area early Saturday with .68 inch measured in a shower before daybreak and some places reporting up to an inch. Other showers Friday afternoon yielded lighter totals while Lake J. B. Thomas recorded .20 inch at the dam.
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Snyder
Lake
J. B. Thomas
Program In Reading Set In Snyder This Summer
A popular summer reading course for elementary children will be offered in Snyder from July 15 to August 9. Classes run 8 30 to 10 30 a.m. at West Elementary School. The program encourages independent reading and vocabulary development for capable young readers.
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Snyder
the West
Clark Points To Big Red Buildup in Vietnam
Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford, en route to South Vietnam, accuses North Vietnam of a substantial buildup of men and materiel. He cites possible offensives near Saigon and the DMZ as U S bombing limits remain in place and discusses a cease fire with Sen Percys suggestion. He says Hanoi would seek to disrupt Saigon and show strength for Paris talks.
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Harriman
Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Germany
Washington
Clark M. Clifford
South Vietnam
Clifford
Pentagon
Demilitarized Zone
Defense Secretary
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Johnson
Hanoi
United States
Panhandle
Paris
Rodeo Week Opens With Parade and Arena Action
Snyder launches Rodeo Week with a downtown parade on Wednesday and nightly rodeo shows at 8 p.m. in the arena west of town. A new draw is a matched bronc riding contest between a South Dakota team and a Texas team each evening, with about $1000 to the winner. Hoyle Nix and his band will play at the pavilion dance.
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Snyder
Rodeo Arena
South Dakota
Pavilin
Hoyle Nix
Livestock Furnished for 32nd Scurry County Rodeo
Sloan Williams of Hungerford will furnish the livestock for the 32nd annual Scurry County Rodeo. The announcement specifies Williams as the supplier for the event lineup and stock for the performances.
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Scurry County
Sloan Williams
Hungerford
Enemy Dead Line Infiltration Route Near Saigon
Allied ground troops found 105 enemy bodies from B52 raids in Chau Doc Province near Me Kong Delta as Saigon braces for a major offensive. Intelligence reports say six divisions poised to strike. checkpoints and sweeps already in place around the capital.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
America
Chau Doe
Seven Mountain
Bird Causes Power Outage in Snyder
A bird and an insulator tangled at the Snyder plant of Texas Electric Service Co. cutting power citywide for about 13 minutes starting around 6 20 a m The bird absorbed 138 000 volts of electricity and disrupted service throughout Snyder.
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Snyder
Texas Electric Service Co
Sel Deere earns Bronze Star Medal in Vietnam action
S-Sgt. Charles R. Deere, 24, brother of fallen Sgt. Donald T Deere, received the Bronze Star Medal with V device for bravery under fire on 8 April 1968. He exposed himself to enemy fire to rescue a wounded soldier, then led his squad and directed fire while wounded. The citation notes his valor and devotion to duty, and mentions a Purple Heart awarded for his wounds.
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Charles R. Deere
Donald T Deere
Vietnam
Green Berets
Republic of Vietnam
Deere
Cmpany B
20Th Infantry
Sergeant Deere
Americal
U.S. Army
Nels A. Parson, Jr
Army
Charles
Herman L. Deere
Summer Band Classes Set At Snyder High School
Snyder High School announces summer band sessions under director Don Etring. The July schedule runs 8 to 12 with instrument sections rotating from 8 to 11 across wind and brass groups, plus stage band at 1 30 to 2 30 and oboes at 2 30. A second session Aug 5 to Aug 9 offers free twirling instruction for any Snyder Band member.
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Snyder High School
Don Etring
Snyder
Hijacker Surrenders After Forcing Flight to Cuba
Oran Daniel Richards, 33, of Springfield Ohio, hijacked Delta Flight 977 from Philadelphia to Houston, ordered the plane to Cuba, then surrendered and landed in Miami. He claimed cancer and faced kidnapping and aircraft piracy charges with possible death penalty. bond set at $250000. Passengers and crew unharmed. rival Havana incident followed by a second abortive Cuba flight by a man named Van Dyk in Key West.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Cuba
Oran Daniel Richards
Springfield
Ohio
U.S
Edward Swan
Richards
Columbus
Delta Airlines
Philadelphia
Houston
Tex
Parker Friday
van Dyk
Key West
Cletis Massingall
Havana
Massingall
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SDN
Humble
Little League Field
Towle Memorial Park
Scurry County Coliseum
Wacil McNair
Fas
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
le Duc Tho
Binh An
Hue
Clark
Sel. Deere
Sgt. Deere
Sgt
Charles Deere
SHS
Eiring
James C. Eastland
D Miss
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