Ambulance Service Studied As Funeral Homes Exit
City and county officials study options after Snyder and Scurry County funeral homes end ambulance service on October 1. Bolger and Seale say wage hour interpretations made operations unprofitable and see need for subsidy or independent operator. Neither funeral home will seek exclusive franchise. Other Texas regions already exit programs. state remains among few with funeral home run ambulances.
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City Council
County Commissioners Court
Snyder
G. Edward Bolger
Bolger Funeral Home
Bill Seale
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Bolger
Seale
Texas
North Viet Nam Threats on Pilot Trials Stoked by Ambassador
Paris dispatch quotes North Vietnamese Ambassador Tran Du Vinh saying captured US pilots would be tried as war criminals not POWs under Geneva rules. He offered no trial date and left their fate to the Vietnamese people. US officials warned Geneva protections apply. lawmakers urged hard responses if trials occur.
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Paris
Peking
Tran du Vinh
North Viet Nam
United States
International Red Cross
Geneva
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
Market Dips on Viet Nam War Crime Report
The New York stock market fell sharply at noon after a French news agency report said North Viet Nam would try U.S. pilots as war criminals. The Dow Jones average dropped 8.74 to 879.67 as trading quickened and nervous selling spread across many groups.
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New York
U.S
Peking
Rioting in Cleveland East Side Leaves Woman Dead
Gunfire and firebombs erupt in the Hough district as teens roamed streets. Joyce Arnett, 26, was killed while pleading for her children from a second floor window. Two men, Wallace Kelly and Alton Burks, were injured but not seriously. Police and firefighters faced sniper fire and a chaotic six hour operation ended with rain aiding street clearance.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hough
East 75Th
86Th Street
Joyce Arnett
Mount Sinai Hospital
Hanoi Claims Kill as Vietnam Says Shootdown Occurs
Radio Hanoi reported a North Vietnamese missile unit shot down a U S plane south of Hanoi and said the pilot was captured. Saigon did not confirm the claim.
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Tokyo
Radio
Hanoi
U.S
Saigon
Harlem Violence Spurs Heat Fueled Riots in Two Boroughs
In scorching July heat, violence erupted in east Harlem and east Brooklyn as youths clashed with police. A 27 year old woman Betty Powell was shot in the hip, six arrested, and fires forced evacuations as bricks and debris rained down from rooftops and streets.
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New York
East Harlem
East New York
Brooklyn
Betty Powell
Harlem
Fuel Shortage Forces Changes To Gemini 10 Flight
Gemini 10 astronauts John Young and Michael Collins face reduced science runs after a fuel shortage curtailed two planned dockings with Agena 10 and several experiments. Collins will perform a one hour standup spacewalk at about 5 10 p m local time to take photographs and gather data while remaining docked to Agena 10.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Michael Collins
John W. Young
Collins
Agena
Young
Glynn Lunney
Gemini 10
Snyder Chamber Tours Southwestern Bell Facilities
About 25 people from the Snyder Chamber of Commerce Producers Club toured Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. facilities in Snyder. Cecil Fowler outlined local growth from 300 connections in 1920 to 7700 today and noted plans for direct distance dialing between now and 1972. The group later enjoyed a luncheon at Sallie’s Cafeteria.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Snyder Chamber of Commerce Producers Club
Telephone Company
Cecil Fowler
Fowler
Snyder
Sallie’s
Bill Seale
Snyider Chamber of Commerce
Producers Club
Mrs. Willie Lee Faver Dies at 72 in Local Home
Mrs. Willie Lee Faver 72 of 1211 Twenty First Street died at 4 45 am on arrival at Cogdell Memorial Hospital She is survived by husband Dolph Faver daughter Estelle Pirtle Boise Idaho three sons Jeff California Morris Dean Keller Elmo Abilene two sisters Vera Bennett Houston Jesse Connally Hico and brother C M Knight San Antonio Funeral services are pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home.
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Willie Lee Faver
Twenty-First Street
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Faver
Dolph Faver
Estelle Pirtle
Boise Idaho
Jeff
California
Morris Dean
Keller
Elmo
Abilene
Vera Bennett
Houston
Jesse Connally
Hico
C. M
Water Demand Peaks as City Plant Pumps 4.7 Million Gallons
Demand for water surged with hot dry weather as the city treatment plant worked through a busy morning pumping 4,703,000 gallons. Officials said the level reflected the peak demand of the season and anticipated a continued busy day.
Johnsons Make Pop Call On Wounded Servicemen
President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson made an unscheduled 40 minute visit aboard a Potomac excursion boat carrying 600 wounded Viet Nam War veterans from six area hospitals. He spoke with Marines and sailors, offering well wishes as crowds cheered and veterans faced the moment with shy gratitude.
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Johnsons
Washington
Johnson
Pfc
Wesley Johnson
Louisville
Viet Nam
Potomac River
Mount Vernon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Front Cools Some Areas
A cool front spreads over the north central United States and moves into the South and East where heat persists. Thunderstorms disrupted power lines and trees in the Ohio Valley and Chicago area, with two funnel clouds reported but limited damage to trees.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Montana
Nevada
Stage Set for 30th Annual Scurry Rodeo in Snyder
The 30th annual rodeo opens tomorrow in Snyder with 8 p.m. performances daily at the arena west of town. A downtown parade at 4 p.m. kicks off the festivities with decorated floats from local organizations. Prizes include $100 added to entry fees for several events, $25 for wild mare first, junior goat sacking prizes of 7.50 and 5, stock holders roping saddle and buckle, and admission at 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for children.
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Snyder
Scurry County Rodeo Association
Arena
Weather Snyder Texas Forecast Temperatures and Conditions
Weather report for Snyder and surrounding Texas regions shows high Monday at 97 degrees and a low of 70 with 7 am reading of 77. North Central and Northeast Texas expect clear to partly cloudy hot conditions tonight and Wednesday with highs 96 to 102 and lows 75 to 82. Northwest Texas sees similar trends with a cooler north Wednesday and possible Panhandle thunder showers. coast has 7 to 17 knot winds from east to southeast. South Central and Southeast Texas remain partly cloudy with isolated coastal showers. highs 90 to 101 and lows 72 to 80. Southwest Texas expects clear to partly cloudy skies with highs 90s to 100s and lows around upper 60s to low 70s.
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Snyder
North Central
Texas
Northwest
Panhandie
South Central
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D-N.y
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Hermleigh Exchange
Bill Starnes
Charles N. Snyder
Grover Harris
Jewell Newby
Pat Rice
Bonnie Clark
James Townsend
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