25 Jul 1966
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1966
Page
1
Jakarta reports Lt Gen Suharto has taken control with a 29 member cabinet, becoming chair of the new cabinet and defense minister while President Sukarno is cut off from real power. A presidium of five guides ministerial decisions.
Sen. Wayne Morse D Ore overhauled his proposal to end the 18 day airline strike and urged quick Senate passage. Republicans were crafting their own strike stopping bill, raising the likelihood of delays in the initial congressional action.
French adventurer Jean Pierre Marquant, 28, hiked into Death Valley’s hottest stretch after leaving the Panamint Mountains. He planned to reach Furnace Creek from Shorty’s Well through salt pools and Devil's Golf Course as heat climbed to 130 degrees. Marquant said he could conquer the first 50 miles but was unsure about the last half.
The Texas Railroad Commission set a 9 a.m. hearing Wednesday on R. E. Smith Operator’s request to raise the Sharon Ridge Canyon Unit production. Harold Lacik will appear in Austin to support the application, which cites a prior order reducing top per well from 160 to 100 barrels and asks for 111 barrels per day per well and 47 591 barrels per day unit proration subject to market demand.
Surveys track a tentative route for the Union Fluvanna water supply system from Snyder toward the rodeo grounds then to U S Highway 180 and Union. The plan would connect 130 subscribers with a minimum $8 monthly charge, pending exact costs and subscriber counts.
United Nations Secretary General U Thant lands in Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders on the Vietnam issue and his future in office.
Bob Johnson of 3105 Denison died at Baylor Hospital Dallas at 9 10 p m after a four week illness He moved to Snyder from Artesia New Mexico two years ago Funeral services will be held in Gladewater Tuesday at 2 pm directed by Malcolm Stone Funeral Home He is survived by his wife Sybil and a daughter Vee Ann
The report outlines temperatures and conditions across regions of Texas. Highs range from the upper 80s to low 100s with nightly lows from mid 60s to low 80s. Showers are forecast mainly tonight and Tuesday across North Central, Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest Texas. Northwest Texas stays partly cloudy with scattered showers mainly east and north. Coastal winds shift from southeast to northeast.
North Vietnamese regulars retreated into jungles near the border after a weekend clash that left U.S. Marines maimed and a Force F100 jet shot down in Saigon outskirts. Guerrilla fire hit government outposts as clashes continued around South Vietnam.
Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell Jr was aboard a DC3 missing between San Francisco and Honolulu His mother confirmed he was on board with Hal Grimes piloting The search centered about 500 miles west of San Francisco Coast Guard reported no wreckage or trace of the aircraft The 54 year old officer held command at Fort Bragg and sought instrument rating on a long overwater flight
Overnight storms brought multiple tornado sightings across the Panhandle and Corpus Christi area with rainfall totals varying. The heaviest rain measured 1.36 inches near Celina and 1.30 inches elsewhere, while Texas State Police logged tornado activity within ten miles of Corpus Christi and noted sightings about 2 miles from Amarillo.
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