Heavy Rains Hit Texas Areas From Dallas To Abilene
Heavy rains drenched many Texas areas from Dallas Fort Worth to Abilene with up to six inches in places. Abilene hospitals faced flooded basements while residents were rescued from water, Power outages affected Texarkana Woodville and Fort Worth as crews dealt with storm damage and traffic snarls. The downpour eased drought but caused fires and a bus accident injuring dozens.
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Scurry County
Hugh L. Moore
Tord
Texas
Lake Worth
Fort
Fort Worth Worth
Halton City
Abilene
Coee
Texarkana
Woodville
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth
Dallas
New City Budget Has Little Change
The Snyder city council heard a proposed 889 600 budget with a 1.65 tax rate per 100 valuation, slight general fund reduction, and water and sewer increases. Fire Chief Warren Boyd resigns effective July 31, with Captain Alfred Kohl named acting fire chief.
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General Fund
Sanitation Department
Water and Sewer Fund
Colorado River Municipal Water District
George Patterson
Snyder
Council
Warren Boyd
Patterson
Alfred Kohl
Kohl
Police Department
Fire Department
Weather update for Texas ranges with heat and scattered showers
Snyder reports a hot period with highs from 95 to 102 across regions. Lows run 66 to 80 as coastal winds stay breezy. Showers are scattered mainly in the west and southeast areas tonight into Friday.
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Snyder
Texas
Snyder Hootenanny attracts wide local talent
A Snyder Hootenanny Monday at Towle Park will feature Johnny Moore with hit songs like Fifteen Acres of Peanut Land and Cotton Pickin Millionaire, J L Jones, The Rowland Trio, The Melody Ramblers, The Scorpions, The Jaguars, Joe Williamson, and Dr John Hamblin. Produced by Jay Thompson and Joe Williamson for the Merchants Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, the free show promises a diverse program for Snyder residents.
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Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Towle Park
Jay Thompson
Joe Williamson
Johnny Moore
Snyder Hootenanny
J. L. Jones
Slim Willet
Rowland
Snyder
Hootenanny
Melody Ramblers
Scorpions
The
Jaguars
John Hamblin
Squall In Atlantic Changes Direction
Weather Bureau says squalls in the Atlantic drift northward away from tropical storm formation. Recon aircraft logged winds near 50 mph as the disturbance sits about 300 miles south southeast of Bermuda and 1,100 miles east of Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Bermuda
Beaumont Laundry Ad Offers Topless Bathing Suits Half Off
A Beaumont laundry and dry cleaning firm advertises a weekly special with a sign reading topless bathing suits one half off. The bold placement in front of a branch emphasizes a provocative discount aimed at attracting customers.
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Beaumont
California Senator Engle dies after long illness
Sen. Clair Engle of California, 52, dies at his home after a prolonged illness that kept him from his seat in the Senate. He had faced a brain operation and withdrawal from the 1960 re election race. The Senate planned to adjourn out of respect.
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Washington
Senduce
Senate
Clair Engle
D-Calif
Salinger
Spessard Holland
D- Cranston
Fla
Edmund G. Brown
Calrfield
Engle
White House
Pierre Salinger
Alan Cranston
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Ranger 7 Seeks Moon Closeups With 80 Percent Chance
Pasadena AP reports Ranger 7 carries six cameras and now has an 80 percent chance to take history’s first closeups of the moon as it travels 228000 miles toward a 5800 mph impact in the Sea of Clouds. Dr. William H. Pickering says odds are improving and a final course adjustment may be made before final photo run.
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China
Russia
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Soviet Communist Party
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Central Committee
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Moscow
T Hie World Communist Movement
Red China
Italy
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Indonesia
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Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Communist China
Moon
U. S
Lunar
Earth
Pasadena
Calif
Ranger 7
William H. Pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sea of Clouds
Pickering
Johnson
OAS
Organization of American States
Fear 90 Dead As Launch Capsizes
Ninety people are feared dead after a launch capsized in the Padman River about 40 miles northwest of Dacca East Pakistan. Unconfirmed reports say the vessel with 150 aboard struck a submerged rock and only 60 swam ashore.
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New Delhi
India
Padman
Dacca
East Pakistan
Johnson open on VP pick and policy outlook
President Johnson declined to name a running mate saying a decisive choice will come later and many names are still being considered. He cited economic strength but warned about wage price pressures while noting defense contract shifts require remedies and a broader program to sustain growth.
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Washington
Johnson
Jackson Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services for Mildred Elizabeth Jackson 41 of Snyder are set for 10 a m Saturday at Colonial Hill Baptist Church in Snyder with graveside rites at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock at 3 p m. Burial is under Bell Seale Funeral Home direction. Jackson moved from Lubbock to Snyder last January and left a husband Robert a son Bobby Wayne Jackson Amarillo a daughter Barbara Jean Jackson 14 Snyder two sisters Joyce Caldwell Dallas and Peggy Dudley Houston.
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Mildred Elizabeth Jackson
Thirty - Second Street
Social Security Hike Bill Moves Toward Senate Fight
A House vote passed a Social Security hike 288 to 8 heading to the Senate with plans to add a hospital care provision as a voluntary option. The measure would raise payments for millions, expand coverage to 600,000 more aged persons, extend children’s benefits to age 22, and include self employed doctors.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Holls
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Uitlernes
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