Snyder High students fix auto in 36 minutes to place second
Snyder High School students Bobby Wright and Dewey Grinslade scored 151 points of 200 after correcting six planted malfunctions in the Indianapolis contest car. The fixes included battery cable, distributor points, primary coil, distributor drive gear, spark plug wires, and fuel pump as all teams faced identical problems. The column then shifts to seasonal notes and local regional Council of Governments seeking expansion.
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Snyder
Indianapolis
Bobby Wright
Dewey Grinslade
Snyder High School
Today in History highlights and key events for June 22
The note lists major historical events on June 22 across years: Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Napoleon’s 1812 attack order, 1815 Napoleon’s abdication and exile to Elba, 1870 creation of the Department of Justice, 1911 George V and Mary crowned, 1940 France’s fall, 1958 Sherman Adams resignation, a 1969 Argentina cabinet crisis, Khrushchev’s Sweden visit in 1959, and 1968 troop pulls around Saigon in 1969.
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Associated Press
Germany
Soviet Union
Napoleon Bonaparte
Russia
Napoleon
Elba
Department of Justice
Congress
George V
Britain
Queen Mary
London
Westminister Abbey
France
Sherman Adams
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Nikita Khrushchev
Sweden
U. S
South Vietnam
Saigon
Weather Update for Texas Regions
Snyder temperatures show a hot pattern with highs ranging from 90s to 110s across regions. Overnight lows vary from the upper 60s to mid 80s as winds remain light to breezy near the coast. Coastal winds shift south to southeast at 8 to 20 knots with gusts through Sunday.
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Snyder
Texas
Interior
Southwest
The
Pecos
Coast
Renewed Fighting Tests South Vietnam Forces in Highlands
In the Central Highlands heavy clashes pit South Vietnamese troops against North Vietnamese units near Ben Het and Dak To. Reports say 60 NVA and 31 ARMY troops died Friday, with 18 South Vietnamese soldiers killed and 54 wounded near Ben Het. U.S. casualties were minimal though Americans manning positions faced losses as the war shifts to South Vietnamese control.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Ben Het
Dak To
Green Beret
U.S
Khe Sanh
U.S. Ninth Marine Regiment
Smith Vetoes One Year Budget in TV Address
Texas Governor Preston Smith vetoes the one-year appropriations bill and two balancing measures in a TV address. He backs teacher pay raises and public kindergarten funding, signals a special session to craft a new budget, and notes a constitutional vote on annual budgeting slated for Aug. 5.
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Smith
Texas
Legisla
Ture
SummerHeat Grips Texas as Temperatures Top 100
A heat wave grips the state with many cities posting 100 plus readings. Friday shatters records with Presidio reaching 112 and Dallas at 100, while coastal areas stay cooler with Galveston at 87 and Corpus Christi near 97. Clear skies persist though dawn temperatures linger in the 70s and 80s.
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Snyder
Presidio
Big Bend
Mercury
San Angelo
Cotulla
Laredo
Big Spring
del Rio
Wink
Abilene
Midland
Alice
el Paso
Waco
Dallas
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Texas
Amarillo
Dalhart
Panhandle
Lubbock
Edna Vene gas Francao Returns Home From Snyder Stay
Edna Vene gas Francao a 19 year old Brazilian foreign exchange student who studied at Snyder High School under the American Field Service reflects on her year. She praises the program for fostering international understanding and describes her host family the Carters. Edna plans to enroll at the University of Sao Paulo and wants to become a counselor. She compares life in Sao Paulo to Snyder noting Texan friendliness and a recent trip to Estes Park for a national FCA conference.
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Edna Venegas Francoa
Brazil
Snyder High School
The
American Field Service
Snyder
Roy Carters
Roy
SHS
Rita) Carter
Barbara
Roy Lee, Jr
Edna
Sao Paulo
New York
Carters
Amarillo
United States
New
Roy Carter
Colorado
Texas
Estes Park
Colo
Fellowship of
Edna Venegas Francao
Barbara Carter
Roy Lee Carter, Jr
Rockefeller Avoids Montevideo Riots During Latin America Trip
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller avoided violent protests in Montevideo en route to Punta del Este for talks with Uruguay President Jorge Pacheco Areco. He postponed an overnight stay amid clashes near banks and embassies, while students occupy campuses in protest of austerity measures tied to inflation and deficits.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
Jorge Pacheco Areco
New York
Carrasco International
Asuncion
Paraguay
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Atlantic
Venancio Flores
Montevideo
Rockefeller
Latin America
Nixon
Odessa Boy Drowns in Motel Pool
Odessa 11 year old Troy Joe Henson died after drowning Friday in a motel pool. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause.
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Odessa Lad
Odessa
Troy Joe Henson
Miller Rites Set Sunday
Mrs. Fred Miller aged 76 died at 1 am Saturday in St John’s Hospital Snyder. Funeral service at 2 pm Sunday at First Baptist Church with Dr A B Lightfoot officiating. Burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens under Bell Seale Funeral Home. Nephews pallbearers. She married Fred Miller on December 10 1911 in Snyder. he died last February. Survived by nieces and nephews including Earl Cary Hoyle Cary Mrs Jimmy Hogan Mrs Lafon Berryhill Mrs Wayne Gladson of Snyder and Mrs Opal Stephens of Gail.
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Fred Miller
St. John’s Hospital
San Angelo
First Baptist Church
A. B. Lightfoot
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Snyder
Earl Cary
Hoyle Cary
Jimmy Hogan
Lafon Berryhill
Wayne Gladson
Opal Stephens
Gail
Rhodesia hints at republic declaration in four years
Prime Minister Ian Smith signaled Rhodesia could proclaim a republic on November 11, four years after declaring independence. He noted a referendum backed white rule and constitutional revisions, while dismissing white population concerns and predicting possible diplomatic mission closures amid new pressures from Britain and the United Nations.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
Rhodesia
Britain
U.S
U.N
Sir Humphrey Gibbs
Gibbs
Salisbury
United States
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Georges Pompidou
Nelson A. Rockefeller
First National City Bank
University of the Republic
Senor Pacheco
Pacheco Areco
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