Mao Delegates Authority Amid Purge and Economic Shakeup
Hong Kong Star reports Mao Tse-tung gave Premier Chou En-lai full executive powers to halt the cultural revolution purge and restore the economy. The paper cites unnamed Chinese sources and notes Hong Kong exports to China fell by over 8.2 million dollars in January. Lin Piao reportedly disagreed with Mao on several purge aspects.
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Forrest Edwards
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Star
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Mao
China
The
Star
the Star
Red China
Lin Piao
Lin
Lo Jui-ching
Hsiao Hua
Army
Peking
Chou
Poland Czechoslovakia ink 20 year anti West Germany pact
Poland and Czechoslovakia sign a twenty year friendship and military assistance treaty aimed at West Germany. The pact promises mutual aid if attacked and declares Hitler's 1938 Munich agreement invalid.
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Warsaw
Poland
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
East Germany
Germany
Communist Party
Walter Ul
Weather snapshot for Texas regions through Thursday
Snyder reports highs around 70 on Tuesday and mid 70s to low 80s by Thursday. Lows range from the mid 20s to mid 50s across North Central to Southeastern Texas with fair to partly cloudy skies and winds light to moderate.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Treasury Avoids Default With Debt Limit Maneuvers
Treasury officials used about 1.5 billion in securities moves to keep the national debt below the $330 billion ceiling. Congress planned to act on raising the limit to $336 billion, providing breathing space after repeated end of year jitters and a near breach on January 18.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
The
Treasury
Department
Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Civil Service Retirement Commission
Thy
Exchange Stabilization Fund
Housing Plan Study Moves Ahead for Elderly Rentals
City hall hosted a meeting with local officials realtors and Chamber of Commerce members to discuss using vacant FHA houses as rental units for citizens over 62. Federal representatives from Fort Worth and Lubbock outlined a potential local housing authority and leasing arrangement with age restrictions to be set in advance. Mayor M L Broman called for a study group and formal recommendations to the city government.
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City Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Hunnicutt
Hubert Frank
Fort Worth
Glenn Bailey
Lubbock
M. L. Broman
North Vietnamese Mortar Barrages Hit U S Marines Near DMZ
North Vietnamese regulars unleashed heavy mortar fire on Marines South of the DMZ during a day long clash them with 1,000 shells. The bombardment targeted self propelled 15mm guns two miles south of the zone as U S forces reported light casualties and no damage to the long range artillery.
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Camp Carroll
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Dmz
94Th Field Artillery
Robert Tuckman
Saigon
U.S
Zone C
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Junction City
Six Mile Zone
North Vietnam
Vietnam
U.S. Command
South China Seacoast
James S. Walbridge
Williamsport
Mu Gia
Laos
Walbridge
Texas & Pacific passenger trains may be discontinued
The Texas Railroad Commission weighs the Texas & Pacific Railway proposal to halt passenger service between Fort Worth and El Paso after a 12 month test showed a 300000 dollar loss. Hearings in Fort Worth and other cities drew strong protests. A commissioner’s staff report urged discontinuing the trains citing reduced passengers and mail handling losses.
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Fort Worth
Big Spring
el Paso
Midland
Abilene
Walter G. Wendlandt
Railroad Commission
Wendlandt
West Texas
Joint Prayer Session in Madrid After New Religious Freedom Law
In Madrid AP reports more than 1000 Catholics and Jews attended a joint prayer service for the first time. The gathering occurred four days after the national cabinet approved a new law granting religious freedom to non-Catholics in Spain.
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Madrid
Indira Gandhi Cancels Parliament Session
New Delhi AP reports Prime Minister Indira Gandhi cancelled a lame duck session of parliament amid opposition demands not to decide policy after nearly 100 deputies were defeated in last week's elections.
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New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
City Sales Tax Plan Is Approved
The Texas House passed an 85 to 63 vote on the 1 percent local option city sales tax bill, sending it to the Senate. Debate highlighted fears for downtown business districts and state tax flexibility, with opposition from Rep. Paul Floyd and rural opponents.
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Austin
House
Senate
Texas Municipal League
John Traeger
Seguin
Traeger
Texas
Paul Floyd
Houston
Tarrant County
Local Candidates File for Snyder City Council Seats
John H. Thomas filed as candidate for City Council Place 1 in Snyder for the April 4 election. R C Patton seeks re election to Place 3 and Herb Reed to the year remaining on Place 2. Place 5 held by Marshall Erwin expires this year with no candidate yet. The filing deadline is March 4.
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John H. Thomas
Snyder
Thomas
iChrysler - Plymouth
Idealer
Bobby McCormick
R. C. Patton
Herb Reed
Marshall, Erwin
TSTA Session Set March 10 for Odessa Convention
Snyder teachers attend the District IV Texas State Teachers Association convention in Odessa March 9 10. Officials note confusion over dates and declare Friday March 10 a school holiday as teachers head to the event. Delegates travel March 9 evening for the annual meeting preceding general sessions.
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Snyder
Texas State Teachers Association
Odessa
Revolt Stuns Labour as MPs Defy Budget Vote
In London 46 Labour MPs abstained from voting on the defense budget, shrinking the party’s 90 vote majority to 39 as dissidents push for a reduced defense bill and a shift from Far Eastern policy. The government won 270 to 231 amid the party rift.
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London
House of Commons
House
Labor
Britain
Klan Leader Added to Philadelphia Conspiracy Indictment
Sam Bowers Jr. of Laurel, once imperial wizard of the White Knights, is named in a federal conspiracy indictment charging 19 people in the slayings of civil rights workers near Philadelphia Mississippi. Indictments include Vernon Dahmer case ties and accuse Price and others of planning to free and harm the victims.
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John Pearce Meridian
Miss
Philadelphia
Sam Bowers Jr
Laurel
Bowers
FBI
Imperial Wizard
White ‘Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Vernon Dahmer
Hattiesburg
Federal Grand Jury
Dahmer
US. Dist
Harold Cox
Jackson
Meridians
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Cecil Price
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James Chaney
Price
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