02 Mar 1962
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1962
Page
1
Burma defense chief Gen. Ne Win took control in Rangoon as the army ousted Premier U Nu and suspended Parliament. About 10,000 troops and 30 tanks sealed key points while communications and flights were shut down. The move followed disputes over a planned nationalization of private imports and rising leftist influence.
City Secretary K O Pitner announced that Guy L Sullivan an insurance man filed for Place 6 along with Stanford Land Deadline for filing is midnight Saturday March 3 Absentee voting runs March 15 through 30 Election day is Tuesday April 3
Bonn announced that Chancellor Adenauer ordered Hans Kroll to return immediately from Moscow to explain reports he proposed Western recognition of the Oder Neisse line. This marks a second recall in four months after an earlier dispute over Berlin and German questions.
New York AP report details the 95 dead after an American Airlines 707 Astrojet plunged into Jamaica Bay following takeoff from Idlewild. FAA and CAB investigators, led by Alan Boyd, seek flight data recorder clues, with officials saying a resolution could take weeks to a year.
In Abilene a fire at a baby sitter's home killed three small children Ester Daniels 19 months Debbie Johnson 3 and Johnny Ray Dunn 6 weeks. Lilly Garner the babysitter was severely burned while seven other children escaped. Fire officials found no cause for the blaze.
President Kennedy is expected to say the United States will resume atmospheric nuclear tests next month unless the Soviet Union agrees quickly to a reliable test ban with strong inspection. He will appeal for Soviet reconsideration on negotiations beginning March 14 in Geneva as officials warn of potential Soviet gains if testing continues.
The Associated Press notes a fading chill across Texas with light drizzle in Houston and over the coast. Temperatures fell to 17 degrees at Childress and Dalhart, and readings stayed mostly in the 30s elsewhere. Growers estimate peach and plum losses near 5 million dollars. Forecasts predict improving, generally fair conditions through Saturday.
Carolyn Glenn, 14, elected president of the sixth grade at Williamsburg Junior High School after being nominated the day her astronaut father Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. orbited Earth. She was in New York for a ticker tape parade honoring him and could not attend the ceremony.
The Senior Class presented Carousel at Snyder High School to about 750 attendees. Despite slow set changes and no major applause, Bill Weaver and Nan Hill carried strong individual performances with Nettie Fowler and Julie Jordan delivering notable moments. Director Roger Gee guided the musical with Sue Parham noted for a brief curtain incident, and expectations for improved lighting and staging in final shows.
The report notes a high around 47 degrees on Thursday with a low near 10 and a 7 am reading. Today in Northwest Texas skies are clear to partly cloudy with a warmer trend into Saturday. Tonight lows about 25 to 4, Saturday high near 6 to 70.
Roxton Lions beat Aspermont 65 to 61 to advance to the Class B state final with Gary Holcombe scoring 27 points and Jimmy Slayden adding 19. John Godfrey led Aspermont with 24 points as Roxton led most of the game and faces the Huntington Snook winner for the title.
Glenn Foster and Nathan Campbell have been petitioned as Hermleigh School Board candidates, County Superintendent Buford Browning said. Their filings bring the field to five, with earlier petitions listing V. Clift Ulmer Vernon D. Ammons A. K. Bayless and Loren McMillan. Foster serves as board president.
The U S commandant Maj. Gen. Albert Watson II was barred from the Soviet sector after East German and Soviet actions. An American spokesman said the ban follows a boycott against Col. Andrei Solovyev with movement tied to aides’ identification papers.
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