Panel Chief Plans Move To Impeach Mack
Washington reports Harris D Arkansas, chair of the House committee probing the FCC, will seek to impeach Commissioner Richard A Mack after G T Baker, winner in a Miami TV case, urged investigations of senators and others for backing a rival applicant. Baker pressed for action, while Mack has not spoken.
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Mack
Washington
House
FCC
Richard A. Mack
Miami
Harris D-Ark
G. T. Baker
Baker
Harris
Dence
National Air Lines
Soviet envoy reports useful talk with Eisenhower
Soviet ambassador Mikhail Menshikov met President Eisenhower for 30 minutes and called the conversation very useful. He refused to discuss whether the call concerned a summit conference. Soviet sources said Menshikov met Eisenhower a second time in three weeks to discuss the Kremlin proposal for an East West foreign ministers meeting in April.
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Washington
Mikhail Menshikov
Eisenhower
Menshikov
Kremlin
White House
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Dulles
Soviet Union
Chamber of Commerce Plans 1958 Work Program Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce board meets tonight at 7 30 at the Manhattan Coffee Shop to decide the 1958 program of work using member suggestions from weeks past. Also notes a March 31 license plate deadline and April 15 safety sticker deadline.
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Chamber OF Commerce Board of Directors
Manhattan
Snyder
Texas
Troublesome Youths In New City Schools
New York reports the first batch of 18 students, average age 14, started at P.S. 701 in Manhattan and an additional 3 processed at P.S. 701 Brooklyn as part of a crackdown on adolescent violence. Eight boys have been referred so far, with plans to grow to about 100 per school, while 47 suspended pupils were discharged. Schools will provide free lunches and transportation, with pupils kept on campus after class.
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New York
New City
Board of Education
P.S
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Ike May Disclose Understanding With Nixon Soon
White House press secretary James C Hagerty said he might disclose Eisenhowers understanding with Vice President Nixon on presidential disability soon. Eisenhower stated at a news conference that he and Nixon have a clear understanding of what Nixon would do in a disability emergency, but he kept details secret as lawmakers push for public disclosure.
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White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Nixon
Congress
Hagerty
Scurry County Junior College Plan Denied by Board
The State Board of Education rejected Scurry County's plan to vote on a junior college, calling the proposal premature amid strong oil industry opposition led by H. H. Allen of the SACROC unit. The decision paused the effort while Galveston’s proposal proceeded toward approval.
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Scurry County
State Board of Education
H. H. Allen
Sacroc
Allen
Paul Greenwood
Harlingen
Greenwood
Arthur Blanchard
Citizens Committee
State Board
Snyder
Galveston
Reds Reject Proposal For Return Of Quartet On Plane
In Panmunjom a six hour Allied Communist meeting over the return of two American pilots and two West German passengers held since Feb 16 ended in deadlock. Reds rejected a UN proposal to hand over the quartet immediately and insisted on governmental talks. Kehl said no political meeting would be arranged. The session adjourned indefinitely with the issue unresolved and Red Cross talks sidelined.
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Korea
North Korea
Red
U.N
Red Truce Commission
United States
West Germany
U.S. Navy
George W. Kehl
Reds
U.N. Command
Red Cross
South Korea
Kehl
No City Election Contests. Filing Deadlines Passed
City general election had no new filings by midnight Saturday. City secretary K O Pitner confirms no candidates announced, with listed incumbents Bennett Birdwell for mayor and Place No 2 council, Noah for Place No 4, and Fields for Place No 6. Absentee voting runs March 10 to March 28. Scurry County school races show seven candidates Ira, six Fluvanna, four Snyder, two Hermleigh, with named candidates across each district.
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K. O. Pitner
Scurry County
Harold Bennett
Steve Birdwell
Stanley Noah
Robert H. Hargrove
Rex Fields
Worth Sayner
Ira
Fluvanna
Snyder
Hermleigh
Weather snapshot for Snyder and regions
The Snyder area reports high 48 degrees today with a 29 degree low and 33 degree reading at 7 30 am. Saturday high 36 and low 29 with 7 30 am reading. Sunday 33 with 25 percent precipitation. Cloudy through Tuesday with occasional rain, minimal temperature changes across West and South Central Texas and near the coast.
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Snyder
Texas
Southwest
West
$30,000 Worth Of Teeth Are Stolen
Fort Worth burglars stole $30,000 worth of teeth from Metcalf and Thomas Dental Supplies Co Sunday. About 10,000 unmounted false teeth mounted on cards by size and color were taken. Manager Norman Franks called the loss hard to absorb and noted they are the only firm in Texas handling such items.
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Fort Worth
Metcalf and Thomas Dental Supplies Co
Norman Franks
Texas
ACC Exes Gather Here After Abilene game
Abilene Christian College Exes Club plans a postgame gathering in the high school cafeteria about 9 30 pm for exes ACC students and attendees. Curtis Wise states refreshments will be served and asks women to bring cakes or cookies to the cafeteria between 7 and 8 pm for reception.
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Abilene Christian College Exes Club
Acc-Wayland College
ACC
Curtis Wise
Wise
Pope Cancels Celebration Over Bishop Defamation Conviction
The Vatican suspended the March 12 celebration of Pope Pius XII's coronation anniversary amid anger over Bishop Pietro Fiordelli of Prato being convicted of defaming a Florence grocer and wife who married outside the church. The case sparked Vatican criticism of Italy's court and political debate ahead of elections.
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Pius XII
Vatican
Florence
Prato
Pietro Fiordelli
L’osservatore Romano
Mario
Bellandi
Italy
Communist Party
Snow's Moisture Measures .25 Here Snow's Moisture Measures .25 Here
A weekend snowfall produced .25 inch of moisture with up to four inches in places. Mild weekend temperatures ranged from 29 to 48 degrees as cool weather and more moisture were forecast for West Texas midweek. Panhandle towns reported 32 degrees or below Monday morning. Snow and rain affected West Texas and across the South with Lubbock receiving up to five inches, Alpine and Abilene seeing measurable rainfall, and scattered snow flurries continuing in the central and eastern states amid light rain.
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Texas
Panhandle
Dalhart
Lubbock
Amarillo
Childress
Wichita Falls
West Texas
Alpine
Abilene
South Plains
Rockies
North Central States
Great Lakes
Florida
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New England
Snyder School System At Least 75 Years Old History
Texas Education Week highlights Snyder schools while tracing their origins from late 1870s schooling attempts to the first brick school built in 1900. The piece notes an early district fund, a 25 cent tax levy to issue bonds, and the move from a wooden to brick campus with English style architecture. Early superintendents named include Skinner, Cochran, Ward, and Virgil Tyler as the district grew from a five square mile rural area to its present campus.
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Texas
Snyder
Scurry County
County Commissioners Court
E. A. Baugh
Fsom
Peter Skinner
Cochran
Ward
Virgil Tyler
Bergman May Seek Divorce In Mexico
New York Ingrid Bergman’s attorney arrived from Rome amid questions about seeking a Mexican divorce for the Swedish actress and Italian producer Roberto Rossellini. The lawyer planned to visit Mexico City next week while denying sole client motives.
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Bergman
Mexico
New York
Ingrid Bergman
Rome
Ercole Graziadel
Mexico City
Rossellini
Italy
India
Sonali Das Gupta
Miss Berman
Lars Schmidt
Bid Accepted For Towle Park Pool Filter Revision
The county commissioners court accepted the low bid by T. E. Shelburne & Son Inc of Snyder for updating the Towle Memorial Park pool filter system. Shelburne's bid was 14,942 with other bids: 15,900 from H B Taylor & Co Lubbock 46,500 from Roundtree & Co Lubbock 16,985 from BMFP Construction Co Lubbock and 17,888 from Lubbock Plumbing Co.
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County Commissioners Court
T. E. Shelburne & Son, Inc
Snyder
Towle Memorial Park
M. C. Butler
Lubbock
Butler & Kimmel
Shelburne
H. B. Taylor & Co
Roundtree & Co
Bmfp Construction Co
Laubock Plumbing Co
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Johnny Weir
C. L. Jones
C. M. (Corky) Kruse
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Leo Beavers
Robbie Warren
Harry Kingston
Paul Turner
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