Teachers In Area To Attend West Texas Convention
Pupil holidays Friday as area teachers travel to Midland for the 31st annual West Texas Teachers Association convention. District delegates, including Paul Kanz of Midland, will elect officers while Dr. Frank O. McIntyre and Dr. Robert Clinton are among principal speakers. Harriet Griffin and local teachers also participate in sessions and committees.
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Midland
West Texas Teachers Association
TV Tsta
House of Delegates
Frank O. McIntyre
California Teachers Association
McIntyre
Barbara Bigham
Snyder
Paul Kantz
Harriet Griffin
Fort Worth
Texas State Teachers Association
Dorothy Rosson
Snyder High School
Carolyn Payne
Snyder High
Robert Clinton
Elwanda Nall
Stanfield Elementary School
Registration Begins Under FBI Scrutiny
Texas officials push back as the FBI monitors voter registration. Governor Connally denounces the move as a disservice to Texans while Attorney General Waggoner Carr vows to report only to federal courts with proper jurisdiction. The dispute centers on a 1 year-old $1.75 poll tax voting requirement.
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FBI
Texas
Connally
Waggoner Carr
U.S
Carr
Katzenbach
Washington
Pilot Jet Incident and Poll Tax Developments in Washington
In Washington Katzenbach said the FBI is not surveilling the Texas government and has no threats against Carr. A federal court delayed the no poll tax order to March 26 to include emergency registration. A Sinton Texas plane crash near a junior high did not injure anyone. The state appealed to the Supreme Court as changes aim to boost free registration and widen voter eligibility for seniors in larger cities.
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Garth Jones
Austin
Texas
Washington
Katzenbach
Carr
FBI
Sinton, Tex
Navy
Pal
Showers Sweep North and Central Texas With Cold Front
The Associated Press reports showers and scattered thunderstorms moving east across North and Central Texas as a cold air surge hits the Panhandle. Dust and a trace of snow appeared near El Paso, with temperatures dipping to near 31 at Amarillo and Dalhart and lows in the 30s elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle
el Paso
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Waco
Gainesville
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Dalhart
Spain Reveals Hidden Hydrogen Bomb Incident
Officials confirm a US B52 collision near Palomares Spain exposed two bombs to nearby radiation risk. One bomb was found largely intact while a fourth remains missing amid a multinational search by U.S. Navy ships and Spanish personnel.
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Washington
United States
Spain
Palomares
Mediterranean
Defense Department
Earth
U.S
Pentagon
State Department
Weather Snyder Texas Forecast Update
Readings show high 72 and low 40 for Wednesday with 7 am data. North Central Texas stays fair and cold tonight and Friday with lows near 27 and highs around 56. Other regions report clearing, cooler nights, and variable Friday highs from 42 to 72, with lows from 10 to 64 depending on area.
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Snyder
Texas
Southwest
Long Delayed Swing Right Seen In Ghana's Politics
Ghana shows a political shift as the military regime signals nonalignment while Moscow and Peking ties waver. Ankrah asserts a true nonaligned policy, amid coup aftermath and Soviet-Chinese adviser turnover.
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Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Accra
Moscow
Peking
J. A. ‘Ankrah
McNamara Defends U.S. Buildup in Viet Nam
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the enemy troop buildup in Viet Nam would peak by year end. He estimated 155 battalions as possible by 1966 end and warned China risks remain, while promising a 70,000 additional Vietnamese troops to reach about 670,000.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
U.S
McNamara
Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
United States
Chi
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Oil Demand Growth Seen by Rail Road Commissioner
Houston AP report cites Rail road commissioner Byron Tunnell urging conservation as U S oil demand rises. Speaking at an American Petroleum Institute district meeting he warned that billions of barrels must be discovered by 1980 to meet growing petroleum needs and emphasized optimal resource use.
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Houston
Byron Tunnell
Division of Production
American Petroleum Institute
Tunnell
Soap Drive Grows Across Scurry County for Viet Nam Aid
A county wide soap drive spreads through Scurry County with receptacles filling up citywide. The drive ends Saturday and Dyess Air Force Base will deliver the soap to South Vietnamese people. Started as a theater promotion the effort is now a Scurry County youth project. Contributions come from ages five to eighty five, with school children and groups joining in.
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Dyess Air Force Base
Scurry County
McNamara Admits New Methods Needed For Vietnam War
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara says old answers fail to meet Vietnam war problems and new methods require changes in policies and habits. He defends reservist use shifts while clashing with reporters over Stennis views and unit mobilization remarks.
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McNamara
Defense
Viet Nam
U.S
United States
Southeast Asia
Clark Mollenhoff
Mollenhoff
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Mollen
Viet Cong Ambush Kills Police and Attacks Saigon Oil Tanker
Viet Cong forces ambushed a small oil tanker near Saigon injuring crew and killed at least 11 Vietnamese policemen in the 17th Parallel area. Three government workers were found executed in a Saigon outskirts lot. U S air operations reported losses of three planes in the past three days with two American crewmen listed as missing. Government troops pursued attackers as clashes continued around Tuy Hoa Quang Ngai and Quang Tri City with numerous enemy casualties reported.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Viet Nam
17Th Parallel Demilitarized Zone
Ewes
U.S
North Viet Nam
South
101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
Quang Ngai
Quang Tri City
Ammunition Consumption Rising for Vietnam War Effort
A Defense Department official told New England leaders that U S forces in Vietnam spend about 210 million dollars monthly on ammo and bombs are supplied 22 times faster than in the Korean War. Assistant Secretary Paul R Ignatius noted budgeting for a higher rate.
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Boston
USS
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Department
Paul R. Ignatius
New England
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