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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1963
Page
1
Senator Walter Richter seeks floor action on Governor Connally's higher education study bill after a delayed path blocked by a one man filibuster. The proposal would form a 25 member panel named by the governor to study education beyond high school with long term legislative guidance.
Assistant Secretary Harlan Cleveland said the European Common Market will provide 60 to 70 million dollars to stabilize Congo's economy as Belgium West Germany and Britain offer individual aid. He warned internal order and controlled inflation are needed before investment can rise. US aid needs run about 175 million dollars annually.
The Supreme Court unanimously affirms a Chicago Circuit Court ruling backing railroad plans to end featherbedding. The decision allows carriers to implement manpower cuts after bargaining and signals possible national rail labor tensions despite a White House armistice. The case involved five unions representing about 210000 rail workers.
The Associated Press reports severe weather threatening North Texas with potential tornadoes and damaging winds. A front from the Southwest brings cold air across the Panhandle, with colder conditions, snow, and rain forecast for Monday and Tuesday across the state.
The Scurry County Commissioners Court met in a regular session approving a contract with Texas Electric Service Co for six 400 watt mercury vapor lights on the west side of the highway at Dunn. The court accepted the delinquent tax record, approved bonds for Snyder National Bank as county funds depository, and discussed right of way issues across precincts.
About 7 000 Scurry County residents received the Type IIL Sabin oral polio vaccine yesterday at four distribution points Lamar and Travis Junior Highs Northeast Elementary and Lincoln School Sponsors Snyder Jaycees announce a makeup date this Thursday from 9 am to 6 pm at the Scurry County Health Unit for those unable to attend.
Irving S. Olds 76 former board chairman of U S Steel Corp died at his Manhattan home after a long illness. He retired in 1952 after 12 years as chairman and had undergone major surgery last July. Olds a Yale and Harvard Law graduate once served as secretary to Justice Holmes.
AUSTIN AP Senator Criss Cole of Houston will introduce a constitutional amendment to allow a $1 motor vehicle fee for state park entrances. The fee would fund park improvements and is expected to raise about $5 million annually initially, with growth as facilities improve. Governor Connally supports it as a potential fix for park finances.
Readings show varied temperatures from 3 degrees at Reading to highs near 80 in some spots. Thunderstorms and windy conditions reported in Central and Southeast Texas with clouds, showers, and colder air moving in tonight and Tuesday across regions including Northwest and South Central Texas.
A Stratoscope II balloon mission detected water vapor and carbon dioxide in Mars atmosphere. Scientists say life would be marginal at best depending on exact water amounts. five Mars scans were recorded during the 600-foot balloon flight, launched near Pulaski, Tennessee.
Senator Charles Herring said the Senate Nominations Committee will resume work on March 11. The panel had not met since the Senate rejected the appointment of W St John Garwood as a University of Texas regent two weeks earlier.
North Elementary School fifth and sixth graders, under Bob Womack and Elizabeth Odom, explored volcano science by building a true life volcano using a fruit juice can, chicken wire mold, and plaster to study eruption concepts as part of Texas Public Schools Week coverage.
Mrs Odom's class demonstrated a volcanic eruption using ammonium dichromate in the auditorium while the students showcased irrigated and dry land farms with crops like oats barley beans and corn. The project included collecting rocks and learning their geological origins.
Washington AP report states Governor George Romney of Michigan announces he will not seek the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. He repeats his focus on Michigan issues and says a 1968 candidacy is not yet considered, stressing his current concentration on Michigan’s problems and the state’s upcoming opportunities.
A bus plunged into the East River near Welfare Island and four bodies were recovered from the water. Fire Department and Coast Guard vessels searched the scene and skin divers were requested. The bus appeared to be on a road on Welfare Island when it veered and sank in the currents.
The 1 nation disarmament conference held a restricted session with secret speeches. It resumed February 12 after a recess but showed no break in the East West stalemate over inspection.
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