East Coast Tide Fury Strikes Seven States
Coastal areas from North Carolina to New York endured violent winds and extreme tides. At least three deaths were reported amid floods. Ocean City Maryland and Delaware towns suffered widespread damage. State governors sought disaster declarations as power, gas, and communications failed and rescue crews aided responders.
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Mid- Atlantic
North Carolina
New York
New England
Ocean City
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Maryland
J. Millard Tawes
Kennedy
Bowers
Delaware
Elbert N. Carvel
Carvel
Virginia
Wallops Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach
National Guard
Navy
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Portsmouth
A. H. Dumont
Coast Guard
Mrs. Kennedy Heads to Asia on Semi Official Tour
Mrs. John F. Kennedy leaves Washington on the Kennedy family plane for a 15000 mile goodwill journey to India and Pakistan via New York Rome and New Delhi. She travels with sister Princess Lee Radziwill, plans formal meetings and a papal audience, and returns around March 30.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
New York
India
Pakistan
Kennedy
National Airport
Goodby
White House
Caroline
John Jr
Florida
Palm Beach
Joseph P. Kennedy
Idlewild
Rome
New Delhi
Virginia Hunt County
High School Science Club Gears Up For Odessa Fair
Snyder High School Science Club with 14 members will enter six projects in the Permian Basin Science Fair in Odessa. Sponsor Bob Cole notes members design their work independently, while the group funds the trip through a Harlem Stars game.
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Bobby Easterwood
Snyder High School
Future Nurses of America
SHS
Odessa
Bob Cole
Cole
Bruce Phillips
Danny Kennedy
Robert Martin
Mackie Hanson
Dwain Butler Easterwood
Dwain Butler
Science Club
Austin
Kate Moser
Helen Joyce
Gene Shelburne
Mary Ann Moffett
Tommy Shelburne
Argentina
Minuteman Missile Races 3000 Miles From Cape Canaveral
Capable of 3,000 mile range the Minuteman intercontinental missile blasted from an underground silo and streaked to the south Atlantic The Air Force called it the sixth successful test in a row For data on heat shock acoustic and vibration effects the test also assessed overall missile performance and inertial guidance system accuracy
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Minuteman
South Atlantic
Air Force
De-Salting Costs Drop as Research Advances
Interior Secretary Udall told a House subcommittee that a government program aims to bring desalination costs below 1 per 1000 gallons. In 1953 the cost was about 4 per 1000 gallons. Demonstration plants in Freeport Texas San Diego California Webster South Dakota and Roswell New Mexico are cited with the Webster plant expected to produce brackish water at about 85 cents per 1000 gallons with a 250000 gallon capacity.
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Washington
Stewart Udall
Udall
House
Freeport
Tex
San Diego
Calif
Webster
Roswell
Charles MacGowan
Office of Saline Water
South Dakota
Man Admits 27 Snyder Burglaries Amid Nationwide Fraud Probe
James Hugh Leggett 33, of Abilene, confessed to 27 Snyder burglaries after being brought from Midland by Texas Rangers. He named businesses he entered and broke safes in nearly 1 000 burglaries over five years. He will be referred to the next grand jury. indictments loom in other cities.
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James Hugh Leggett
Abilene
Texas Rangers
Snyder
Midland
Leggett
Earl Abercrombie
Chester Simons
Mixon Tire and Supply
Snyder Truck and Tractor
Pat Buick- Pontiac
Jessie's Beauty College
Barrow Furniture Co
McLaughlin Tool Co
Radio
Dupree Motors
Moose Lodge
D & D Auto Parts
National Supply
Skelly Oil Co
Rangers
Unclear Weather Summary for North Central Texas
Weather bulletin notes temperatures around 75 during the day and mid 40s to 50s at night. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies across the region with scattered showers today and tonight, cooler conditions Friday, and highs in the 60s to near 70 depending on location.
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Snyder
Texas
Snyder Chamber Proposes Long Range Planning Committee
The Snyder Chamber of Commerce directors plan a long-range planning committee to assess and acquire civic and business assets. They note comparable cities have features Snyder lacks and anticipate a future handicap in attracting new residents and firms. The board calls for a committee open to non-chamber members and not tied to any government agency.
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Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Snyder
Standard Officials Will Be Honored at Opening Luncheon
The Snyder Chamber of Commerce will honor Stan dard of Texas officials at a luncheon on the opening day of Standard's new office at the corner of Thirty-seventh Avenue. A formal open house is tentatively set for Saturday March 17. J E Gosline president of Standard Oil Company of Texas is expected to attend. Further details will be released as plans firm up.
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Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Standard of Texas
Standard
Avenue
J. E. Gosline
Standard Oil Company of Texas
Chamber
Desegregation Ordered for Houston Public Venues
Mayor Lewis Cutter ordered immediate desegregation of principal downtown city buildings after City Atty Richard Burks ruled the city cannot restrict the public from attending performances or functions open to all citizens. The order covers the city auditorium music hall coliseum and downtown recreation center.
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Houston
Lewis Cutter
Richard Burks
Cutter
U S Ahead in New Tariff Agreements
Washington reports a 20 percent average tariff cut among the United States and two other nations on items from automobiles to Scotch whisky. The White House says the U S gained 4 to 3 in the deal, with $1.2 billion in imports covered and $1.6 billion of U S goods spared from higher duties. President Kennedy announced the accord, stressing its potential to avert a trade collapse and spur Western European cooperation. The Common Market pledged to resume talks on farm import barriers as part of the broader agreement.
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Washington
United States
U. S
America
Kennedy
Europe
Congress
U.S
Tariff Commission
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