Klansman William Eaton Dies of Heart Attack
William Orville Eaton 41, one of three Ku Klux Klan members convicted in the 1965 Liuzzo slaying, died of a heart attack at his home early today. Eaton and co defendants Eugene Thomas and Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. were convicted in Montgomery last fall of conspiracy in voter rights demonstrations and were sentenced to 10 years. The state had indicted them for murder in the highway shooting near Lowndes County on March 25, 1965, involving Mrs Viola Gregg Liuzzo wife of a Detroit labor leader.
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Bessemer. Ala
William Orville Eaton
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Eaton
Eugene Thomas
Bessemer
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
Birmingham
Montgomery
Selma-Montgomery
Shoemake Dies Today In Local Area
Tom Shoemake 56 died at 10 12 am at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A Palo Pinto County native, he had lived here since 1951 and worked in the oil field. Survived by his wife three sons Sgt Howard Shoemake US Air Force Bill Shoemake of Midland Steve Shoemake of here three daughters Mrs Robert J Castor of Midland Mrs Herman Adams and Mrs Gerald Adams of Snyder three sisters five brothers and seven grandchildren.
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Bell Seale Funeral Home
Tom Shoemake
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Palo Pinto County
Amendments Outlook Poor as Senate Moves on Tax Bill
Senate leaders forecast defeat of two tax bill amendments aimed at funding wartime costs. House conferees resist, Johnson deadline March 15 looms. Major changes would tax phone calls, car sales, and boost Social Security coverage for 1.8 million seniors.
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Joe Hall
Minn
Senate Con
Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Chicago Little Swym Corporation
Eugene J. McCarthy
Beatrix Weds Claus Van Amsberg Amid Dutch Protests
Crown Princess Beatrix married Claus Van Amsberg in Amsterdam as about 1000 demonstrators clashed with police near the royal procession. The bridegroom, 39, a German diplomat, gains prince status and an annual allowance of 83 000 dollars. Police dispersed youths who shouted republican slogans and set off smoke bombs. security was the largest in the city’s history with 10 000 officers guarding the route.
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James F
Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Beatrix
Royal
Claus van Amsberg
Hitler
van Amsberg
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Europe
Wilhelmina
Prince Hendrik
N. Viet troops overwhelm Ashau Special Forces camp
North Vietnamese regulars overran the isolated Ashau camp after a two day battle by Montagnard fighters and 15 to 20 U.S. advisers. Lt Col Lacey said Ashau was closed at 5 45 pm with heavy casualties on both sides. One relief effort failed amid thick clouds hindering air support.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ashau
U.S
da Nang
Kenneth B. ‘Lacey
Ashua
William McKean
Lacey
Tey
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Chanh Th
1St Army Corps
Ashan
Thi
North
Vinh
Route 15
Blaze Destroys Cabin At Lake J B Thomas
A trash fire on Wednesday spread to four cabins at Lake J B Thomas on the lake’s north end near Bull Creek. The Davidson owned cabin belonging to Truman Davis of Andrews was burned to the ground. Fire crews from Snyder arrived after the fire was out.
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Lake
J. B. Thomas
Bull Creek
Truman Davis
Andrews
Snyder
AG Declares County Tax Official May Accept Voter Forms
The attorney general's department ruled that county tax assessor collectors can accept bundles of voter registration blanks from a single person or received in one envelope, deeming the practice legal.
Two Injured In Mishap Near First Assembly Church
Two area residents sustained minor injuries in a two car mishap in front of the First Assembly of God Church on Avenue S around 8 this morning. Mrs Mae Stubblefield and Delbert Force treated and released. Foree Snyder High School student transported by Bell Scale ambulance. Stubblefield driven Rambler and Force in a Plymouth.
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Avenue S
Mae Stubblefield
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
First Assembly of God Church
Route 3
Box 311
Clairemont Road
Foree
Snyder High School
Bolger Funeral Home
Stubblefield
Weather snapshot for Texas regions and temps forecast
Snyder reports highs near 72 with lows around 53 through 7 am. North Central Texas mostly cloudy tonight with possible showers Friday and highs 70 to 79. Northeast Texas partly cloudy tonight and Friday with warmer nights, lows 44 to 56 and highs about 68. Northwest Texas cooler trend with 73 to 82 highs and lows 4 across north to 57 southeast. South Central and Southeast Texas expect delayed showers and mild, lows 48 to 62 and highs 62 to 74. Southwest Texas partly cloudy with light rain possible, cooler Friday and highs about 65 to an uncertain limit.
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Snyder
Texas
Border Eyed For Gunman
Border patrolmen watched the boundary after an unidentified gunman held ranch hand Buck Irving captive for about eight hours in Columbus New Mexico. The man used a pistol, fled south into Mexico after taking a horse and shotgun, and was tracked to a broken fence five miles into the desert.
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Columbus Ranch
Mexico
Silba Bryant
Border Patrol
Buck Irving
Peking Under Close Watch
Washington reports Red China may soon announce critical policy decisions that could sharpen its rivalry with the United States and the Soviet Union. Officials note a months long policy review may finish soon and could harden or soften Beijing’s stance. The piece highlights regional upheavals and Sino Soviet tensions influencing China’s possible bold moves.
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China
United States
Russia
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Peking
Launchings Set For 10th Polaris Sub
In Groton Connecticut the Francis Scott Key will be launched April 23 as the 40th of 41 planned nuclear powered Polaris submarines. Electric Boat also will launch the Will Rogers, the final Polaris vessel, later this summer.
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Polaris
Groton, Conn
Electric Boat Shipyards
Electric Boat
Will Rogers
Gale Winds Ease Across Nation After Three Day Storm
Winds and rain that battered the Oregon coast for three days subsided as warm air spread mild weather nationwide. Cape Blanco recorded 1.47 inches of rain with a three day total of 13.38 inches. Temperatures rose into the 60s from Minnesota to the Southwest, while Helena Montana was 48 at midnight and the Carolinas stayed in the 30s.
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Oregon
Cape Blanco
Northwest
San Francisco Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Rockies
Minnesota
Montana
Helena
Mont
Carolinas
Billboard Proposal Backfires In Wilmington Romance
Ralph Julian, 19, put up a foot high billboard declaring Pattie Boyle, 18, must marry him. Patti's silence follows the public vow as he explains a more formal proposal is planned to win her heart.
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U.S
Southeast Asia
Communist Bloc
Moscow
Peking
Viet Nam
Chinese Communist Party
Red
Wilmington
Del
Patti
Ralph Julian
Patti Boyle
Ralph
Pattie
Ten Indians Die In Food Rioting In Calcutta Area
Rioters set fire to an express train and a railway station near Calcutta amid a food shortage protests. Police killed a student demonstrator. about 10 people died as rioting and arson spread across West Bengal. Rail service halted. army patrolled lines. aviation disrupted at Calcutta airport.
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Conrad Fine
New Delhi
India
Calcutta
West Bengal
Asand
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