Snyder School Board Extends All Principals Contracts
The Snyder School board unanimously extended the contracts of all principals for another year following input from Superintendent T. E. McCollum. Board members also reviewed adult education shop programs, approved leaves for two teachers, and discussed band uniforms and instructional supply budgets.
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T. E. McCollum
Snyder
R. H. Hargrove
Roger Gee
Tom Adams
Odessa
Gee
Richard Thomas
University of Wyoming
Thomas
Melvin Montgomery
Montgomery
Tiger Band
Schiebel
Texas Education Department
PTA
New Flu Viruses Raise Alarm Over Strains
Washington reports the discovery of two new influenza strains, one a potent Asian flu form tied to this winter’s outbreak. Vaccines miss the mark for these strains, with limited protection and evidence of reduced effectiveness in humans. The other new type B strain appeared in Formosa last November and may spread worldwide next winter.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Fach
Formosa
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Tokyo
Nims Division of Biologic Standards
United States
New Zealand
Japan
Soviets Charge U S Warships Fired On Fishing Vessel
Moscow accuses three American warships of firing live shells at the Soviet refrigerator trawler SATR 9 000 7 about 70 miles east of Norfolk in international waters. Tass says four shots were fired endangering the crew and calls for punishment and preventive action. U S Navy denies using dummy shells saying live ammunition is standard even in practice.
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Jimmy Lee Smith
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Offer
Ian Campbell
Karl Hettinger
Hettinger
Campbell
Smith
Moscow
Soviet Union
International
Norfolk
Tass
Moscow Radio
U.S
Washington
Navy
New York
U.S. Navy
U.S. Opens Probe Into Moscow Fishing Vessel Incident
Washington reports the Navy will investigate a Moscow claim that American warships fired on a Soviet fishing vessel off Norfolk Virginia last Friday. State Department notes the Soviet Embassy delivered the protest and officials say information is still lacking.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
Atlantic
Norfolk
State Department
Navy
U.S
NATO adopts shared policy on nuclear force for alliance
London and Washington adopt a common approach to provide NATO with a strategic nuclear force. The plan combines an American Polaris armed surface fleet with mixed crews and the British idea to allocate existing national nuclear assets to NATO command. The aim is to give allies a greater say in nuclear matters while discouraging independent weapons programs, especially in West Germany.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Command
Livingston T. Merchant
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Lord Home
U.S
NATO
Washington
Soviets Withdraw Cuba Troops At Slow Pace In March Push
Soviet troops are leaving Cuba at a slow pace with only days left to meet Khrushchev’s pledge of several thousand departing by mid March. Pravda reports four ships sailing and a fifth loading while Havana says 2,000 sailed on March 1 aboard an unidentified ship.
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Associated Press US
Cuba
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Grazia
Georgia
New York Times
Servywne
Washington Dispatch
New York
Havana
Washington
U.S
House Debates 3.1 Billion Texas Budget Bill
The Texas House began debate on a 3.1 billion dollar appropriations measure with a 104 to 34 vote to deny delay. Rep. Malcolm McGregor urged more study of the 381 page bill, noting it funds colleges hospitals and schools but may require cuts. The session anticipates six to eight hours of debate with amendments pending and opposition to tax increases.
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Austin
House
Malcolm McGregor
el Paso
Mc McGregor
Bill Heatly
Paducah
House Appropriations Committee
Conference Committee
McGregor
Heatly
John Connally
Connally
Senate
Texas
Kennedy Broadens economic debate with tax cut warning
President Kennedy warned Congress that the economy faces downturn and disaster if tax cuts are rejected and the budget is tightened. He urged avoiding a too-low debt limit and warned past policy errors 1957 to 1960 worsened the economy, urging bipartisan lessons for policy shaping.
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Washington
Preadent Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
Advertising Council
Democratic Congress
White House
Late Winter Front Drops Temperatures Across Texas
A late winter cold front brings showers to the coast and cooler air across Texas. North Texas sees 15 to 20 degrees below normal with lows in the low 30s, while the Panhandle records 31 degrees at Dalhart and Brownsville stays warm at 67. Fog reduces visibility in Sabine Channel and flights at Jefferson County Airport are canceled starting 8 p.m.
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Texas
Colorado
Panhandle
North
Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Brownsville
Coast Guard
Sabine Channel
Beaumont
Port Arthur-Orange
Jefferson County
McNamara Heads to Houston for Gemini Briefing
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara arrives in Houston for a briefing at the Manned Spacecraft Center on Gemini's two orbital and rendezvous flights. He and other senior officials will discuss the program before traveling to Seattle for a Boeing Dynasoar briefing.
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Houston
Defense
Robert McNamara
Manned Spacecraft Center
McNamara
Defense Department
The
Space Center
Seattle
Wash
Boeing Co
Weather report for Texas regions with variable clouds
Readable sections show temperatures around 70s in the north and 70s in the south with cooler conditions tonight and Thursday. Areas include North Central Texas and Northwest Texas with mainly cloudy to partly cloudy skies and easterly to northerly winds.
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Snyder
Tesas
Texas
Mortherly
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