Vocalists In Schools Earn Top Ratings In UIL Contests
About 60 Snyder Public Schools vocalists earned first division ratings at Region I UIL solo and ensemble contests in Sweetwater. Soloists from Snyder Senior High include Kay Pitner Beth McCloskey Carolyn Lane Garry Sutton and John Rosson. Ensembls from Snyder Senior High featured mixed quartets girls trios and madrigal singers. Travis Junior High and Lamar Junior High also earned multiple first division honors across male quartets girls trios and individual performers.
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Snyder Public Schools
Sweetwater
Snyder Senior High
Kay Pitner
Beth McCloskey
Carolyn Lane
Garry Sutton
John Rosson
Robbie Wesson
Ronnie White
Ronnie Baker
Susan Sullenger
Brenda Featherston
Vee Ann Johnson
Becky Austin
Lana McMillan
Jane Merritt
Debbie Stokes
Marilyn Walton
Karen Komma
Terrie Cox
Travis
Ross Gillum
Alvin Grant
Tommy Cox
Thomas McDorman
Lamar Junior High
Anne Alexander
Connie Brown
Jean Craig
Arlie Eicke
Jim Gardner
Nancy Miller
Lamar
Ricky Arnold
Alan Babcock
Ellen Carroll
Debbie Labenske
Jo Ann Smith
Dana Thompson
French Move Said Threat To Security
Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart warned that France's withdrawal from NATO threatens Western security. He spoke in Glasgow asserting no member can sacrifice collective defense for prestige and that NATO will endure despite De Gaulle's policy.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
London
Michael Stewart
France
North Atlantic Alliance
West
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
Chamber of Commerce
Glasgow
Scotland
Stewart
de Gaulle
U S Planes Hit Ashuan Camp in South Viet Nam Action
U S Air Force and Marine jets bombed the Ashan Special Forces camp on the Laotian border for a second day. The attack faced heavy antiaircraft fire but destroyed a building and mortar positions. Ground forces, including the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Australian troops, launched Operation Silver City in jungle near Saigon with encounters at two Viet Cong bunkers and multiple explosions. No plane losses reported.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ashan
Quang Ngai City
Thach Tru
Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
Samuel J. Moore
Phuoc Tuy
M1 Corps
U.S. Navy
Subandrio Plot Foiled as Army Seizes Control in Indonesia
Singapore sources report an army takeover in Indonesia thwarted a plan by Foreign Minister Subandrio to attack the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta. Subandrio allegedly purged pro Communist forces to retaliate for student raids and sway Peking. Subandrio and Sukarno reportedly under house arrest as Suharto consolidates power.
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John Cantwell
Singapore
Indonesia
Subandrio
U.S
Jakarta
Peking
Suharto
Sukarno
Merdeka
Tobacco Price Increase Prompts Penny-Per-Pack Rise
The American Tobacco Co. vows a one cent per pack rise on most brands effective immediately, with Pall Mall filter cigarettes discounted from 12 to 9.40 per thousand. The move follows no stated reason and affects consumer pricing across its product line.
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New York
American Tobacco Co
Castro Accuses China of Imperialist Campaign
In a 40 hour Havana speech Fidel Castro denounced China for alleged imperialist actions and for reneging on a 250 000 ton rice pledge claiming Peking aims to provoke a break in relations. China denied the charge as Castro attacked what he called aggression and “calumny” by Beijing.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Peking
Cuba
Com
China
Tro
Castro
Striking Teachers Return To Classes In Plainview
In Plainview New York striking teachers returned to classrooms in the Plainview Old Bethpage School District as their union prepared for new talks with the District Board of Education. The action followed a period of stoppage and signals ongoing discussions to resolve the labor dispute.
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Plainview
N.Y
Bethpage
District Board of Education
Cotton crop totals hit 60 705 bales in Scurry County
Scurry County's 1965 cotton crop reached 60 705 bales, TEC reports. Early estimates ranged around 40 000. Planting covered 59 000 of 66 000 acres with late frost delaying harvest but boosting late bale maturity. Gins ran 24 hours for three months, extending into March.
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Scurry County
Texas Employement Commission
Bill Estep
TEC
House
Matter of Money To Busy Solo in Congress Budget Fight
Congress faces a $13.1 billion Viet Nam era appropriation and a $6 billion tax measure this week. The House seeks the defense bill before midweek. the Senate has not acted. The tax plan would fund Social Security expansions and restore excise tax cuts while revising withholding.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Johnson
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Social Security Trust Fund
Shooting Suspect Freed On Bond
A white man, Thomas Bennett, 43, Bogalusa sheet metal worker, was freed on 10,000 bond in the shooting of Capt. Donald Ray Sims 29, an Army captain. Police quoted Bennett saying Sims talked too long on a public telephone while Bennett awaited arraignment on attempted murder charges.
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Bogalusa
Thomas Bennett
Donald Ray Sims
Sims
Bennett
Gemini 8 mission delayed to fix leaks
Apollo era NASA reports 24 hour postponement of Gemini 8 rendezvous and space walk after leaks found in Atlas rocket and space suit circuit. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott will review flight plan and aim to launch Wednesday at 10 a.m. Atlas Agena target orbit 185 miles high.
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David R. Scott
Air Force
Neil Armstrong
Atlas
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Neil A. Armstrong
Space Agency
Agena
Farmers Slow In Signing Grain Plan
Washington AP report shows slower turnout for the 1966 feed grain program signup. In the first 18 days 663,291 farmers agreed to divert land for price supports and payments versus 766,423 in the same period last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Weather Snyder and regional forecast update
The bulletin reports temperatures across Texas with highs from 66 to 82 and lows from 35 to 66. It notes today and Tuesday will be partly to mostly cloudy with mild to warm conditions, light to moderate winds, and scattered showers possible in the southwest region.
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Snyder
Texas
New Registration Rules Amplified
Scurry County tax office on the courthouse first floor will stay open until midnight Thursday to allow qualified individuals to register under the new voter registration law. Tax assessor-collector Don Adams notes a state attorney general letter clarifies provisions including who must register and who may not, with new rules overlining eligibility for those over 60 in cities of 10 000 or more.
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Scurry County
Don Adams
Secretary of State
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