Weather hits Snyder area as schools add makeup day
A harsh winter prompts Snyder schools to add a single make up day at the end of the spring calendar due to lost instructional time from snow and ice. City streets suffer pavement damage as brick and asphalt deteriorate, with seal coating planned on 150 blocks this summer. Snyder cafeterias show improved finances after red ink from free lunch subsidies, posting a net $395.26 for five months.
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Snyder
Texas Highway Department
Today in History Highlights March 15 1968 One line events
On this date Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 B C and Champlain sailed for the New World in 1603. Other notes mark Maine statehood in 1820 and Pershing taking 12000 troops into Mexico in 1916.
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Associated Press
B.C
Julius Caesar
Samuel de Champlain
New World
U.S
Andrew Jackson
Maine
Union
John J. Pershing
Mexico
Pancho Villa
Darwin
Australia
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Vietnam
Ellsworth Burner
United States
London
Paris
Weather summary for Texas regions Wednesday to Friday
Snyder area reports a high of 64 and low 31 with 7 am reading of 41. Northwest Texas sees partly cloudy conditions with warmer tonight and cooler Friday. highs 63 to 78 and lows 38 to 53. North Central Texas is partly cloudy and warmer with lows 50 to 57 and highs near 70s. Northeast Texas remains partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Friday. lows 45 to 55 and highs 68 to 74. Coast experiences 6 to 14 knot south winds turning lighter and westerly Friday. South Central Texas partly cloudy with scattered showers, becoming clearer Friday. highs 65 to 76 and lows 45 to 55. Southeast Texas partly cloudy with scattered showers, mild through Friday. lows 48 to 55 and highs 65 to 72. Southwest Texas shows decreasing clouds, mild tonight and Friday. lows 42 to 53 and highs 65 to 75.
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Snyder
Texas
McCarthy Eyes Indiana Primary After New Hampshire Showing
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy strengthens his campaign prospects for the May 7 Indiana presidential primary after a strong New Hampshire performance. Indiana delegates and Hoosiers for a Democratic Alternative oppose President Johnson’s renomination. Filing for Indiana is March 28.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
New Hampshire
Indiana
McCarthy
Hoosiers
Kennedy on Brink of Candidacy for 1968 Presidency
Robert F. Kennedy weighs a run against President Johnson with a decision anticipated by March 22. He says New Hampshire results show Democratic concern while Sen. Eugene McCarthy vows to stay in the race. Kennedy cites fear of party division as an obstacle and signals possible active campaigning in primaries.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
New York
Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
New Hampshire
McCarthy
Minnesotan
Oregon
Democratic Party
Senate
Vietnam
Rodney Pinder
Associated Press
London
Europe
Paris
Zurich
Frankfurt
Bank of France
Bubble Gum To Dominican Aid Controversy Unfolds
John Williams questioned US financing exceeding 2800 for bubble gum under Dominican aid. He cited televisions, tires, motors, champagne glasses and gourmet foods in the same list. William Gaud defended the arrangement, saying private businessmen billed aid after private purchases. He said many items were ineligible and money was recovered. Williams urged tighter aid regulations to avoid repeats.
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Washington
John Williams
R-Del
United States
Dominican Republic
William Gaud
Agency For International Development
Williams
Aid
Viet Cong Ambushes U S Army Convoy North of Pleiku
In a midday battle nine miles north of Pleiku, 48 North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong guerrillas were reported killed as U S Army tanks and helicopter gunships counterattacked. Twelve Americans died with eight wounded. a South Vietnamese armored unit escort suffered light casualties.
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Robert D. Ohman
Associated Press
Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Pleiku City
4Th
3Rd Vietnamese Armored Cavalry
4Th Divi
Award For Service On Draft Board
R M Hedges of Snyder was to receive a certificate of appreciation from President Lyndon B Johnson at the Sweetwater Selective Service office for ten years of service on the draft board for Scurry Fisher and Nolan Counties. Dr S F Supowit, chairman, was to present the certificate at 2 p.m. The award bears signatures of Gov Connally Lt Gen Hershey and Col Schwartz.
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R. M. Hedges
Snyder
Lyndon B. Johnson
Selective Service Board
Sweetwater
Draft Board
Scurry
Fisher
Nolan
Hedges
S. F. Supowit
Morris S. Schwartz
Selective Service
John Connally
Lewis B. Hershey
Col. Schwartz
PB Discount To Open On April 1
Perry Brothers plans to reopen as PB Discount Store on April 1 after a major sale. The new subsidiary will offer four times the stock of the former Perry Brothers with discounted, name brand merchandise across groceries sporting goods automotive equipment and small appliances. Bill Gaddis will manage the 9 000 square foot store at the same Avenue R S Twenty-fifth Street location.
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Perry Brothers
PB Discount Store
Jack Simpson
Plainview
Snyder
Simpson
PB Discount
Bill Gaddis
Avenue R
Twenty - Fifth Street
Texas Tech Slaying Suspect A Loner
Benjamin Lach described as a loner was charged with the December 4 murder of Sarah Morgan at Texas Tech. He appeared resigned as he faced murder with malice charges and was held without bond after a campus manhunt ending in a high speed chase and car crash.
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Lubbock
Tech Science
Fice
Lach
Tech
Kent Rylander
Mrs. Morgan
Rylander
Poland
Texas Tech
University of Kansas Medical School
Dist
Atty
Alton Griffin
Morgan
Mattapan
Mass
Boston
Suffolk College
West
Texas
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SDN
West Texas Tuberculosis Association
Dave Harlin, Jr
Roy Sandefur
George Killam
Bob Harlin
Bobby Kennedy
Peter Jay
The
London Times
William Davis
Guardian
Samuel Brittan
Financial Times
Britain
Roy Jenkins
Dominican
Sion
Pleiku
Kontum
Dak To
Long Binh
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