Aggie Jokes Spark Debate in The Aggie Magazine
The Aggie column recalls Joe Buser’s disapproval of Aggie jokes and a dedicated humor book. It notes humor over the years, mentions the cow story, and cites Texas A M's space and cyclotron achievements. J D Hinton is praised for listening to jokes while noting the shift in who tells them. Coach Gene Stallings signs 40 prospects as returning stars are listed.
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the Aggie
Association of Former Students of
Texas A&m University
Aggie
Joe Buser
Texas A&m
Aggie Magazine
J. D. Hinton
A&m
Gene Stallings
Edd Hargett
Bob Long
Wendell Housley
Rolf Krueger
Son
Wacil McNair
Weather preview for Texas regions with variable conditions
Snyder area shows 74 high and 43 low with 7 am reading of 44. Northwest Texas sees fair cooler nights with 29 to 42 degree lows and 60s highs Saturday. North Central Texas expects possible showers southeast today then clearing cool nights and 62 to 67 highs. Northeast Texas will clear tonight with cooler conditions and 65 to 72 highs Saturday. Coast and Southeast Texas stay partly cloudy mild with 60s to 82 highs and 48 to 60 lows.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Defectors Returning from Sweden Sixth U.S. Soldier Reverses
In Stockholm a sixth U.S. serviceman who sought asylum during the Vietnam era returned to the United States after surrendering at the U.S. Embassy within 24 hours. He was given a plane ticket to New York. his identity remains undisclosed. Officials say he should be given a break and suggest possible reverse defections by others.
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Stockholm
U.S
Sweden
United States
New York
US Raises Discount Rate Amid Gold Rush and Global Moves
The Federal Reserve lifted the discount rate from 4.5 to 5 percent as gold buying surged in Europe. Aiming to steady the dollar, Washington convened a Saturday meeting with seven gold-sharing nations while the Senate approved removing gold backing for paper money.
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U.S
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Washington
London
United States
Senate
Gold price surge across Paris amid London market closure
Paris quoted gold at 44.36 dollars an ounce amid US price guarantees and Paris market moves. France and Bank of France intervened to temper demand while London suspended trading under government decree. De Gaulle officials blamed inflated dollars for monetary tremors.
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Washington
Europe
London
Zurich
Frankfurt
Paris
Bank of Finland
United States
Hong Kong
France
Eampen
Bank of France
Lon
Finance Ministry
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Michel Debre
Jacques Rueff
de Gaulle
Ists
Paris Exchange
West Germany
Germany
London Stock Exchange
de Gussa
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Vietnam
Texas Announces April Draft Quota Jump to Marines
Texas sets April draft quota at 2,378 men for Army and Marines marking the first Marine call in two years. The quota, the largest since October 1966, includes 1,949 for the Army and 429 for the Marines. Draft boards will examine 8,500 men nationwide for pre induction testing, with 48,000 total Army calls and 4,000 Marines nationwide.
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Austin
Texas
Army
Marines
Co. Morris Schwartz
Allies Begin Major Push Between Saigon and Cambodian Border
More than 50 000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops launched the Quyet Thang operation from Saigon, spanning five provinces north west and south of the capital. The plan aims to destroy Viet Cong units and restore civilian security with national police and Ranger units operating in Saigon and Cholon.
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Saigon
U.S
Quyet Thang
William C. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
5Th Vietnamese Ranger Group
Cholon
Free Range Set March 31 Public May See Lake Project
The Colorado River Municipal Water District directs an Odessa meeting to open a four mile dam site near Robert Lee for public viewing at 1 30 p m on March 31. Contracts were awarded for pumps and a water plant with bids totaling over 180 000 dollars and a 2 500 acre foot storage reservoir proposal will be bid in Big Spring April 9. The project may near half a million dollars in total.
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Odessa
Colorado River Municipal Water District
O. H. Ivie
Johnston Pump Company
Glendora
Calif
Mitchell County
J. D. Jones Construction Company
Big Spring
Humble Iab
Coke County
W. D. Caldwell
Colorado City
Colorado River
Snyder Schools Earn Full Accreditation by SACS
All Snyder elementary schools are fully accredited with no deficiencies per a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools report to Superintendent Bill J. Hood. The six elementary schools receive All Clear status with prior notices given to the junior high and senior high schools. The district spans Panhandle and South Plains regions including West Central Texas areas near Midland and Abilene.
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Snyder
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Bill J. Hood
Commission On Elementary Schools
South
Association
State Departments of Education
Ben Brock
Panhandle
South Plains
West Central
Texas
Midland
Abilene
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SDN
Sparkle
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Dminn
Manchester
N.H
Johnson
McCarthy
Canada
Federal Reserve System
Thirty-second Street
Vietnamese Ranger Group
Robert Lee
Southern Association
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