Simmons Service Set At Hermleigh
Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m Friday for Bernard Simmons 71 of Hermleigh who died Tuesday night in a Kenedy hospital from injuries in a traffic mishap The service will be at First Baptist Church Hermleigh with Rev Bob Creswell officiating Burial will be in Pyron Cemetery Bell Seale Funeral Home in charge Mrs Simmons was injured in the crash and hospitalized Survivors include a daughter Rex Glass Lawton Okla two sisters Mrs Agnes Ashmore Farmersville and Mrs Mabel Culp Big Spring two half brothers Bill Carmack Sweetwater and Auburn Carmack Colorado City and three grandchildren
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Bernard Simmons
Hermleigh
Simmons
Kenedy
First Baptist Church
Bob Creswell
Pyron
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Collin County
Scurry County
Hermleigh- Pyron
Athylene Culp
Helmleigh
Rex Glass
Lawton
Okla
Agnes Ashmore
Farmersville
Mabel Culp
Big Spring
Bill Carmack
Sweetwater
Auburn Carmack
Colorado City
Two Die in Big Spring Liquor Store Shooting
In Big Spring Texas two men were killed in a liquor store shooting. Cousin of one victim William Thomas Patterson, 33, was charged with murder as the suspect. Victims Wayne Ralph Patterson 30 and Tony Hampton 24 died from abdominal gunshot wounds.
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Big Spring
Tex
William Thomas Patterson
Wayne Ralph Patterson
Tony Hampton
Pinkie
A. N. Standard
Bob Grimes
William Patterson
Parade Steers Attention To Nelson Pillar Site In Dublin
St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin passed O’Connell Street as observers focused on the blast site where Nelson’s Pillar was destroyed in the early hours of March 8. Officials believe the IRA carried out the bombing. Irish demolition crews then toppled the remaining pedestal.
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Dublin
Ireland
Britain
Irish Republican Army
Top Brass Ponders French Break Away
AP dispatch from Washington reports President Johnson weighing options with State and Defense advisers over Charles de Gaulle’s move to pull France from NATO. Officials say U.S. policy remains firm to keep the 14-nation alliance intact and may seek legal and financial responsibility from France for any disruption.
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Dent Johnson
Defense Department
Western Alliance
Charles de Gaulle
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
de Gaulle
U.S
Dean Rusk
George W. Ball
Defense
Cyrus R. Vance
Dean Acheson
Charles E. Bob Hen
John M. Leedy
Rusk
Acheson
Bohlen
Johnson
Paris
United States
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
NATO Defense Front
Germany
Hair-Raising Scrub Spurs Flight Probe
Gemini 8 astronauts were rescued by the destroyer Leonard F. Mason after an emergency landing in the Western Pacific. NASA officials opened a full flight data review to determine why Gemini 8 bucked and suffered loss of control following a successful Agena docking with Armstrong and Scott aboard. The men were aboard the Mason to be ashore at Naha, Okinawa, then flown to Cape Kennedy to describe the incident.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Okinawa
Pacific Ocean
Leonard F. Mason
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
U.S
Naha
Houston
Gene Kranz
Earth
Kranz
National Aero
Tion
Armstrong
Scott
John W. Maddox
Mesa
Robert Gilruth
Sun
NASA
Manned
Spacecraft Center
Dan Iday
Johnson
Air Force
Western Pacific
Mason
Control Center
Tex
John Hodge
Viet Cong Seen Nearer Saigon
The U S Air Force bombed a North Vietnamese regiment spotted in the D Zone jungle 35 miles north of Saigon as Operation Silver City enters its 10th day. In addition American and Australian troops chased Viet Cong across brush. 275 enemy killed in four hours.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
D Zone
North Viet Nam
Navy
U8. 25Th Infantry
Bao Trai
Honolulu
Teenagers' Spree Ends in Mexico City Night Out
A 14-year-old employed in Roma Texas and two companions were arrested after spending about $7,000 stolen from an employer. They visited Mexico City's clubs hired a band and bought clothes records watches and meals. One boy fled as authorities detained the other two and weighed charges.
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Mexico City
Roma
Tex
Texas
Eufrasio Cabelo Maron
Hotel
Mexico
Ciudad Aleman
Mishap Kills Mother and Two Sons in Fort Worth
Mrs. Barney Maldonado 18 and her two sons David Lee 4 months and Barney Jr. 18 months died when their car struck a concrete pillar at an underpass in Fort Worth Texas. Police say the driver looked back at the older child in the back seat losing control and hitting the pillar.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Barney Maldonado
David Lee
Barney Jr
Watts Riot Aftermath Brings Tense Calm to Los Angeles
In Watts a tense calm settled as officials assess damage after rioting left 2 dead 96 injured and 49 arrested. Police maintain control with main streets blocked. Jordan High School attendance drops to about half.
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Los Angeles
Bottor
William J. Settle
Texas Faces Rowdy Weather Across West Central Texas
Thunderstorms rumbled across West and Central Texas with hail and strong winds. Temperatures hit 92 in Presidio while late activity moved eastward. power outages and fires were reported in Abilene and Olney as forecasts warned of additional storms and a cooling spell across the state.
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Associated Press
Texas
Presidio
South Plains
Gainesville
Graham
Olney
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Newcastle
Mineral Wells
Breckenridge
Fort Worth
Garland
Denton
Denison
Greenville
Workers Burned As Rocket Motor Explodes At Depot
A rocket motor at the naval ammunition depot in McAlester Oklahoma burst into flames injuring two workers seriously on Wednesday. They are Jack H. Jeffrey aged 24 of Kiowa and Neal D. Leifler aged 25 of McAlester. Three other employees received first aid and returned to work.
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Mcalester
Okla
Naval Ammunition Depot
Jack H. Jeffrey
Kiowa
Neal D. Leifler
Soldier grateful for Snyder soap drives generosity abroad
Dennis Pomroy manager of the Tiger Drive In Theater started a Soap for Viet Nam drive in Snyder Texas which drew a letter from Sgt Arnold L Eades serving in Viet Nam. Eades thanked Snyder residents noting soap shortages and high prices and sent a photo of Vietnamese children to show impact.
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Viet Nam
Dennis Pomroy
Arnold L. Eades
Eades
Snyder
Tiger Drive
Avenue K
Pomroy
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Japan
United Press International
Scurry County
William R
Shields mark friendly houses for South Orange children
In South Orange New Jersey 139 houses display a red white and blue shield to signal safety for Marshall School District children who are in trouble harassed or lost. Ralph De Rose organized the plan after reading of a similar effort in Oklahoma. Two homes per block in the district participate and an appeal to children to seek aid from trusted neighbors is emphasized.
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South Orange
N.J
Marshall
Ralph ‘de Rose
Oklahoma
Marshal
Weather summary for North Central and surrounding Texas
Weather sketch shows temperatures in the mid 80s to mid 50s with reading at 7 am. Forecast calls for cloudiness tonight gradual clearing Friday, scattered thundershowers mainly west and east, cooler temperatures in most areas. Lows range from 32 to 64 across regions with variable cloud cover and rain chances.
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Snyder
Texas
Texa
Surgeon Gives Greene New Hope
Jack Greene of Snyder, blind since 1936, returned from Houston hopeful after a specialist examined him for corneal transplant surgery. Lions Club funded the trip. first operation is set for June 16 with a possible series of three to four month intervals to complete the transplant.
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Jack Greene
Snyder
Houston
The
Lions Club
Jack
Lubbock
Greene
Methodist Hospital
Ola
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Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Mesquite
Martha Ann
Wayne Boren
State and District Board
C. P. Gary
Earl Brown
Farley Sanford
el Campo
By John M. Hightower
Washington
Watts Area
West Texas
Weather Bureau
Upper
Panhandle
Snyder Soap
Ry Sgt. Eades
Ira
Homes
de Rose
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