Unseasonal Rain Boosts Texas Moisture Totals
A cool front spawned thundershowers across parts of Texas with Dallas reporting .73 inches the heaviest since October while other cities logged up to 1.90 inches statewide. The rain eased drought pains slightly but left wheat and livestock at risk. one death in Douglas linked to flooding after a wreck near Nacogdoches.
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City
East Texas
Annie Mae Burgess
Douglas
Tex
Nacogdoches
Texas
Red Oak
Cresson
Burleson
Crandall
Kaufman
Dallas
Panhandle Plains
Hub
Hereford
Morton
Lubbock
Plainview
Ralls
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Junction
Abilene and
Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls
Big Spring
Midland
Lufkin
Tyler
Amarillo
College Station
Waco
el Paso
Austin
Longview
del Rio
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Panhandle
Weather summary for Texas regions with varied temps
Snyder region shows high Saturday around 646 degrees and 7 am Sunday low 39. Readings today 48 with precipitation .29. North Central Texas fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler tonight and warmer afternoons. lows 42 to 56, highs 75 to 85.
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Snyder
Texas
Patty
33 Bodies Found in Sao Paulo Flood Toll Rising
33 bodies have been found after floods and landslides in Caraguatatuba Sao Paulo state governor said the toll may rise unofficial reports from the south coast put dead at 200 and 500 injured in the year s third disaster along the coast. About 700 people died in the other two calamities.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Caraguatatuba
Red attacks repelled as heavy Vietnam firefight toll climbs
In Vietnam, Communist forces attacked two U.S. 9th Division outposts north and southwest of Saigon, but were repelled after intense fighting. Officials reported 279 enemy dead and 29 Americans killed with 131 wounded in the last 24 hours. U.S. air and naval strikes targeted Thai Nguyen and Viet Tri plants in North Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Unron
9Th
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Navy
Thai Nguyen
Viet Tri
Hanoi
Violence Follows Somaliland Voting in Djibouti
French troops and armored cars cracked down on a Somali district after Djibouti voted to remain linked to France. At least three Africans were killed as helicopters dropped noise bombs and crowds clashed with police and troops. The pro independence move ment claimed a near shutdown of the city while officials reported a 21,439 to 14,717 result to stay with France across 63 of 67 stations.
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Dennis Neeld
Djibouti
Djiboutis
France
Africa
Mile Square
Pro-independence Party
Red Sea
UN mission heads to Aden amid threats of violence
A U N special mission with Manuel Perez Guerrero as chair departs for Aden to advise on elections and guard against a Saudi UAR clash. The Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen vows a terror wave to disrupt the process while opponents boycott the mission.
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U.N
Aden
United Nations
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Republic
Manuel Perez Guerrero
Venezuela
Abdussatt
South Arabia
Hussain Ali Bayoomi
United National Party
Afghanistan
Mali
Federation
Front For the Liberation of
South Yemen
Fuller Service Is Pending Here
Funeral arrangements were pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home for Davis Ray Fuller who died at 6 a m at his home on 2303 Avenue O A sister was reportedly en route from Shreveport Louisiana to make arrangements
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Bell Seale Funeral
Davis Ray Fuller
Avenue O
Shreveport
Premier Ky Urges Escalation of Vietnam War at Guam
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky called for a sharp escalation of the Vietnam war during the Guam conference. He urged bombing Hanoi, sealing Hai Phong harbor, and expanding the war into Laos and Cambodia, while U.S. officials denied any escalation plan.
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Frank Cormier
Guam
Johnson
United States
Hanoi
Haiphong
Laos
Cambodia
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Rusk
Curriculum Panel Invites Local Parents
The Snyder Schools Social Studies Curriculum Committee invites parents and citizens to a meeting at Lamar Junior High Auditorium Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. to discuss plans for a new grade 1-12 social studies guide with Dr. Olive Wheeler as consultant.
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Snyder
Lamar Junior High
Olive Wheeler
Texas Tech
Snyder Board of Education
Barnes Seeks Compromise on 1 25 Minimum Wage Bill
Speaker Ben Barnes plans talks with House sponsors to compromise the $1.25 minimum wage bill. The measure passed the Labor Committee and moved to a hostile rural subcommittee. Barnes says removing farms not covered by federal law could remove the main objection.
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Austin
Ben Barnes
House
House Labor Committee
Barnes
Snyder SHS Songsters Sweep Region VI Honors
Snyder High School choirs dominated the Region VI Concert and Sightreading contest in Odessa winning two sweepstakes awards among 23 schools. The A Cappella and Girls Choir each earned top honors while the Lamesa A Cappella took the remaining sweepstakes prize. The Boy's Choir earned high ratings in concert and sight reading. Director Jim Casey plans a five day Central and East Texas tour starting March 28 reaching about 5 000 listeners at colleges high schools and churches.
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Snyder
Odessa
Jim Casey
Carolyn Walton
Virgil Walton
Wayne Anderson
Clarence Anderson
Buel Porter
Baylor
Hugh Sanders
TMEA
Bill Cormack
Tascosa
David McGuire
North Texas State University
C. M. Shearer
Plainview High School
Don Pugh
Killeen High School
Snyder Choirs
East Texas
Tanker Torrey Canyon Poised for Refloating Effort
Offshore salvage crews pressed to free the 123 000 ton Torrey Canyon after a Atlantic storm, as 120 000 tons of crude threaten British shores. A 18 mile oil slick and 70 square miles of sea discipline beaches in Cornwall, the Scilly Isles, Ireland and France. Prime Minister Harold Wilson ordered navy protection, with ships spraying detergent to disperse the spill.
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Lands End
England
Coast
Torrey Canyon
Barracuda Tanker Corp
Union Oil Co
California
Cornwall
Scilly Isles
Ireland
France
Harold Wilson
London
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William C. Westmore
South Vietping
Nam
Jack Farren
Towle Memorial Park
County Park Department
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