Snyder year fills ballots in city and school elections
The SDN Column explains Snyder’s year of political activity with city council and mayor voting on April 2, school trustees on April 6, followed by May primaries and the November general. It outlines polling locations at city hall for city ballots and West and East Elementary plus city hall for the school district, plus countywide Republican and Democratic primary practices and at large voting rules for both city and school elections.
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Snyder
West
City Hall
Scurry County
Today in History March 20 1968 events
On this date Gen Douglas MacArthur vowed I shall return after fleeing the Philippines to Australia. Also Dutch East India Co formed in 1602 and Isaac Newton died in 1727. Ibsen born in 1828. Plymouth bombed in 1941. MacArthur invasion of Panay in 1945. Strasbourg hosts European assembly. Bali volcano eruption toll over 1,000 in Bali. Nixon tours Moscow park recalls kitchen debate with Khrushchev.
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Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Australia
Dutch East India Co
Isaac Newton
Henrik Ibsen
Plymouth
Philippine
Panay
Strasbourg
France
Bali
Indonesia
Richard M. Nixon
Moscow Park
Nikita Khrushchev
Weather snapshot for Texas with mixed precipitation
The forecast covers Snyder to the Upper Coast with details on temperatures and conditions. Highs range from the mid 40s to 70s in places, lows from the low 20s to upper 50s, and precipitation including rain, snow, and thunderstorms across Northwest, Northeast, North Central, and Coastal regions with wind shifts and small craft warnings on the Upper Coast.
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Snyder
Texas
Surprise Snowstorm Slams Texas On First Day Of Spring
A spring snowstorm blanketed Texas panhandle and South Plains with seven inches in Cros byton and up to seven inches in Crosbyton, Morton, Floydada. Roads closed, travel halted, and schools shut as freezing rain, hail, and flash floods affected Dallas to Lubbock. Weather officials warned of worsening night travel hazards and urged caution for cattle and commuters.
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Texas
Panhandle Plains
Plainview
Weather Bureau
Crosbyton
South Plains
Morton
Muleshoe
Dimmit
Floydada
Post 3
Lubbock
Spur
Tahoka
Silver Falls Canyon Park
Brownwood
Virgil Gray
Abilene
Dallas
Cochran County
Childress
Cong Eludes Allied Sweep Near Saigon Border
About 13,000 Viet Cong fighters withdrew to jungle hideaways near the Cambodian border as Operation Quyet Thang Resolve pressed five provinces north of Saigon. The allied drive killed 903 enemy in 10 days with 34 Americans and 46 South Vietnamese dead, 308 Americans and 139 South Vietnamese wounded. Viet Cong attacks in Saigon and Cholon killed four civilians and wounded a policeman.
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Robert D. Ohman
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Quyet Thang
Mekong Delta
U.S. Command
Cholon
Five American deserters win 15 day Paris residence permits
Five self described American deserters and four draft dodgers, opposed to the Vietnam War, received renewable 15 day French residence permits today. They said they were also issued applications for work permits and had gone to the central police headquarters for the permits after a semi clandestine news conference in a Paris apartment.
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Paris
Central Police
De Gaulle Urges Return to Gold Standard Over Paper Money
President Charles de Gaulle condemned the proposed world monetary reform favoring SDRs and a currency pool. He insisted gold alone holds immutability, impartiality and universality, warning France will resist plans reducing gold’s role and defend sovereignty against a paper gold system amid a Stockholm meeting setup.
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Stephens Broening
Associated Press
PARIS
Charles de Gaulle
France
Stockholm
de Gaulle
Georges Gorse
Free World
Channel Storage Bids Due April 9
Bids for off channel storage construction will be opened in Big Spring on April 9 at 10 am. Colorado River Municipal Water District manager O Ivie said. The project includes a 750,000 cubic yard earth fill, a 2,500 acre foot reservoir, and a 40 foot max depth. Location is two miles northwest of Colorado City near the Colorado River bend.
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Big Spring
O. Ivie
Colorado River
Robert Lee
Colorado City
Horseshoe Bend
Sheep Die by Thousands in Skull Valley Utah
In Skull Valley Utah about 5000 sheep on Hatch Land and Livestock Co range die from a likely nervous-system poison. Federal and state scientists and Army deny responsibility at the Dugway Proving Grounds. Veterinary exams give no killer clue as nutritionists test forage and poisonous plants grow in the area.
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Utah
Skull Valley
U.S. Army
Dugway Proving Grounds
Army
Hatch Land and Livestock Co
Denver
Agriculture Department
Winter Weather Sets Wet Record in Snyder’s First Quarter
Snyder’s official moisture total for the year reaches 5.85 inches with 0.98 inches added last night and this morning. Only 1938’s 6.79 inches in the first quarter surpasses it, as 2.19 inches fell in January, 1.68 in February, and 1.98 in March this year.
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Snyder
Border Zones Tense Today
Tel Aviv reports tense border zones as travelers return from Jordan describe nervousness after Jordan accused Israel of planning a mass attack. Israeli officials deny troop buildup though a Foreign Ministry spokesman offers no comment. Jordan warns the Hashemite kingdom faces potential Israeli action while Jordanian Arabs in the West Bank fear retaliation for a school bus mining that killed two Israelis and wounded 28.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Israel
Foreign Ministry
U.N. Security Council
East Bank
West Bank
Soviet Fleet Growth No Big Threat Says NATO Officers
NATO officers in Brussels say the Soviet Mediterranean buildup is not a new threat. They view Soviet ships as mainly psychological for Arab morale and note the Soviets are gaining operational tempers in a narrow sea. The analysts cite Mers el Kebir as a potential repair base and estimate 35 ships there. The U S 6th Fleet remains larger with 60 units led by Gen Lyman Lemnitzer after NATO headquarters moved from France to Cas dét.
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Carl Hartman
Associated Press
Brussels
North Atlantic Alliance
Mediterranean
Soviet Union
Israel
Tively
Mers el Kebir
France
Alexandria
Egypt
U.S
Lyman Lemnitzer
Europe
Casteau
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
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