Permian Basin Petroleum Association Opposes New Fuel Tax
The Permian Basin Petroleum Association Executive Committee opposes any motor fuel or road use tax increases unless shown necessary for highways. A formal resolution was sent to Gov. Cargo of New Mexico, Gov. Connally of Texas, Congress members, and U.S. Senators. The piece also notes unusually mild winter, absence of sandstorms, a dog’s encounter with a fiberglass white buffalo, and spring bluebonnet forecasts for the Hill Country with Highland Lakes Bluebonnet Trail dates April 5 to 21 aligning with HemisFair in San Antonio.
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Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Gov. Cargo
New Mexico
Gov. Connally
Texas
Congress
Permian Basin
U. S
San Antonio
Wacil McNair
Today in History March 21 1968 highlights
On this date Plymouth Colony signed its first treaty with Native Americans. Pocaontas died in England at 22. Bach born in 1685. Hatfield McCoy feud ended in 1891. Mussolini recognized Germany's annexation of Czechoslovakia in 1939. UN temporary HQ opened at Hunter College in 1946. European Parliament elected Robert Schuman president in 1958. FAO appeal on hunger issued in 1958.
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Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts
Pocahontas
England
Johann Sebastian Bach
A Hatfield and McCoy
Kentucky
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Chechoslovakia
United Nations
Hunter College
New York City
European Parliamentary Assembly
Strasbourg
France
Robert Schuman
U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Rome
Weather Across Texas cool with mixed conditions
Snyder region reports a high near 35 and low around 32 with a 0.04 inch precipitation reading at 7 am. Northwest Texas foresees fair, cooler tonight and warmer Friday with lows 18 to 30 and highs 45 to 59. North Central Texas shows decreasing clouds and warming Friday with lows 27 to 34 and highs in the 50s. Northeast Texas expects mainly cloudy, cooler tonight and a Friday rise to the 50s. Lower Coast issues small craft warnings for north winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing tonight. Southeast Texas will be cloudy and cold with light rain and thundershowers near coast tonight, interior freezing, easing Friday. West of Pecos sees clearing tonight and a freeze tonight, warmer Friday with highs 50 to 62 and up to 70 in the extreme south.
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Snyder
Texas
Interior
Pecos
Storm Blamed For 2 Deaths In Texas Weather
A spring storm drenched Texas plains with up to 10 inches of snow and heavy rains. Icy winds and glaze closed many farm roads while the Texan flood swelled streams around Dallas Fort Worth and Haltom City. The storm caused two deaths and brought relief to farmers by boosting moisture for crops and ranges.
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Plains
Piney
Palestine
Tyler
Mt. Pleasant
Brownwood
Fort Worth
Dallas
Grand Prairie
Irving
Fort Orth
Viola Burk
Fossil Creek
Haltom City
Shelbyville
Charles R. Cannon
Plainview
Quitaque
Lubbock
Lamesa
University Seized By Negro Students
Almost 1,000 singing students occupied and shut down Howard University in a nonviolent coup, blocking the administration building and declaring they will stay until demands are met. They seek exoneration for 37 students charged after Charter Day disruptions and protest insufficient Negro history and culture courses on campus.
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Washington
Howard University
Robert Malson
Malson
Brown
Israelis Withdraw After Jordan Raids
Israelis launched a deep 200 mile border operation into Jordan to avenge guerrilla raids and began withdrawing after a day of heavy fighting. The army spokesman said 15 Israelis were killed and 70 wounded while claiming at least 150 El Fatah terrorists were killed and 15 tanks plus two armored vehicles were destroyed. Prime Minister Eshkol said troops would be pulled out on schedule amid international calls to withdraw. Jordan reported up to 15,000 Israeli troops crossed the Jordan with three armored brigades.
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Yarborough to Visit Snyder County Voters
Houston candidate Don Yarborough will stop in Snyder and Scurry counties tomorrow at Ballard's Cafe on the east highway from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. for a brief campaign visit and voter discussion.
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Don Yarborough
Houston
Scurry County
Yarborough
Ballard’s
East Highway
Soviet Tourists Killed In Polish Avalanche
In Poland's Sudeten mountains, at least 19 people mainly Soviet tourists died when a large avalanche hit White Ravine near Karpacz at 4600 feet. Rescue chief Waldemar Ney reported 11 bodies recovered, 500 rescuers hunted for eight missing and presumed dead, while five survivors were hospitalized.
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Warsaw
Poland
Sudeten Mountains
Waldemar Ney
Bialy Jar
Sniezka
Karpacz
Ney
Water Leak Is Repaired After Pressure Drop
Snyder's water system faced a sharp pressure drop when a cap on a 10 inch line near Avenue and Thirty seventh Street blew off. City officials reported plant pressure fell from 80 to about 40 psi, with some areas experiencing only a trickle before crews restored flow.
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Avenue
Thirtyseventh Street
George Lee
City Water Department
Lee
History Week set in Scurry County March 25 31
Gov John Connally and County Judge Sterling Taylor proclaim March 25 to 31 as County History Appreciation Week in Scurry County. The Scurry County Historical Survey Committee plans displays Dedication Day with markers at the courthouse tours and other RAMPS activities inviting all citizens to participate. Hugh Boren Jr chairs the survey committee and Ernest Sears leads the week’s subcommittee.
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Sterling Taylor
Scurry County
Hugh Boren Jr
John Connally
Texas
Gov. Connally
Scurry County Historical Survey Committee
Ernest Sears
Texas cool toward McCarthy Kennedy tandem
Scurry County Democrats unify behind Lyndon Baines Johnson as president and nominee. The county committee passed a unanimous resolution endorsing Johnson and his renomination, reflecting Texas party leadership views amid McCarthy Kennedy contest. Local chairs report broad county endorsements and liberal groups cool to McCarthy Kennedy signals.
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McCarthy-Kennedy
McCarthy - Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Frank A. Wilson
Scurry County
Democratic Executive Committee
LBJ
Wilson
Young Democrats
Robert F. Kennedy
Democratic Party
MrCarthy
Kennedy
Don Yarbrough
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
McCarthy
Lyndon Baines Johnson
United States
United States of America
Burning Queen North Queen Drifts After Cargo Fire
A glowing Greek freighter burns in the Pacific 630 miles southeast of Baja California as its crew boards a U S Navy ship for a six day cruise to the Canal Zone. The North Queen, 9341 tons, en route from Mobile to Indonesia, had a fire in the forward holds. The Maumee rescued a 32 member crew, including several women, from lifeboats.
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Calif
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal Zone
Baja California
Mexico
U.S. Coast Guard
West of England Underwriters
London
Mobile
Ala
Indonesia
Gulf
Coast Guard
Maumee
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