Strike Grips Algiers Today
Algiers shuts down as a general strike by European workers protests Algerian independence. Rail service, air traffic, and city transit halt. water gas and electricity cut. shops close at noon. The action, tied to the European secret army, follows arrests of union leaders and aims to paralyze economy amid cease fire tensions.
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Algiers
European Secret Army Organization
Algeria
Railway Union Federation
Secret Army
Oran
Bab el Qaed
Old First Methodist Church Razed in Snyder
A 49 year old landmark, the old First Methodist Church at Twenty seventh Street and Avenue R, is being dismantled. The 1915 brick structure, aided by J. W. Hunt, will make way for parking and landscaping at the new church campus. Meanwhile, church youth are selling souvenir bricks from the building.
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First Methodist Church
First Methodist
Twenty - Seventh Street
Avenue R
Snyder
Ennis Creek
J. W. Hunt
McMurry College
Abilene
Small Nations Protest Geneva Talk Stalemate
At the Geneva disarmament conference small nations protested the deadlock between the big powers. The three atomic powers the United States Britain and the Soviet Union failed to agree on a nuclear test ban despite two hours of talks. Gromyko and Tsarapkin stressed a stalemate while Western proposals and East German demands hindered progress.
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John M. Hightower
Geneva
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Semyon Tsarapkin
Lord Home
Russia
U.S
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Manuel Tello
Mexico
Dicker
Tello
Tsarapkin
Palace of Nations
Gromyko
Rusk
West Berlin
East Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Lothar Bolz
Gromyke
Germany
Regime Says Phoumi Is Dragging Feet in Laos Crisis
U S officials blame right wing general Phoumi Nosavan for stalling a neutral coalition in Laos. Harriman travels to Bangkok to press Thai Prime Minister Sarit Thanarat, kin to Phoumi, for help. Geneva talks had outlined a neutral government with Boun Oum, Souvanna Phouma, and Souphanouvong as key figures.
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Tokyo
Kennedy
Laos
Phoumi Nosavan
U.S
Fela Bheehplilb
Washington
Phoumi
W. Averell Harriman
U. S
Far East
Geneva
Borden Stock Show Slated for Saturday Events
Borden County junior livestock show plans a Saturday event with steers, barrows and lambs. Judging starts at 9 am and ends by noon followed by a barbecue lunch. The 1:30 pm auction is limited to 60 animals with up to 10 steers 20 barrows and 30 lambs entered.
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Gail
Borden County
Borden County Junior Livestock Association
Water Service Interruption Planned in North Snyder
The city water department reports a two hour outage tonight starting at 10 p.m. The affected area runs north along Fourth Street to Avenue, with additional sections west of Avenue and north of Fourth Street. The shutdown enables connections for relocating water mains on the new U S Highway 84 right of way.
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North
Snyder
City Water Department
Fourth Street
Avenue
United States and Soviet Union to discuss joint space projects
The United States and the Soviet Union begin detailed discussions on cooperation in outer space. The talks follow friendly letters between Kennedy and Khrushchev, with topics including weather satellites, long range communications, space law, and astronaut rescue. Khrushchev calls for disarmament before broader joint space travel. Kennedy welcomes the move and notes a base for practical cooperation.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Washington
May Get New Trial After 24 Years
Fleming Nolden Jr. won the right to appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals arguing his Bastrop County trial was illegal because he was 15 at the time of the rape and life sentence. He testified a sheriff deputy and district attorney beat him until he confessed.
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San Antonio
Fleming Nolden Jr
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Robert Darden
Nolden
Bastrop
Texas
Patrol Car Flips During Chase in Snyder City
A high speed chase ended in a one car accident in Snyder City after a 1959 Chevrolet ran a red light. Patrolman Jesse Browning reported the crash in the Avenue A to D area near new road construction. Driver Charles Allen Newman, 18, of Snyder, was arrested by Sweetwater officers and returned to Snyder.
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Snyder Police
Snyder
Sweetwater Highway
Jesse Browning
Roscoe
Sweetwater
Snyder City
Avenue
Avenue A
Avenue D
Chester Simons
Browning
Simons
Charles Allen Newman
Soviets Outline Elaborate Civil Defense Plan and Gas Masks
Washington AP reports the Soviet Union claims a comprehensive civil defense system with mass gas masks protective clothing and shelters. A 406 page translation notes plans include individual gas masks and kits while admitting limited public distribution in places. It highlights germ warfare focus and political propaganda alongside defense measures.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Commerce Department
Office of Technical Services
Ministry of Health
L. F. Supron
F. P. Zverev
Minsk
Funeral set for W L Lewellen in Snyder
Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Saturday for W L Lewellen 75 of 2711 Avenue X who died at Cogdell Hospital around 6:30 a.m. He was born March 30, 1886 in Taylor County and moved to Snyder in 1919. He married Gertie Scott in 1930 in Snyder. Survivors include a widow a stepson Howell Scott four sisters and one brother. Burial at Snyder Cemetery.
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W. L. Lewellen
Avenue X
Lewellen
Cogdell Hospital
Taylor County
Snyder
Gertie Scott
Howell Scott
Ida Coldazer
Vernon
Carrie Jennings
Arizona
Elmyra Waters
Cordie Rogers
Redwater
Tex
Walter Lewellen
Green Hill Baptist Church
Alan Cartrite
Snyder Cemetery
Bolger
Bolger Funeral Home. Pallbearers Will Be Robert Colelazer, R. V. Colelazer
Leroy Brown
Dean Smith
G N. Greer
Well Servicing Exempt From Tax
State Comptroller Robert Calvert ruled oil and gas well service is exempt from state sales tax. Charges for services at well sites are not taxed, but tangible property used in performance remains taxable. Process licenses and patent fees are intangible. Transportation charges with only service are not taxed.
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Austin
Robert Calvert
Calvert
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions and Friday Outlook
Cloudy conditions with scattered showers across Northern and Northeast Texas. Cooler tonight with lows around 40s to mid 50s, and a warming trend Friday with highs generally in the 70s to 80s. Southeast and Central Texas see similar mixed skies, with coastal areas breezy and scattered showers possible.
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Snyder
Texas
Moody
Portheast
Sisworth
East
Pridey
Tos
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