Silver dollar reserve dwindling as Treasury foresees shortage
Treasury reports daily depletion of one million silver dollars with reserves near 13 million prompting fears of running out in about two weeks. Crowds gathered at the cash window after the House panel rejected a 1.93 million request to resume minting cartwheels. Some coins are returning to vaults, indicating collector demand.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Treasurys
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury Othcia
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Doctors Escape Serious Plane Crash Near Sweetwater
Dr John W. Raines and Dr Sherman Merritt, Snyder physicians, survived a near fatal single engine crash en route from Atlanta to Snyder. Fuel exhaustion caused the craft to crash just west of Sweetwater airport shortly after midnight, with Merritt sustaining a broken leg. The plane was a total loss.
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John W. Raines
Sherman Merritt
Snyder
Sweetwater
Atlanta
Tex
Dr. Merritt
Injured American Flier Released By Soviets
Soviet authorities handed over First Lt. Harold W. Welch to U.S. military representatives at Helmstedt after he sustained a fractured leg and arm when the RB66 recon plane was shot down. Capt. David I. Holland and Capt. Melvin J. Kessler remain in Soviet custody at an undisclosed location amid the dispute over the incident.
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Helmstedt
Germany
U.S
East Germany
Harold W. Welch
West Berlin
Welch
Detroit
Mich
Magdenburg
Air Force
David I. Holland
Holland, Minn
Melvin J. Kessler
Philadelphia
Air Force Hospital
Wiesbaden
Hannover
Young Snyder artist Linda Miller gains museum recognition
Linda Miller, 21, trained under Dallas and Houston artists, earns praise for her still life studies and ornate framed works. West Texas Museum in Lubbock bought one painting and plans display, after Snyder High School principal J. M. Kayser championed her talent.
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Linda Miler
Bully Greenfield
Avenue U
Bud Miller
West Texas Museum
Lubbock
Ruidoso
N. M
Katherine Hill Travis
Linda
Houston
Ruby Markham
Hill Country
la Arts Foundation
Ingramda
Buck
Linda Schientz
Don Bowlin
Fredrick Tabes
New York
Miss Miller
J. M. Kayser
Snyder High School
Mr. Kayser
W. C. Holden
Exas Tech
Dr. Holden
Frances
Hijacking Of Cuban Copter Under Probe
Two Cuban defectors hijacked a Cuban military helicopter en route to the United States. Pilot Jose Maria was shot six times and died in Key West Florida while the attackers Guillermo Isantos and Andres Izagirre were questioned by immigration authorities in Miami. A mechanic aboard the craft, Sergio Roque, 17, fled the scene and was captured nearby. A loaded 50 caliber machine gun was found on the helicopter nose.
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Key West
Havana
Atlantic
Miami
Cuba
Key West International Airport
Sergio Roque
Gullermo
Isantos
Andres Izaguirre
Jose Marcia
United States
Santos
Key West Santos
George Faraldo
Faraldo
Viet Nam and Cambodia clash over border air attack
Saigon protests after Cambodian fighters shoot down an American-piloted Vietnamese plane. Cambodia accuses a cross border attack that killed 16 Cambodians and delays peace talks. The Vietnamese jet observer was killed and the pilot badly injured.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
United States
Red China
U.S
Cambodiio
Chantrea
Archeological Unit To Be Formed Here
All persons interested in forming a local chapter of the South Plains Archeological Society are invited to a 7 p.m. Monday meeting in the Towle Park Barn. The group will pursue society objectives, provide amateurs a forum to discuss and display Indian artifacts, and cooperate on field work.
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The
South Plains Archeological Society
Towle Park
South Plains Society
One Car Crash Kills Man In South Texas
Wil mington Del resident Handley B. Shull, 25, died in a one car crash between Laredo and San Antonio. Alfonso G. Mendez, a South American exchange student at the University of Oklahoma, was seriously injured after the vehicle ran off a bridge and hit an embankment, according to Highway Patrolman Bob Bowers.
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Artelia Wells
Tex
Handley B. Shull
Wilmington
Del
South Texas
Laredo
San Antonio
Alfonso G. Mendez
Tthe University of Oklahoma
Bob Bowers
Condemned Cuban Gets New Trial
Fidel Castro said Marcos A Rodriguez Alfonso, condemned for complicity in four revolutionary deaths during Batista’s regime, will receive a new trial after appeals. He criticized secrecy around the case and pledged to push for an open, public appeal.
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Reedy
Salinger
White House
George Reedy
Johnson
Pierre Salinger
San Francisco
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Havana
Castro
Marcos A. Rodriguez Alfonso
Rodriguez Alfonso
Fulgencio Batista
Hoy
Communist Party
Teen Dies in Waco Crash With Utility Pole Collision
AP reports 19 year old John Eugene Stell died after his car collided with another and struck a utility pole. The second driver, age 16, escaped with only minor injuries.
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WACO
John Eugene Stell
Spring Frost Damages Fruit Trees in Snyder Area
A late winter frost hit the Snyder area Saturday morning with official temps dropping to 27 degrees. Fruit crops, especially peaches and apricots, could suffer substantial damage as orchards in bloom faced a frost while sun then warmed the region. Final extent to be determined in coming days.
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Snyder
Negro in Midland slaying admits breaking into home
James Lee Marion 22 admits to beating Mrs Fred Turner Jr and her daughter in law during a 1963 Midland murder. He described entering Turner's bedroom after a pistol misfired, seizing valuables, assaulting Turner, and later striking Mrs Scharbauer as officers arrived. He then fled with two officers present.
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Lubbock
James Lee Marion
Midland
Fred Turner Jr
Marion
Turner
Dist
Atty
Alton Griffin
Mrs. Turner
Weather Summary for Texas and Southwest Regions
Fragmented weather report across Texas regions notes sun and warmth today with higher temperatures in the west and scattered clouds in the north. Sunday forecast calls for mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, warmer with some clear periods. Coastal winds ease with small craft advisories continuing offshore.
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Snyder
Central Teaas
Norte
Tesas
Northwest Texas
Southees
Texas
Forth
Teaas
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