Houston Cougars face UCLA in NCAA final region in LA
The University of Houston basketball team seeks its perfect record and a win over defending NCAA champion UCLA in Los Angeles. Past playoff runs in UCLA’s town hint at a tough test as Houston balances travel and league play while staying in the spotlight. Snyder High School track has outpaced expectations as Tigers push to reach districts.
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Cougars
University of California At
Los Angeles
UCLA
Houston
Astrodome
Snyder High School
Tigers
Wacil McNair
Today in History March 22 1968 highlights
On this date in history notable events include the Stamp Act passage by Parliament in 1765, the 1622 massacre of Virginians, Jefferson becoming secretary of state in 1790, a 1794 act against slave shipments, De catur wounded in 1820, U S recognition of Russia in 1917, Roosevelt signing 1933 beer law, plus notable past drownings and Castro remarks.
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Associated Press
America
Thomas Jefferson
U. S
Congress
Stephen Decatur
James Barron
Washington
United States
Russia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rhodes
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Weather outlook for Texas regions and temperatures
Snyder reports temperatures with highs around mid to upper forties and lows in the twenties across Northwest to Central and North Central Texas. Northeast and Lower Coast see mixed cloud cover, light snow flurries in far north, with Saturdays warmer in most areas and coastal winds easing from northwest to northeast.
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Texas
New threat to Khe Sanh as Reds deploy 37mm guns
U S fighter bombers hit 165 North Vietnamese trucks in the last two days while North Vietnam moves 37mm anti aircraft guns to Khe Sanh for the first time, elevating danger to the besieged base. Ground fighting continues across South Vietnam with heavy artillery and air activity. U S pilots report 108 missions in North Vietnam, with strikes near Mu Gia Pass and near the Chinese border. several aircraft losses and crews killed reported.
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Northwest
China
Israel claims raid success in Jordan invasion
Israel says it wiped out four Arab guerrilla bases and killed 150 terrorists during a 15 hour invasion of Jordanian territory on the east bank of the Jordan River, with 30 Israeli deaths. Jordan counters 200 attackers killed and 20 Israelis dead, as U.N. talks and international reaction follow.
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New York
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al Ahram
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State Department
Haim Bar-Lev
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Bar
Reds Seek Peace Talks After Bombing Halt
Bern reports North Vietnam says it is seriously prepared to enter peace negotiations with the United States after an unconditional halt to bombing. The message came via Mai Van Bo in Bern, following Swiss government outreach.
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Switzerland
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Mai van Bo
Democratic Republic of
Will Wilson and Abner McCall named Anti-Crime Council co-chairs
The Anti-Crime Council of Texas selected former Attorney General Will Wilson of Dallas and Baylor University President Abner McCall of Waco as co-chairs on Thursday. The group formed last week opposes the horse race betting referendum on the May 4 primary ballots and vows to fight crime across Texas.
Patrolman Victimized By Soft-Hearted Thief
Dallas AP reports Patrolman G. B. Lemons was robbed of more than 10 gallons of gas after leaving his squad car to escort a prisoner to jail. He found the fuel siphoned when he returned, leaving just enough to reach a service station for a refill.
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G. B. Lemons
Lemons
Deffebach Named United Fund Head
The United Fund board met at Snyder Savings and Loan to elect new officers and set plans for the annual campaign. Lyle Deffebach was named president with Rev. Jack Riley as vice president and Rev. John Bollinger as secretary, Les Francis treasurer, and Dr. A B Lightfoot campaign chairman.
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H. F. Clark
Gary Stevens
Lyle Deffebach
Jack Riley
John Bollinger
United Fund Board of Directors
Les Francis
A. B. Lightfoot
Ben Brock
Gene Merrifield
John Jarrell
Hermleigh Names Rutherford Superintendent of Schools
HERMLEIGH Van Rutherford 39 years old, previously head of Noodle-Horn Public Schools in Jones County, is named Hermleigh superintendent effective June 1 after Ted Averitt resigns to lead Hart district. Rutherford, a Navy veteran, holds a BA from Hardin-Simmons, a master’s in administrative education from HSU, and has led Noodle-Horn Schools since 1964. He and his wife have two children, Mike and Vicky, and are Baptist.
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van Rutherford
Noodle-Horn
Jones County
Ted Averitt
Helmleigh
Hart
Rutherford
Ranger Junior College
Hardin - Simmons University
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Abilene Christian College
Mce- Murry College
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Cuba
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Vicky
The
Baptist Church
Turkish Senate passes ban on tiny parties in provinces
The Turkish Senate approved a law that could wipe out small political parties by denying seats to parties receiving only a minimal share of votes in a province. The measure targets parties with limited geographic support and could reshape the national party system.
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Ankara
Turkey
Senate
Mrs. Wallace Regains Solid Nourishment After Surgery
MONTGOMERY Ala AP Gov Lurleen Wallace's doctors stopped vein feeding and reports say she is taking solid nourishment again after an abdominal abscess drain operation. Her physicians note antibiotics have been reduced as she improves following the March 12 surgery and prior cancer operations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen Wallace
Rare Snow Sprinkles Coastal Texas to Louisiana Storm
A freak spring storm dropped large moist snowflakes across the Middle and Upper Texas Coast, drifting into Louisiana and Arkansas. Observers report flakes up to a quarter in size, with 1 to 3 hours of snowfall and patches up to 100 miles inland before dawn. Warnings for hazardous driving were issued for parts of Arkansas and Louisiana as snow mixed with rain or sleet swept the coast and inland towns.
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Bay City
Freeport
Angleton
Alvin
LaMarque
la Porte
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Conroe
Huntsville
Lufkin
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Orange
Jasper
Young Artist Draws Lightning Struck Tree Picture
A Sumner County teacher asked second graders to draw spring scenes. Most drew flowers and budding trees, but one girl drew a barren black tree in a field and explained she thought it had been struck by lightning.
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Summerville
H. A. Carlton
Nixon’s Political Stock Skyrockets
AP report from New York notes Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s decision not to run boosts Nixon’s political standing and fuels talk of a possible Rockefeller draft. Nixon says a draft could occur if favorite sons fail to decide at the GOP convention, while Reagan and Laxalt weigh the implications and Rockefeller reiterates he stands ready if called but expects no such call.
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Nelson Rockefeller
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Nixon
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Ronald Reagan
Paul Laxalt
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