Bandits Seize 2.1 Million in London Armored Car Heist
In London the crew of an armored car was overpowered by a bandit gang and gold bullion valued at about 2.1 million dollars was stolen. The 140 ingots were taken in Islington and the vehicle found abandoned four miles away in Kentish Town with the crew bound. One guard was hospitalized with head and chest injuries while two others were treated for injuries at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
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London
Scotland Yard
Islington
Kentish Town
Britain
Middlesex Hospital
Moorfields Eye Hospital
Earthquake Kills Five in Ioannina Region Greece
An earthquake in Ioannina Greece killed at least five people and injured more than 30. Rescue teams searched the debris of nine villages leveled near the Greek Albanian border as authorities stepped up evacuations and relief efforts.
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Ioannina
Greece
Three More MIGs Down Over North Vietnam
U S pilots shot down three more MIGs over North Vietnam near the demilitarized zone as Marine forces on Hill 881 near the DMZ suffered heavy casualties. 49 Marines were killed and 156 wounded as two battalions fought to take the hill.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U. S
Albany Eyes Test Law Cuts Renewal Interval
A new New York state law requires drivers to have an eye examination every three years at license renewal, replacing the prior nine year testing cycle. The measure prompts changes for renewals and aims to improve road safety.
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Albany, N.Y
Britain Will Reattempt Common Market Entry With Safeguards
Britain’s Cabinet agreed to try again for European Market membership with conditions to safeguard trading interests. The Chequers agreement aims to let Prime Minister Wilson negotiate inside the six nation bloc while safeguarding agriculture, New Zealand dairy, West Indies sugar, the pound, welfare, and free worker movement. Critics include Douglas Jay and others who fear economic integration and seek safeguards before joining. The plan awaits formal Cabinet approval and parliamentary notice.
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Lawrence Malkin
London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Chequers
Wilson
Customs Union
Brussels
Charles de Gaulle
New Zealand
British Commonwealth
West Indies
Fred Peart
William Rose
Anthony Craanuamnad
Construction Approved For Super Jets
President Johnson gave the go ahead for two Boeing GE proto types of a supersonic jet to begin work. Boeing and GE promised swift progress and aim to fly the first SST by 1970 with government funds potentially exceeding one billion dollars. Each prototype could reach 1800 mph and carry about 300 passengers at an estimated $35 to $40 million per plane. Johnson asked Congress to add 198 million to the already budgeted 250 million for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Johnson
Boeing Co
General Electric
Congress
Weather overview for Snyder and regions in Texas
Snyder area reports high Saturday 86 and Sunday 80, with lows from 42 to 67 depending on location. Weather outlook notes cooler nights, partly cloudy skies, and scattered showers across North Central, Northeast, Northwest, South Central, Southeast and Southwest Texas with highs ranging from the 60s to mid 80s.
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Snyder
Texas
Deadly Tornadoes Batter Minnesota
The Associated Press reports tornadoes and high winds across Minnesota left 16 dead, over 100 injured, and millions in damage. The outbreak extended from the Dakotas to nearby states with snow, hurricane winds, and freezing weather in a wide storm system.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
South Dakota
Wild Texas Storms Cut Deep Across State
Torrential rain and 60 mph winds struck central and north Texas with hail and flooding. Tornadoes touched down near Lake Rockwall and Austin area as a cold front moved in from Sherman to Del Rio, while Dallas to Rockwall saw Interstate 26 flooded and traffic reduced to one lane. In North Dakota and South Dakota a spring blizzard stranded hundreds and snow piled up, though no deaths were reported.
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Waco
Weather Bureau
Redbird Airport
Dallas
Mount Vernon
Junction
Rocksprings
Mason
Lake Rockwall
Austin
al Hagan
Associated Press
Interstate 26
Georgetown
Leander
McKinney
Sherman
del Rio
Lake Superior
Duluth
Minn
Coast
North Dakota
Dakotas
Black Hills
South Dakota
Friona to Welcomes Largest Packing Plant
Missouri Beef Packers Inc plans a Friona facility on 203 acres to open by April 1968. The plant would employ 250 workers on a single shift, process 10 000 cattle weekly with potential double shift for 20 000, and serve East Southwest and West Coast markets. Friona mayor projects over 1 million dollars yearly in payroll. Friona population 3149.
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Amarillo AP
Missouri
Friona
Panhandle
Missouri Beef Packers Inc
Rock Port
Robert E. Frye
Frye
East
Southwest
West Coast
West Texas
United States
Iowa
Dakota City
Neb
Texas
Neuhoff Packing Co
Dallas
W. L. Edelmant
Snyder Band Wins Class AAA Honors at Corpus Christi Festival
Snyder High School Black and Gold bands earned top ratings at the Buccaneer Music Festival in Corpus Christi. The band won first division superior in concert, with 17 top Class AAA ensembles in Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana. Soloists and ensembles across first and second divisions are listed, with director Melvin Montgomery and assistant Charles Shaw directing.
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Snyder High School
Buccaneer
Corpus Christi
Snyder Band
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Snyder
Alvin Lockhart
Dennis Phariss
Charles Toombs
Anthony Brown
Doris Everts
Kathy Keller
Judy Voel
Kel
Roy Bartels
Doug Burney
Jerry Tate
Caroline Stansell
Pat Land
Jan Williamson
Jimmy Davis
Joe Breeden
Max Mearse
Rodney Michie
Johnny von Roeder
Joyce Greenway
Daphne Merritt
John McBeth
Judy Voelkel
Molly Walker
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Gulf of Tonkin
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Oklaho
Dinner Inn
Kansas
Nebraska
Mis
Arkansas
Albert
Lea
Gulf
Florida
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Great Lakes
Waseca
Minneapolis
Minneapone
Rockyrolls
Tor- Alen
Freeborn
Clarks Grove
West
Travis Junior High
Sarah Clark
Travis
John Hood
Jack Gorman
Wesley Bishop
Gale Brown
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