03 May 1964
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1964
Page
1
An eight-person blast in Saigon wounded five US officers and three enlisted men near a riverfront, while a separate explosion crippled the carrier Card. Authorities weighed whether sabotage or a hull breach caused the damage as divers inspected the ship.
Texans vote in overcast conditions with brisk turnout in major counties. Governor John Connally and wife cast ballots in Austin as Democratic and Republican voters weigh governor and sheriff races in Jefferson County. Houston lines stretch 30 minutes to an hour while Dallas reports heavy early voting and Corpus Christi shows a small Democratic share.
Snyder reports show temperatures notching highs around 82 Friday and 80s Sunday with lows near 58 to 68. North Central and Northeast Texas expect partial clouds and scattered showers Sunday, while West to North areas stay cooler with 45 to 64 lows and 75 to 90 highs Sunday. Coast sees 8 to 18 knot winds. Southeast and Central Texas stay warm with highs near 85 to 99 and overnight lows 64 to 74. Southwest Texas clears to partly cloudy with 34 to 64 lows and 68 to 80 highs.
Hoffa plans a trusteeship to seize Baton Rouge Local 5 amid Partin embezzlement allegations and Partin's testimony against Hoffa. An elevated internal dispute over Hoffa's legal fees and a Chicago pension fund case compound the tension within the Teamsters International.
A Texas pupil, Jerry Cotten, 23, North Texas State University, travels on an 1,800 pound Brahma bull toward New York for the World's Fair. He has covered 2,000 miles since September, with a pickup driver supplying food and provisions. Cotten hopes the trek helps fund his college education and cites a family friend who rode a Texas bull to the 1939 fair for inspiration.
A collision east of Casa Grande Arizona killed Thomas James 70 and his wife May Rose 54 of Post Texas when their car hit a Southern Pacific freight train Friday.
KOUNTZE Texas AP Jim Yarborough aged 65 was killed Friday night when he stepped in front of a car at the US 69 crossing with Farm 418. The driver was not injured. The incident remains under investigation by local authorities.
Sen. Paul Douglas warns the Senate that amending the House passed civil rights bill could hinder final passage. He urges seeking House support for any Senate changes and cites House Rules chair Howard W. Smith as a potential obstacle. Leaders plan a vote on amendments next week as debate continues.
Dr Jimmie Nelson, pastor of Colonial Hill Baptist Church, resigns to become pastor of First Baptist Church in Deer Park near Houston. The change takes effect May 30 after nine years at Colonial Hill, where he arrived in fall 1954 as the church’s first pastor. He cites a calling and unanimous invitation as his reasons.
In Brooklyn a patrolman was dragged for blocks when a car fled after being stopped for a license check. Officer Edmund G. Schrempf, 25, died. Passenger Adrian Valentine, 20, died after the crash. Driver Oscar Vazquez, 22, Brooklyn, faced vehicular homicide and DWI charges.
Communist authorities remove East German flags from two U S troop trains bound for West Germany after a May Day flag dispute at the East German border. Delays of about four hours occurred as trains waited near Potsdam before proceeding without flags.
Snyder Jaycees set up their traditional election board on the courthouse lawn to post primary returns Saturday night. The two year rotation ensures Scurry County voters can follow results as they come in.
John Garcia 27 of Groves was killed when his car struck a culvert in heavy fog two miles east of Bridge City Texas early Saturday, authorities said.
The Say City Chamber schedules a 7 pm May 7 meeting at the high school auditorium for all members. President John Bor II will preside and present a brief review of past activities and project costs. The session includes a discussion of the chamber and city projects with graphic displays.
Joseph Francis Bryan Jr. confessed to killing 7-year-old Lewis Wilson of St. Petersburg. FBI involvement noted. Wilson's body found in a Venice palmetto thicket. Bryan also linked to the disappearances of Dennis Burke and John David Robison in Tennessee and South Carolina.
Prospectors schedule wells in Snyder area across Scurry Nolan and Fisher counties with targets in Tonto Multipay and Noodle Creek pools. Drilling plans include No 1 Weldon Johnson near Snyder and No 17 Finch Canyon reef in Nolan County, plus a 6 800 foot test near Rotan in Fisher and a 4500 foot Noodle Creek test in Kent.
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