Reds Win Out In Demand For Separate Talks
Washington reports the United States Britain and France yielded to Soviet demands for separate Moscow talks with Gromyko or a representative. The move allows one on one negotiations with the aim of arranging a future four power summit. U S officials doubt the Soviets are ready for a summit now.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Moscow
Gromyko
Washington-Moscow
Dulles
Copenhagen
Selwyn Lloyd
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Macmillan
U.S
AEC
Lewis Strauss
Strauss
Snyder Spotlight Rushes Ballot Filing for Democratic Primaries
Candidates in Snyder area must file with the Scurry County Democratic Chairman or County Clerk by May 5 to appear on the Democratic primary ballot. Local notes cover highway 350 improvements and a proposed Safe junction to Cogdell Memorial Hospital, plus weather quirks and Cold War diplomacy talks involving Dulles Eisenhower and Macmillan.
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Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Pat Moore
Candidates file early to secure July primary ballot
Deadline looms for county Democratic candidates to file with the county executive committee for the July 26 primary. By yesterday only one candidate, Bill Riley, had not filed. Filing is at the county clerk's office or with Frank Wilson, the county Democratic chairman.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Bill Riley
Frank Wilson
Democratic
Booster Groups Plan Merge For U S 180 260 Route
Snyder hosts the 1958 U S Highway 180 Association convention with talks on merging with the U S 260 group. Leaders include Bill Lee Jack Vincent and Pat Ryan as officers. Meetings run May 18 19 at Snyder facilities with tours barbecue sessions and elections.
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Snyder
Fort Worth
el Paso
New Mexico
Arizona
Bill Lee
Deming
N. M
Flagstaff
Ariz
Grand Canyon
U. S. 180
Carlsbad Caverns
Butterfield Trail
U. S. 180 Association
Carlsbad
Lee
Jack Vincent
Pat Ryan
Lamesa
Snyder Gasoline Plant
Resident's Father Dies Near Kilgore
O. L. Mosley, 54, a construction company superintendent, died of a heart attack Saturday while helping sandbag a levee around a pipeline plant five miles north of Lufkin Texas. Survivors include two daughters Mary Davidson of Texarkana and Evelyn Chunn of Snyder.
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Lufkin
Tex
O. L. Mosley
Here
Mary Davidson
Texarkana
Evelyn Chunn
Snyder
Eisenhower Proposes Neutrality Pact for Antarctica
President Eisenhower urged the Soviet Union and 10 other nations to join a pact to neutralize Antarctica for peaceful scientific research. The plan aims to bar territorial claims and curb East West conflicts by insulating the region. A 12 nation conference may follow an informal exchange of ideas among participants. The nations include the United States Soviet Union Argentina Australia Belgium Chile France Japan New Zealand Norway South Africa and Britain. The Moscow note was delivered in Washington by Deputy Undersecretary Robert Murphy. The proposal seeks to extend International Geophysical Year cooperation beyond this year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Antarctica
White House
United States
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Chile
France
Japan
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
Britain
U.S
Moscow
Mikhail Menshikov
Robert Murphy
15-Year Old Admits Abduction Of 6-Year-Old Kathy Hampton
In St Louis a 15-year-old youth confessed Saturday to abducting Kathy Hampton, a 6-year-old girl found outside a vacant ramshackle house. Kathy, found dirty but alive after 70 hours missing, had bruises but no evidence of rape. Police question the youth who lived in the same neighborhood. investigators recovered clothing and a belt tied to Kathy.
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ST. Louis
James Chapman
Kathy Hampton
Chapman
St. Iantis
Kathy
Offi
City Hospital
Rollin Picou
James Key
North St. Louis
Weathers Enters Race for County Treasurer
Leona Viola Weathers of Snyder announces candidacy for county treasurer in the July 26 primary. She joins incumbent Mollie Pinkerton and Agnes Brown as announced candidates. Weathers, 20-year county resident and longtime local businesswoman, lives at 2806 Avenue W with her mother Lula Alexander. She has two sons, Alfred Jr. and Elwyn, and is active in Colonial Hill Baptist Church.
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Leona Viola Weathers
Snyder Your Exchange
Mollie Pinkerton
Agnes Brown
Weathers
Your Exchange
Manhattan
Crockett
Houston County
Colonial Hill Baptist Church
Avenue W
Lula Alexander
Alfred W. Weathers, Jr
Bethlehem Supply Co
Amarillo
Elwyn E. Weathers
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Weather report for Snyder and Texas regions
Forecast notes high Friday at 82, low 47 with 7:30 am reading. Saturday 47 with 0.49 inch precipitation. East and South Central Texas to see partly cloudy skies, scattered coastal showers. North Central Texas warm and partly cloudy. West Texas mild and partly cloudy through Sunday and Monday.
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Snyder
East
Texas
West
Suspect Held Here In Friday Morning Robbery
Earnest James, a 36 year old Negro, was charged with robbery by assault in justice court here after the Friday morning robbery at knife point of David Henkell, the Ed Neves Humble Service Station attendant. Police recovered part of the $64 taken. James remains in the county jail without bond. James had a long prior record including a five year sentence for robbery by assault in 1952.
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Earnest James
Justice Court
James
David Henkell
Ed Neves Humble
Twenty-fifth Street
T. L. Steele
Troy Little
Steele
Severe Weather Lashes Texas Nine Days Amid Flood Fears
Severe weather and floods battered Texas for the ninth straight day. Tornadoes and high winds hit East and Southwest Texas while flood threats prompted evacuations in Fort Worth and other communities. Rescue operations continued as a new front approached, with Atascosa and Bexar counties reporting evacuations and a Cheyenne area rescue near Randolph AFB. Upshur County declared disaster, estimating bridge and road damage exceeding 100000 dollars as rains continued.
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Associated Press
Texas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
San Marcos
Lufkin
Marshall
Longview
Hughes Springs
Cason
Leesburg
LaSoya
Devine
Kenedy
Andrea Baker
Bexar County
Randolph Air Force Base
Texas (Oil) Co
Gladewater
Sabine
Brice Esti
Unit System Study Voted by Snyder Jaycees
The Snyder Junior Chamber of Commerce will study the merits of a unit system for county operation. The plan would place roads and bridges under a county road engineer, supervised by the commissioners court. Arthur Blanchard chairs the study committee with R. T. Roberts Charles Blakey and Ernest Sears on the panel.
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Snyder Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Commissioners Court
Scurry County
Arthur Blanchard
Jaycee Committee
R. T. Roberts
Charles Blakey
Ernest Sears
Half Inch Rain Falls Here Friday
A quick shower swept Snyder Friday afternoon dropping about .49 inches, with winds knocking a 28 foot trailer on West Twenty-first Street and lifting a well house top. Lake J B Thomas rose toward full level while nearby towns reported similar rainfall.
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Snyder
West Twenty-first Street
Henry Maxwell
Lake J. B. Thomas
David Strayhorn
Hermleigh
Fluvanna
Ira
Camp Springs
Traffic Toll Down in Austin Through April
Texas traffic fatalities through April are 10 percent below last year’s rate, with 618 people killed in accidents, down from 688 in the same period of 1957, according to the Department of Public Safety.
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Austin
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Snyder High School Wins Grand Sweepstakes at Buccaneer Festival
Snyder High School musicians claim the grand sweepstakes trophy in Class AAA at the Buccaneer Music Festival in Corpus Christi. The band totals 161 points and the choir 37 for 198 points, with Melvin Montgomery directing the band and Bob Clinton leading the choir.
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Corpus Christi
Snyder High School
Luling
Three Rivers
O’henry Junior High of
Austin
Snyder
Melvin Montgomery
Bob Clinton
Silhouette Contest Opens in Your Daily News
A new daily feature offers silhouettes of local leaders with clues to identify them for a $350 prize. Jack Ellis of Paris crafts the silhouettes with precision from black paper. Easy, quick, fun. watch for this unusual contest.
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Jack Ellis
Paris
Javits Blames White House For Inaction In Recession
Senator Javits says the White House bears part of the blame for inaction on the recession. Humphrey Ellender and Casey criticize Eisenhower policies as Democrats push bills totaling over 13 billion in new expenditures. Eisenhower vetoes a water projects bill citing standards gaps.
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Javits
White House
Washington
Congress
Sens
Humphrey
D-Minn
Ellender
Eisenhower
Clifford P. Casey
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Senate
Fisenhower
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