Flamethrowers and Mortars Hit Marine Camp Near Con Thien
About 1,200 North Vietnamese attacked a U.S. Marine camp near Con Thien for three hours. The assault left 179 enemy dead, with 35 Marines killed and 89 wounded. South Vietnamese and allied units also suffered casualties as the battle spread across Leatherneck Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McArthur
Saigon
U.S
Army
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Lewis W. Wait
Vietnam
Walt
James Barrett
U. S. Navy Seabee
Associated Press
Robert Ohman
Snyder Schools Shine at Texas Industrial Arts Meet
Snyder High School and Travis Junior High earned second in their classes while Lamar Junior High took third in state contests at Texas A&M. West Texas schools led, with Snyder totaling 15 firsts 18 seconds and 14 thirds. SHS won district and placed high in regional. First place winners from Snyder High include Lauren Clark Bill Raborn Don Lewis and others with multiple second and third place names listed for SHS Travis and Lamar programs.
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Snyder High
SHS
Ronnie Shields
Terry Browning
Bill Raborn
Mike Isbell
Travis
Texas A&m
Jessie Rios
James Wenetschlaeger
Kenny Patrick
Bill Martin
John McComb
Ronald Ward
Mike Elkins
Dee Farr
Jan Shelburne
Lindy Hughes
Mike Hodge
Snyder High School
Lamar Junior High
Texas A&m University
Midland High School
Odessa Ector
West Texas
Snyder
Madison
Abilene
Industrial Arts
Odessa
Guy Browning
Texas Industrial Arts Student Association
Lauren Clark
Don Lewis
Mike Martin
Roy Hunter
Dennis Kennedy
Danny Ward
Joe Fuller
David Fisher
Bill Raban
Ray Nokes
Buford
Ronald Foy
Lillian Jones
Joe Harding
Bob Bowden
Travis Junior High
Jesse Rios
Pete Canales
Norman Davis
John Hood
Mark Stephens
Lonnie Elder
Wilbert Walker
James Eades
Rick Glasscock
Charles Hodges
Linda Hughes
Judy Shelburne
Barbara Zalman
Vickie Allen
Dusty Owenby
Roland Tippins
Lamar
W. E. Raborn
Bobby Raborn
John Phillips
Carl Payne
Mark Zeck
Lynn Wilson
David Clemons
Sheila Greene
David Lovelady
Ronald Grant
Judy Overby
Don Elrod
Randy Collins
Jim Provence
Mike Fisher
Larry Neves
Weather overview for Texas regions forecasts
Weather across Texas shows highs mainly in the 80s to low 100s with variable winds and chances of showers. North Central and Northeast areas expect clear to partly cloudy skies with showers possible in the east today. Coastal and southern zones report light to moderate south winds and warm nights.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
Southwest
Deadly tornadoes sweep South and Midwest area wide
Storms tore through six Southern states and four Midwest states injuring scores and causing property losses. In Birmingham Alabama a 59 year old Nora Peeler was killed and 25 injured as a tornado struck the west side and damage neared one million dollars.
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South
Midwest
Birmingham
Ala
Nora Peeler
Huntsville
Decatur
Clay faces draft evasion indictment in federal case
A federal grand jury in Houston indites Cassius Clay for refusing induction into the armed forces. Conviction could mean up to five years in prison. The case follows his loss of the heavyweight title on April 28 after he refused to serve. Proceedings involve U.S. District Judge Ben C. Connally and relate to Clay's public refusals and statements.
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Houston
Tex
Cassius Clay
Clay
Ome
Eeer Tees Armed Forces
Federal Courts
Court of
U.S. Dist
Ben C. Connally
U.S. Atty
Morton Susman
Nescneauie
Eula Williams
Muhammed A
Central
Muhammed Ali
Nell Spence
East Today
West
Leah John
Northeast
North
Stanfield
Cassius Clay Is Indicted
Funeral service set for Pamela Sue Bowlin, 13, who died from injuries after a motorcycle car crash. Her brother Barrie Bowlin, 18, was treated for injuries. Pamela was born July 17, 1953 in Abilene and survived by her parents, two sisters, a brother, grandparents, and two great grandmothers. Burial at Snyder Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela Sue Bowlin
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Barrie William Bowlin
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Abilene Hospital
Snyder Ambulance Service
Joel Glenn Greer
Avenue S
Fortieth Street
William B. Bowlin
Patricia Repola
Glenda Kay Bowlin
Alamosa
Colo
Snyder
W. R. Bowlin
Conferences At Snyder Schools Urge First Grade Immunization Appointments
Parents of children entering first grade in Snyder schools are urged to keep nurse appointments at elementary schools this week. Bring immunization records for childhood diseases to present to the school nurses.
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Snyder
Bawee Anhnal
Eisenhower Condition Improves At Walter Reed
Walter Reed Army Hospital reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower shows improvement after weekend GI illness. He can take liquid nourishment and had a comfortable, well slept night, according to public information officer Lt. Col. Edward J. Costello.
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Washington
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edward J. Costello
Hundreds Die as Strife Grips Western China
Reports from Peking wall posters via Japanese correspondents say growing clashes in Chengtu and western provinces have killed or wounded hundreds. Among the dead were 200 pro Mao supporters drowned when anti-Maoists rammed their boat on the Yangtze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis K. Ichigaya
Tokyo
Wall
Peking
China
Mao Tsetung
Red Guard
Chengtu
Communist Party
Mao
Lu Shao-chi
the Wall
South China Red Guards
Yangtze River
Chungking
Szechwan
Teng Hsiao-ping
Liu
Peking People’s Daily
Tsinghai
Tientsin
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Lexington
Kentucky
Galesburg
Ill
Salisbury
Missouri
Davenport
Iowa
South Carolina
Highway Patrol
Moncks Corner
Charleston
May E. Bowlin
Hermleigh
T. B. Palmer
Episcopal Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
C. L. Bowyer
A. B. ‘Lightfoot
First Baptist Church
Snyder Cemetery
Bolger Funeral Home
Eisenhower
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