Snyder precinct selects Anita Holt as Democratic delegate
Anita Holt daughter of District Attorney Wayland G Holt a Baylor junior home for Mother's Day cast her first primary vote and became a precinct 15 delegate to the Scurry County Democratic Convention set for Saturday at 2 pm in the District Courtroom Snyder notes a three way potential district 3 AAA baseball tie among Lamesa Snyder and Brownfield with conditions for final standings and suggests Colorado City High School may not compete in district baseball next year as it re enters 3 AAA.
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Anita Holt
Wayland G. Holt
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Tornadoes
Brownfield
Lamesa
Levelland
Lacy Boles
Colorado City
C-City
Boles
UIL
Wacil McNair
Today in History May 9 highlights across years
On May 9 events include 1926 Byrd and Bennett flew over the North Pole, 1902 Columbus set sail on his fourth voyage, 1754 Franklin’s Join or Die cartoon, 1936 Mussolini proclaimed Ethiopia a colony, 1944 Sevastopol recaptured, 1946 Italy’s King abdicated, and notes on Yugoslavia, Birmingham desegregation, and India’s vice president.
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Richard E. Byrd
Floyd Bennett
North Pole
Christopher Columbus
Cadiz
Spain
New World
America
Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania Gazette
Benito Mussolini
Ethiopia
Italy
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Victor Emmanuel III
Crown Prince
Humbert
Yugoslavia
China
Birmingham
Ala
Zakir Husain
India
Weather Roundup for Texas Regions
Northwest to Southeast Texas reports cloudy skies with showers and scattered thunderstorms through Friday. Thunderstorms locally severe this afternoon and evening, with cooler nights and highs ranging from 70s to mid 80s across regions. South to Southwest areas note locally heavy rain and gusty southeast winds 10 to 20 knots.
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South Texas Area Flooded as Storms Challenge Texas
Fresh thunderstorms lashed Texas from North Central to South regions after heavy rain and hail. Flooding rose in South Texas lowlands with downpours over a foot. Tornado sightings reported near Bloomington Placedo Blessing Calhoun and Jackson counties with tornado watches until 10 am. Multiple thundershowers and fog spread across Corpus Christi Victoria Midland Dalhart College Station area as a cool air mass moved in.
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Bloomington
Placedo
Blessing
Matagorda
Gulf Coast
Calhoun
Jackson Counties
Victoria Cunty
Wichita Falls
Nocona
Lake Texoma
Cleburne-Fort Worth
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Midland
Big Spring
College Station
SCLC Campaign Gains Momentum
The Poor People's Campaign led by Rev. Ralph David Abernathy gains nationwide momentum as he warns it could be the last peaceful effort against racism and poverty. He vows no violence and heads toward Boston and other hubs with marches and rallies across Birmingham Atlanta Nashville Chicago Indianapolis and surrounding states.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Atlanta
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Mass
Midwest
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St. Paul
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Georgia
Mississippi
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Tenn
Marks, Miss
Nigeria and Biafra Agree To Talk Peace Talks
Nigeria and rebel Biafra agreed to meet in Kampala Uganda to discuss ending a 10 month civil war. They must decide if the Organization of African Unity or the British Commonwealth Office will sponsor the talks. Agreement was reached in London.
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Nigeria
Biafra
Kampala
Urganda
Organization of African Unity
British Commonwealth Office
London
US Forces Repel Viet Cong Drive on Saigon Front
Saigon faced its worst day as Viet Cong attacked from south east and northwest. The 9th Division and air support halted the drive, with 131 enemy killed in a day long clash and hundreds more dead overall. Civilian casualties rose and Thieu urged calm amid fear and martial warnings.
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Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
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Cholon
9Th Infantry Division
Snyder High School Choir Tour Opens with Two Concerts
Fredericksburg notes SHS Choir kicked off a two concert tour in town with a morning performance in San Angelo and an evening Sacred concert at First Baptist Church. Ronnie Bates praised the group after the San Angelo show attended by ministers of music and San Angelo College students.
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Snyder High School
HemisFair
San Antonio
SHS
Ronnie Bates
San Angelo Central High School
San Angelo
San Angelo College
Central High Choir
Handel
First Baptist
Alvarez Rites Held Today for Josepha Alvarez
Rites were held this morning for Josepha Alvarez 77 who died at 1 pm Wednesday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. A native of Mexico she resided at Hillcrest Lodge and is survived by four nieces and seven nephews. Fr Herman Valladares officiated at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with burial at Snyder Cemetery under Bell-Seale Funeral Home direction.
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Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Mexico
Hillcrest Lodge
Herman Valladares
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Snyder Cemetery
Bell - Seale Funeral Home
Spending Cut Linked to Tax Hike in Johnson Plan
Washington AP Senate House conferees back President Johnsons 10 percent income tax surcharge while tying it to a 6 billion spending cut. The pact shields Vietnam Social Security veterans and debt interest, with 10.5 month timelines for individuals and 18 for corporations.
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Washington
Senate House
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Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Negotiators Head to Paris for Vietnam Peace Talks
American officials forecast long, tough bargaining as W. Averell Harriman leads a Johnson mandate to Paris to meet North Vietnam's Xuan Thuy. Arrivals before Friday session at the Majestic Hotel near the Arc de Triomphe set the stage for a pivotal diplomacy effort.
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Associated Press
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Ameri
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Peking
Moscow
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Talks Hint at Broad U S Vietnam Negotiations
U S officials weigh French Foreign Minister Couve de Murville's view that U S and North Vietnamese negotiators may extend talks beyond a bombing halt to broader discussions on ending the war. Hanoi seeks unconditional cessation of US raids and general war actions as its priority. French diplomats say Hanoi aims to evac troops from South Vietnam through a phased withdrawal under a political settlement.
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Maurice Couve de Murville
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Noi
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam
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