Summer School Opens May 31 at Snyder High
Snyder Senior High School will start summer classes on Tuesday May 31 with registration through Friday May 27. Tuition runs 1250 for half credit and 25.00 for a full credit with a max one credit in six weeks ending July 8. The first semester ends June 17 and classes run 7 a.m. to 12 15 p.m. Monday through Friday, with a Saturday session on June 4 to meet minimum hours.
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Snyder Senior High School
Ben Brock
Texas Education Agency
Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
Brock
Underground nuclear test near Las Vegas planned by AEC
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a Friday detonation of an underground nuclear device at the Nevada test site. The yield is estimated between 20 and 200 kilotons of dynamite and could cause a slight tremor in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
End of Whisky Rebellion Strikes Long Island Rail Line
The Long Island Rail Road services return to normal after a strike sparked by a luncheon liquor event. Train crews reported on time and supervisors worked overnight to restore operations. A federal back to work order prompted union members to resume duties.
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New York
Long Island Rail Road
Queens
Long Island
Killeen Leaders Tour West Texas Visit Snyder
About 20 business and civic leaders from Killeen Chamber of Commerce toured West Texas towns. They met Snyder officials at a noon luncheon and discussed attracting new industry. The delegation also visited Brownwood Hereford and Lubbock, ending with a return trip to Snyder.
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Killeen
Killeen C of C
Jim Heath
Snyder C of C
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Snyder
West Texas
Americana Motor Inn
East Highway
Brownwood
Lubbock
Hereford
Littlefield
Joe Wallace
Killeen Chamber of Commerce
Snyder Chamber
Roy L. Dunlap
Bill Baumann
Dan
Weather snapshot for Texas regions with variable storms
Snyder area reports 82 high 65 low 66 at 7 am with .10 inch precipitation. North Central Texas sees partly cloudy conditions with thunderstorms possible. northeast Texas forecasts cooler nights and highs around 68 to 80. Northwest Texas warms then cools. Southeast Texas sees showers and thundershowers Thursday.
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Snyder
Texas
Buddhist agitation in Viet Nam army fuels tensions
Reports from Saigon say Buddhist chaplains in the Vietnamese army’s 1st and 2nd Corps regions are stirring soldiers to demand civilian rule. Premier Ky reinforces a year or more to elect a civilian government, with a Constituent Assembly first and then a National Assembly.
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Andrew Borowiec
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Snyder Chamber Reports On Community Activities
Snyder Chamber of Commerce directors heard multiple reports at the May meeting. Plans include dissolving the old junior college survey committee and forming a larger panel to pursue junior college service for Scurry County, with most old members joining the new group. George Patterson outlined PTA linked youth center efforts, and details were given on the July 4th celebration and the May 18 awards assembly at Snyder High School honoring top students.
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Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bill Seale
Scurry County
Cocina
George Patterson
PTA
Snyder High School
Tornadoes Roar Across West Texas Plains Area
Severe weather tore through the panhandle plains with two tornados near Lubbock Hale Center and Plainview injuring two people. A funnel also near Dalhart and widespread storms hit West and Northwest Texas.
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Panhandle - Plains
Texas
Lubbock
Hale Center
Plainview
Dalhart
Panhandle
Randall Nichols
U.S. 70
Weather Bureau
Wink
Amarillo
Monahans
Sun To Slow Down Says Cal Tech Researchers
Cal Tech scientists in Pasadena report the sun will spin only half as fast in about two to four billion years. Measurements from space satellites indicate rotation will slow from once every 27 days to about once every 40 days. Effects of the slower rotation were not calculated.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Thief Steals Shoes After Door Slamming Awakens Story
Monroe residents report a morning break in as R C Austin woke to a slammed back door. He saw the thief's shoes outside then, while contacting the sheriff, the burglar returned and took his shoes.
Paul Krueger Pleads Guilty To Murders
Paul Eric Krueger an 18 year old from San Clemente California pleaded guilty in Dallas to killing two of three Texans in a surprise move amid a rushed jury selection. The case had been moved from Kingsville where original jurisdiction lay.
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Dallas
Paul Eric Krueger
Kingsville
Krueger
San Clemente
Calif
McNamara Says Reservists Possible If Viet Nam Escalates
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara warned that a new emergency in Vietnam could force the United States to summon military Reservists to active duty if needed. He said no Reserve callup is expected this year and noted U S forces are already in Vietnam without mobilizing reserves. He spoke to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee amid questions on manpower and public concern about the war.
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Retary
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
United States
McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Viet Nam
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
U.S
Pentagon
Rourke B. Hick
Enlooper
Hickenlooper
School Budget Discussed and Federal Programs Endorsed
Snyder School trustees reviewed the near-final budget and focused on federal Title I and Headstart programs. The board voted 5-1 to continue both programs with cooperation for a potential county community action program, while financing debated.
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Snyder
Teal
Schiebel
Terry
Ted Crenwelge
E. D. Flynn
Flynn
Johnson defends Viet Nam policy at Princeton
President Johnson responded to critics of U S Viet Nam strategy saying power this century carries agony not arrogance. He cited restraint in using power and defended aims of choice over coercion while noting youth pickets outside Firestone Library. Johnson questioned who would leave once objectives are met.
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Princeton
N.J
Johnson
United States
Princeton University
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johns Hopkins University
University City
Firestone Library
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Light Showers Dap Snyder Area Under Cloudy Skies
Light showers fell over the Snyder area last night with .10 inches recorded at the city water plant and the Lake J. B. Thomas Dam. Forecasts show a chance of more showers in West and Central Texas, with West Texas likely to clear later today.
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Snyder
City
J. B. Thomas
Texas
West Texas
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