Lake Thomas hits record high level amid heavy rains
Lake Thomas J B Thomas neared the top of its spillway as runoff from the Colorado River and Bull Creek kept entering the lake. Rains across Snyder, Gail, Hermleigh and surrounding areas varied from 1.5 to 2.1 inches with some spots reporting up to 4 inches, causing floods in Clarendon and prompting evacuations and rescues.
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J. B. Thomas
Colorado River
Bull Creek
Jack Dunn
Snyder
Clarendon
Amarillo
West Texas
San Angelo
San Antonio
Abilene
Junction
George Estlack
Donley
Estrack
C. M. Waddell
el Paso
New Mexico
West
A. C. Berry
Sundown
Levelland
Recession Seen Leveling Off in Senate Hearing
Federal Reserve Chairman William M. Martin told the Senate-House housing subcommittee that there are hopeful indicators the recession is leveling off though not conclusive. He cautioned against over optimism while noting the decline rate has slowed and seasonal factors may play a role.
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Washington
Willaim M. Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
Senate Housing Subcommittee
John Sparkman
D- Ala
Subcommittee
Sparkman
Sen
Homer Capehart
Indiana
Rioters Sack USIA Office in Algiers Amid Algerian Unrest
French demonstrators attack the USIA office in Algiers as protests mount over Pierre Pflimlin’s accession. About 50,000 march, anti American sentiment grows, and the consulate is targeted. A State Department employee was unharmed.
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USIA
Algiers
Information Agency
Pierre Pflimlin
Africa
Middle East
State Department
France
Algeria
U.S
United States
Pflimlin
Snyder Considers $100000 Closed Circuit TV System
Brownwood representatives propose a $100000 closed circuit television system for Snyder with a franchise request. No council action yet but next Tuesday may see action as earlier options from J T Hughes and N R Clements remain unused. If approved, system could cover CBS NBC and possibly ABC with $30 connection fee and $6 to $7 50 monthly per residence and be ready in four to six months aiming for World Series timing.
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Snyder
Charles E. Tabor
Gilbert Keith
Brownwood
J. T. Hughes
N. R. Clements
Tabor
Keith
CBS
NBC
ABC
Pflimlin seeks approval as 25th postwar French premier
Paris reports Pierre Pflimlin asking the parliament to approve him as France's 25th postwar premier on a platform of limited home rule in Algeria. He promised to extend Atlantic solidarity and seek NATO and U S support while pursuing a ceasefire and eventual elections. Police surrounded the parliament as protests loomed and Algerian rightists denounced his plan to end French rule.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Pflimlin
Algeria
Assembly
Popular Republicans
MRP
France
North
Africa
NATO
United States
Britain
North Africa
Algiers
Vig
Ilance
Caracas Students Riot As Nixon Arrives In Venezuela
Caracas witnessed rioting as Vice President Nixon arrived with his party. Police dispersed a hostile crowd with tear gas while a mob attacked his car and a jeering crowd greeted him at the airport. Security precautions were intensified for his two day stay.
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Caracas
Nixon
Venezuela
Peru
D and H Super Market Sets Grand Opening Prizes
The D and H Super Market unveils a grand opening with cash prizes totaling 1000 dollars and a wide range of gifts including 400 nylon hose pairs 2 televisions 200 groceries a high fidelity phonograph 2 bicycles 10 electric trains and 5 three piece luggage sets. The 21 600 square foot store at Forty second Street and the Big Spring highway opens tomorrow and runs through Saturday as the largest most modern of D and H West Texas 17 stores.
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Forty-second Street
Big Spring Highway
D & H West Texas
Fluvanna Man Found Dead In Rural Tragedy
J W Wills a 57 year old stock farmer from Fluvanna was found dead by the road four miles south of Fluvanna with a bullet wound to the head. He had left home at 9 am yesterday and was last seen at noon. Sheriff Earl Abercrombie said deputies searched overnight and found the body early today. Funeral services are pending at Bell Funeral Home.
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J. W. Wills
Fluvanna
Earl Abercrombie
Wills
Sheriff's Department
Bell Funeral Home
Weather Snapshot Snyder Texas Regional Forecast
Partly cloudy and warm through Wednesday with scattered thunderstorms mainly in the northwest. North Central Texas sees considerable cloudiness with scattered storms tonight. West Texas reports widespread cloudiness and widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms through Wednesday with little temperature change.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Pecos
Independents Seek Import Controls on Oil
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Assn. urged Congress to cap imports at 16 percent of domestic output. The group criticized the voluntary program as failing to protect the oil industry and backed a Shard Bill under study. They praised Gov. Daniel and urged pipeline plans linking West Coast, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
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Congress
Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Assn
Frank Ikard
D-Tex
Neville Penrose
Importers Committee
Fort Worth
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ikard
TIPRO
Gov. Daniel
Oil Import Study Commission
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Matthew Carson
Jerome O'Brien
San Antonio
Several Highways In State Blocked Today
The Highway Department reports road conditions by district. Amarillo district State 273 is closed at McClellan Creek in Gray County six miles north of McLean due to a bridge washout. The closure is expected to last about two days with traffic detoured over U.S. 66 to McLean then to Pampa.
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Austin
Highway Department
Amarillo
McClellan Creek
Gray County
McLean
U.S. 66
Be irut Riots: Shops Smashed and Streets Blocked
Rioters in Beirut smashed shops and blocked streets with flaming barricades during a violent protest against Lebanon's pro Western government. Demonstrators roamed the city for a second day after an all night curfew as deaths rose to at least 36 nationwide.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Associated Press
Wilton Wynn
Gasoline Prices In Fort Worth Dip Again
Retail gasoline prices in Fort Worth fell with several spots listing 20.9 cents a gallon for regular and most stations around 21.9 cents. The drop follows a trend of lower fuel costs in the area.
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Fort Worth
Snyder Council Approves City Boundary Annexations
Snyder city council on first reading approved annexations adding 157 acres across 66 blocks south of Thirtieth Street area and 1.5 blocks near Avenue A Thirty-sixth to Thirty-seventh Streets near East Elementary. Replat plans adjust an alley to run east-west.
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Thirtieth Street
Houston Avenue
Avenue A
Martin
Colonial Hill
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Water Department
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Tony Holcomb
Stanley Noah
Arthur Blanchard
Thirty-first Street
Avenue S
Big Spring Highway
Blanchard
von Roeder
East Snyder
Roy L. Dunlap
City of
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