Bodies pulled from Lake Thomas end two missing persons case
The missing mother Lona McNew Daniels and her five year old son Joe Walter Daniel were found drowned in Lake Thomas near the south dam area. Justice of the Peace Merritt ruled drownings. autopsy confirmed the mother died by drowning. No further investigation planned.
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Lona McNew Daniels
Lake Thomas
Authority Police Department
Seminole
Joe Walter Daniel
Justice of the Peace
Merritt
Daniels
Jury Finds Ashley Insane in 1961 Slaying Case
Wharton Texas AP jury rules Leslie Douglas Ashley sane at time of the Feb 6 1961 pistol torch murder of Houston real estate operator Fred A Tones but insane now. If not cured he will not face further trial yet. Sixteen jurors weighed the evidence through the night before reconvening.
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Wharton, Tex
Leslie Douglas Ashley
Ashley
Houston
Fred A. Tones
NATO Ministers Hope For Peace Progress In Cold War
At The Hague NATO foreign ministers closed their spring session pledging frank talks to reduce tensions with the Soviet Union. They urged German reunification by the will of the German people and backed UN efforts to resolve Cyprus tensions with Greece and Turkey accepting NATO mediation. Dirk A. Stikker to act as conciliator per 1956 council resolution.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
North Atlantic Pact
Greece
Turkey
France
NATO
Soviet Union
Germany
Cyprus
U.N
Mediterranean
Dirk ‘A. Stikker
Stikker
NATO Council
McNamara Eyes Long War Endgame in Vietnam
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara said he would report to a congressional committee on Vietnam. He foresees a long hard war but believes persistent execution will yield victory. Plans to double the Vietnamese air force personnel are under way, with pilots increasing from about 400. He noted discussions on replacing T38 and B26 aircraft with Skyraiders for guerrilla warfare suited to Vietnam.
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Washington (Ap
Roberts
McNamara
South Viet Nam
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Newsmen
Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Taylor
Arthur Sylvester
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Readings show high in 80s and 90s across Texas with lows in the 50s to 60s. North Central Texas fair and warmer with 65 this morning. East and Northeast Texas warm through Friday with highs near 88 to 90. Northwest Texas partly cloudy with a few late thundershowers in the west and north. South Central and Southwest Texas mostly warm and clear with highs around 80s to 90s.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
Southwest
Lear
EOC Funds Approved for Emergency Center Furnishings
The Office of Civil Defense approves $4,005 total for emergency operating center furnishings with a city county and Civil Defense share of $2,002.50. The EOC is a joint project of Civil Defense the city and the county. The city also provides facilities for its police station and central fire station with shared EOC costs among the three agencies.
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Office of Civil Defense
Omar Burleson
OCC
Civil Defense
EOC
Tannery Blast Kills Three in Peabody Massachusetts
An explosion and fire at the Gneece and Grill Tanning Corp plant in Peabody left three men dead on the first floor and at least four injured. Police and firefighters searched the smoke-filled building as four injured were transported to Josiah B. Thomas Hospital. Officer Louis Giroli and a squad assisted in the rescue.
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Peabody
Mass
Gneece and Grill Tannings Corp
Josiah B. Thomas
Louis P. Giroli‘mon
Iun
Solons Face Hurdles On Rights Bill
In Washington Senate leaders push a compromise rights bill package after six Kennedy meetings. Republicans and Democrats must rally caucus support to reach cloture, with 25 of 33 Republicans and 41 or 42 of 67 Democrats needed, while Southern opposition looms and debate enters its 55th day.
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Washington
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
John C. Tower
Hubert H. Humphrey
Clair Engle
D-Calif
Humphrey
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Dirksen
Low-Yield Nuclear Test Reported at Nevada Site
The Atomic Energy Commission conducted a low-yield nuclear weapon test today at the Nevada test site. It was the eighth test of 1964 and the 111th since testing resumed in 1961. A low yield is defined as a blast with less than 20 000 tons of TNT.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Aster
Five Killed As Fighter Plows Into Las Vegas
A U S fighter jet from Nellis Air Force Base crashed into a Las Vegas housing development. Five people died including residents of the tract and a pilot, with seven homes destroyed and 800 students at Lincoln Elementary not endangered. Authorities evacuated a 20 square block area after learning the plane carried practice bombs and 20 mm cannon rounds.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nellis Air Force Base
Lincoln
Raynor L. Hebert
Port Arthur
Tex
Betty Lou le Dane
Teresa
Paul Lowry
Derwent
Josephine
Hebert
Boyd Hubbard
Nellis
Vincent Rohde
Lions Clubs Convention Opens In Snyder District 20 2
The 1964 Lions Clubs District 20 2 convention gathers about 500 members and wives in Snyder with a Friday 8 a.m. registration at Snyder High School. District Governor Bert Belcher presides, and Wayland Holt leads the first session. Miss Jan Weaver of Idalou is crowned at Saturday’s gala, with Dr Eugene Briggs as featured speaker at the Governor’s Banquet.
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Lions Club
Snyder
Bert Belcher
Seagraves
Lions Clubs
Wayland Holt
John Hamblen
Lions
Mark McLaughlin
Belcher
Snyder High School
Jan Weaver
Idalou
Frank Taylor
Ralph Wesson
Snyder Country Club
Eugene Briggs
Enid
Oklo
Lions International
Briggs
Oklahoma Vocational Guidance 'Conference
Oklahoma and National Education Association
National Council of the Boy Scouts
National Conference of Christians and Jews
International Convention of Christian Churches
Phillips University
National Investors Life Insurance Company of Oklahoma
Cuban Exiles Declare War Begun on Castro Regime
Exile group Revolutionary Recovery Movement says its raid on Pilan port and sugar mill, aided by seaborne commandos and hill guerrillas, marked the first clash in a broader sabotage campaign. Castro claims the attack originated at sea. U.S. denies involvement.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Revolutionary Recovery Movement
Pilan
Castro
Havana Radio
Polon
U.S
U.S. State Department
Snyder High to Stage Annual Spring Concert Tonight
The Snyder High School choral department presents the girls choir and the a capella choir in a varied program of folk religious and South Pacific selections. Both choirs earned first division at Interscholastic League contests this year. Tom Adams directs. Concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are 50 cents for students and 75 cents for adults.
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Snyder High School
Tom Adams
Commerce Dept Tightens Food and Medicine Shipments to Cuba
The Commerce Department ordered licenses for selling food and medicines to Cuba, extending licensing requirements to all goods with a gift parcel exception. The move aims to surveil shipments rather than declare an embargo, aligning with prior controls after Cuba sought lard imports.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Cuba
Department
U.S
United States
Tragic End To First Horseback Ride Near Fort Ranch
Mrs. Sharon Frances Findley, 20, of 2001 Avenue X died after being thrown from a horse during a ride near Clairemont. The horse reportedly ran toward the barn. she suffered a fatal head injury and died en route to Cogdell Hospital. She was a Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary member. funeral Friday at East Side Church of Christ.
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Sharon Frances Findley
Avenue X
Clairemont
East Side Church
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John J. McKeithen
State
Baton Rouge
By Mike Gavin
Lions Clubs of District
Harold Bennett
A. B. Lightfoot
First Baptist Church
Sharon Findley
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