Actress Ann Wedgeworth links to Snyder roots in SDN column
The SDN Column notes Ann Wedgeworth, born in Abilene and raised in Snyder, stars in Another World and is a daughter of former Snyder School Superintendent C. Wedgeworth. The piece also references Rip Torn, and a separate National Foundation for Highway Safety birthday bulletin. Bulls color perception aside, a human color story follows.
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Ann Wedgeworth
Snyder
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Lahoma Vane
Abilene
C. Wedgeworth
New York City
Rip Torn
National Foundation For Highway Safety
Alabama
Alaska
Mississippi
New Mexico
Texas
May 20 in History Highlights From The Associated Press
On this date in 1927 Lindbergh began his solo flight across the Atlantic. In 1862 Lincoln signed the Homestead Act. In 1902 the U.S. ended occupation of Cuba. In 1943 the U.S. and Britain ratified a treaty ending extraterritorial rights in China. In 1962 Kennedy spoke on Medicare at Madison Square Garden.
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Associated Press
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Christopher Columbus
Spain
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Cuba
Britain
China
John F. Kennedy
New York
Madison Square Garden
Congress
White House
Charles de Gaulle
Laos
U. S
Weather outlook across Texas cools in north
The forecast covers Snyder and regions across Northwest North Central Northeast and South Central Texas with highs generally in 80s to mid 90s and lows in 50s to 70s. Cloudy and cooler conditions expected in the north while the south remains hot with scattered drizzle or showers possible tonight and Wednesday.
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Snyder
Texas
South
Apollo 10 Advances Toward Moon Rendezvous
Apollo 10 nears lunar orbit as mission control deletes a planned midcourse firing. Commanders Stafford Young and Cernan ride toward the moon, with LEM to detach for a near lunar approach in the Sea of Tranquility region.
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Jack Lousma
Lousma
Stafford
Houston
Cernan
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Sea of Tranquility
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin
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Earth
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Young
Insurance Board Called Front for Auto Companies
Rep. R C Nichols of Houston charged the Texas State Board of Insurance with acting as a front for auto insurers to evade anti trust laws. He said the board and its rate setting enable companies to fix higher premiums, opposing moves to study investment income as a factor. Nichols pushed for a Senate inquiry into Texas rate policies.
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Nichols
House
Sapp
Insurance Board
Texas State Board of Insurance
State Board of Insurance
Mountain fortress on Dong Ap Bia seized in ten days of fighting
U S paratroopers and South Vietnamese infantry capture a 3000 foot mountaintop fortress above the A Shau Valley after a nine day toll of 353 North Vietnamese dead and 39 American deaths. The final day push brings total allied strength to over 1000 paratroopers and 400 South Vietnamese with 75 North Vietnamese killed on the summit.
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A Shau
U.S
Dong Ap Bia
Laos
Deep Bunk
United Presbyterian Assembly backs Cuba trade lift
The United Presbyterian General Assembly urged the U S government to recognize Fidel Castro’s Cuba and end the trade embargo. A Latin America report urged a rethink of Washington policies and calls for normal relations with Cuba. The assembly also approved planning a 50 million dollar fundraising drive for the poor to begin within a year.
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Bennet Bolton
Associated Press
San Antonio
United Presbyterian
United States
Latin America
Cuba
Nixon Thieu to Meet at Midway for Vietnam Peace Talks
President Nixon and South Vietnamese Chief of State Nguyen Van Thieu will fly to Midway Island on June 8 for a one day session to align on a peaceful Vietnam strategy. They may discuss troop withdrawals and elections under international supervision as part of the dialogue.
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Vietnam
Saigon
Thieu
Honolulu
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
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William P. Rogers
Midway
Hawaii
Ohio State University
Spiro T. Agnew
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Rogers
Two Cubans Nabbed in Montreal Conspiracy Case
FBI arrests Guillermo Nove Sampol and Felipe Martinez vy Blanca, both Cuban Nationalist Movement members, charged with conspiracy to bomb Cuban government offices and ships in Canada. Offices and ships in Montreal targeted. alleged plan traced to March through May.
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Washington
FBI
Canada
J. Edgar Hoover
Cuban Trade Commission
Cuba
Montreal
Hoover
Guillermo Nove Sampol
West New York
N.J
Felipe Martinez Vy Blanca
Union City
Trinity Project Slowed By War
Dallas AP Sen. Ralph Yarborough says Trinidad River navigation is delayed by the Vietnam War. He notes the Dallas-Fort Worth area has a large regional population between Washington and Los Angeles, making an economic base for the project feasible, but little chance of near-term realization.
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Dallas
Trinity River Navigation
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Dallas-Fort Worth
Washington
Los Angeles
Soviet Union Launches Unmanned Cosmos Satellite
The Soviet Union launched another unmanned satellite in its Cosmos series today in Moscow. Officials offered no information on the craft’s purpose or mission objectives.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Viet envoy says no peace while Thieu stays in power
North Viet Nam's Xuan Thuy told AP luncheon that no final settlement is possible while President Nguyen Van Thieu's government remains in Saigon. He said Nixon's eight point plan fails to specify who would organize elections and that the NLF demands a provisional coalition government to run free votes.
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Paris
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Saigon
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
United States
Ths
NLF
Leary Announces Run for California Governor in 1970
Dr Timothy Leary the ex Harvard professor and LSD advocate announces plans to run for California governor in 1970 after the Supreme Court overturned his 1966 marijuana conviction. He says millions are happy and vows to campaign across the state while challenging marijuana laws. He plans a Los Angeles press conference to outline details.
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Timothy Leary
U.S. Supreme Court
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High Court
Texas
Mexico
Leary
Harvard
Los Angeles
Texas minimum wage fight nears final session clash
In Austin lawmakers grapple over a $1.25 per hour state minimum wage. The Senate approves its version amid a House delay and possible conference committee action as filibuster tactics loom. Differences include scheduled rises to 1.40 and 1.60 and various exemptions for small businesses and students.
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Texas
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Senate Labor Committee
Senate
House
Blanchard
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Lubbock
Wayne Connally
Floresville
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Meridian
Word
David Ratliff
Stamford
Barbara Jordan
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Roy Harrington
Port Arthur
Oscar Maury
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