W C Reeder Dies Here Rites Pending
W C Reeder 59 of Fluvanna died at 2 40 am today in Cogdell Memorial Hospital Funeral service planned at Fluvanna Baptist Church with Rev Bernie Finch and Rev Thomas Hall officiating Burial in Fluvanna Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home direction Survived by wife a daughter Mrs La Rue Summers of Dumas a son Jerry Reeder of Snyder his mother Mrs W A Reeder of Carrollton two sisters Mrs Tommy Hutcherson of Oklahoma City and Mrs Cullen Terry of Missouri three brothers Rue and Ray Reeder of Carrollton and Homer Reeder of Chula Vista California four grandchildren.
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W. C. Reeder
Fluvanna
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Fluvanna Baptist Church
Reeder
Bernie Finch
Hermleigh
Thomas Hall
Bell - Seale Funeral Home
la Rue Summers
Dumas
Jerry Reeder
Snyder
W. A. Reeder
Carrollton
Tommy Hutcherson
Oklahoma City
Cullen Terry
Missouri
Rue
Ray Reeder
Homer Reeder
Chula Vista
Calif
Hong Kong Bus Strikes Enter Second Week of Riots
In Hong Kong 11 days of rioting continue as bus drivers walk out during the evening rush hour. Officials report Communist agitators threaten operators and conductors causing half of the island’s 180 buses to be abandoned. Gas workers join strikes but service is kept by supervisors and a minority of employees.
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Hong Kong
Gas Company
Planes End Bombing Lull Over North Vietnam
U S planes ended a 24 hour truce for Buddhas birthday with raids on targets from Hanoi north to Red River delta. Two U S companies faced mortar and rocket attacks near Pleiku. five killed, 14 wounded. Rail yard at Thai Nguyen and other targets hit. reconnaissance missions high but no major sightings reported. Communists accused of violations as supplies moved south.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Red River
4Th Infantry Division
Pleiku
North Vietnam
Thai Nguyen
Red
Haiphong
Red River Delta
South Vietnam
North’ Vietnam
Cuban grants asylum to Maj Richard Pearce and son
Cuban Granma reports Maj Richard Harwood Pearce, a Vietnam hero and top secret material handler, and his 42 year old son were granted asylum. Pearce left the United States citing conscience and landed near Havana after a Key West departure in a light Cessna.
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Fenton Wheeler
Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Richard Harwood Pearce
Communist Party
Granma
Pearce
United States
Thomas W. Dunn
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Key West
Fla
Richard Jr
Liberty
Vietnam
Egyptians Begin Large Scale Blockade Amid Middle East Crisis
Cairo reports a full blockade of Israeli shipping in the Gulf of Aqaba with land sea and air actions ordered by President Nasser. U S backs Israel while the Soviet Union supports the Arabs as Thant seeks peace in Cairo.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Gulf of Aqaba
United States
Israel
Soviet Union
Middle East
Cairo
al Ahram
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gulf
Red Sea
Syria
Egypt
Sinai Desert
U.N
Thant
Nasser
Nile-side
Mahmoud Riad
LegislatorsOK Redistricting Bill in Texas Congress
Texas lawmakers approve a congressional redistricting bill to equalize population across districts. The House vote 127 18 and a Senate voice vote send the measure to Gov. Connally. Critics call it a political move while a plaintiff expects federal court challenges citing a 14.9 percent population spread. Several senators and representatives vote against the bill.
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House
John Connally
Houston
Senate
Texas
Henry Grover
Oscar Maury
Dallas
Don Kennard
Fort Worth
US and Soviet Union Take Opposite Sides on Middle East Crisis
President Johnson urged UN action to curb the Israel Arab crisis as the United States supported free passage for Israeli ships via the Gulf of Aqaba while the Soviet Union condemned any new aggression. The UN Security Council was convened and calls for restraint and troop deconcentration intensified.
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Israel
Tiran
Gulf
Levi Eshkol
East Africa
Far East
Maariv
Nasser
Strait of Tiran
Johnson
U.S
Gulf of Aqaba
Egypt
United States
U.N. Secreeeree U Thant
Cairo
Ino
Middle East
U.N
New Action
Canada
Dew York
Security Council
Mark
Expan
Jerusalem
Abba Eban
Jerus
U.N. Alem
Washington
New York
Foreign Ministry
Council
Soviet Union
U. S
U.N. Security Council
Senate
Vietnam
United Nations
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Red Sea
Weather synopsis for Texas regions with warm to hot Thursday
Snyder area reports a Tuesday high of 88 and a 7 am reading of 58. South Central Texas stays fair then partly cloudy with highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s and lows near 60 to 70. West of the Pecos sees 90s with scattered showers. Pecos region stays warm and partly cloudy through Thursday.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
M D Clement Service Set For 91 Year Old
Funeral services for M D Clement 91 who died Monday in Bonham will be at 10 30 a m Thursday at Bolger Chapel Snyder Don Browning East Side Church of Christ minister officiating Burial will be in Snyder Cemetery under Bolger Funeral direction Pallbearers are Sam Floyd Earl McDow N T Lee W H Rainwater Claude McCormick and Ralph Neal
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M. D. Clement
Bonham
Bolger Chapel
Snyder
P.m. Don Browning
East Side
Sam Floyd
Earl McDow
N. T. Lee
W. H. Rainwater
Claude McCormick
Ralph Neal
Texas negotiators seal 1968 appropriations compromise
Senate and House negotiators finish a 1968 appropriations bill giving more than 45 million for a public school teachers pay raise. The deal, still near final, places total general revenue around 450 million with a teachers raise near 46 million funded from the general fund surplus and transfers. The conference committee plans a formal announcement once printing proceeds.
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Austin
Senate
House
Ben Barnes
Sen
A. M. Aikin
Paris
Preston Smith
Aikin
Barnes
Mornigs
Book Sales Fall Short for Manchester Death of a President
Across the country book dealers report William Manchester's The Death of a President underwhelmed after an initial surge. Harper & Row sold 600 000 copies first run but dealer returns mount and second print run is undecided. Discount stores undercut price to five dollars. Some retailers see steady long term demand rather than a quick runaway hit.
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Hal Cooper
New York
William Manchester
John F. Kennedy
Harper & Row
Jas
Frank Scioscia
Harper & Rows
Road-e-o Set Saturday as Snyder Teens Compete
Snyder teenagers will demonstrate all round driving skill in an auto Road-e-o on Saturday May 27 at the Highland Shopping Center. Sponsored by the Snyder Jaycees and Wilson Motors the top boy and girl win an expense paid trip to Fort Worth for the state driving contest June 17-18 with state winners advancing to the national finals.
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Snyder
Snyder Jaycees
Wilson Motors
Highland
Fort Worth
Stinson Drug
Sherwin-Williams
Loot Toll Downgraded in Brockton Armored Truck Robbery
In Brockton Massachusetts police lowered the loot amount to 563000 dollars after the Brink's Inc truck robbery. Investigators seek three bandits described as whiskey-drinking, with one known as Eddie.
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Brockton, Mass
Eddie
T the Brink's, Inc
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W.C. Reeder
George McArthur
Hero
Unon
By Lee Jones
Grover, Maury
Kennard and Sons
Charles Herring
Jim Wade
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
John M. Hightower
By Jack Keever
Cam Lo
Demilitarized Zone
Manchester
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