Texas Democratic Governor Primary Sparks Voter Rush
In Texas the Democratic governors race keeps a torrid pace as John Connally and Don Yarborough campaign across the state. Connally assails a state income tax while Yarborough opposes extending the sales tax to food and medicine. Walker backs Cox as a conservative choice, Turman defends his finances.
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Associated Press
John Connally
Don Yarborough
Houston
Yarborough
Connally
Angleton
Plainview
Lubbock
Abilene
Pasadena
Texas
Washington
Dallas
San Antonio
Kerrville
Edwin A. Walker
Jack Cox
Kennedy
Walker
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
James Turman
Preston Smith
Turman
Philadelphia
Chesapeake Bay
Trains Crash Near Voghera Kills 61 In Station Incident
A freight train failed to stop at Voghera station colliding with a Riviera bound passenger train. Sixty one people died and seventy were injured as the rear coaches were ripped apart. The freight engine fled uninjured. a warrant had been issued for its crew.
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Sergio Marsotto Voghera
Italy
Milan
Samuel Vezzosi
Ihe
Genoa
Ventimiglia
Lecco
Lake Como
Voghera
Corinna Cavalea
Maria Rosa Campasini
Catanzaro
More Witnesses Called In Probe
Franklin Texas AP Court aides prepare to call more witnesses for a county grand jury probe into the shooting death of Henry H. Marshall. A pathologist seeks further tests as remains are reexamined. Marshall, 52, questioned Estes cotton allotments for the Stabilization and Conservation Service.
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Franklin
Tex
Henry H. Marshall
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Bryan Russ
Russ
Marshall
Estes
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Committee
West Texas
Here
Warm Day Is In Prospect In Texas
The Associated Press reports a warm day is ahead for most of Texas with partly cloudy skies in eastern areas and clear conditions elsewhere. Light rain fell at Galveston in the early morning and fog remained at Texarkana. Thunderstorms are forecast for extreme East Texas in the afternoon and isolated storms by evening in the east Texas Panhandle, with thunderstorms possible Friday afternoon in Southwest Texas east of the Pecos River.
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Eye
Associated Press
Prospect
Texas
Galveston
Texarkana
Texas Panhandle
Pecos River
Memorial Day Toll Rises With Record Plane Crashes
Four fatal plane crashes helped push Memorial Day accident deaths to a record 195, with 106 auto fatalities and 34 drownings. The holiday period spanned 30 hours, involving incidents from Massillon Ohio to Holly Hill South Carolina and Fort Dodge Iowa, across 30 states.
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Sherman
N.Y
Ripley
Holly Hill
S.C
Houston
Tex
Wilmington
N.C
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Graf
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Six Die in Texas Panhandle Car Crash
A two car collision on US 287 near Newlin, ten miles southeast of Memphis, Texas killed six people and critically injured two others. Victims included a man, a woman, a teenage girl, and two teenage boys plus a 14 year old girl who died at Goodall Hospital. Identifications were pending, with a Jill Lindsey plausibly from Amarillo and a Smith from California among the injured. A Texas registered station wagon allegedly blew a tire and plunged into a Florida registered car.
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Memphis
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Goodall Hospital
Jill Lindsey
Amarillo
Smith
California
Texas
Florida
US 287
Newlin
Turkey Hit By Dispute Shatters Coalition Government
Ankara reports a bitter dispute over the fate of political prisoners toppled Turkey's first parliamentary government since the 1960 revolution. Prime Minister Ismet Inonu resigned after a coalition deadlock. President Cemal Gursel remains the dominant figure as parties struggle to form a new government amid unsettled amnesty plans for former officials.
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Ankara
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Republican Party
Justice Party
Cemal Gursel
Inonu
Adan Menderes
Menderes
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Weather update shows warm to hot conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms across central north and northwest Texas. Highs reach the upper 90s to near 100, lows mid to upper 60s or mid 70s, with cloudiness easing into Friday and more showers possible in the northeast and scattered thunderstorms tonight into Friday.
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Jean "E
Texas
Absentees Indicate Strong Voter Turnout in Texas Runoff
Reports from across Texas indicate a good turnout for the Democratic primary run off. Scurry County shows the statewide trend with 209 absentee ballots issued by the County Clerk. Courthouse observers call it a solid turnout and expect heavy voting on Saturday.
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Texas
Scurry County
Water demand hits yearly high in Snyder
Water consumption in Snyder set a new yearly high yesterday with 3,674,000 gallons pumped through the mains. City Water Treating Plant manager Bill Aaron provided the figure.
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Snyder
Bill Aaron
Buying Wave Reverses Market Slide In Early Trading
In New York a strong buying surge lifted stock prices erasing earlier losses. The S&P 500 rose to 59.54 and the Dow to 612.99 as heavy transactions and large blocks, notably AT and T at 112, drove prices higher. Foreign buyers entered as the Memorial Day holiday closed domestic markets.
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Darden Chambliss
AP Business News
New York
Standard & Poor
Ing
Meat Firm Is Hit By Second Blaze
Heath Meat Co. suffered a second general alarm blaze early this morning after an earlier Tuesday fire gutted the building. Firefighters battled the stubborn flames for over four hours, with investigators unsure of the cause as arson was not suspected. only the destruction of the interior and water damage to Jay R. Huckabee Electronics shop were noted. Snyder firefighters also doused three grass fires yesterday afternoon near Twentieth Street Avenue L Denison and near the rodeo grounds on West Thirtieth.
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Heath Meat Co
Twenty - Fifth Street
Firmen
Warren Boyd
Jay R. Huckabee Electronics
Snyder
Twentieth St
Avenue L
Denison
Rodeo Grounds
West Thirtieth
Snyder High Summer Courses Offer Accelerated Options
Summer school registration at Snyder High lists courses in Civics World History American History English algebra and general social studies. Accelerated tracks require principal approval. Full six week courses earn six weeks credit and half courses three weeks. Typing course runs six weeks 8 to 10 daily for two credits at $20. Driver education one week at $18. Regular full courses $25 and half credit $12.50 with early tuition. Classes start next day at 7 am.
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Snyder High
Ing
Carpenter Returns To Work After Memorial Day Home Visit
Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter resumes work at Langley Air Force Base with Project Mercury officials to review film from his second orbital flight. He arrived with family after a Denver Memorial Day visit and will join seven astronauts for awards and the Colorado outreach event.
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Langley Air Force Base, Va
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Navy
Carpenter
America
Denver
This Air Force Base
Virginia
Lower Peninsula
Walter CC. Williams
Project Mercury
John §. Powers
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Rene Lionguet
Scott Carpenter
Towle Park
K. D. Long
Midland
June
Clayton
J. A. Jachimczyk
Harris County Medical Examiner
Massillon
Ohio
Yene
American Telephone and Telegraph
Chrysler
du Pont
Boeing
Ourses
Boulder High School
University of Colorado
Colorado
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