Rusk Arrives in Bangkok for Southeast Asia talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk landed in Bangkok for crucial discussions on Laos and South Vietnam ahead of a Honolulu strategic conference. He plans a six hour stop in Saigon before Hawaii and traveled from New Delhi after Nehru's funeral. Assistant Secretary Bunney accompanied him after talks in London on Laos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Huth
Bangkok
Thailand
Dean Rusk
Laos
South Viet Nam
Rusk
Honolulu
Saigon
Hawaii
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Manila
New Delhi
Nehru
William E. Buney
London
Strategic
Plaine Des Jarres
Snyder Area Oil Update Reveals New Explorations
Three wildcats staked in Scurry County and a discovery completion reported in Borden County mark the Snyder area oil activity for the week. Harding Brothers Oil & Gas Co. No 1 Brownfield near Snyder to an 8,000 foot Strawn search. Texas Pacific Oil Co. No 1 W A Reeder near Fluvanna and Drilexco pool, an 8,700 foot Ellenburger probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scurry County
Howard
Borden County
Snyder Area
Harding Brothers Oil & Gas Co
Dallas
Snyder
J. P. Smith
Tonto (Canyon
Texas Pacific Oil Co
Iw. A
Fluvanna
Upper Strawn
Gulf Oil Corp
L. Ainsworth
H&tc
Eldorado Oil & Gas Co
Harris
Canyon Reef
Howard County
Luther
Vealmoor
Central
T&p
American Petrofina Co. of
Texas
Texaco Inc
Clayton
Gail
Sunray DX Oil Company
Roy Mullen
Elenburger
Mullen Ranch
Stonewall County
Swenson
Tannehill
J. S. Criswell
Ocho Juan
Fisher County
Rotan
H&tc Survey
Scholarships Presented To 16 Snyder High Grads
Snyder High School honored sixteen graduates at Friday night commencement. Diplomas were distributed by J L Browning with addresses by Mary Frances Brice and Sally Ann Wade. Scholarships included awards from the Texas Education Agency the Texas Council of Church-Related Colleges American Legion Post 181 and Sears Roebuck Foundation among others with amounts ranging up to 400 per year and 3000 for future studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder High School
T. McCollum
J. L. Browning
J. M. Kayser
Sally Ann Wade
Texas Education Agency
Texas
Texas Council of Church-Related
Mary Frances Brice
American Legion
Post
Roy M. Hanson, Jr
Texas Council of Church-Related Colleges
Baylor University
Alice Cadena
Hardin-Simmons University
Charles McLaughlin
Baptist General Convention of Texas
James Starnes
Lions Club of Snyder
Benny Mac Minor
Texas Technological College
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Tommy Hallmark
Texas Tech
Wayland Bennett
Sears Roebuck
Drenching Rains Hit Snyder and North Central Texas
Turbulent weather drenched Snyder area late Friday with 1.56 inches in Snyder and heavy rain along the Big Spring Highway over three inches near the city limits. Hail fell in several locales, a small tornado funnel sighted near Helmleigh and Dunn but caused no damage.
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Snyder
Farr
Big Spring
Hermleigh
Badger Robertson
Lamesa
J. B. Thomas
Colorado River
Bull Creek
Borden County
Fluvanna
Camp Springs
Ira
Dunn
Rain floods North Texas with heavy totals across cities
Drenching rains drenched North Central Texas with Jacksboro reporting 7.39 inches by 8 am. Fort Worth and nearby towns faced flash flooding and blocked underpasses while other cities recorded four to five inches. A tornado watched near Level land and severe winds damaged structures in several counties.
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Associated Press
Texas
Jacksboro
Fort Worth
Azle
Keller
Farmersville
Dallas
Wichita Falls
McKinney
Denton
Commerce
Wolfe City
Cotulla
Millett
Hockley County
Levelland
del Rio
Belcherville
Nocona
Top Physicist Dies In California
In San Diego California Dr Leo Szilard a leading U S meter physicist and key contributor to atomic bomb development died at his La Jolla home at age 66 from a heart attack.
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San Diego
Calif
Leo Szilard
la Jolla
India Delays Leader Pick After Nehru’s Death
India’s ruling Congress high command met behind closed doors to decide on a successor to the late Prime Minister Nehru and postponed the crucial choice. A Sunday meeting was set to consider a parliamentary leader who would automatically become head of government.
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New Delhi
India
Congress Party
Nehru
High Command
Eddie Sachs Killed In Flames At Indy 500 Start
At the 48th Indianapolis 500 start a fiery pileup killed Eddie Sachs of Detroit and rookie Dave MacDonald of Riverside calif. with at least four others injured including Bobby Unser Norm Hall Johnny Rutherford and Ronnie Duman as cars burst into flames near the northwest turn following a spinoff incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis, Inc
Eddie Sachs
Detroit
Speedway Hospital
Dave MacDonald
Riverside
Calif
Sachs
Field Hospital
Bobby
Unser
Outstanding Man Of 1964 Jim Erwin Honored
Jim Erwin visiting teacher in the Snyder school system is named Outstanding Young Man of Snyder for 1964. He was honored at a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting for his confidential but impactful welfare and counseling work with students and parents, plus his community service through relief agencies and adult education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Erwin
Jaycees
R. H. Hargrove
Erwin
Snyder
Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
K. H. Hargrove
Hargrove
Dra 4
Weather Snapshot for Snyder and Southwest Texas
Northwest Texas cloudy with a chance of thundershowers today and Sunday. Highs around 76 Friday and 66 to 70 Sunday, with lows 42 to 58 tonight and 55 near Saturday morning. Southwest Texas partly cloudy today and Sunday with scattered thundershowers and cooler nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
Eest
CRMWD Eyes Dam Site Among Mitchell County and Stacy Location
CRMWD plans to seek an unrestricted July permit to impound a second lake on the upper Colorado. A Stacy site near Ballinger vs a Mitchell County site are under study with a July recommendation expected. The district also aims to install low water dams to divert saline flow for flood customers while salt water pollution remains a key issue.
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Colorado River
E. V. Spence
Big Spring
Mitchell County
Robert Lee
Coke County
Stacy
Ballinger
CRMWD
Spence
Colorado
Texas Water Commission
Upper
Colorado River Authority
Texas Water Report
Forrest & Cotton
UCRA
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Floyd Williams
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Snyder Cemetery
Tom Bennett
H. G. Snyder
VFW
Snyder Area Oil
California
Goodfellow Drive
Buckeye, Ariz
Ballinger High School
Tex
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