Local business men praise Snyder’s appearance and town
The SDN Column notes Ford Caperton and others overheard visitors call Snyder the cleanest and most attractive little town. Headlines mix labor day chatter about street work and business-building improvements with football talk and a rush on deer season at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. A Texas Parks notice warns the whooping cranes could hasten the season end.
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Ford Caperton
Snyder
Caperton
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Wacil McNair
Today in History 1968 highlights and events
Today is Tuesday September 3 1968 the 247th day of the year with 119 days left. Notable events include the 1783 signing of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolutionary War 1658 Cromwell dies 1892 Britain protects Gilbert Islands 1916 Verdun Allied counterattack 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany 1943 Allied invasion of Italy 1945 Singapore returns to British control 1968 US Soviet air crash dispute 1963 Soviet veto on UN resolution 1967 Thieu elected president of South Vietnam.
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Paris
United States
Britain
Oliver Cromwell
England
Gilbert Islands
Central Pacific
Verdun
France
Germany
Singapore
Soviet Union
Soviet Armenia
U.N. Security Council
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Weather overview for Snyder and Texas regions
The forecast shows cooler conditions tonight and Wednesday across Northwest North Central Northeast and Southeast Texas with widely scattered showers and thundershowers. Temperatures vary by region from lows around 50s to 70s and highs from the upper 60s to upper 90s depending on location.
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Snyder
Texas
Iran quake toll estimated near eleven thousand
Survivors in Kakhk wander among rubble after a devastating northeastern Iran quake. Officials place the death toll around 11,000 with about 7,000 residents in the area affected and 31 towns damaged. Relief teams including Red Lion and Sun and Boy Scouts aid rescue and cleanup as the Shah visits.
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KAKHK
Iran
Offi
Death penalty sought in Midland child murder case
Midland District Attorney James Mashburn announced he would seek the death penalty in the murder trial of Michael Lee Moody after Moody waived an examining trial. Moody, 24, was held without bond at Midland County jail and faces grand jury action Monday.
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Midland
Tex
Lori Gunn
James Markburn
Michael Lee Moody
Mashburn
Moody
Midland County Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
Robert H. Pine
Vann Culp
Raymond Lynch
Pine
Sid
Earthquake Jolts Turkey Seacoast Tallies Injuries and Deaths
An earthquake shaken Turkey's north western Black Sea coast with Bartin as the epicenter. At least 10 killed and 200 injured as officials warned the toll would rise. Authorities in Ankara reported initial figures and noted improving contact with the affected area. In Tel Aviv Jordan opened fire along the River Jordan, Israeli forces returned fire with no Israeli casualties.
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Turkey
Istanbul
Black Sea
Bartin
Ministry of the Interior
Ankara
Iran
Tel Aviv
Israel
Jordan
United Fund Budget Sets Fall Campaign Goal
The Scurry County United Fund set a fall campaign goal of 38805.60 dollars announced by President Lyle Deffebach and chair Ben Brock after a breakfast meeting. The budget covers allocations to Boys' Club, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Red Cross, Salvation Army, USC, mental health groups, and local expenses. A joint service club meeting is planned for Sept 11 to prepare, with advance gifts starting Sept 23 and the general drive Sept 30.
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Scurry County
United Fund
Lyle Deffebach
Ben Brock
Boys’ Club
Boys Scouts of America
Girl Scouts
Red Cross
Salvation Army
USC
Texas Association of Mental Health
Texas Rehabilitation Hospital
Texas Social Welfare Association
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas, Inc
Texas United Fund
Second Clash Al Cease-Fire Line
Damascus reports two Syrian soldiers were killed in a second 20 minute clash across the cease-fire line with Israeli armored units. Cairo hosted Arab League ministers where Tunisia pressed criticism of 1967 war handling and Cairo officials said Egypt’s influence concerns were raised. Jordan said states may fund and arm defenses. Israel noted Egyptian soldiers seeking asylum, details unclear.
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Damascus
Syria
Arab League
Cairo
Tunisia
Tayeb
Sahabani
Egypt
Jordan
Israel
Surgeons Transplant Heart Kidneys and Pancreas in Brazil
In Sao Paulo Brazil four recipients received the heart kidneys and pancreas of a suicide victim at Hospital das Clinicas. The team was led by Dr. Euryclides Zerbini who performed Latin Americas first heart transplant in May and kept the operations tightly secret.
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Sao Paulo Brazil
Hospital Das Clinics
Euryclides Zerbini
Latin America
Terrorists Strike Saigon With Grenade Attacks and Rural Mortar Raid
Viet Cong forces launched two grenade attacks in Saigon injuring seven civilians including AID staff and another blast hit near a bar. Long Thanh district town, twenty miles east, suffered a heavy mortar and ground assault killing twenty civilians and burning eighty five houses as U S forces maintain air strikes near the capital.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Long Thanh
Prague liberals seek end to Soviet occupation in cautious reform
Prague liberal leaders press for rapid troop withdrawal and implement reform program begun in January. Dubcek warns reformers to slow pace while central committee supports Moscow agreement and reimposes press censorship. Three liberal papers to resume publication barred. anti Soviet signs removed as new school year begins.
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Associated Press
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Warsaw Pact
Jauary
Dubcek
Vecerni Praha
Central Committee
Moscow
Literarni Listy
Writers’ Association
Pravda
Frantisek Hamouz
St. Wenceslas
Berkeley Declares Civil Disaster Over Telegraph Avenue Violence
City Manager William C Hanley on Monday proclaimed a civil disaster in Berkeley restricting loitering and gatherings on Telegraph Avenue after two days of violence. Police used tear gas as a water main was exploded and a officer was wounded. Thirty arrests were made amid clashes tied to protests of Chicago police actions at the Democratic National Convention.
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U.S. Agency For International Development
Berkeley
Calif
William C. Hanley
University City
Telegraph Avenue
Hanley
Chicago
University of California
San Francisco
Vic Vieira
Robert Beren
Black Panthers
Students For A Democratic Society
International Socialist Association
Young Socialist Alliance
The
Peace and Freedom Party
Telegraph
Record High Toll In Traffic Mishaps
Labor Day weekend traffic deaths reached a record 666, far surpassing earlier records. The National Safety Council predicted 575 to 675 fatalities, with the worst crash killing eight youths near Jamestown North Dakota. Additional fatal accidents and drownings occurred across several states.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
North Dakota
Jamestown
N.C
Union County
Ark
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Wineters
C-City
D-City
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Cials
Shah
Empress Farah
Great Dasht Kaveer Desert
Red Lion
Sun
Amir Abass Hoveida
Vietnam
Dmz
Brazil
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