WTCC to stage first West Texas Art Show in Snyder
Public relations chief Jack Nixon outlined plans for a major WTCC event on February 18 in Snyder. The West Texas Art Show will run alongside the annual WICC Tourist Development Division meeting, inviting artists from a 132 county WTCC region and possibly becoming an annual event with the overall winner joining a West Texas collection.
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Jack Nixon
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
WTCC
Snyder
WICC
West Texas
Nixon
Diamond M Foundation
West
Texas
Fort Worth
el Paso
Panhandle
Mexico
Wacil McNair
Today in History highlights major events on Sept 5
On this date in 1774 the First Continental Congress met at Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia. Other notes include William Penn’s arrest in 1670 and events from Portsmouth treaty 1905 to Wake Island 1945 and recent items like Birmingham school closures and US nuclear weapons efforts.
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Carpenter's Hall
Philadelphia
William Penn
Grace Church Street
London
Portsmouth
N. H
Reims
United States
Leningrad
Wake Island
Soviet Union
China
Quemoy
Matsu
Board of Education
Birmingham
Ala
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Weather outlook for Texas regions around Snyder
Snyder area and regions across Texas show varying temperatures and conditions. Highs range from 75 to 96 degrees with lows from 46 to 72 as cool fronts pass. Expect fair skies in North Central Texas and decreasing clouds in the Northeast, with scattered showers in South and Southeast Texas tonight and Friday.
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Snyder
Texas
Allies Launch New Ground Air Attack Near Saigon
Allied forces attack suspected Viet Cong and North Vietnamese incursions aimed at Saigon from the north and northwest. U S intelligence warned the capital could face an assault after a period of heavy fighting with 408 American dead and 2 513 wounded last week. South Vietnamese rangers repelled an enemy force near Saigon as U S and South Vietnamese troops push into the Boi Loi Woods 30 miles northwest of the city. B52 bombers hit suspected enemy positions within 38 miles north of Saigon as planners reassess a potential attack while harassing actions continue around Hau Nghia Province.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Boi Lot
Snes
25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
Hau Nghia Province
Russia Testing New Missiles
Soviet tests of a long range ICBM carrying multiple warheads may force a reevaluation of U S missile strategy. U S experts cite reports of a four warhead missile while Pentagon officials have not confirmed details. Senator Henry M Jackson warns such a capability could threaten U S deterrence and prompt revision of fixed missile numbers.
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Washington
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Fla. Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Pentagon
Jackson
United States
Air Force
Students Reminded To Pick Up Annuals
Snyder High School reminds students Friday is the deadline to claim the 1968 Tiger's Lair annual. Pick up in the journalism room or school office and bring receipts when collecting your copy.
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Snyder High School
Flooding Swamps Southeast Texas After Front Passes
Widespread showers and a cool front moving southeast flood parts of Southeast Texas. Beaumont reports extensive flood damage to low lying streets and highways with Jefferson County expecting more flooding. A Durant woman saved herself after her car submerged in Duck Creek when it slid into the water on U S 75.
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Texas
Beaumont
Weather Bureau
Jefferson County
Sabine River
Houston
Toledo Bend
Rayburn Dam
Gulf
Durant
Duck Creek
Denison
Dispute Threatens Biafran Flights
Nigerian and Biafran authorities clash over landing sites for Red Cross aid fueling delays in a 10 day daytime airlift plan. Federal forces fear Okigwe use would aid advances while Biafrans push for landing near Okigwe or Uli for arms night flights. Red Cross coord August Lindt seeks clearance as Fernando Po stockpiles 3500 tons.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Red Cross
Ali Ethihiala
Okigwe
Umuahia
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Uli
August Lindt
Biafra
Biafran
Fernando Poo
Automaker Looks to Future Leased Cars as Commonplace
Detroit AP report notes experts predict half of U S drivers may lease or rent cars by 1980. American Motors Chrysler Ford GM all expand leasing networks with hundreds of dealers and rising lease volumes. Advocates cite no down payment tax write offs yearly new car cycles and lower repair costs as leasing benefits.
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A.F. Mahan
Associated Press
Detroit
United States
William S. Pickett
American Motors Corp
Pickett
Clyde Sutton
McCullagh Leasing Inc
Sutton
American Motors
Chrysler
Ford
France warns airlines to avoid Mururoa testing zone
Paris AP reports France issues a fresh warning to airlines and shipping firms to stay clear of the Mururoa Island testing zone in the South Pacific. The directive, effective Sunday, indicates a planned atomic or hydrogen device test following France’s earlier thermonuclear explosion on August 24.
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Paris
France
Mururoa
South Pacific
New Avian Hong Kong Flu Strain Warns Of Outbreak
Public Health Service Advisory Committee in Atlanta warned a new Asian influenza strain A2 Hong Kong 68 may trigger a large fall winter outbreak in the United States. There is no vaccine for the new strain. current vaccine for A2 could be partly effective, but a specific vaccine may take three to six months.
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Atlanta, Ga
United States
Public Health Service Advisory Committee
Hong Kong
National Communicable Disease Center
Atlanta
Snyder Schools Enrollment Surges Past Three Thousand
Enrollment in Snyder Public Schools topped 3,503 by Wednesday afternoon, with officials noting continued registrations into early next week after a first day total of 3,442 and a second day total of 3,469.
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Snyder Public
Marker Rites Set for Greene Springs Dedication
Dedication of an archaeologic and historical marker at Greene Springs in Scurry County is set for 4 p.m. Saturday at a roadside park on U S Highway 180 nine miles east of Snyder. The event is organized by the Scurry County Chapter of the South Plains Archaeological Society and the Scurry County Historical Survey Committee.
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Greene Springs
Scurry County
U. S. Highway 180
Snyder
South Plains Archaeological Society
Jim Greene
Buffalo Gap
John
Fern Portis
Pat
Nelda Bills
Hugh Boren Jr
Pat Bills
County Historical Committee
William N. Parkey
Don Huddleston
Wayne Boren
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Russia
Phyllis Messimer
Big Spring Highway
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