UAW Sets Deadline At Ford Motor Co Strike Threat Looms
UAW president Walter Reuther sets a 10 am Friday deadline at Ford Motor Co for a new contract. He says talks will continue with good faith to resolve wage inequities, relief time, and production standards while a Chrysler strike threat grows.
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Gene Schroeder
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union Today
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Ford
Chrysler
Thurmond to reveal switch to GOP
Washington AP Sen Strom Thurmond of South Carolina will announce tonight he is leaving the Democratic party to become a Goldwater Republican. The televised speech from Columbia S C is set for 6 15 p m EST Thurmond says he hopes to help establish a strong two party system in the South He has previously carried the South as a States Rights candidate in 1948 and signaled support for Barry Goldwater.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Thurmond
South
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Spartanburg- Greenville
Democratic Party
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Reds Flaunt New Weapon During Khrushchev Talk
Premier Khrushchev told a Japanese delegation that the Soviet Union has a new secret weapon capable of destroying all life, a claim tied to a blast at Mao Zedong. U.S. experts speculated on cobalt bombs, death rays, or advanced germ or chemical weapons, though Khrushchev did not specify the weapon.
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Henry S. Bradsher
Moscow
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Earth
Red China
West
Mao Tze-tung
Mao
Kenji Fukunaga
Washington
U.S
Garbage truck crash kills Paris man in rain slicks
Paris AP report says Lester Hutchings Jr., 30, was killed when a garbage truck he rode in skidded on a rain slick street and overturned. The driver Haskell Hobbs escaped unharmed.
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Paris
Lester Hutchings Jr
Paris Street
Haskell Hobbs
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions Forecast
Snyder reports Tuesday highs around 68 and morning 7 am reading of 62 with .63 inches precipitation. North Central Texas mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms today and east tonight. highs in 80s Thursday. Northeast Texas mainly cloudy mild with showers. lows 62 to 72 and highs in 80s Thursday. Northwest Texas cloudy today tonight partly cloudy Thursday. scattered southeast showers. lows 53 to 70 and highs in 80s. Coast southeast winds 8 to 18 knots today and Thursday. South Central Southeast Texas cloudy with occasional showers. lows 68 to 80 and highs 83 to 97 Thursday. Southwest Texas cloudy to partly cloudy with showers today and tonight. lows 65 to 75 and highs 83 to 92 Thursday.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
Southeast
South
Southwest
Unions Threaten New Rail Strike Amid Job Protections Dispute
About 150000 members of six AFL CIO railroad shop unions threaten to walk out Monday over job protection amid declines in employment. Management expects a work stoppage would halt most trains, risking a national emergency. Negotiators report no formal strike notices, while unions unite behind protection for workers displaced by technology.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
White House
Afl-Cio
Edward J. Carrough
Chief Rail
J. E. Wolfe
Boston
Johnson
Carlough
Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association
Bus Plunge Kills Six Farm Laborers Near Fort Pierce
A bus carrying farm laborers to work at Dr. Peacock ranch plunged into an 18 foot canal southwest of Fort Pierce, drowning six men with more feared dead. Divers and sheriff deputies searched the scene as the driver Foley Pinkney of Fort Pierce was only identified. The wreck’s cause remained unclear.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Here
Foley Pinkney
Dr. Peacock Ranch
Snyder School Board Reports On Opening, Enrollment Near Last Year
The Snyder school board heard Dr. Robert Clinton report on the first three weeks of school. Enrollment stood at 3,772, down from 3,840 last year, with 695 in high school. The board approved a central switchboard for the district, discussed grade reassignments, and planned a ventilation study for hot weather. A new pickup for vocational agriculture was voted, and staffing changes included Hayes’s resignation and Murphy’s hiring.
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Snyder
Robert Clinton
Clinton
West
Brooksie Hodges
East Elementary
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Paul B. Hayes
Lamar Junior High School
Mary Lou Murphy
Lincoln School
Carol Gatford
North
Texas Democrats Shift To Strategy After Dallas Convention
Texas Democratic leaders post convention to focus on the November 3 election against Republicans. Governor Connally outlined campaign strategy and fundraising plans while party chair Marvin Watson described hard work ahead. Attendees discussed a high priced dinner drive and potential visits by Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey, with plans supported by the Johnson Humphrey coalition. The coalition includes union labor, Black and Latin American communities, and liberal Democrats as they aim to mobilize every possible vote.
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John Connally
Marvin Watson
Daingerfield
Dallas
Connally
Texas Democratic State Committee
Texas
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
New State Democratic Executive Committee
Lyndon Johnson
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Hunter McLean
Democratic Coalition
McLean
Watson
Asha Plate
Aerton
Catarina
Thunderstorms Bring Widespread Rain Across Texas
A robust morning thunderstorm with bright lightning produced light to moderate showers in Snyder where 0.63 inches fell, part of a Texas wide pattern that dumped up to 11 inches in Southwest Texas. Rain soaked areas near San Antonio with small creeks flooding streets while a hangar was smashed in Carrizo Springs. Cooler air followed as heavy rains spread, yielding tall totals at Briggs Ranch 7.80 inches and other towns from Carrizo Springs to Dalhart with varied depths. There were no deaths or injuries reported.
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Snyder
Texas
Lake
J. B. Thom
San Antonio
Carrizo Springs
North Texas
Briggs Ranch
Catarina
Brundage
Big Wells
Artesia
Arthur City
Denison
Gordonville
Wichita Falls
Seymour
Bonham
Memphis
Lake Diversion
Sherman
Clarksville
Honey Grove
Panhandle
Electra
Amarillo
Miami
Dalhart
Three Share First Football Pick Prize
Three contestants shared the week's football pick prize after each missing eight of 26 selections. Winners: Dean Staton Route 1 Mrs Jack Longbotham Route 3 and Mike Martin 1408 Avenue K. All missed eight picks but Sweetwater beat Breckenridge and Mertzon beat Ira tied the day. A new contest starts today with game lists in sponsor ads.
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Dean Staton
Route 1
Jack Longbotham
Mike Martin
Avenue K
Sweetwater
Breckenridge
Mertzon
Ira
Surrender ends Vietnam coup crisis after generals' withdrawals
Brig. Gen. Lam Van Phat, former interior minister, surrendered in Saigon after leading an abortive coup. Other rebel officers, including Col. Nhan Minh Trang, began returning to Saigon from My Tho as loyalist forces reshaped military leadership. Air force Commodore Nguyen Cao Ky urged purge of corrupt officers and called for exile-return bans on five generals tied to Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
Viet Nam
Lam van Phat
Phat
My Tho
Duong Hieu Nghia
Duong Ngoc Lam
Ton
Khanh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dalat
Duong van Minh
South Viet Nam
Soviet Jet Violates West German Airspace Near Hamburg
A Soviet jet fighter penetrated about 15 miles into West German airspace along the Hamburg border before turning back toward East German airspace, according to Defense Ministry sources. Earlier, two Soviet fighters were said to be chased from the same area by British aircraft on September 2.
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Bom
Germany
Defense Ministry
Hamburg
Businessmen Discuss Site Selection for Scurry County Coliseum
A citizen group and the commissioners court discussed location options for Scurry County Coliseum. Proposals included the Starlite Theatre property and the P. W. Cloud site on Big Spring Highway, with cost and access considerations for local and visiting groups highlighted. Representatives such as Stanley Noah Dr John Blum and Charles Hartman spoke on preferred proximity to city amenities and potential retail support from Snyder merchants.
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Stanley Noah
Noah
Starlite Theatre
P. W. Cloud
Big Spring Highway
Cloud
John Blum
Charles Hartman
Snyder
N. R. Clements
Clements
Noah, Blum
Hartman
Bud England
Jimmy Tidwell
Rex Fields
Jack Nesbit
Rayburn Burgess
Marven Stevenson
R. E. Patterson
Wilbert Norton
Carl Whitfield
Ray Belt
Bill Seale
J. L. Browning
Frank Darby
Jay Rogers
Borger Man Killed by Crane Power Line Contact
AP reports Jimmy Dale Scott twenty was electrocuted when a crane touched a power line in Borger. Gwen Thurman operating the crane was injured in the accident.
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