SDN Column outlines Scurry County United Fund drive
The SDN Column reports a busy week ahead for Scurry County United Fund campaign offices in city hall with Max von Roeder and Lyle Deffebach guiding efforts. It notes a Thursday strategy session led by Dr. A B Lightfoot to broaden participation and explains the fund’s role in supporting Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Boys Club Red Cross Salvation Army and state agencies, all without government aid. Volunteers drive the campaign with no pay, aiming to address prior issues of lower per capita giving and contributor numbers. We will know in a few days.
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Scurry County
United Fund
Max von Roeder
Lyle Deffebach
Marvin Dozier
A. B. Lightfoot
Community Chest
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Boys’ Club
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Wacil McNair
This Day in History September 29 1968 Highlights
On this date historical events span 1066 William the Conqueror lands in England. 1789 U S Army established. 1918 Allied breakthrough against Hindenburg Line. 1941 US and Britain aid to Russia. 1957 deadly train collision in West Pakistan. 1959 Braniff plane crash near Buffalo Texas. 1954 school integration ruling reaffirmed. 1963 Vatican Council session opens. 1969 US missile warheads expansion plan announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Neville Chamberlain
England
Francois Daladier
France
William the Conqueror
U. S. War Department
Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenical Council
United States
Weather forecast summary for Texas regions
Snyder temperatures show highs from 78 to 95 across regions. Overnight lows range from 32 to 68 with clear to partly cloudy skies. Sunday outlook includes milder north areas and warmer southeast with showers confined to the south coast.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Bombers Rain Four Million Pounds on Front Lines in Vietnam
U S B52s dropped almost four million pounds of bombs on enemy positions near the Cambodian frontier and in northern war zones. Ground fighting slowed but a Thuong Duc attack left two Vietnamese defenders dead and 11 wounded. Allied forces seized enemy supplies including 54 tons of rice, 400 mortar shells, and 20 cases of explosives. Nine Americans were killed or wounded in various engagements as air and ground actions continued across South Vietnam and nearby areas.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Thuong Duc
Mies
da Nang
Tay
Fourth Annual Scurry County Fair Opens Thursday
The Towle Memorial Park fairgrounds host the Fourth Annual Scurry County Fair with exhibits due by 9 a.m. Thursday. L M Dawson notes bright prospects for outstanding entries, especially in individual divisions. Swine judging occurs Friday. horticulture show titled Highways to Beauty is led by the Twilight Garden Club of Snyder with tips on preps for flowers.
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Towle Memorial Park
Scurry County Fair
L. M. Dawson
Scurry County
Dawson
Twilight Garden Club of
Snyder
Tropical low mood skitters to sea off Florida
A tropical low mood moved into the Atlantic off Florida after soaking southern Florida the Bahamas and Cuba. Frances the tropical storm moved north northeast past Bermuda without threatening people. The low mood left ragged showers as it shifted 200 miles northeast of Miami at 15 to 20 mph.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Florida
Sunshine State
Bahamas
Cuba
Frances
Bermuda
Narcotics Violations Charges Expected After Drug Bust
Federal officers planned to file narcotics violations against two men after a high speed chase north of Van Horn Texas. Authorities seized 197 pounds of marijuana worth 197000 dollars and detained the pair, an El Paso man and his Mexican companion, for federal charges after arrest on traffic violations.
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van Horn
Texa
Texas
el Paso
Mexico
De Gaulle Stands Firm In European Talks
Bonn reports that a French German summit led by Charles de Gaulle and Kurt Georg Kiesinger ended with no breakthrough on British Common Market membership. The talks ran over time as both leaders avoided concessions on the market issue and Western defense concerns remained unsettled.
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Bonn
Germany
France
Charles de Gaulle
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Kiesinger
de Gaulle
Two Tech Students Die In Lubbock Crash
In Lubbock Texas Tech students Lora Alice McVey 19 of Lancaster Texas and Donald Marvin Hale 18 of Tucson Arizona were killed when their car collided with a pickup truck shortly before midnight Friday. The pickup driver Leslie J Levaney sustained critical injuries.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
Lora Alice McVey
Lancaster
Tex
Donald Marvin Hale
Tucson Ariz
Leslie J. Levaney
Mexico City anxiously braces as student strike persists
Olympic preparations in Mexico City face renewed trouble as student leaders vow to continue the two month strike until all demands are met. About 5 000 protesters hear calls to keep the action, while authorities weigh severe measures to maintain order for the October 12 opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Barros Sierra
University of Mexico
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Universal Gratico
LI General Drive To Begin Monday
The Scurry County United Fund launches its general campaign with a 7 am breakfast at First Baptist Church to raise 38805.60 for 10 agencies. The drive seeks expanded participation and payroll deductions, aiming for salaried workers one hour's pay per month and a dollar a month per employee. Agencies include Boys' Club, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Red Cross, Salvation Army, USC, Texas Mental Health, Texas Rehabilitation Hospital, Texas Social Welfare, and United Cerebral Palsy of Texas.
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Scurry County United Fund
First Baptist Church
Advance Gifts Division
United Fund
National United Fund
Scurry County
Agencies
The
Scurry County Boys’ Club
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
Red Cross
Salvation Army
USC
Texas Association For Mental Health
Texas Rehabilitation Hospital
Texas Social Welfare Association
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas, Inc
Texans to Start Paying Another Cent
The Associated Press reports Texans begin a new penny increase in state sales tax Wednesday. The 1 percent rise makes the state rate 3 percent, with many residents paying 4 percent due to local 1 percent taxes in 304 cities. Auto sales tax also rises from 2 to 3 percent, affecting a $3,000 car by about $30. Vending exemptions and tiered local rates apply as described.
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Detroit
Texas reports over twenty thousand bridges in ID system
Austin AP reports the Texas Department of Transportation lists more than 20,300 bridges in the state's inventory, reflecting a broad bridge network managed by the highway department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas Highway Department
Biafrans Capture Key Nigerian City
Reuters AP report says Biafran forces counterattacked on multiple fronts and seized Ikot Ekpene between Uyo and Umuahia as Nigerian troops rush into the southeastern area. Nigerian air raids with Russian made bombers continued around Ikot Ekpene. At Obilagu near Umuahia ten killed and ninety injured.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Ikot Ekpene
Uyo
Umuahia
C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
Red Cross
Obilagu
Aba
Owerri
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Cal
Mary Dominic
St. Boniface School
Tiger Stadium
Mich
Tigers
Ninh
Tay Ninh
U.S
Duc Lap
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
Leathernecks
South Vietnam
Education Ministry
Ministries of Education and Defense
Air Force
Army
Navy
North Vietnam
Vinh
Marine
Javier
LI General
State County
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