SDN Column Sees Unpredictable Summer Rain Across Snyder Area
The Colorado Municipal Water District reports variable rainfall over J.B. Thomas and E.V. Spence lakes as showers fail to reach expected levels. Scurry County farmers see mixed benefits with Snyder notably dry. The piece notes the upcoming anniversary of the 1972 flood and the delayed Thirtieth Street Bridge reopening.
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Snyder
Colorado Municipal Water District
CRMWD
J.B. Thomas
E.V. Spence
Schooling
Scurry County
Thirtieth Street
Deep Creek
Wacil McNair
Today in History highlights from August 2, 1973
AP notes key past events on this date including Hitler becoming Germanys dictator in 1934, Hudsons Bay voyages in 1610, Fifth Avenue opening in 1824, World War I invasions in 1914, Harding death in 1923, Einsteins alert to Roosevelt in 1939, and recent UN and regional updates.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Paul von Hindenburg
Henry Hudson
Hudson Bay
Mississippi River
St. Louis
New York
Art Street
13Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Russia
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Warren G. Harding
San Francisco
Alaska
Albert Einstein
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
United Nations
South Africa
Philippine
Manila
Egypt
Libya
Weather overview for Texas and nearby states shows mild to warm with scattered storms
Weather brief details temperatures highs mostly in the 80s to 100s across Texas and surrounding states. North Central Texas remains fair and mild while the coast sees gusty showers. Thunderstorms are possible in parts of Oklahoma New Mexico and Louisiana through Friday.
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Snyder
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Biggest 25 year drop in July wholesale prices
The Labor Department reported July marked the steepest monthly drop in wholesale prices in 25 years, led by farm products and processed foods and feeds, falling 4.1 percent unadjusted and 4.6 percent adjusted. The index fell 1.3 percent unadjusted and 1.4 percent adjusted, amid Nixon price freezes and export controls.
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Washington
Labor Department
Nixon
Helms Testifies Cuban In Watergate Was On CIA Retainer
Former CIA chief Richard Helms told the Senate Watergate panel that one Cuban-American arrested in the Watergate break-in received a $100 monthly CIA retainer. He noted Eugenio Martinez was kept on a loose arrangement and removed from the retainer after his involvement became known.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington
CIA
Richard Helms
Senate
Watergate Committee Today
Helms
Fred Thompson
Eugenio Martinez
Florida
Martinez
Senate Armed Services Committee
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Vernon A. Walters
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Mexico
Ford Threatens Strike Over UAW Demands
Ford Motor Co moves to cut hiring in rate fringe benefits and impose a national overtime clause, widening rift with UAW as nine demands draw eight rejections. Contracts for 165,000 Ford workers and 600,000 GM and Chrysler members expire Sept. 14, heightening bargaining tensions.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford
UAW
Ken Bannon
General Motors
Chrysler
Bannon
Skylab 2 Mission May Be Shortened
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Mission Control considered shortening the Skylab 2 mission due to an oxidizer problem in the command ship propulsion system affecting the 59 day stay. Astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma were not in danger and recovery options included landing near Hawaii or waiting for a later decision.
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Orbiting Lab
Hawaiian
Lunney
Earth
Space Center
Mission Control
Wallis Bank Robbery Nets $35,000 in Southeast Texas
Two masked men robbed Wallis State Bank of $35,000 this morning in Wallis Texas. They fled in a white pickup later found abandoned. Banks officials called the robbers polite and said no one was injured. Authorities described the guns and masks used.
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Wallis, Tex
Wallis State
Edwin Wilke
Wallis
Houston
Rosenberg
Texas
Wells Rites Planned For Patsy Carol Wells
Patsy Carol Wells age 32 died 4:08 p.m. Wednesday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at East Side Church of Christ with Sam Kitching officiating. Burial Hillside Memorial Garden. Born November 4 1940 in Jacksboro Miss Wells resident of Scurry County 23 years. Survived by her parents Mr and Mrs William M Wells Snyder and brother Jesse Wells Pecos. Bell Seale Funeral Home in charge.
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Patsy Carol Wells
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
East Side Church of Christ
Sam Kitching
Hillside Memorial Garden
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Jacksboro
Miss Wells
Scurry County
William M. Wells
Snyder
Jesse Wells
Pecos
Junior High Band Schools Slated For Summer Sessions
Local junior high schools schedule summer band programs starting Monday. Travis Band School runs 8 to 10 a.m. with woodwind holds to 11 30. Lamar Band School runs 8 to 10 a.m. with flute holds to 11 30. Glen Thompson directs Travis. Bob Chapman directs Lamar.
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Travis
Lamar
Glen Thompson
Bob Chapman
Snyder Man Dies In Highway Crash
Snyder resident Carrol Ray Helms, 50, died in a two car crash at the intersection of State Highway 176 and 137 near Lenorah in Martin County. His wife Wilma Helms was seriously injured. Other occupants Don Compton and Paul Bliss of Hobbs New Mexico were hospitalized with injuries. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Carrol Ray Helms
Snyder
Lenorah
Martin County
Medical Center Memorial Hospital
Big Spring
Alert
Wilma Helms
Don Compton
Paul D. Bliss
Hobbs
N.M
Bliss
Compton
Gilbreath Funeral Home
Stanton
Helms
Bell Seale Funeral Home
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