Prissy the cat dies after two decades with Best family
WACIL McNAIR recalls Prissy a long haired stray who became part of the Best family in 1957 before Castro's rise in Cuba. The cat aged into her 20s, surviving past car incidents and dog skirmishes, and reaching a late decline in mobility in the past two weeks.
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Cuba
Prissy the Cat
Prissy
Gene Best
Fidel Castro
Batista
Terry
Altough
John Conley
Texas Tech
Snyder High School
Scooter
Conley
Wacil McNair
Virus mystery claims 19 lives at Legion convention
A mysterious illness killed 19 and hospitalized 52 after an American Legion gathering. Officials said symptoms include fever and chest congestion, with virus pneumonia considered likely though bacteria and swine flu are possible. Autopsies ordered as CDC researchers assist.
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Paul Carpenter
Associated Press
Harrisburg, Pa
American Legion
Leonard Bachman
Bachman
Jay Satz
State Health Department
Today in History August 3 1976 highlights
The record lists events on August 3 across centuries including Columbus sailing from Spain in 1492, Benedict Arnold at West Point in 1780, Suez occupation in 1881, Germany at war with France in 1914, anti Nazi protests in 1943 Milan and Genoa, cadets dismissed at West Point in 1951, a jet liner hijacking in 1961, Kosygin comments on Vietnam in 1961, Cuba Madrid embassy closure in 1966, and a 1975 Agadir plane crash killing 188 people.
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Christopher Columbus
Spain
America
Benedict Arnold
West Point
N.Y
Suez
Germany
France
Milan
Genoa
Italy
U.S. Military Academy
Los Angeles
Houston
Cuba
Alexei Kosygin
U.S
Madrid
Agadir
Morocco
Weather Snapshot Snyder And Texas Regions
Readings show Snyder at 7 am 72 degrees with a 95 high and 71 low earlier. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with scattered storms mainly tonight and Wednesday afternoon. lows 63 to 70, highs 89 to near 100. North Texas stays fair with party cloud and scattered storms, nights 65 to 75, highs in the 90s. Port Arthur to Port O Connor winds 15 to 20 knots turning east, seas 3 to 5 feet then easing. Port O Connor to Brownsville winds 10 to 15 knots, seas 2 to 4 feet, with showers and storms.
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Snyder
West Texas
North Texas
Port Arthur
Port O’connor
Brownsville
Viking 1 Digs Second Martian Soil Sample at Pasadena Mission
Viking 1 arm reaches into Martian soil to collect a second dirt sample for life-detection. A shallow trench beside the first trench shows progress. signal planned to confirm delivery to the organic analysis instrument. Earlier attempt failed, prompting today's digging.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Viking
Red Cross evacuates wounded from Tal Zaatar camp in Beirut
An International Red Cross convoy finally entered the Tal Zaatar Palestinian refugee camp near Christian east Beirut to evacuate casualties. Reports vary on numbers with Palestinian officials citing 91 wounded taken out in three hours while a Red Cross spokesman said 47. A limited cease fire allowed four Red Cross trucks and two ambulances to cross. Christian militia leaders pledged to allow ongoing evacuations, as fighting continued and Lebanon's civil war raged.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Cullen Davis
Davis
Stan Farr
Texas Christian University
Andrea Davis
Gus Garrel
John Peter Smith Hospital
Stratoflex, Inc
Kendavis Industries Inc. International
Stratoflex
Davises
Ken Davis
Clifford Jones
Beirut
Lebanon
Red Cross
Tal Zaatar
Christian East
Geneva
Ian Sabri Khali
Red Cross Mercy
Jean Hoefliger
Red Cross Delega
Hoefliger
Khali
Snyder Taxicab Service Closed After Operator Ends Run
Snyder officials report Marie Goodwin has discontinued the local taxi service leaving residents, especially the elderly, needing another operator. Those seeking a franchise may contact city secretary Juanita Farren at city hall for application info. The Snyder City Council meeting was postponed to Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the city hall council room due to members being out of town.
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Snyder
Marie Goodwin
Juanita Farren
City Hall
Nader's interlocking orgs shape his influence
Ralph Nader functions as a one man conglomerate guiding a web of small groups with about 100 employees and a likely under 2 million dollar annual budget. His indirect reach comes from former staff founders and joint campaigns with PIRGs and other citizen groups, while he guards finances and personal earnings, shaping public life through a loosely connected network centered on the Center for Study of Responsive Law.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Ralph Nader
Nader
Pirgs
Cor
Lowell Dodge
Center For Auto Safety
David Sanford
Der
General Motors
Chevrolet
National Automobile Dealers Association
John Esposito
Corvair
Center For Study of Responsive Law
Nader's
Raiders
Freedom of Information Clearinghouse
Esposito
New York State Consumer Protection Board
Ralph
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Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
By Miller H. Bonner JR
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Texarkana
TCU
Arab League
WTC
Washington
Omar Burleson
Western Texas College
Department of Justice
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Council
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