Ox in the ditch tale and local weather notes from Scurry County
A Daily News caller jokes about an ox in the ditch as Monday confusion prompts laughter. Frustration over missed delivery is noted while growers cheer increasing sunshine and warm weather for crops. Marigold plantings near Codgell Memorial Hospital showcase vibrant displays in the Billionth Barrel of Oil Celebration era.
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Daily News
Fran Farmer
Scurry County
Jack Cummins
San Antonio
Cummins
Codgell Memorial Hospital
Wacil McNair
Today in History Highlights from August 6
A brief overview recalls key events on August 6 across history. Notable items include the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bomb use, Napoleon dissolving the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, Bolivia’s independence in 1825, a 1914 White House tragedy, and early WWI mediation offers.
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U.S
Hiroshima
Japan
Napoleon Bonaparte
Holy Roman Empire
Bolivia
Peru
Woodrow Wilson
White House
United States
Europe
Richard Nixon
Texas Weather Summary by Region
Snyder temperatures show 89 with 61 overnight and 62 at 7 am Mostly fair conditions across Northwest and Southwest Texas with highs 85 to 100 by Thursday North Central Northeast Texas mostly fair and warmer with lows 69 to 76 and highs 93 to 101 South Central Southeast Texas partly cloudy with showers and thundershowers possible on the coast and warm through Thursday Upper Texas Coast winds 6 to 16 knots, seas 1 to 3 feet with isolated showers Lower Texas Coast winds 5 to 15 knots, seas 1 to 3 feet and higher seas in scattered showers
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Upper
Ford Extends Voting Rights Act Seven Years
President Ford signed a seven year extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a Rose Garden ceremony, saying the right to vote is foundational. The measure, effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, expands coverage to areas in 24 states with significant minority populations and retains the literacy tests ban. The extension keeps federal pre clearances and allows federal examiners in covered areas to monitor voting procedures.
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Washington
Ford
New York City
Texas
California
Colorado
House
Senate
Congress
Burleson Calls Washington Overrun With Reformers
Congressman Omar Burleson told Snyder residents that too many seek federal help and that Washington is crowded with reformers. He pressed for oil price control debates, discussed deficits, welfare agencies, and a hoped meeting with major oil companies and possibly President Ford. He argued for limited domestic oil price controls and warned about the rising deficit of about 88 billion dollars.
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Omar Burleson
17Th
Texas
Snyder
Congress
Bentley Baize
Roger B. Mize
Snyder National Bank
Washington
17Th District
Burleson
Harold Bennett
Ford
Five Japanese Red Army terrorists hold U S consul and 14 hostages
Five armed members of the Japanese Red Army still hold the U S consul and 14 others, as they wait at Kuala Lumpur airport for a flight to a new country. Tokyo efforts seek Libya approval but Libya and other nations Cuba Syria and South Yemen show reluctance. Snags include weapon carriage and crew size on the flight.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Red Army
U.S
Tokyo
Libya
Japan
Cuba
Syria
South Yemen
FBI Wants To Question Hoffa's Foster Son
Detroit AP report states Charles O'Brien Hoffa's foster son seen with a Fitzsimmons associate the day after Hoffa vanished. FBI seeks to question O'Brien while Hoffa family searches for him amid ongoing disappearance disclosures and rival union leadership tensions.
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FBI
Hoffa
Detroit
Teamster
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Charles
Chuckie
O’brien
O'Brien
Washington
Fitzsimmons
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Detroit News
Barbara Crancer
Associated Press
Quake Jolts Butte County California Area
An earthquake struck Butte County California at 8 52 p m PDT centered southwest of Oroville measuring 4 9 on the Richter scale. No injuries or major damages were reported though residents described a distinct shock and calmer reactions compared with the previous quake.
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Oroville
Calif
Butte County
California
Everthing
Loretta Davenport
Sears Manager Kidnapped in Bogota by Ambush
Donald Cooper, 50, assistant manager for Sears Roebuck Colombia, was kidnapped Tuesday night at his home in Bogota by unidentified assailants. Police report he was likely injured. witnesses say submachine gun fire occurred as the driver resisted. Cooper's hometown is listed as North Platte, Nebraska.
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Bogota
Colombia
Donald Cooper
Sears Roebuck and Co
Cooper
North Platte
Neb
Texas First Program Gains Scurry County Support
Scurry County Board of Development backs Gov. Briscoe’s Texas First effort to create 4,000 new jobs and expand 160 businesses. The plan, with four state agencies, aims to generate 277 million annually and design tailored training while coordinating local expansion. Gene Best urges local employers to participate.
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Gene Best
Scurry County
Scurry County Board of Development
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Reagan Brown
Texas Industrial Commission
Texas Education Agency
Texas Employment Commission
Texas Department of Community Affairs
The
Industrial Commission
Texas First
Austin
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SDN
Miki
Ford Inks
Walter Grubbs
Abilene
George L. Gedda
Takeo Miki
South Korea
Asia
North
Seoul
Republic of Korea
National Press Club
Ford Administration
North Korea
South
Post-Dispatch
Machus Red Fox
Richard M. Nixon
Doss
Sears
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