Widow Accepts Navy Buyout After Town Is Demolished
Eunice Van Winkle receives a government check for 1,047,810 and plans to move after the Navy condemned the town near San Francisco to create a two mile buffer around Cord Naval Weapons Station. Only 10 houses remain to be razed as she reflects on years of legal battles and loss of loyalty to the government.
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Port Chicago
Calif
U.S. Navy
Eunice van Winkle
Navy
Concord Naval Weapons Station
Vietnam
Department of Defense
van Winkle
Melvin Belli
San Francisco
Nichols
Today In History Highlights From August 8, 1969
On August 8 marks World War II daylight raids that began the Battle of Britain in 1940 and other historic events. Notable items include Drake defeating the Armada in 1588 and Napoleon’s exile to St. Helena in 1815.
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Associated Press
England
Britain
Sir Francis Drake
John Paul Jones
Napoleon Bonaparte
Island of
St. Helena
Marshal Foch
Soviet Union
Japan
United States
Republic of Korea
Formosa
Cyprus
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
Agnew
Miami Beach
Fla
Weather snapshot for Texas regions and Snyder high heat
Snyder reports a Thursday high of 96 and low 75 with 7 am reading of 77. Northwest Texas sees isolated late storms in the north Panhandle with hot, fair weather through Saturday and lows 66 to 67 and highs 97 to 102. Northeast Texas stays fair and hot with lows 71 to 76 and highs 97 to 100. North Central Texas remains fair and hot with lows 72 to 79 and highs 97 to 103. Southwest Texas remains fair and warm with lows 70 to 76 and highs 92 to 104. Southeast Texas stays partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered showers near the coast, lows 72 to 82 and highs 88 to 98. South Central Texas is partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers in the extreme south and along the coast, decreasing Saturday, while the north stays partly cloudy and warm. Lows 72 to 80 and highs 90 to 102. Brownsville to Port O Connor winds southeast 8 to 18 knots through Saturday, gusty to 30 knots in scattered showers today and tonight ending Saturday.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
North Panhandle
Southwest Texas
Brownsville
Port O'Connor
Heaviest Vietnam action since lull stirs war doubts
In South Vietnam heavy fighting flared across multiple zones including near Da Nang and the DMZ. U S spokesmen called the surge possibly a brief lull break or prelude to renewed operations. Casualties rose with 14 Americans and 14 civilians killed, 164 wounded, and 147 enemy soldiers killed in ground actions since midnight Wednesday.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Central Highlands
Cam Ranh Bay
Petition Drive For Scurry County Junior College Succeeds
Signatures surpassed expectations on the county petition drive to create a public junior college district in Scurry County. Over 1250 valid names, about 21 percent of registered voters, were gathered for submission to the Texas College Coordinating Board.
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Scurry County Junior College
Texas College Coordinating Board
Austin
Scurry County
Boy Scouts
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Lucky
Coordinating Board
County Commissioners Court
Scurry County United Fund outlines campaign plans
At a breakfast meeting Mickey Nunley presided as tentative plans for the year’s campaign were set. Don Wooten became vice president replacing John Bol linger who moved. Mrs Joe Pitts and Doug McGlain joined the board with terms of three and two years. McGlain also chairs budget and missions. Bill Seale chairs publicity education. Campaign kickoff is planned for mid September with attendees including H F Clark Hubert Cargile Sis Jones Les Francis Lyle Dett ef bach Mrs Marvin Dosier McGlaun Wooten and Nunley.
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Scurry County United Fund
Mickey Nunley
Don Wooten
John Bollinger
Joe Pitts
Doug McGlain
Bill Seale
H. F. Clark
Hubert Cargile
Sis Jones
Les Francis
Lyle Detfebach
Marvin Dosier
McGlaun
Wooten
Nunley
Seventh Grade Woodwinds Learn Summer Band Schedule
The Junior High Summer Band schedules a daily 11:15 to 12 session for the seventh grade woodwinds after earlier reports of an afternoon meeting. The timetable lists 8-10 for 8th and 9th grade bands, 10:15-11 for seventh grade brass, and 11:15-12 for seventh grade woodwinds.
Tax Reform Battle Shifts To Senate
The House passed a sweeping tax reform bill 394 to 30, but the Senate Finance Committee will scrutinize it with hearings for over 100 witnesses after the summer recess. Chairman Russell Long aims to finish committee action by October 31 as the bill faces a cautious path toward potential revenue gains and broad relief.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Russell B. Long
D-La
Nixon to Outline Welfare Overhaul and Guaranteed Income
President Nixon plans a national address detailing a welfare overhaul with a guaranteed income and job incentives. He will seek congressional backing for a $1,500 yearly family of four, block grants for states, auto tax revenue share, and a minimum $50 monthly in adult programs, plus day care and employment reforms.
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Washington
Nixon
Nation
U.S
Capitol Hill
Congress
The
Washington Post
San Clemente
Calif
Experts Disagree About Mars Life
Pasadena scientists split on Mars life after Mariner 7 data. Dr. George Pimentel cites possible ammonia and methane signals suggesting a biological origin, while Dr. Gerry Neugebauer and others report no atmospheric methane or ammonia and emphasize tentative readings.
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Mars
Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 7
George C. Pimentel
University of California
Red Planet
Polar
Earth
Pimentel
Polar Cap
South Polar Cap
Gerry Neugebauer
California Institute of Technology
Moon
Caltech
N. H. Horowitz
Charles Hord
University of Colorado
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Dmz
U. S
5Th Mechanized Division
3Rd Marine Division
3Rd Marine
Dong Ha
North Vietnam
George Yeilding
Steve Miller
Keith Proctor
Doug Nall
Stanfield Elementary Pta
Ted Zeck
Jerry House
Bob Clifton
Jerry McWilliams
Ronald Stoltz
Dan Martin
Robert McArthur
Buford Browning
Bob Harlin
Harlin
Jaycees
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