Snyder sparks protest over Viking Mars photos claim
SDN Columnist Roddy Stinson draws ire from Snyder Texas residents after suggesting Mars Viking pictures were taken near Snyder. He notes threats of retaliation and cites support from local Chamber official Bill Henry. Texas Theatre optimistic about local drama scene with Kate Baldwin and WTC cast members in new season.
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Roddy Stinson
San Antonio Express
Mars
Snyder
Texas
Stinson
Katharyn Duff
Abilene
Snyder News
Charles Holland
Western Texas College
Holland
Kay
California
New York
Hollands
Santa Fe
N.M
Brian Nobles
WTC
William Moore
Dane Witherspoon
Jerry Worsham
Worsham
AJRA Finals Rodeo To Feature Buffalo Races
The AJRA National Finals in Scurry County Coliseum runs five nights with four nightly buffalo races. Winners advance to a Saturday final. top contestants vie for over 70 000 dollars in prizes and crown the National Finals Queen Miss AJRA. Eleven named candidates are listed with sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Junior Rodeo Association
Scurry County
AJRA
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Scurry County Board of Development
Odessa
Fort Stockton
Gatesville
Traci Hodges
Midland
Tall City Youth Horse Club
Lorri Springfield
Little Britches Saddle Club
Kathy Sherley
Abilene
Acquinn Chemical Co
Terri Mires
Lamesa
Punkin Center
Billie Voss
Snyder
Viking 2 Enters Mars Orbit After 40 Minute Maneuver
Viking 2 completed a 40 minute rocket burn to slow from 10,300 mph and reach an elliptical Mars orbit. It will circle every 27.4 hours, pass as close as 932 miles, and image different areas each pass while Viking 1 continues life detection experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lati
This Day in History Overview for August 8
Highlights include 1588 Spanish Armada defeated off France, 1673 Dutch recapture of New York and New Jersey, 1776 John Paul Jones named captain, 1815 Napoleon sails to Saint Helena, 1940 German bombing of Britain begins, 1963 Cheddington mail train robbery, 1973 Agnew denial of kickback reports, 196? airlines strike resolution talks, 198? charter airline liberalization.
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France
New York
New Jersey
John Paul Jones
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
Germany
Britain
Cheddington
England
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board
Weather forecast for Snyder and Texas regions
Snyder reports a high of 98 degrees and low of 68 with 7 am reading of 72. West Texas is partly cloudy early week with scattered storms and highs near 90 to 100, north cooler Tuesday and Wednesday. North and South Texas remain hot with highs in the 90s and upper 80s to upper 90s and lows generally in the 60s to 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
West Texas
North
Texas
South
Lebanese Truce Fades Amid Renewed Fighting and Deaths
Beirut reports show the latest cease-fire near collapse as fighting flares in Beirut and surrounding mountains. Officials tally 245 killed and 406 wounded in eight days, while the Arab League mediators seek Syrian agreement to deploy peacekeepers.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Hassan Sabri Khali
Egypt
Arab League
League
Mohammed Hassan Ghoneim
Chimistar
Tax Bills In Conferees Hands
A Senate House conference committee weighs a 2000 page tax bill extending individual tax cuts through 1977 and offering wide business breaks. The measure preserves current personal relief, targets college parents and homemakers, and shifts toward curbing tax shelters. Funeral notice closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Luther
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
Platform Writers Pledged Cooperation
Republicans head into preconvention week in Kansas City with a calm mood as platform writers report no pressure from Ford or Reagan camps. The drafting process aims for unity, with hearings starting Monday and a printed platform ready by Aug. 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond le Breton
Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Sen
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Platform Committee
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Mickey
Snyder Daily News
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Tiffany Studio
Turnbow Nursery
Robinson Plumbing
Snyder Heating and Air Conditioning
Burgess Pharmacy
Jack and Jack Realtors
Gene’s Jeans
Lad and Lassie
Sullivan-Stanfield Insurance
Decorative Corner
Snyder National Bank
Thornhill’s Hair Designers
Ksny Radio
J&b Cement Contractors
Austin, Tex
Department of Public Safety
Viking 2
JPL
Viking 1
The
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First Baptist Church
Dean Cochran
1611
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Ken Andress
Pat Githens
Snyder Cemetery
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Merene
Nora Kerby
Leo Nachlinger
Hermleigh
Margaret Peterson
Wasco
Edna Whitehead
Houston
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Helmleigh
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del Rio
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Massachusetts
Supreme Court
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