Phase 4 Regulations Implemented to Phase In Wage-Price Controls
The United States enacts Phase 4 wage price rules under Nixon to permit cost based price rises for small and medium firms while large firms must give 30 days notice. Gas and beef stay frozen into late summer and autumn respectively. Officials expect phased inflation control with possible Phase 5 unlikely.
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Washington
Nixon
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Snyder Flood Remembered One Year Later
Citizens recall August 13 1972 flood in Snyder with Deep Creek surging over banks. The disaster caused over a million dollars in damage, at least one death, and traffic disruption. Governor Preston Smith mobilized the National Guard as police fire and volunteers aided rescue efforts.
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Deep Creek
Fluvanna
Dermott
Preston Smith
National Guard
Sheriff's Department
Small Business Administration
American Red Cross
The
Salvation Arms
Today in History highlights for August 13, 1973
On this date 1521 Cortez captured Mexico City from the Aztecs. 1961 East Germany sealed off the Berlin border. 1937 Japan attacked Shanghai. 1967 US bombers hit targets near the China border. Greece’s Papadopoulos escaped a car bombing. Waldheim urged new peace approaches.
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Associated Press
Hernando Cortez
Mexico City
North Yarmouth
Maine
Manila
Shanghai
East Germany
East
West Berlin
North Vietnam
China
Athens
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Weather outlook shows hot temperatures with highs reaching up to 100 degrees in parts of Texas. Thunderstorms and showers are scattered across regions with cooler nights 50s in mountains and 60s to 70s elsewhere. Coastal winds remain southeast 5 to 15 knots through Tuesday with scattered showers near the coast.
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Snyder
Texas
North Central
Nixon signs $22.9 billion highway bill amid compromise praise
President Nixon signed a $22.9 billion highway bill in a White House ceremony. He hailed the measure as a cooperative compromise to ease urban congestion by opening the Highway Trust Fund for mass transit improvements. The three year bill spends $2.9 billion more than requested but $5 billion below the House level. The president urged support for mass transit amid a recent Washington smog alert. He termed the act a great achievement and a win for all sides.
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Washington
Nixon
Highway Trust Fund
White House
Congress
Peicenterests
House
Fear 90 Dead In Jet Crash Near La Coruna
A Spanish Caravelle jetliner crashed in heavy fog near Alvedra Airport in La Coruna, killing 79 passengers and six crew, with reports of ground fatalities. Witnesses described three landing attempts before the aircraft burst into flames in trees or houses.
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Fear
LA Coruna
Spain
Alvedra
Aviaco Airlines
Europa
Montrove
Cifra
Nortwest
Madrid
Europe
France
Iberia Airlines
Varig Airlines
Paris
Orly
Switzerland
Water plan deemed not economically feasible for Texas imports
AUSTIN AP Sen Tom Creighton said the Corps of Engineers will report that importing Mississippi River water to Texas High Plains is not economically feasible. Lt Gov Hobby stressed this does not rule out imports and four regional advisory councils will be formed to study water resources.
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Creighton
Hobby
Max Sherman
D-Amarillo
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Snyder High Plans Football Gear and Examinations
Maurice Hodges announces shoes issued to all high school football players at 9 a.m. on Wednesday Aug. 15. Physical exams for all high school male athletes set for 7 a.m. Saturday Aug. 18.
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Maurice Hodges
Snyder
Bodies 24 and 25 found in Houston mass slayings case
Investigators in the Houston mass slayings case report the 24th and 25th bodies recovered along Gulf Coast beaches near High Island. Jefferson County deputies traced the first body to a man who recognized photos of Elmer Wayne Henley, who has admitted involvement. The 25th body was found in Chambers County, as Henley faced a postponed court appearance for a psychiatric exam.
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Houston (Ap
Houston
Juan Corona
California
High Island
Gulf Coast
Jefferson County
Elmer Wayne Henley
Henley
Chamber County
Herman Short
Police Department
Cox Urges Court to Enforce Nixon Tape Subpoenas
Special prosecutor Archibald Cox argues President Nixon must comply with grand jury subpoenas and reveal tapes and material. He says courts have authority to enforce subpoenas and that executive immunity is not constitutional. A weather-related note follows about a tornado sighting near Snyder and Pola communities over the weekend.
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Watergate
Archibald Cox
Nixon
Cox
White House
Grand Jury
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