Balance of payments deficit narrows in April June quarter
Commerce Department reports a sharp improvement in the balance of payments deficit for the April June quarter. The official reserve transactions deficit fell to 831 million and the net liquidity deficit to 2.3 billion, reflecting reduced speculative pressure after the dollar devaluation last December.
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Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Washington AP
Commerce Department
Department
Nixon
On This Date in History August Fifteenth
On this date in 1914 the Panama Canal opened to traffic. In 1936 humorist Will Rogers and Wiley Post died in Alaska. In 1944 Allied invasion of southern France began. In 1947 India and Pakistan became independent. In 1948 Korea proclaimed a republic. In 1961 East Berlin workers began the Berlin Wall.
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Panama Canal
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
France
India
Pakistan
Republic of Korea
Berlin Wall
U.S
Soviet Union
Fairbanks
Chena
Nixon
Weather synopsis for Texas regions and coast
The report shows temperatures ranging from 63 to 102 degrees across Texas with highs in the 80s to 100s and lows in the 50s to 80s. Partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers expected mainly afternoon. Coastal winds 8 to 20 knots, with seas mainly slight to moderate and scattered showers along the coast.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Pecos
North Central
South Central
Port O’connor
Port Arthur
Brownsville
Cleanup Efforts Underway After Snyder Flood Damage
In Snyder cleanup and repair work progress is reported after weekend floods. SBA pegs total damage at 1.85 million with 1.1 million to businesses and 360 000 to dwellings. SBA officials and Red Cross Salvation Army and Army Corps of Engineers coordinate disaster response and loan details.
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Snyder
Small Business Administration
Horatio Hanks
SBA
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Red Cross
Corps of Engineers
Snyder Jaycees
Civil Defense Unit
Armor Core
Hoyt Furniture Co
Jack Huckabee Co
Palmer Service Station
Hinshaw’'s
House of Flowers
Montgomery Ward
Rainbow Market
Furr
Goodyear
Forrest Builders
Gallegos Glove Co
White's
Robinson Plumbing Co
M&M _ Electronics
Dunnam Bros. Mattress Factory
Pioneer Furniture
Snyder Daily News
Downtown
Clark Lumber
Lewis Chevron
Howell Electric
Conoco
U.S. Post Office
Snyder Glass and Mirror Co
Deep Creek
Colorado River
Helms Creek
Bull Creek
Colorado City
E.V. Spence
Robert Lee
Tentative Museum Building Contract Okayed at Western Texas College
Scurry County Junior College District Trustees approved a budget of 1,273,354.71 for operations and 535,002.50 for debt service and set a tax rate of 55.4 cents per 100 valuation. They tentatively authorized adding a museum building to the Western Texas College campus project for 345,000, financed by bond funds. Open house announced for August 20 to showcase the new dormitory complex and museum room.
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Scurry County Junior College District
Western Texas College
Area _ Builders of
Odessa
Jesse C. Long
Charlotte Strasner
Bill Teal
Ray Terry
Hattie Simpson
Robert L. Clinton
WTC
Scurry County Museum
Learning Resource Center
Kissinger to Visit Saigon for Review of Vietnam Policy
President Nixon plans Henry Kissinger’s trip to Saigon for a broad review of the Vietnam problem including Paris negotiations. Kissinger will meet President Thieu, Ambassador Bunker, and Gen. Weyland, staying Wednesday night to Friday before reporting to Nixon ahead of the Republican convention.
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Washington
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Paris
White House
Kissinger
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
Frederick C. Weyland
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger travel plans unclear after Saigon arrival
Kissinger plans for a weekend return remain unconfirmed as officials avoid detailing his next destination. Ziegler ruled out Paris or Hanoi as likely stops, saying Kissinger's itinerary will be announced later after his secret Paris session and visit to Switzerland for his parents’ 50th anniversary.
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Kissinger
Saigon
Ziegler
Paris
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Switzerland
Snyder Daily News Rises From Flood Disruption
The Snyder Daily News resumed full production after flood damage. The press was repaired and operated in Snyder, while Monday’s issue was printed in Lamesa on the Lamesa Press Reporter. Electronic typesetting gear remains damaged and headlines may be limited.
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Snyder Daily News
Lamesa
Auto price talks at White House with Nixon request
President Nixon asked the Big Four auto makers to discuss 1973 prices with Donald Rumsfeld head of the Cost of Living Council. White House aides would not confirm jawboning but said the talks would assess auto price effects on the economy. Ford reps met with Rumsfeld at the White House.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Donald Rumsfeld
Cost of Living Council
Rumsfeld
Ford
Laird Urges GOP Back Nixon Foreign Policy At Convention
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird called on the Republican Party at the GOP National Convention Platform Committee to endorse Nixon’s foreign strategy and reject weak leadership. He argued for strong, steady leadership and warned that any waver in military strength could erode progress. Also present were Nixon economic advisers urging continued price and wage controls and anti inflationary measures to curb spending.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Melvin R. Laird
Republican Party
Nixon
Pentagon
GOP
Laird
George McGovern
Council of Economic Advisers
Herbert Stein
Ezra Solomon
Marina N. Whitman
Alaska quake near Sitka rattles Palmer observatory
A moderate earthquake, centered about 30 miles west of Sitka, Alaska, was recorded at the Palmer observatory early today. The tremor prompted local authorities to check for aftershocks and potential damage in the area.
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Palmer, Alaska
Sitka
Alaska
Orientation set for SHS sophomores and new students
Snyder High School counselors plan an orientation for sophomores and other new students at 10 30 a m on Thursday. All new district students are urged to attend and pre register that day. Seniors register at 9 30 a m, juniors at 10 a m, with new sophomores following the session.
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Snyder High School
SHS
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