Rodeo Rain Delays and Local Sports News Mix
The SDN Column notes the Scurry County Rodeo postponement amid heavy rains, hopes a future run may break the rain pattern. It covers Post’s three inches of rain after the rodeo, Nixon wage and price freezes, insurance rate questions, Bill Greif’s move to Houston’s farm system, Snyder High School’s 4A prospects, UIL enrollment rules, and Class 3A/4A district counts as outlined by Wacil McNair.
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Scurry County
Bill Zimmerman
The
Rodeo Association
Post
Garza County
Post Rodeo
Snyder High School
University Interscholastic League
Wacil McNair
This Day in History August 17 1971 AP Review
Highlights include 1914 Germany declares war on Russia early WWI, 1948 Cromwell battle noted, 1786 Davy Crockett born, 1940 Germany blocks Britain, 1945 Petain commuted to life, 1958 moon rocket fail, 1959 Yellowstone quakes, 1961 Berlin border notes, Lin Piao rise, and a B52 sweep in Vietnam last year.
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Associated Press
Germany
Russia
Oliver Cromwell
Duke of Hamilton
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Petain
Petain
U.S
West Yellowstone
Mont
Moscow
West Berlin
East Germany
Peking
Lin Piao
China
Pacific
South
Vietnam
Weather summary for Texas regions and Snyder reading
Snyder region records 80 degrees at 7 am and 69 degrees for current reading. Northwest Texas cloudy with showers, cooler nights mid 50s to low 70s, warmer by Wednesday 85 to 91. North Central to Northeast Texas mainly clear, highs 90 to 95, lows 68 to 75. Southwest to South Central Texas mostly partly cloudy, slight shower chances, highs 86 to 98, lows 64 to 78.
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Texas
Southwest
Stock surge as Nixon plan boosts market to new highs
New York stocks soared on Monday as Nixon's sweeping economic message drew a strong reception. The Dow jumped 32.93 points to 888.95, with 31.7 million shares traded on the Big Board and 60,000 trades, while 1,503 stocks rose and 107 fell as markets worldwide reeled from the dollar policy shift and new tariffs.
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NEW York
Nixon
New York Stock Exchange
General Motors
Texas Atty General seeks wage freeze exemption for teachers
Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin asked Treasury Sec. Connally to secure an exemption from Nixon’s wage price freeze to preserve Texas pay raises for teachers and state employees. He noted Texas operates on biennial appropriations beginning Sept. 1 and argues payments require the raises, with Alabama as the only other state facing a similar issue. Governor Smith cited initial contacts with OEP.
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Austin
Crawford Martin
Secretary of Treasury
John B. Connally
Texas
Martin
Connally
Nixon
Alabama
Gov
Reform of IMF Is Predicted
Washington AP predicts a fundamental reform of the international monetary system as President Nixon moves to bolster the dollar. Economists foresee a shift to a more flexible exchange rate regime, with a likely 12 to 15 percent U.S. devaluation and possible revaluations for the Japanese yen and German mark, altering global currency dynamics.
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London
Nixon
U.S
United States
Noboru Takeshita
Japan
Bank of Japan
Tokyo
West Germany
Holland
Switzerland
France
Europe
American Express
Washington
International Monetary Fund
IMF
Africa
Latin America
Treasury
John B. Connally
Lake J. B. Thomas Rises After Weekend Rains
Weekend rainfall continued to lift Lake J. B. Thomas to 2225.47 feet at 10 am while runoff from the Colorado River and Bull Creek waned. The lake gained about a hundredth of a foot per hour, up roughly 19 feet from last May’s low. May 30 rains had lifted it to 2212.11, and recent inflows bring storage to about 40,000 acre feet.
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J. B. Thomas
Colorado River
Bull Creek
Freighter Sunk by Viet Cong in Qui Nhon Harbor
US freighter Green Bay, 523 feet, sank in Qui Nhon harbor after a 300 to 600 pound explosion on its outer hull. Four injured, including one American. US B52 strikes total over 600 tons in six DMZ raids as Viet Cong shelling continues. Funeral set for Mrs. Preston Sharp, 86, in Bell-Seale Chapel with burial at Hillside Memorial Gardens.
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Saigon
Qui Nhon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
Green Bay
Ting
United States
Vietnam
Sarge
Bell-Seale
Preston Sharp
Sharp
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Roy Haynes
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Beill-Seale
Snyder OKs Annexation Of WTC Campus Area
The Snyder City Council approved on first reading an ordinance annexing Western Texas College Campus and adjacent areas including 300 feet from the campus boundaries and a 500 foot northern strip. Property owners Janisue Stiff and Harrie Winston expressed approval. The meeting also directed continued study of Phase II of the general plan and discussed a potential motel hotel occupancy tax to fund tourism.
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Snyder
Western Texas College
Scurry County Junior College
Round Top Road
College
Janisue Stiff
Harrie Winston
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SDN
Bill Greif
Houston Astros
Houston
Oklahoma City
Greif
Astros
Ron Cook
Soonerland
Chrysler
Bos
European Common Market
Brussels
Britain
Omar Burleson
Anson
Center
Burleson
U. S
House of Representatives
Joe Box
Harold Bennett
Preston Smith
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Svstar Gazer
Pisces
ARIES
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
E Stors
Libra
Jocr
Lwov
Sagittarius
Capricorn
San Wy al
Lsa
Aquarius
Lake Thomas
American Association of Sheriff’s Posses and Riding Clubs
Susan Watson
Big Spring
WTC
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