Last Snyder School Board Meeting Ends Falls Era
Pat Falls, assistant superintendent of Snyder Public Schools, attended his final board meeting after a long career. He continued the August watermelon tradition with Scurry County grown melons, delighting new staffer Dr. Thomas Scannicchio with a yellow interior. Fall term registrations hit Snyder High School as colleges report rising applications and housing shortages, amid economic concerns and a shift toward dormitories.
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Million Americans Lose Taste and Smell Signals
Dr. Robert L. Henkin of Georgetown says about two million Americans suffer taste and smell disorders. He notes loss can be life threatening or affect disease diagnosis, with some patients seeking help at his center after NIH clinic closure. He studies links to zinc and trace metals and envisions therapies to restore senses and influence appetite and food flavor.
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Washington
Robert L. Henkin
Georgetown University
Center For Molecular Nutrition and
Henkin
Georgetown
National Institute of Health
NIH
Hoffa Case Linked To Union Feud
Washington AP reported questions about Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance tied to his bid to regain control of the Teamsters from Frank Fitzsimmons. Investigators widely suspect kidnapping and murder by union or mob figures to preserve the power structure.
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Frank Fitzsimmons
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Jimmy Hoffa
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Fitzsimmons
Detroit
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Teamsters
Senate
Today in History highlights from 1943 to 1975 events
The piece lists notable historical events on August 17 across years: Sicily under Allied control in 1943, Cromwell at Preston in 1648, Davey Crockett’s 1786 birth, Fort Sumter bombardment in 1863, the 1879 formation of the French Panama Canal Company, Wendell Willkie’s 1940 nomination, Hurricane Camille in 1969, Maury’s Atlantic crossing in 1969, B52 strikes in 1969, Cyprus cease-fire collapse and Turkish invasion in 1974, and other notes.
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Duke of Hamilton
Charleston
Panama Canal Company
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Wendell Willkie
Franklin Roosevelt
Camille
U.S. Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
West Virginia
Virginia
Falmouth
England
Robert Maury
Cleveland
Ohio
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Vietnam
Cyprus
Weather summary for Texas regional forecast
Weather notes report Snyder highs around 85 Friday with a 67 low and a 7 am reading. Northwest and Southwest Texas see partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with no major temperature change and scattered thunderstorms mainly in mountains and Panhandle. Highs in the 90s, lows 60s to 70s. North Central and Northeast Texas stay clear to partly cloudy and warm with highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s.
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North Central
Fertilizer Costs Hit Farmers as Demand Slows Across Markets
Farmers view fertilizers as consumers too amid a fertilizer industry in flux. Edwin Wheeler cites high prices, weak foreign demand, and overexpansion as causes of rising storage and slipping prices, with nitrogen moves tied to natural gas supply and rail car availability. Phosphate prices have fallen but next year’s foreign demand remains uncertain. In Texas, South Texas screwworm infestations threaten livestock, with eradication authorities noting the epidemic is the worst since 1972.
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Washington
Edwin Wheeler
Fertilizer Institute
Wheeler
Mission, Tex
Texas
One Hurt In Saturday Shooting
Snyder man Warren Floyd 24 was wounded in a Saturday morning shooting at a residence corner Twenty first Street and Avenue Z. He was listed in critical condition at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after being transported by Galyean Ambulance Service. Police announced an arrest and pending charges as the investigation continued.
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Warren Floyd
Avenue 7
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Twenty-first Street
Avenue Z
Bill Stone
Floyd
Galyean Ambulance Service
Snyder High School Announces 1975 76 Schedule of Classes
Copies of the Snyder High School schedule for 1975 76 are available for pickup by students and parents at the high school and local businesses including Dairy Queen Lota Burger Pizza Hut Snyder Athletic Center and local banks. Sophomores juniors and seniors should study in advance to ease registration during scheduled times on Tuesday and Wednesday. The school adopts a trimester system this fall.
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Snyder High School
Delbert Downing
Dairy Queens
Lota Burger
Pizza Hut
Snyder Athletic Center
Ehrlichman appeals conviction over Nixon testimony absence
Former White House aide John D. Ehrlichman seeks reversal of his Watergate cover up conviction. He contends Nixon did not testify at his trial because Nixon was hospitalized in California with phlebitis and pneumonia and doctors said he could not testify for weeks, by which time the trial ended.
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Detroit
White House
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Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
U.S. Court of Appeals
Richard M. Nixon
California
Ehrlichman
Area Rains Continue in Snyder and Lake Thomas
The Snyder area logged a fourth straight day of rainfall with .57 inch measured at the water plant as of 7 am Saturday, totaling 1.72 inches in the spell begun Wednesday. West and south parts saw heavier totals, with Lake J.B. Thomas dam reporting 1.50 inches as the river fell back from eight feet to about 3% feet and officials forecast a one foot rise for Lake Thomas.
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Colorado River
Scurry County to Receive Bicentennial Flag and Ceremony
Scurry County will hold a 6 30 p m ceremony on the courthouse lawn to present the Bicentennial flag and national and state certificates. Joel E Horton ARBC Texas will present the flag to County Judge Preston Wilson. Mayor Bill Vestal will receive the state certificate. Ray Farabee will be principal speaker with introductions by Mike Ezzell.
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Joel E. Horton
Mike Ezzell
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