Map reveals Marcy Trail site near Dunn in Scurry County
The SDN Column highlights Red Walker map research at Western Texas College showing the Marcy Trail near Dunn rather than Ira. It places Lt Montgomery Pike Harrison’s slaying near Deep Creek and near the TX 208 and Farm Road 1606 intersection outside Dunn.
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Noother
Red Walker
Western Texas College Learning Resource Center
Walker
Marcy Trail
Scurry County
Montgomery Pike Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Ben
Capt
Marcy
Lt. Harrison
Colorado River
Ira
Dunn
Harrison
Living Costs and Earnings Rise in July
Washington AP: consumer prices rose four tenths of one per cent in July led by a one per cent food jump. Average weekly earnings gained eight tenths of one per cent, boosting real earnings to four tenths, the highest since 1964. Meats and fish costs jumped 2.8 per cent. apparel fell .9 per cent and new car prices slipped 0.3 per cent as 1973 models approached. Weekly pay rose to $136.47 with a penny hourly increase and 12 extra minutes in the work week.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of
Today In History Highlights From 1654 To 1972
Chronicle of notable events on this date includes Jacob Bar Simson landing at New Amsterdam in 1654 and Ann Franklin joining Newport Mercury in 1762. Other milestones cover Leningrad in 1941, Santa Fe annexation in 1846, Korea annexation in 1910, Eisenhower Nixon renomination in 1956, and recent security arrests in 198?
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Leningrad
America
Jacob Barsimson
New Amsterdam
Ann Franklin
Newport Mercury
Rhode Island
William Howe
New York
Long Island
New Mexico
U.S
Santa Fe
Japan
Korea
San Francisco
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Berlin
New Haven
Conn
FBI
Camden
N.J
Buffalo
N.Y
Weather Summary for Texas Regions and Cloudy Outlook
Weather update for Texas regions shows high Monday 91 with a low 66 and morning reading 67. Partly cloudy conditions persist through Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly in south central areas and east portions, and warmer highs ranging from 83 to 100 across regions. Coastal winds from 8 to 18 knots continue to Wednesday.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
South Portion
North Central
McGovern and Johnson Meet Privately in Texas Hill Country
Sen George McGovern and running mate Sargent Shriver flew to the LBJ Ranch for a private strategy session with former President Lyndon B Johnson amid signals of a cooler welcome for the ticket. McGovern praised Johnson while stressing unity despite past policy differences.
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H.L. Schwartz
Associated Press
Johnson City
Tex
George McGovern
Lyndon B. Johnson
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Lbj Ranch
Austin
Johnson
Texas Hill Country
Shriver
Nixon
Harry S. Truman
Robert Dole
Kansas
GOP
Nixon Poised for GOP Nomination at Miami Beach Convention
Richard Nixon moves toward formal renomination as the GOP meets in Miami Beach to adopt a platform praising Nixon and denouncing McGovern. Delegates weigh floor changes while Agnew and Nixon prepare to accept later in the week.
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John G. Tower
Rtex
Tricia Nixon Cox
Texas
Miami Beach
Fla
Carl P. Leubsdorf
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Sen
Charles Percy
Illinois
Snyder Faces $60,000 Flood Repair Bridge Bill
City officials estimate flood damage tops $60,000 with Thirtieth Street bridge worst hit. Engineers from Parkhill Smith Cooper project at least $40,000 to rebuild that span and note damage to Twenty-seventh and Twenty-first Street bridges. City may use unissued street bonds or debt instruments. hold the dime budget limits tax hikes. sales tax vote set for Sept 28 could fund repairs in 1973.
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Snyder
George Patterson
Deep Creek
H. Bennett Reaves
Parkhill, Smith
Twentyfirst Street
Twenty-seventh Street
Twenty-first Street
Twenty-eighth Street
Patterson
Thirty-seventh Street
New Law Expands SBA Flood Aid and Loans Terms
Local officials report a new law signed by President Nixon may broaden SBA disaster loan forgiveness from 2500 to 5000 and cut loan interest to one percent for Pennsylvania flood areas. Senator Bentsen asks SBA head Kleppe to verify coverage for Snyder. guidelines expected soon to reduce red tape.
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Pensylvania
Small Business Administration
Nixon
U.S
Lloyd Bentsen
Thomas S. Kleppe
SBA
Snyder
Pennsylvania
Sen. Bentsen
Bentsen
Horatio Hanks
Lubbock
Mobile Home Ordinance Clears First Reading in Snyder
The Snyder City Council approved on first reading an ordinance allowing mobile homes in areas currently zoned R2 and R3 following a favorable public hearing. The measure would add about 400 lots and set strict installation rules, with final reading scheduled for September 5.
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Snyder
Planning and Zoning Commission
Bill Vestal
Bill Seale
John Boren
Charles Blakey
Boren
J.D. Hinton
French Scientist to End 205 Day Cave Isolation
Michael Siffre, a French scientist, will end 205 days of isolation in a Del Rio cave at 11 a.m. on September 5. His wife Mathalie Siffre announced the termination plans during a news conference at the French consulate. He entered the cave on February 14.
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Houston
Michael Siffre
Mathalie Siffre
Siffre
del Rio
Aerial Spray Plan Moves Forward After City OK
The Plainview city council granted the city manager stand by authority to contract aerial spraying for mosquitoes if health officials advise it. Health officers urged consideration after the Aug 13 flood and discussions included extending spraying to rural areas.
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George Patterson
Plainview
Snyder
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