Bicentennial Flower Emblem Planned for Scurry Coliseum
Delbert Downing cites local enthusiasm and seed company support for a living flower Bicentennial emblem at the Scurry County Coliseum grounds. The effort features red white and blue varieties including winter through summer bloomers such as hyacinths. In Snyder population trends, the Census Bureau notes a recovery from sixties losses, with 1973 figures at 12 221 and locals hopeful for more housing to boost growth. A new book Rio Grande by Charles H. Belding highlights the river border and Texas canyon photography by Robert Reynolds with Tony Hillerman contributing the text.
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Scurry County Coliseum
Delbert Downing
Census Bureau
Snyder
Rio Grande
Texas
Mexico
Charles H. Belding
Portland
Ore
Robert Reynolds
Santa Elena Canyon
Big Bend National Park
Reynolds
Tony Hillerman
Wacil McNair
This Day In History August 26 1975 Highlights
Key events include the 1920 entry into force of the 19th Amendment granting women voting rights. Other notes cover 1316 artillery at Crecy, 1765 Hutchinson mob action, 1934 Hitler demands Saar, 1937 Japan blockade, 1942 Vichy dissolution of Senate, 1964 Viet Nam riots, plus past and recent references to immigration, Paris peace talks, and Charles Lindbergh’s death.
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Associated Press
U.S
Crecy
France
Massachusetts
Thomas Hutchinson
Adolf Hitler
Saar
Japan
Vichy
Senate
South Vietnam
Nguyen Khanh
U.S. Senate
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Paris
Charles Lindbergh
Weather brief for Texas regional forecasts
Snyder region reports a 92 degree high and 68 degree low with 7 am reading of 72. Northwest Southwest Texas expect partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with scattered thundershowers in the east and south tonight and Wednesday. North Central Northeast Texas see partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms through Wednesday. highs 87 to 96 and lows 71 to 75. South Central Southeast Texas remain partly cloudy and warm with evening thundershowers possible. Port Arthur to Port O Connor winds 8 to 18 knots with seas 2 to 4 feet.
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Snyder
Texas
Port Arthur
Port O’connor
Ford Meany to Meet Over Longshoremen Boycott
President Ford returns from Colorado to hold talks with AFL CIO chief Meany on ending the longshoremen grain boycott of shipments to Russia. Labor Secretary Dunlop to attend as judges weigh a restraining order.
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Howard Benedict
Associated Press
Washington
Ford
White House
Colorado
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Russia
John T. Dunlop
Milwaukee
Postal workers push for legal strike authority after contract
After ratifying a three year contract with the U S Postal Service unions seek legal authority to strike national mail workers 600 000 strong would be allowed to strike after mediation and a 90 day notice period essential mail like Social Security checks would still be processed under a strike plan unions led by James H Rademacher press for legislation to grant strike power following mediation aided by federal mediators in what was called a key labor negotiation of the year
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Jeffrey Mills
Associated Press
Washington
American Postal Workers Union
U.S
Ice
National Association of Letter Carriers
James H. Rademacher
Letter Carriers’ Union
Rademacher
Postal Service
Ford Administration
House Post Office Committee
Charles H. Wilson
Calif
Mrs. Omega Glass Rites Scheduled in Hermleigh
Mrs. Omega Glass 90 of Hermleigh died at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church Hermleigh with Rev. Bob Creswell and Rev. Rex Reynolds officiating. Burial in Pyron Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home. She was a Farmersville native married July 8, 1901 to Marcus Glass. Survived by five daughters six sons 21 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.
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Omega Glass
Hermleigh
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
First Baptist
Scurry County
Glass
Geneva Smith
Lockney
Daisy Borland
Midland
Merle Glass
Mabel Glass
W.F. Glass
Roscoe
E.E. Glass
Sweetwater
E. B. Glass
Snyder
Joe Glass
Slaton
US Trade Surplus Reduced
Washington AP reports a 52 percent rise in oil imports trimmed the July trade surplus to 977.1 million dollars, with total imports up 13.7 percent and exports up 2.2 percent. Year to date exports exceed imports by 6.4 billion, signaling mixed signals as economy recovers and oil demand rises.
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Washington
Commerce Department
U.S
Snyder Public School enrollment rises on first day
Total first day enrollment increases by 52 pupils to 3483 from 3431 with grades 7-12 steady at 1603. Elementary totals reach 1825 up from 1766, while the Special Education group slips to 55 from 62 as Northeast shows a sharp rise in kindergarten allocations.
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Snyder Public School
Snyder High School
Snyder Junior High
Special Education Department
North Elementary
Central
East
West
Stanfield
Northeast
Kissinger Returns to Alexandria in Search of Interim Egypt Israel Accord
Secretary of State Kissinger arrives in Alexandria with a draft interim accord between Egypt and Israel. Talks focus on withdrawal lines and line of electronic surveillance posts partly manned by American technicians. U S civilians' involvement faces Congressional opposition amid debates on Sinai deployments and UN buffer zone shifts.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Henry A. Kissinger
Israel
Yigal Allon
Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Jerusalem
Yitzhak Rabin
United States
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana Democrat
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Ford
Milwaukee
Wis
U.S
Sinai
Congress
Gulf of Suez
United Nations
U.N
Gidi
Mitla
Hoffa Probers Subpoena Bane
Subpoenas issued to witnesses for a grand jury probing Jimmy Hoffa disappearance and Teamsters fund abuses. Joe Bane of Local 614 Pontiac says he was summoned to testify with dates set for Wednesday and September 3 and 4. Also named are Louis Linteau and Cynthia Green of Airport Limousine Services in Pontiac.
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Detroit
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters
Joe Bane
Teamsters Local 614
Pontiac
Federal Grand Jury
Bane
Associated Press
U.S
Funds Sought for Scurry County Museum and Airport Hanger Fees
County commissioners took no action on requests from Scurry County Museum Association for 16 000 in 1975 76 operating funds and from the county airport board for higher hangar fees at Winston Field and new hangars. They also awarded a 3503 57 pickup bid to Mal Donelson Chevrolet for Precinct No 1. The union funds matter references Detroit area locals no action.
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Ernest Sears
Scurry County
Donelson
Snyder Motor Co
Wilson Motors
Thomas Stanfield, Inc
Rangers guard Texas oilman under threat amid case
W. Guy Wynn Jr. of Landmark Petroleum announced he will attend the 95th District Court for a $3 million suit against state investigators amid threats to his life. The case centers on Schedule D firms operating with minimal regulation. Wynn says family threats have intensified. State official Roy W. Moyer testified that Landmark and two others are under Securities Commission scrutiny and that media-sourced information is not confidential.
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Dallas
Texas Rangers
W. Guy Wynn Jr
Landmark Petroleum Inc
95Th District Court
Landmark
Texas
State Securities Commission
Wynn
Roy W. Moyer
Canoe
State Securities’ On
Texas A Y General’s Office
Moyer
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Soviet Union
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Corpus Christi
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International Longshoremen’s Association
National Labor Relations Board
Maine
Rhode Island
Glass Rites
Briscoe
Austin
Dolph Briscoe
Energy
Mitchel Wong
By Barry Schweid
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