August Floods Loom Large in Snyder Weather Notes
The SDN Column surveys August 1972 rainfall, noting 6.28 inches to date and comparing it with the 1939 Snyder flood and recent northern rainfall. It mentions a Paris Herald Tribune clipping about the Aug 13 flood, and thanks Bushy Hedges for flood photos. An aerial mosquito spray drew little attention next to the Lubbock fogging near Jones Stadium during the Coaches All-America game.
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Washington Post
Associated Press
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Frank Pounds Jr
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Stavanger
Norway
Phillips Petroleum Co
Lubbock
Jones Stadium
Today in History Highlights for August 27, 1972
Events span 1945 landing in Japan ending foreign occupation to 1971 currency float of the yen. Notable notes include Caesar in Britain 55 B C, Long Island battle in 1776, Titusville oil 1859, Kellogg Briand Pact 1923, Garibaldi incident 1862, Danzig crisis 1939, Berlin Wall provocation, Lake Erie skydiver tragedy. One year prior Japan allowed yen to float.
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Associated Press
Japan
B.C
Julius Caesar
Britain
Long Island
United States
Titusvile
Paris
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Rome
Nazi Germany
Danzig
Weather summary for Texas regions and dates
Snyder area reports highs near 78 with 67 overnight and trace precipitation. Northwest to Southwest Texas see scattered showers and thunderstorms west of the Pecos with mainly sunny periods east. Highs 86 to 95 and lows 58 to 68. North Central and Northeast Texas expect partly cloudy mild days highs upper 80s to 90s and lows 65 to 70. South Central and Southeast Texas remain partly cloudy and warm with showers and thundershowers mainly Monday through Wednesday. Coastals and Hill County see highs upper 80s to mid 90s with lows upper 60s to mid 70s.
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Pecos
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50S Mountains
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Public Schools and WTC Begin Fall Registration
Snyder Public Schools start classes Monday with pre school activities and teacher orientation underway. Western Texas College opens its first on campus dorms today and begins staggered registration for sophomores freshmen and evening students ahead of Wednesday classes. Tuition at WTC remains four dollars per semester hour.
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Snyder Public Schools
Western Texas College
WTC
Weekend Respites from Campaign Highlight 1972 Race
President Nixon relaxes at his San Clemente home while McGovern rests on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. McGovern names five women to his staff and pledges new policies, as both camps plan October campaigns and Hawaii talks. Nixon hosts a show business reception in California and continues cross country appearances.
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Nixon
George McGovern
Maryland
McGovern
San Clemente
Calif
Hawaii
Japan
Friday
Ann Martindell
New Jersey
Texas
Frances ‘‘Sissy” Farenthold
McGovern-Shriver
Bella S. Abzug
New York City
Shirley MacLaine
Anne Wexler
California
Hollywood
Nashville
Ronald L. Ziegler
Western production seeks actors for Ranch Day shows
Ranch Headquarters Association invites performers of all ages for a western play to be staged at Ranch Day in Lubbock on Sept 30 and repeated on Oct 7. Director Charles Holland notes no prior acting experience is required. Try-outs are 4 pm Tuesday and 7 pm Wednesday at Western Texas College Fine Arts Theater. Rehearsals begin after casting.
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Ranch
Lubbock
Charles Holland
Fine Arts
Western Texas College
Elementary Level Enrollment Is Up Despite Late Absences
Pre registration figures for Snyder elementary schools show a 1702 total enrollment, up 220 from 1971. Kindergarten numbers lead the gains with 182 more pupils, while sixth grade added 41. grade 1 declines remain uncertain until the first day. Secondary figures show 810 high school, 459 Travis Junior High, and 484 LamarJunior High pre registrants. In Rotan, Texas two residents died in a Friday night head-on crash on State 70, identified as Raymond E. Gramerbauer and Mrs. Jose Flores.
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Central
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Northeast
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Travis
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Rotan, Tex
Rotan
State
Raymond E. Gramerbauer
Jose Flores
GAO Eyes Possible GOP Fund Violation Findings
GAO refers to apparent and possible violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act by the Finance Committee to Re-elect the President. Maurice H. Stans defended a GAO meeting as proper and said hundreds of documents were turned over, with no draft report shown to him.
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General Accounting Office
Justice Department
Finance Committee
GAO
Maurice H. Stans
Phillip) Hughes
Stans
Nixon
Lawrence F. O’brien
George McGovern
O’brien
O'Brien
Attorney General to limit governor spending power in opinion
Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin plans to issue an opinion early next week declaring that the legislature violated the Texas Constitution with rider provisions requiring prior approval for expenditures. Martin aims to set general rules on which riders are valid and invalid, following a recent ruling that blocked an agency-to-agency transfer. Smith, defeated by Martin in 1962, would likely oppose the move as reducing the governor to a ceremonial figure.
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Austin
Tex
Crawford Martin
Texas
Martin
Smith
Sam McDaniel
Robert S. Calvert
John Connally
Ben Barnes
Fair Plans Take Shape for 1972 Scurry County Fair
Plans advance for the first Scurry County Fair in the coliseum opening Sept 21 for three days. Exhibits will cover agriculture, education, textiles, baked goods, art and crafts, with strong commercial space. Special entertainment features are being explored. Board members include Darrell Sims and J N Bicke among others.
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Scurry County Coliseum
National Guard
Towle Memorial Park
Darrell Sims
Scurry County
Sims
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Scurry County Fair Association
J.N. Bicke
Carl Williams
Jimmy Beck
Don Wills
Howard Hog
Jets near Chinese border strike bridges guiding North Vietnam
US jets flew within 35 miles of the Chinese border and destroyed four northeast railroad bridges supplying North Vietnam from China. An F4 Phantom was shot down with two crewmen bailing out and rescued at sea. Pilots Feinstein and Baily credited with multiple MiG kills as raids continued across North Vietnam.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
China
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Vietnam
Jess S. Feinstein
East Troy
Wis
Carl G. Baily
Denver
Colo
Air Force
da Nang
Feinstein
Baily
Radio
South Vietnam
Que Son
Quezon
Sir Francis Chichester Dies at 70 After Solo World Voyage
Britain's seafaring icon Sir Francis Chichester died at the Royal Naval Hospital in Plymouth after a long illness. He aged 70, famed for sailing solo around the world in 1967 at 65 aboard Gipsy Moth IV, surviving gales and icebergs. His wife Lady Chichester and son Giles were at his bedside.
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England
Britain
Francis Chichester
Royal Naval Hospital
Chichester
Lady Chichester
Giles
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