New Polling Box Rules Could Trim Scurry County
The SDN Column notes new polling place rules require 100 to 2000 registered voters per box. Scurry County has two boxes below minimum Inadale and Bison and one near maximum Southeast Snyder at 1903. If Inadale and Bison close, total boxes drop to 12 from 20.
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Scurry County
Inadale
Bison
Snyder
Cottonwood Flat
Lone Wolf
Ennis Creek
Dermott
Camp Springs
China Grove
Inndale
Wacil McNair
Today In History for August twenty eighth
The entry notes key events on August 28 across history including Henry Hudson discovering Delaware Bay in 1609, Britain banning slavery in 1833, Venice surrendering to Austria in 1849, the Carnegie gift Palace of Peace dedication in 1913, suffragists arrested in 1917, New Georgia combat end in 1943, and civil rights protests in 1962. It references Nixon's 1973 stance and major rallies in Washington and Chicago in the years around 1973.
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Henry Hudson
Delaware Bay
Venice
Austria
Andrew Carnegie
Hague
White House
Washington
New Georgia
Solomons
Albany
Chicago
Nixon
Weather outlook for Texas and surrounding states through Wednesday
Partly cloudy to clear through Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms across regions. Temperatures vary by area from lows in the upper 50s to mid 70s and highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s, with gusty coastal winds and cooler mountain areas in New Mexico.
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Texas
North Central
South
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Mexico City Hit by Severe Quake Killing Scores
A devastating quake struck south central Mexico before dawn, damage and deaths reported in Puebla Quecholac and nearby towns. Mexico City felt the tremor and tourists fled hotels. death tolls were uncertain as police and Red Cross counted victims in Puebla region. The 5.5 magnitude quake centered near the Puebla Oaxaca line rattled the area.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Puebla
Veracruz
Red Cross
Quecholac
Antonio Castro
Ciudad Serdan
Mozilopan
Cordoba
Here
Puebla-Oaxaca State Line
Automakers Seek Higher 1974 Auto Prices At Hearing
Ford confronts government costs and labor talks as it seeks a $106 per unit rise for 1974 models to cover safety and environmental mandates. Merrill states Ford may seek further increases later, while GM Chrysler and American Motors propose smaller raises. No guarantee the council will approve.
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Washington
Ford Motor Co
Kenneth C. Merrill
Ford
Cost of Living Council
U.S
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Merrill
Pentagon cites Khe Sanh as growing North Vietnamese base
Washington reports Pentagon officials claim North Vietnam transformed the Khe Sanh base in South Vietnam into a major military complex. They describe new roads, storage and repair facilities, air defense around Khe Sanh, and a Western road network. Officials note no plans to seek renewed U S airpower or bombing authority.
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Washington
U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Defense Department
Hanoi
Congress
Indochina
Cambodia
U.S. Air Force
Chrysler Submits Offer To UAW In Three-Year Wages Deal
Chrysler Corp offers the United Auto Workers a three year wage plan with 3 percent raises annually. The package includes cost of living protection and higher pension benefits but excludes voluntary overtime. William O'Brien notes costs stay within government guidelines and no union reaction yet.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
William O'Brien
UAW
O’brien
Chrysler
Sea Road Reopened After Khmer Rouge Assault
Cambodian government reports an armored column broke Khmer Rouge lines on Highway 4 reopening the road to Phnom Penh. A second major road, Highway 6, remained blocked while 750 tons of ammunition sailed up the Mekong from South Vietnam without incident.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Rice Belt
Mekong
South Vietnam
Associated Press
Horst Faas
Highway 4
Thuai Totoeng
Faas
London Bomb Scare Halts Commons Tours
London police sealed the House of Commons after a suspected cigarette pack bomb raised a terror alert amid 30 explosive devices found in 10 days. Scotland Yard logged 340 help calls, with 30 false alarms eliminated by noon. IRA suspected. Parliament suspended tours but no general alert issued. In Paris a British envoy letter bomb caused no damage. Prime Minister Heath flew to Northern Ireland for talks.
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London
House of Commons
Scotland Yard
Irish Republican Army
Britain
Northern Ireland
Commons
Paris
Washington
Foreign Office
Edward Heath
Royal Air Force Base
Belfast
William Whitelaw
Nixon discloses secret partners in San Clemente estate
President Nixon publicly names C. G. Bebe Rebozo and Robert Abplanalp as secret partners in the investment firm that bought the bulk of his San Clemente property in 1970. White House says an independent audit debunks claims campaign funds financed the purchase.
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San Clemente, Calif
Nixon
C. G. Bebe" Rebozo
Robert H. Ab Planalo
San Clemente
White House
Abplanalp
Gerald L. Warren
Rebozo
Title Insurance & Trust Co
New York
Coopers & Lybrand
Pacific
B. & C. Investment Co
Los Angeles
Abplanalo
Orange County Register
Santa Ana
Calif
Senate
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