Baylor Bears and Cotton Bowl Echoes Through History
The SDN Column reflects on Baylor University's football era, noting the Cotton Bowl chase after a conference title and the humor around denominational schools. It recalls coach Frank Bridges, an innovator who steered Baylor in 1924 and later scouted for the White Sox, plus other Baylor ties including Grant Teaff and W. M. Shamburger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baylor University
Aggie
Baylor
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Notre Dame
Tyler Telegraph
First Baptist Church
Bears
SMU
Texas A&m
Tech
Texas
Aggies
W. M. Shamburger
Margarette Holt
Wayland G. Holt
Holt
Snyder
BU Bears
Grant Teaff
Brazos
Frank Bridges
Bridges
Chicago White Sox
The
Baptists
Hardin Simmons
Mose Simms
St. Mary's University At
San Antonio
Simms
St. Mary’s
Wacil McNair
Ford Admits Arms Pact Allows Continued Buildups
President Ford acknowledged at a Washington news conference that the new U S Soviet strategic arms agreement permits both nations to continue costly nuclear weapons buildups through 1985. The pact sets ceilings of 2400 long range missiles and bombers for each side, with MIRVs allowed on up to 1320 missiles, and Ford vows to push MIRV deployment to the limit while Sen. Henry M. Jackson questions the totals and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth J. Freed
Associated Press
Washington
Ford
Siberia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Vladivostok
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Washington Democrat
US To Auction 2 Million Ounces Of Government Gold
Treasury Secretary William E Simon announced the United States will sell 2 million ounces of government held gold valued officially at $84.4 million. The sale will be by public auction on January 6 in 400 oz bars, with bids issued by the General Services Administration in about 10 days. He noted possible future sales in smaller amounts and linked the move to ending the 41 year ban on private gold ownership.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
William E Simon
Simon
General Services Administration
House Banking and Currency Subcommittee
Congress
U.S
WTC
Today In History for December 3, 1974
On this date notable events include the first human heart transplant reported in Cape Town in 1967 and Madrid’s surrender to Napoleon in 1808. Other marked moments cover Jefferson Davis’s treason trial in 1818, Robert Louis Stevenson’s death in 1894, wartime Saar River crossing in 1944, London fogs in 1962, Hanoi air raids in 1966, Berkeley police actions in 1969, a 1964 jetliner crash, and Ben Gurion’s burial in 1973.
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Associated Press
Cape Town
South Africa
Madrid
Napoleon
Jefferson Davis
U.S
Virginia
Caribbean
Caracas
Venezuela
Paris
Israel
David Ben- Gurion
Desert Settlment
Weather summary for Snyder and Texas regions
The forecast reports Snyder temperatures with a Monday high of 46 and a 24 degree low. Northwest and Southwest Texas see partly cloudy skies with gradual warming tonight and Wednesday. lows mid 20s north to upper 30s south, highs mostly in the 60s and lower 70s at Big Bend. North Central and Northeast Texas expect partly cloudy skies and warmer nights, with tonight’s lows 32 to 37 and Wednesday highs 60 to 66.
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Snyder
Texas
Big Bend
Kissinger Presses Trade Bill On Soviet Emigration
Secretary Kissinger told the Senate Finance Committee he could not give emigration figures for Jews leaving the Soviet Union but said migration must match applicants and face no interference. He stressed the trade bill as essential to U S relations and outlined concessions tied to freer emigration during an 18 month period.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Soviet Union
Congress
Moscow
Senate Finance Committee
Kissinger
United States
Ford
U.S
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
House Demos Shift Power in the New House
Democrats who will dominate the new House voted major changes, electing a liberal activist to head their caucus and stripping Rep. Wilbur D. Mills of power. They vote to expand the Ways and Means panel from 25 to 37 and shift its majority to liberals, with assignments now to be made by the Democratic Steering Committee. Phillip Burton was elected caucus chairman. Republicans re-elected leaders, Robert Michel chosen Republican whip.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
New House
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means
House
Mills
Arkansas Democrat
Boston
Phillip Burton
California
B.F. Sisk
Sisk
Burton
Congress
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
Republican Conference
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Thomas F. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
John J. Rhodes
Rariz
John B. Anderson
R-Iil
Republican Organization
Robert H. Michel
R-Ill
John N. Erlenborn
Illinois
Jerry L. Pettis
Leslie C. Arends
R-I
Anderson
Charles E. Wiggins
Northeast Paralyzed by Major Snowstorm Strands Motorists
A sweeping winter storm blanketed the Northeast and Midwest with 18 to 20 inches in Michigan and Ohio, triggering closures, power outages, and dozens of rescues. Virginia, West Virginia, Maine, and New York saw heavy snow and freezing rain while Michigan residents aided stranded motorists and a pregnant woman was rushed to the hospital by snowmobile.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Vermont
New York
West Virginia
Ohio
Maine
Lake Ontario
Huron
Erie
New England
Pacific Coast
Michigan
Virginia
Red Cross
Pennsyyvania
Maryland
Appalachia
Dr McClurg named dean of Occupational Tech Ed at WTC
Dr Gene R McClurg has been named Dean of Occupational Technical Education at Western Texas College, announced by President Robert Clinton. The board approved the appointment Monday night. McClurg has been a professor of electromechanical technology since last August and succeeds Gene Robertson who left for San Jacinto College.
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Gene R. McClurg
Western Texas College
Robert Clinton
McClurg
WTC Board of
WTC
Gene Robertson
San Jacinto College
Pasadena
el Paso
Ysleta
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Goodfellows
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Lone Star Gas Co
Thirty-fourth
Avenue K
the Goodfellows
Dr. K
Detroit Public
Detroit News
Wayne Daily Eagle
Detroit
Recorders Court
National Guard
Kentucky
Pacific Northwest Mountains
Portland
Ore
Northern Plains
Florida
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
Dr. McClurg
Jr. College
San Angelo
Mitsubishi Aircraft
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