Texas wildlife diversity and conservation concerns in SDN Column
The SDN Column notes wolves in Texas in northern areas besides Alaska and a fox squirrel colony in Bentsen Rio Grande State Park. It cites concerns about wildlife threats from habitat loss and DDT, and recalls how species like the whooping crane and alligator faced near-extinction before conservation efforts.
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Texas
Alaska
Lake of the Pines
Parks and Wildlife Dept
Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park
Today in History highlights multiple events across years
The digest notes key moments on December 5 from 1776 Phi Beta Kappa at William and Mary to 1969 with prohibition repeal ratified by Utah. It cites Van Buren’s birth in 1782 and Polk's 1848 California gold discovery, plus wartime actions in 1941 and other milestones.
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Associated Press
United States
Utah
Phi Beta Kappa
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Martin van Buren
Kinderbook
N. Y
James Polk
California
Britain
Finland
Rumania
Hungary
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Calcutta
India
Guatemala
Cuba
Paul VI
Rome
Weather Picture for Snyder and Texas Regions
Weather report for Snyder and multiple Texas regions with cloudy conditions and rain or snow chances through Saturday. Temperature ranges include lows from the mid 30s to mid 70s and highs from the upper 30s to mid 70s.
Israelis freed from Damascus hijack exchange
Two Israeli passengers from a TWA jet hijacked to Damascus in August were released by Syria and flew to Athens on the same plane. Israel freed 13 Syrians in return as the two Israelis headed to Tel Aviv with TWA officials.
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Philip Copoulos
Athens
TWA
Damascus
Syria
Israel
Shlomo Samueloff
Sarah Muallem
Tel Aviv
Yaacov Caroz
TWA International
Richard W. Wilson
Wilson
Rome
Raeli
Dean Carter
United States
Air Line Pilots Association
The
Red Cross
International Civil Aviation Organization
F.C. Wisor
New York
Wiser
Quenitra
Golan Heights
el al
Algiers
College Opens Temporary Office in Snyder Building
The Scurry County Junior College board announced temporary offices will open in the Snyder Savings and Loans building with M. L. Breman as president and George Patterson as secretary. Mrs. Mavis Bruimbelow is hired as the first salaried employee. The mailing address is P O Drawer D Snyder Tex.
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Scurry County Junior College
Snyder Savings and Loans Association
M. L. Breman
Board of Trustees
Breman
George Patterson
Broman
Mavis Bruimbelow
Snyder Savings and Loan Association
D. Snyder
Tex
College Board of Trustees
Snyder Public Schools
College Board
Goodfellows Seek Contributions for Holiday Drive
Operation Goodfellows requests supplies at the former Parkway grocery building near the Y on the north highway. Headquarters phone is 573-7405. Volunteers are needed at the headquarters and at two banks to receive contributions. Contact Rev. John Gordon at 573-3920 after 4 p.m. or call headquarters.
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Goodfellows
John Gordon
Goodfellow
Rev. Gordon
Service for Miss Kuss in Hermleigh
Miss Jane C. Kuss 30 of Hermleigh died Thursday at Hendricks Memorial Hospital Abilene. She was a licensed vocational nurse at Cogdell Memorial Hospital for 11 years and a member of St Elizabeth Catholic Church. Funeral at St Elizabeth Catholic Church with burial in Catholic Cemetery Hermleigh. Pallbearers listed. Survived by parents Albert Jr and three brothers. Cancer Fund contributions suggested.
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Jane C. Kuss
Thirty-sixth Street
Hendricks Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Miss Kuss
Helmleigh
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
Cyril Lange
Bolger Funeral Home
Bolger
Hermleigh
J. C. Schwartz
Dale Meynig
Cyrus Miller
Edwin Kuss
John Roemisch Jr
Truett Bruns
Funeral service set for Lenoir Clarkson at Bell Seale
Funeral services are scheduled for 10 am Saturday at Bell Seale Chapel for Lenoir Clarkson 70 a retired Scurry County farmer He died at 7 am Thursday in Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene The Rev Thomas Hall will officiate Burial will follow in Snyder Cemetery with Masonic rites under Bell Seale Funeral Home direction Surviving are three sisters Mrs W F Coleman Mrs Eliza Valliant and Mrs O D Odorn and a brother Francis Clarkson all named from Texas cities
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Bell-Seale
Lenoir Clarkson
Scurry County
Clarkson
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Thomas Hall
Fluyanna Baptist Church
Snyder Cemetery
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
W. F. Coleman
Tolar
Eliza Valliant
Pecos
O. D. Odorn
San Antonio
Francis Clarkson
Greenville
NATO ministers agree on discussing troop reductions
Fourteen NATO foreign ministers agreed to challenge the Soviet bloc to talks on mutual troop reductions as part of moving toward a European security conference. France held aloof arguing NATO command limits participation. The push followed the NATO Council windup and a joint East West relations declaration amid East German and security concerns.
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Carl Hartman
Brussels
North Atlantic Alliance
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
Maurice Schumann
Moscow
Schumann
Europe
NATO
Czechoslovakia
United States
Canada
INATO
U.S
William P. Rogers
Walter Scheel
West Germany
Germany
Britain
Soviet Union
Nixon Hunger Measure Backed by Hunger Conference
President Nixon faced calls from 3 000 delegates urging a national hunger emergency and a $5 560 annual income floor with free lunches for poor children. They urged shifting food programs to HEW, expanding food stamps, and immediate action this winter. Mondale warned the hungry have been flattered with promises rather than food.
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John B. Lengel
Washington (Ap
Nixon
White House
Agriculture Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Jean Mayer
Mayer
U.S
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
U S Jobless Rate Drops Amid Labor Force Decline
Washington AP reports the November unemployment rate fell by 0.5 percentage points to 3.4 percent, the steepest monthly drop in a decade, driven mainly by workers leaving the labor force. Employed count rose slightly to 78.7 million, while the civilian labor force fell by 83,000.
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Washington
Labor Department
Howard Stambler
Division of Employment Analysis
Stambler
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