11 Dec 1975
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1975
Page
1
A column details the joining of more than 7,500 communities and 554 colleges to the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration program since 1973 with a March 31 1976 deadline. It notes Scurry County’s summer approval amid broad participation and includes commentary on farm policy, Social Security funding, grain embargo myths, and cotton breeding history.
Stephen Andretta of New Jersey was held in contempt after refusing to answer questions before a federal grand jury about Hoffa's 1975 disappearance. He invoked his attorney and read a prepared statement, later allowed a phone call, with further questioning planned about his brother Thomas Andretta and associates Salvatore Briguglio and Gabriel Briguglio.
Today in history notes key events on this date including Germany and Italy declaring war on the United States in 1941, Indiana becoming the 19th state in 1816, Louis Napoleon elected in 1848, Edward VIII’s abdication in 1936, Mussolini’s withdrawal from the League in 1937, and postwar UN and New York milestones. It also recalls Chicago fire deaths in 1965, Nixon naming Bush to the UN delegation in 1970s, and Budget-cut actions in New York City in 1976.
Snyder area reports 7 am reading 46 degrees with highs 76 and lows 46. Northwest and Southwest Texas expect fair sky tonight and Friday with cooling, lows 25 to 40 and highs 44 to 75. North Central and Northeast Texas: clearing tonight, cooler Friday, showers southeast. South Central and Southeast Texas mild with possible showers late tonight. Upper Texas Coast winds southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts, seas 2 to 4 feet. Lower Texas Coast winds 10 to 15 knots, seas 2 to 4 feet, higher tonight and Friday.
In Beirut the Moslem militias besiege the Holiday Inn near burning luxury hotels as waves of fighting rage through the city. Phalange and other Christian factions resist while the Starco Center battle marks a key setback for a leftist advance.
Marvin Foster, a 47 year old San Diego lawyer, was sentenced by a district court jury to nine years for accepting a $3,500 check from the Benavides school district for work not performed. The judge set formal sentencing for December 23 and raised bond to $20,000, with a bond hearing in San Diego next week and a required financial statement by the bondsman. Foster commented on anticipated political contributions tied to local figures.
The Justice Department rejected a Texas voter re registration provision citing potential voter confusion and possible minority disenfranchisement. Officials considered options as federal review under the Voting Rights Act continues. Also reported obituary: Mrs. Willie Mae Welch, 81, of Scurry County, died at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. services set at First United Methodist Church.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home for Mrs Jewell Tuggle 48 of 2112 Twenty eighth Street who died about 10 p m Wednesday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital Survived by husband Robert Leon Tuggle daughter Lola Leona Tuggle two sons Samuel Cleveland Tuggle and Robert Dean Tuggle Snyder three sisters Mattie Lee Shoemake Lois Pierce of Snyder Lola Mae Goforth of Lamesa three brothers J E Cumbie of Seymour W R Cumbie of Hurst Horace Cumbie of Tuscon Arizona and one grandchild
U S District Judge William Taylor ruled Highland Park will not be named as a defendant in the Dallas Independent School District desegregation case. He found the enclave’s impact on Dallas schools negligible and noted past transfers over a decade old have no current effect. Local officials criticized and supported the decision, while the district continues operating constitutionally.
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