Christmas timelines and the Edward VII abdication in history
The column reflects on time speeding toward Christmas and recalls Edward VII abdication 33 years earlier, noting the romance with Wallis Simpson and its impact. It ponders alternative histories if Edward had remained king and comments on the throne's unifying influence in crises.
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Edward VII
England
Adolph Hitler
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
George VI
Elizabeth
Great Britain
Welly
Wacil McNair
Today In History Highlights From Dec 12 1969
Events on this date include John Jay born in New York City in 1745 and Beethoven paying 19 cents for a piano lesson in Vienna in 1792. Notable moments cover military clashes, treaties, bombings, and major philanthropic gifts, plus a Pan American jetliner disaster near Caracas with no survivors.
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Associated Press
United States
John Jay
New York City
Ludwig von Beethoven
Franz Joseph Haydn
Vienna
Korea
U. S
Panay
China
Luzon
Philippines
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Toyko
Ford Foundation
Argentina
Defense
McNamara
Army
National Guard
Caribbean Sea
Caracas
Weather outlook for Texas regions persists fair and warm
The report notes temperatures in Snyder reaching 62 with a 27 degree low and a 7 am reading of 30. Northwest Texas remains fair and warmer tonight with clear to partly cloudy skies through Saturday and nightly lows from 28 to 40.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Pecos
the Pecos
Charges Seen in Army My Lai Probe
Army sources expect charges against most of 24 soldiers under investigation for the My Lai massacre. The probe could take four months as leads are pursued, with nine current and 15 former soldiers likely to face charges. First Lt. William L. Calley Jr. awaits court martial for alleged premeditated murder of at least 109 Vietnamese.
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Washington
My Lai
11Th Infantry Brigade
William L. Calley Jr
Ft. Benning
Calley
Vietnam
David Mitchell
Mitchell
Army
Justice Department
Pentagon
Justice
Supreme Court
Air Force
Service for Mrs Stanfield set at First Baptist
Funeral service for Mrs. M. E. Stanfield, retired teacher and widow of former Snyder School Superintendent, will be held 10:30 am Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Midland. She died Thursday in a Midland hospital. She is survived by son Helen Stanfield of Midland, sister Mrs. J. H. Nail of Rosenberg, and two grandchildren. Rev. J. R. Reedy will officiate with Rev. Kay Tate assisting. Burial at Hillside Memorial Gardens under Bell Seale Funeral Home directions.
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First Baptist Church
M. E. Stanfield
Midland
Stanfield
Snyder
Navy
Helen Stanfield
J. H. Nail
Rosenberg
J. R. Reedy
Kay Tate
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Bell Seale Funeral Home
U S Attacks Hit North Vietnamese Forces Heavy Losses Reported
U S aircraft artillery and helicopter gunships killed 111 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers in five attacks while South Vietnamese forces reported 88 enemy deaths. The fighting spanned Mekong Delta, Da Nang coastal plains, and near Cambodia with casualties on both sides. My Lai fallout prompted a cautionary letter from Maj. Gen. Hollis urging civilians protection. Philippine Civic Action Group ends three-year Viet Nam mission as 1 300 troops depart Tay Ninh.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodian
Mekong
U Minh Forest
da Nang
My Lai
Harris W. Hollis
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Hollis
25Th
25Th Division
Tay Ninh
Philippine Civic Action Group
Vietnam
Snyderite Brother Killed in Vietnam Service
Danny Richard Latham 25 brother of Mrs. Bill Murray of Snyder was killed in Vietnam. He served over three years in Vietnam and seven years in the Army. Parents James and Mrs. Latham of Levelland notified. Funeral arrangements to be at George C. Price Funeral Home Levelland.
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Danny Richard Latham
Bill Murray
Snyder
Vietnam
James Latham
Levelland
Latham
George C. Price
Exiled Panther Cleaver seeks return to United States
Eldridge Cleaver, exiled Black Panther leader, seeks a passport to return to America amid police pressure on the party. In Algiers he was told a certificate of identity might allow travel. meanwhile Chicago and Los Angeles raids wound Panthers and imprison leaders, darkening the group’s future.
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Associated Press Writers Washington
Eldridge Cleaver
United States
Armed Revolutionary Party
Chicago
Cleaver
U.S
Algiers
America
Panther
Los Angeles
Huey P. Newton
Bobby Seale
Stoxeley Carmichael
Dave Hilliard
Nixon
California
Panthers
Justice Department
Charles Garry
San Francisco
Black Panther Party
Poppycock
Garry
Ixon Administration
Senate passes veto threatened tax reform bill
The Senate approved a 69 to 22 vote sending the tax reform bill to a conference committee with House counterparts. It includes a 15 percent Social Security boost and higher personal exemptions, while critics warn the plan costs more than $6 billion.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Nixon
Treasury
Conference Committee
Gordon Allott
R-Colo
Smith Rites Here Today
Funeral service for Mrs. Kenneth Smith was held at 4 p.m. at East Side Church of Christ with Minister Bill Minick officiating and Pat Abbananto assisting. She died at 5:50 a.m. Thursday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Burial followed at Snyder Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home direction.
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East Side Church of Christ
Kenneth Smith
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Bill Minick
East Side
Mrs Logan Rites Set After Death in Snyder
Mrs A J Logan 85 a long time Snyder resident died at 9 30 am in Cogdell Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient since June She was born Nettie Ann Weaks in Somervell County moved to Snyder in 1908 and married A J Logan in 1901 He died in 1950 Funeral services 3 30 pm Saturday at the Thirty seventh Street Church of Christ with burial in Snyder Cemetery Bell Seale Funeral Home in charge Surviving are two daughters two sons six brothers two sisters eleven grandchildren eighteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild
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A. J. Logan
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Logan
Avenue Y
Somervell County
Nettie Ann Weaks
Thirty - Seventh Street Church
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William R. Peers
Peers Commission
Congressional
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
Food and Drug Administration
Herbert L. Ley Jr
Mrs. Stanfield
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