United Way Campaign Tops Goals Across Texas
The Texas United Way Committee reports about 70 local campaigns hit goals this year, with totals surpassing the state's combined aims. Plainview reached 195.9 percent. Dallas Henderson Port Lavaca and Henderson at 100 percent. Snyder and Scurry County at 113.7 percent. The drive was notably brief and efficient, with some campaigns still in progress. The Today in History note recalls the Boston Tea Party anniversary and discusses early coffee culture in America.
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Texas United Way Committee
United
United Way
Plainview
Dallas
Henderson
Port Lavaca
Snyder
Scurry County
Boston
America
Today in History December 17 highlights through the years
On this date events include the Wright brothers first flight in 1903 near Kitty Hawk North Carolina and Pope Paul II Excommunicating Henry VIII in 1538. Other items note wars declared, a major explosion, ship scuttling, and UN and White House actions.
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Orville
Wilbur Wright
Kitty Hawk
North Carolina
Paul III
Henry VIII
England
Spain
Simon Bolivar
Colombia
Britain
Egypt
U.S
Picatinny
N.J
Graf Spee
Uruguay
Rhodesia
United Nations General Assembly
White House
Roy Ash
Office of Management and Budget
Texas Weather Forecast Update Across Regions
Snyder area reports 7 am reading 28 degrees with high 66 and low 22 for Tuesday. Forecasts show much colder tonight across North Central and Northeast Texas with highs in the 30s Thursday.
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Snyder
Texas
Big Bend
North Central
South Central
Upper
Lower
Texas Supreme Court blocks Briscoe veto on college projects
The Texas Supreme Court blocks Gov. Dolph Briscoe from vetoing 136 college construction projects. Chief Justice Greenhill says payment to Jessen Associates for UT Law School expansion is authorized, while the ruling tests the College Coordinating Board’s power amid 17 universities awaiting the decision affecting 121 projects.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Joe Greenhill
Bob Bullock
Texas College Coordinating Board
Greenhill
College Coordinating Board
Bullock
Jessen Associates, Inc
University of Texas Law
Senate clears six month tax cut extension amid veto clash
The Senate approved a six month extension of tax cuts despite President Ford's opposition. The House quickly backed the measure by voice vote, while Speaker Carl Albert signaled optimism about an override. Officials warned taxpayers face January tax increases if the veto stands.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
White House
House
Carl Albert
Congress
Albert
Senate House Conference
House Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ullman
Gas Use Cut Ordered for Boilers by Railroad Commission
The Railroad Commission issued a binding order to curb boiler fuel from natural gas citing 1973 curtailment priorities. It limits gas sales for boiler use to 100 000 cubic feet daily, with 10 percent cuts by 1981 and 25 percent by 1985 for major boiler users, while exempting existing agreements. Commissioner Langdon noted electric utilities may shift fuels, and the 100 000 cf limit avoids impacts on hospitals and small plants.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Jim Langdon
William Fowler
Langdon
Senate confirms Stevens to Supreme Court
The Senate confirmed Judge John Paul Stevens of Chicago to the Supreme Court filling the vacancy from Justice Douglas’s retirement. His unanimous approval comes after three days of hearings, ensuring full court strength for the term starting January 12 with major issues ahead.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
John Paul Stevens
Chicago
Supreme Court
Stevens
William C. Douglas
Judiciary Committee
Ruling Effects Texas Plants on Vinyl Chloride Regulations
EPA identifies Texas facilities affected by proposed vinyl chloride emission rules. Plants listed include Diamond Shamrock in Deer Park Dow Chemical Freeport and Oyster Creek Ethyl in Houston Shell Oil in Deer Park Shintech in Freeport Tenneco in Houston Tenneco Chemicals in Pasadena Union Carbide in Texas City.
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Washington
Texas
Environmental Protection Agency
Diamond Shamrock Corp
Deer Park
Dow Chemical Co
Freeport
Oyster Creek
Ethyl Corp
Houston
Shell Oil Co
Shintech, Inc
Tenneco, Inc
Tenneco Chemicals, Inc
Pasadena
Union Carbide Corp
Texas City
Santa to chat with Snyder youngsters by phone
Snyder Jaycees announce a yearly holiday call event allowing local children to speak with Santa Claus by telephone Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Santa will answer starting at 7. The number is 573-2691. The Jaycees run the service each year in Snyder.
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Santa Claus
North Pole
Snyder
Snyder Jaycees
Santa
Jaycees
Judith Exner Reveals Close Ties to Kennedy
Judith Campbell Exner held a news conference in San Diego to say her relationship with John F. Kennedy was personal and not tied to Mafia plots. She named no money-making plans and claimed no contact with Jacqueline Kennedy.
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San Diego
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Judith Campbell Exner
White House
Sam Giancana
Chicago
Kennedy White House
Central Intelligence Agency
Fidel Castro
Exner
William Campbell
Underworld
Dan Exner
Jack Kennedy
Las Vegas
Miami Beach
Johnny Rosselli
Sam Giacana
Sam
Washington
Senate Intellingence Committee
Iran Rejects Kissinger Blame For Poor Nations Crunch
Iran denies Kissinger’s claim that oil producers bear most responsibility for poor nations’ deficits. Interior Minister Jamshid Amouzegar argues the industrialized West causes deficits through export weakness, inflation, and recession. He cites higher costs of imports as the harsher blow to development.
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Paris
Iran
Henry A. Kissinger
Jamshid Amouzegar
Conference On International Economic Cooperation
West
Kissinger
Amouzegar
Newly Revealed Probe Raises Quinlan Case Questions
Court papers in Illinois detail a new inquiry into possible foul play around Karen Quinlan’s coma. Authorities seek to know bruises, head lump, barbiturates, and a possible pimp or massage parlor worker link, risking impact on New Jersey’s ongoing guardianship dispute.
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Trenton
N.J
Karen Anne Quinlan
Rock Island
Ill
Miss Quinlan
The
New York Post
Joseph Quinlan
New Jersey
Supreme Court
William F. Hyland
Hyland
Illinois
California
Andrew D. Lyons
Quinlan
William Zynot
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Louisiana
Wacil McNair
Associated Press
Verride
Snyder High School
Haskell
Jeri Barousett
Theresa Killgo
Darrell Grant
Mark Hester
Becky Wafer
Russell Scott
Kerry Musick
Wafer
Killgo
Grant
Hurst
Judith
Samuel Allen Jr
Allen
Bill Atwood
C.T. McLaughlin
Doyle Scott
E.L. Kubala
Lyle Deffebach
Terry and
Billy Holt
Delbert Harris
Bertha Seabourne
Eugene
Glasscock
Rosie Castillo
H.O. Beard
Josephine Randall
Nancy Caton
Cecil Randolph
Harold Bennett
Snyder Rotary Club
Wesley Key
Jo Gillespie
Sarah Brooks
Leslie Williamson
Milam Fowler
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