Scurry County Junior College District Eyes 1971 Start
The Scurry County Junior College board and new president Dr. Robert Clinton plan a fall 1971 inaugural term, built from scratch with a year and a half for facilities. Clinton cites voter support as crucial and stresses community backing for a successful two year college in this region.
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Scurry County Junior College
Robert Clinton
Snyder
Scurry County
College and University Coordinating Board
Wacil McNair
Today in History highlights events from 1836 to 1969
The column recalls Spain recognizing Mexican independence in 1836, Iowa’s 1846 statehood, Woodrow Wilson’s 1856 birth, Semple’s gum patent in 1869, Messina earthquake of 1908, FDR’s 1941 pledge to the Philippines, Calcutta bombing in 1942, Soviet textile plant deal in 1959, Giuseppe Saragat’s 1965 election, and Israeli Beirut raid a year ago.
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Associated Press
Spain
Mexico
Iowa
Union
Woodrow Wilson
U. S
Staanton
William F. Semple
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Messina
Sicily
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calcutta
India
Soviet Union
Giuseppe Saragat
Italy
Antonio Segni
Beirut
Athens
Weather report for Texas regions with scattered showers
The forecast covers Northwest Texas and Northeast Texas areas with mostly cloudy skies. It notes scattered snow in the Panhandle spreading to central and north areas by Sunday afternoon, plus possible showers in extreme south tonight and Sunday. Temperatures range from lows in the 20s to 50s and highs from the 30s to 60s depending on location.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Panhandle
Survivor recalls ambush near Lai Khe during Christmas
Army Captain John W. Marshall of Lawton Oklahoma recounts a deadly ambush 28 miles north of Saigon. Three fellow soldiers died after Vietnamese attackers in army uniforms fired on their jeep then set it ablaze. Marshall crawled away, played dead, and survived with a broken leg awaiting medical evacuation in Japan.
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John W. Marshall
Saigon
Lawton
Okla
Livonia
Mich
Marshall
Tan Son Nhut
Japan
Lai Khe
Dai Yu
Biggest Battle In Six Weeks Near Viet Nam Border
U S forces fought their largest engagement in weeks against North Vietnamese units near the Cambodian border. Reports say at least 72 enemy dead and 40 bunkers destroyed with ongoing combat as air, armor, and helicopter units supported operations. Casualties among Americans were described as light.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
USS
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Loc Ninh
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Dong Ha
My Tho
da Nang
196Th Brigade
CRMWD To Set Rates For Member Cities
Directors of the Colorado River Municipal Water District will meet at 10 30 a m January 8 in Big Spring to fix rates for member cities. The enlarged system and $4.5 million in new bonds may raise rates. They will review past operations and construction and hear a projection by general manager O H Ivie on the 1966 construction wrapup.
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Colorado River
Traffic Fatalities Hold Wide Margin During Holiday Week
Texas records show 54 traffic deaths during a 78 hour Christmas period with many incidents statewide. Collected cases include Vernon Tumblinson near Lockhart, Danny Ayala in Knox County, Precious Mondy near Greenville, and Elizabeth Dzanski found in a San Antonio laundry. Police report fatalities from crashes, fires, and a fatal pedestrian case, amid a broader tally of violent deaths.
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Associated Press
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Vernon M. Tumblinson
Austin
Lockhart
Caldwell County
Danny T. Ayala
Munday
Knox County
Precious J. Mondy
Farmersville
Greenville
Elizabeth Dzanski
San Antonio
Perot seeks Moscow mission to deliver gifts for POWs
Televangelist industrialist H Ross Perot said the Soviet Union is considering his plan to fly a plane full of Christmas gifts to Moscow for U S prisoners of war in North Vietnam. He may travel to Bangkok to seek approval, with gifts then sent to Hanoi if permitted. A separate report notes a fatal blaze in New Jersey where a mother and five of her nine children died in a fire caused by a kerosene heater, with six victims found at the apartment door.
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Patti Enright
Jerry Enright
James R. Enright
Chicago
Enright
Vietnam
Fitzsimmons Army Hospital
Aurora
Colorado
Dallas
Earl Pittard
Harbor Springs
Mich
Texas
Port Isabel
George Myers
Teneha
Evelyn Tucker
Longview
Houston
Roy Pellum
Davis Jones
Kress
Vientiane
Laos
H. Ross Perot
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
North Vietnam
Perot
Hanoi
Bangkok
Pathet Lao
North Vietnamese
Seth Petrasi
U.S. State Department
United States
Nixon
America
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Berkeley Township
N.J
Alfreda Small
Community Memorial Hospital
Toms River
North Carolina
Charles Griffin
Manitou Park Fire Company
Goodfellows Year Round Appeals Seek Extra Donations
The Goodfellows report a strong Christmas drive but need additional funds to sustain year round aid for school aged children. Contributions totaling 2010.74 include Brownie Scouts 1.10 and Mr and Mrs Dan Coomer 5, with donations sent to Box 661 Snyder.
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The
Goodfellows
Box
Snyder
Dan Coomer
Light Turnout Favors Sato Liberal Democrats in Japan Vote
In Tokyo voters produced a light turnout for national elections seen as a gauge of Eisaku Sato’s pro American policy. The Liberal Democratic Party aimed to secure a majority in the 486 seat House of Representatives with polls projecting 270 to 280 seats, following Sato's dissolution of the House after his Washington talks with President Nixon.
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Tokyo
Japan
Eisaku Sato
Liberal-Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Diet
Liberal Democrats
Sato
Nixon
Washington
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