30 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1969
Page
1
The column reviews a new book "Who’s Who in Church History" by William P. Barker from Fleming H. Revell. It notes end of the world predictions dating back to 156 A.D. and explains forecasters gain attention but fail when dates do not come to pass.
On this date in 1853 the Gadsden Purchase was signed, spanning 45 000 square miles in what is now New Mexico and Arizona. Kipling was born in 1865 in Bombay. the Iroquois Theater fire killed over 500 in 1903. Sun Yat-sen became China’s first president in 1911. Marines took Cape Gloucester in 1943. King Michael abdicated in 1947. Humphrey led early 1960 presidential entries a decade ago. Johnson urged restraint on nuclear tests ten years ago. Pueblo crewmen recounted North Korea beatings one year ago.
Snyder temperatures show a 35 degree high and 19 degree low with 21 at 7 am and .20 of precipitation. Northwest Texas expects fair, colder nights, cloudy Wednesday with possible snow flurries in the north and wind chills. North Central Texas ranges from light northeast snow to partial clearing. Northeast Texas clears and grows colder with Wednesday partly cloudy. South Central Texas faces freeze warnings tonight with highs 50 to 62 Wednesday and cold nights inland 20 to 28.
A congressional study reports major weapons costs running nearly 50 percent over estimates. Navy overrun could reach 1.2 billion, with 38 major systems totaling 62.9 billion versus 42 billion projected. Cost control and centralized data tracking are urged as changes on 125 ships driven by Navy orders raise claims.
Five French built gunboats slip from Cherbourg under an arms embargo and head for Haifa as weather delays and cautious escorts slow their pace. Italian reports place them east of Sicily while Crete and Greek authorities note their passage. No intercepts yet and Paris weighs concrete actions after the government inquiry.
Texas Senator Raph Yarborough warned Democrats their overconfidence could aid Republican campaigns in 1970. He urged registering more voters, predicted a bleak outlook without growth, and suggested economy fears would dominate the race. He expects Governor Preston Smith to face at least one Democratic challenger while running as a team in November.
Bright sun returns as icy grip loosens across the Snyder area. More snow overnight left 1.04 inches of moisture since Saturday with freezing rain sleet and snow. Temperatures fell to 19 degrees before clearing skies and thawing by noon.
SAN FRANCISCO AP American energy requirements will push oil use to 20 million barrels daily in ten years. Otto Miller, chairman of Standard Oil Co of California, predicts current use at 13.5 million barrels per day and that by 1980 each American will use about 74 barrels annually, up from 56.
President Nixon signed the largest tax reform in a generation, tightening loopholes while expanding some reductions and boosting Social Security benefits. The measure raises taxes for high earners and introduces a new minimum tax on preference income, with broader relief for low and middle income families and delayed budget effects.
A severe winter storm blanketed West and Central Texas with freezing rain snow and sleet. Dallas Fort Worth saw icy roads and slow traffic while Wichita Falls faced heavy snow and halted air travel near blizzard conditions. Reese and Sheppard AFB reported resumed or limited operations as crews returned to duty.
President Nixon signed the federal coal mine health and safety bill while noting the provision for federal workmen's compensation for miners with respiratory ailments. He emphasized reservations about certain issues and urged Congress to consider them, reiterating that workmen's compensation has been and should be a state responsibility.
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