Space satellites expand TV channels to 48 nations
The SDN Column notes Intelsat IV satellites raise overseas TV capacity from 36 to 48 channels and can handle 5,000 to 6,000 two way telephone conversations. Comsat manages the system with NASA launching. 81 nations own stake amid a growing international telecommunication network. Also covered are Texan baseball exhibition plans, a San Francisco hitchhiker tale, Arbor Day events in Lubbock honoring Dr. Clifford B. Jones, and Tech leadership history.
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United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic Ocean
Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
NASA
Intelsat
Nixon urges Congress to pass 90 admin proposals in State of the Union
President Nixon used a joint session address to press Democrats for quick action on welfare reform revenue sharing and government reorganization while proposing a bigger defense budget and a new technology program to spur jobs. He urged bipartisan partnership to keep essential programs from becoming political hostages and signaled plans to finance public schools without raising property taxes. The address coincided with the start of his fourth year in office and noted potential White House race dynamics.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
White House
Congress
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Today in History January 20 1972 Associated Press
On this date in 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson began his first full term as president. Parliament in England met for the first time. John Marshall became chief justice. Pearl Harbor lease approved. King George V died. Edward VIII ascended. FDR inaugurated for a third term. Eisenhower took oath as 34th president. Congo’s Gizenga returned by UN forces. Maxwell Taylor questioned Vietnam progress. Melvin Laird linked air activity to troop withdrawals.
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England
John Marshall
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
George V
Britain
Prince of Wales
Edward VIII
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Antoine Gizenga
Congo
Leopoldville
United Nations
Maxwell D. Taylor
Vietnam
Johnson
Melvin Laird
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Weather map outlook for Texas and nearby areas
Weather report across Texas shows varied conditions. Northwest Texas expects fair skies with highs near 77 and cool nights. Northeast finds decreasing clouds and mild nights with highs 73 to 78. Southwest regions east and west of the Pecos report fair conditions with highs 62 to 82. Southeast Texas faces considerable cloudiness and possible showers with highs 68 to 78 and winds 8 to 15 knots.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Pecos
Body found in Odessa linked to missing Mrs Green
Officers uncover a female skeleton beside a road in Odessa after a long search tied to the disappearance of Mrs Gloria Sue Nix Green. Identification involves pathologist and dentist work with rings, dress, and wires binding wrists and neck. Evidence points to a murder amid a series of similar West Texas cases. suspect Johnny Meadows is jailed in Aztec on unrelated charges.
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Odessa
Tex
Gloria Sue Nix Green
Texas
Ector County
A.M
Slim’’ Gabrel
Aztec
N.M
Johnny Meadows
Meadows
Gabrel
Don Reaves
Ships Escorted Toward Adak Island by Coast Guard
Two Soviet fishing vessels the 362 foot Lamut and the stern trawler Kolyvan faced Coast Guard escort as they move through Bering Sea pack ice toward Adak Island. They agreed to leave St Matthew Island area after a day delay and transfer crew members before a 600 mile voyage to the Aleutian naval station. Custody was taken by the Storis late Monday about 92 miles from St Matthew.
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Bering Sea
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Lamut
Kolyvan
St. Matthew Island
Storis
Aleutian Islands
Truck Snaps Bell Telephone Line in Snyder Block
A 1970 White Western Star truck owned by Merchants Fast Motor Lines struck a line in Snyder, severing 258 telephone circuits and knocking out police and sheriff radio and teletype. Crews repaired the damage overnight. permanent repairs will require about 90 man hours.
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Sheriff Department
Bill Starnes
Starnes
Associated Press
Snyder Daily News
KSNY
Harold Edward Robbins
Box 343
Snyder
Merchants Fast Motor Lines of
Robbins
M&m Electronics Company
Avenue T
Southwestern Bell
Snyder attorney Ben Thorpe dies at 82
Ben F Thorpe 82 a well known Snyder attorney and former public official died at 2 55 p m Wednesday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital A Breckenridge native he came to Scurry County in 1912 and lived here since 1918 A WWI veteran he was a teacher and principal for 18 years before becoming an attorney He served as Scurry County attorney from 1938 and was appointed presiding judge of the 132nd District Court in 1951 to 1952 He is survived by his wife three sisters and a brother Funeral services set for 10 30 a m Friday at East Side Church of Christ Burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens Bell Seale Funeral Home in charge
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Snyder
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Breckenridge
Thorpe
Scurry County
Allan Shivers
132Nd District Court
East Side Church of Christ
J.E. Murphy
Ira
Leta Lindley
Cisco
Zella Lindley
Big Spring
Lester Thorpe
Sam Kitching
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Jewelry heist at North Dallas home nets $50,000
Police report two armed men bound the woman of the house and a man with tape and escaped with jewelry valued around $50,000 from a North Dallas residence. They forced Stanley Stanfield, 20, in the garage apartment to call his landlady Frances Ventura to her front door.
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Dallas
Stanley Stanfield
Frances Ventura
Wanda Myers Dies After Illness in San Angelo Hospital
Wanda Myers, 31, died at 5 10 a.m. today in Baptist Memorial Hospital San Angelo after a long illness. Funeral arrangements were pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home.
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Wanda Myers
Baptist Memorial
Orr faces Texas ethics clash over county post
Secretary of State Bob Bullock ruled that Roy Orr cannot serve as Dallas County Commissioner while remaining chairman of the Texas Democratic Party. Orr said he will resign the party post within 30 days, clearing the path for his commission. Bullock noted dual offices with compatible duties can be illegal, as a county official must have a governor signed commission and handle election duties such as precincts judges and canvassing.
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Tex
Bob Bullock
Texas
Democratic Party
Roy Orr
Dallas
Orr
Democratic Executive Committee
Bullock
Randall Wood
Secretary of State
Cer
Wood
State Executive Committee
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Pete) Conrad, Jr
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