College Avenue traffic grows with Snyder college move
The SDN Column notes College Avenue traffic rose after Western Texas College opened south of Cogdell Center and renamed Avenue S. Traffic signs and blinking lights were added at the Big Spring Highway hospital junction, but congestion persists on West intersections. A Forty-second and College Avenue light is seen as helpful.
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Snyder
Western Texas College
Avenue S
College Avenue
Cogdell Center
Texas Highway Dept
Big Spring Highway
Hospital
Round Top Road
Thirty-seventh Street
Towle Memorial Park
Fortieth
Forty-second
Forty-third
This Day In History January 23 1972 Snapshot
Sunday January 23 marks historic events from 1968 when North Korea seized the U S Navy ship Pueblo and 83 crewmen, to 1845 congressional rule setting national elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday each November, to 1909 maritime distress signaling saving lives at sea.
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North Korea
U.S. Navy
Pueblo
Naples
Congress
Republic
New England
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Moscow
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
South Vietnam
Weather outlook for Texas regions this week
Snyder reports a cool start with 62 high and 36 low on Friday and 40 at 7 am Saturday. Northwest Texas turns partly cloudy Monday to Wednesday with a cooling trend and highs in the 40s to 60s and lows in the 20s to 30s. North Central and Northeast Texas stay partly cloudy with Monday to Wednesday cooling. highs 50s to 70s and lows 30s to 40s. Southwest Texas remains fair and cool at nights with 60s to 70s days and 30s to 40s nights. South Central and Southeast Texas see a few showers in extreme Southeast Monday, otherwise partly cloudy with mild nights and warm days. highs 60s to 70s and lows 40s to 50s.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Court Tosses Texas Congressional District Plan
A federal three judge court voided Texas congressional districts and ordered Plan C based on population adopted immediately. The ruling, citing one man one vote, blocks current lines and keeps filing deadlines open if a called legislature session moves to reapportionment.
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Texas
Supreme Court
State of
Congress
Washington
U. S
Heath Urges United Europe as Britain Joins Market
Prime Minister Edward Heath signed Britain's accession to the European Common Market with Ireland Norway and Denmark aiming for full membership by Jan 1 The ceremony at Egmont Palace framed Britain decades of effort to unite Europe while cautioning members to balance national identities with shared goals in a broader Eastern relations push.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Edward Heath
Britain Today
Britain
Europe
Soviet Union
Heath
Ireland
Norway
Denmark
France
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Belgium
United States
Commonwealth
Egmont Palace
Newton announces candidacy for County Commissioner Precinct 3
G A Newton of Snyder announced his bid for County Commissioner Precinct 3 in the May 6 Democratic primary. A 29-year Scurry County resident and stock farmer, he lives at 2501 Thirty-second Street with his wife and five married children, and attends Bethel Baptist Church. He pledged to meet voters ahead of the primary.
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G.A. Newton
Snyder
Newton
Scurry County
Thirty-second Street
Bethel Baptist Church
Burleson Files for Re Election in 17th District
Congressman Omar Burleson of Texas 17th District announces re election plans for the Democratic Primary on May 6 1972 following redistricting by the Texas Legislature Scurry County joins the 17th District He has served since the 80th Congress and is a Ways and Means Committee member indicating leadership in the House
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Washington, D.C
Omar Burleson
Texas
United States
House of Representatives
Scurry County
Burleson
Ways and Means
House
Enrollment Holds Up At Western Texas College
Western Texas College reports 582 students in college credit and 103 in other courses after the first week of late spring registration. Dr. Duane Hood notes full time equivalents near fall levels, with occupational training similar to fall. Registrar office hours set 6 to 7 p.m. next week for late registrations, with Friday as the last day. Overall head count starts fall at 649 and spring at 685, the latter including nonacademic community service classes.
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Western Texas College
Duane Hood
Hood
Britain allocates record share of national income to NHS
Britain spent a record 5.59 percent of national income on the National Health Service in 1970, according to the Office of Health Economics. The independent office put the total at 5.61 billion dollars.
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London
Britain
National Health Service
Office of Health Economics
Ginning Season Past Mid-Point in Scurry County
Reports from nine gins in Scurry County show 11 754 bales ginned by Saturday morning with estimates that about two thirds of the crop has been harvested. Delays followed late maturing cotton and after Christmas field work stoppages due to weather conditions. Gins listed Snyder Co op No 1 1 906 Snyder Co op No 2 975 Planters Dunn 637 Fluvanna Co op 1 001 Snyder Paymaster 2 115 Layfield Ira 375 Planters Helmleigh 740 China Grove 2 775 Inadale 1 230.
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Scurry
Snyder Co-op
Planters Dunn
Fluvanna Co-op
Snyder Paymaster
Layfield Ira
Planters Helmleigh
China Grove
Inadale
Yoast Enters Race for County Commissioner
Charlie J. Yoast announces candidacy for County Commissioner Precinct 3 in the Democratic primary on May 6. A Snyder resident for 19 years, he and wife Louise have two daughters, Joyce Tarver of Houston and Charlene Yoast, a Snyder Schools freshman. Yoast grew up in Fannin County, served 42 months in the Air Force in World War II, and has since run a private business. He is Borden's Snyder distributor and a Kiwanis Club member and First Baptist Church participant. He vows to work to provide efficient service.
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Charlie J. Yoast
Yoast
Snyder
Precinct No. 3
Louise
Joyce Tarver
Houston
Charlene Yoast
Fannin County
Borden
Kiwanis Club
First Baptist Church
N Viet forces seize hilltop near Long Cheng Laos
In Laos, Laotian irregulars reportedly seized a hilltop near Long Cheng that controls air approaches to the CIA base area. Skyline Ridge fighting continued as Laotian troops recaptured a helicopter pad from North Vietnamese forces. Pathet Lao, aided by NV artillery and tanks, also captured Sala Phou Khoun between Vientiane and Luang Prabang, raising concerns across the Mekong Valley.
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South Vietnam
Laos
Skyline Ridge
Long Cheng
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Vientiane
U.S
Pathet Lao
Sala Phou Khoun
Luang Prabang
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ORE
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Hue
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