Hadacol creator Dudley LeBlanc dies at Abbeville
SDN notes the death of Louisiana state senator Dudley LeBlanc on October 22, 1971 in Abbeville. Once a traveling tonic promoter behind Hadacol, he marketed the 12 percent alcohol remedy at $1 a bottle and collected show business figures on his medicine wagon. The column also covers Texas jury duty changes, with a law no longer exempting professionals and a shift toward urban population trends and county classifications.
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Louisiana
Dudley LeBlanc
LeBlanc
Chicago
Sen. LeBlanc
Abbeville
Supreme Court blocks Texas redistricting plan stay issued
The Supreme Court granted a stay requested by Texas officials on a three judge Dallas redistricting plan for U S House seats. The move delays elections under the legislature’s map while Texas appeals. filing deadline is February 7. Incumbents face potential cross race fights across three districts.
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Supreme Court
Texas
Lewis Powell Jr
Powell
U.S. District Court For
Northern District of Texas
On This Date a Look Back Through History
Today in history highlights events from 1878 New Haven telegraph switchboard with 21 subscribers to 1971 dawns of major world shifts. Notable items include Henry VIII’s death in 1547 and Wilson creating the U S Coast Guard in 1915.
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New Haven
Conn
Henry VIII
England
Woodrow Wilson
U.S. Coast Guard
Louis Brandeis
Supreme Court
Burma Road
China
Soviet Union
Red Square
William Rogers
United States
Cambodia
Weather notes for Texas regions with temperatures and outlooks
Regional forecast across Texas areas reports temperatures from 19 to 76 degrees with readings for Thursday and Saturday. Northwest Texas expected 55 west to 35 east this afternoon, 15 to 25 tonight. Northeast Texas mostly cloudy with rain ending today and warmer Saturday.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Pecos
Ice and fog clamp Texas with ice storms and cold snap
Ice storms intensified across Texas with freezing rain and light snow in the Panhandle and southern regions. Dense fog reduced visibility to zero in parts of the Panhandle Plains and coast, as warnings urged motorists to avoid hazardous driving. Temperatures sank to around 3 degrees at Perryton marking a continued cold wave.
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Associated Press
Texas
Corsicana
Ennis
Galveston
del Rio
Mexican
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Childress
Brownwood
Denton
Paris
Marshall
Temple
Panhandle Plains
Perryton
Plans For New Field House At Snyder High
Snyder School Trustees reviewed preliminary plans for a field house and physical education facility at the senior high school and instructed the architect to pursue bids. Projects deemed urgently needed may be funded from local maintenance funds in the next two years, with bond issues possible later pending court rulings on school financing. The calendar was adjusted to add a weather day, with the combined baccalaureate and commencement set for May 31.
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Snyder
J. D. Hinton
Bill J. Hood
Irving Is Subpoenaed Over Hughes Book Autobiography
New York AP Martin S Ackerman says author Clifford Irving has been subpoenaed to testify before city and federal grand juries regarding his purported Howard Hughes autobiography. Ackerman withdrew from the case as civil suits involving another Irving book and the Hughes material dispute delay. McGraw Hill planned to publish after paying Hughes 650000, which Hughes denies receiving or authorizing.
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New York
Martin S. Ackerman
Clifford Irving
Howard R. Hughes
Ackerman
Irving
Hughes
Rosemont Enterprises
Nevada
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
The Music Man opens at Snyder High School tonight
Snyder High School presents Meredith Willson musical The Music Man at the auditorium tonight and Saturday at 8. The joint drama and choral departments direct the show with a volunteer orchestra and local dance routines.
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Meredith Willson
Snyder High School
Jerry Worsham
William R
Bill) Lyon
U.I.L
Waynann Monroney
Debbie Walls
Elaine Lambert
Dockers Seal Off Cargo at San Ysidro Border
About 60 longshoremen and Teamsters picketed the San Ysidro border crossing to seal off cargo entering California from Ensenada Mexico. Trucks paused, unsure how to proceed as the 2,000 mile strike line expanded.
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San Diego
Calif
Teamsters
California
Baja California
Ensenada
San Ysidro
Mexico
Robert Lasher
U.S
United States
Court Rules New State Districts
A three judge federal court in Austin ruled Texas 1971 house redistricting unconstitutional and ordered single member districts for Dallas and Bexar counties this year with a July 1 1973 deadline to pass a statewide plan. If upheld the ruling will likely boost black Mexican American and Republican lawmakers in 1973.
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Austin, Tex
Texas
Dallas
Bexar
San Antonio
Atty
Crawford Martin
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Filing Fee Plea Is Denied
Washington AP report: U S Supreme Court refused a stay on a Dallas three judge panel ruling that Texas filing fee law is unconstitutional. Gov. Preston Smith and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes warned of a looming primary election financing crisis and urged action to fund state primaries.
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Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
Dallas
Preston Smith
San Angelo
Smith
Austin
Ben Barnes
Barnes
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Athens Democrat
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Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Scurry County Coliseum
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Chamber
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