Retired Americans urged to stay active for health
The SDN Column notes the AARP booklet Retirement Health Guide urges ongoing mental and physical activity to prevent ailments in old age. Experts say a sensible lifestyle and good medical care help maintain health longer. Dr. Billy Graham’s crusades include Texas at Irving September 17 26 chaired by Tom Landry with a 65000 seat Texas Stadium. Snyder High School beat Lubbock Dunbar in a rare three straight wins sequence at Scurry County Coliseum.
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American Association of Retired Persons
Billy Graham
Texas
Tom Landry
Dallas Cowboys
Texas Stadium
Irving
Chicago
Oakland
Calif
Landry
Snyder High School
Lubbock Dunbar
Scurry County Coliseum
Snyder
Dunbar
Tigers
Canyon Reef
Lubbock
Today In History highlights for January 29, 1971
Key events include Kansas statehood in 1869, McKinley born in 1843, California free state proposal in 1850, American League formation in 1900, Seeing Eye founded 1929, Britain recognizing Israel in 1949, France veto 1963, Congo clashes in 1959, Pope Paul VI peace proposal 1965, and 1970 indictments in Cleveland over Joseph Yablonski.
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Associated Press
Kansas
William McKinley
Niles
Ohio
Henry Clay
Senate
California
American League of Baseball Clubs
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Seeing Eye
Nashville
Britain
Israel
France
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Pope Paul VI
Johnson
United Nations
Vietnam
United Mine Workers
Joseph Yablonski
Weather across Texas shows mild weekend highs
Snyder area reports 68 high and 34 low Thursday with 7 am reading at 45. Northwest Texas stays fair through Saturday with highs 72 to 82 and lows 28 to 45. North Central Texas clears to partly cloudy with highs 75 to 80 and lows 40 to 55. Northeast Texas sees morning clouds then sun, highs 75 to 80, lows 48 to 58. Southwest Texas fair and mild with highs 72 to 82 and lows 35 to 60. South Central Texas cloudy to partly cloudy with fog and a chance of showers, highs 72 to 84 and lows 56 to 68.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Nixon seeks record 229.2 billion budget for 1972
President Nixon proposes a full employment budget with 229.2 billion in outlays for fiscal 1972 and total deficits of 30.2 billion over two years. He calls for no new taxes, while defense outlays could rise 1.6 billion if approved. Revenue sharing faces strong opposition as he argues for activist economic policy.
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Nixon
Congress
Ertheless
Outlay By Agencies in Nixon Budget for Fiscal 1972
A Washington AP table summarizes planned outlays by federal agencies for fiscal 1972, compared with 1971 and 1970. The figures cover agencies such as Agriculture Commerce Defense Health Education and Welfare Housing Interior Justice Labor State Transportation Treasury NASA USPS VA EPA GSA and others with totals and notes on rounding.
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Washington
Nixon
Housing and Urban Development
Interior Department
Justice Department
Labor Department
State Department
Transportation Department
Nixon Seeks All-Volunteer Army Plan by 1973
President Nixon asks Congress to extend draft authority to July 1 1973 and fund a $1.5 billion pay raise to entice enlistments while charting a path to an all volunteer force. He proposes broad reforms in recruitment ROTC and student deferments and supports national draftee quotas. The plan aims to zero draft calls subject to national security needs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
John Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Mississippi
South Africa Faces Massive Floods After Cyclone Felice
Cyclone Felice from Mozambique devastates Quelimane area. Pilots report Quelimane submerged with palm trees over 20 feet, railroad to Mocuba washed away, roads severed and many settlements isolated by floodwaters. Hundreds feared dead.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Felice
Mozambique
South African Press Association
Quelimane
Indian Ocean
Beira
Mocuba
Living Costs Jump in December as Inflation Surges
Washington AP reports December living costs rose five tenths of one percent driven by housing, medical care, food, and autos. For 1970 the total rise reached 5.5 percent, second only to 1969's 6.1 percent. CPI stands at 138.5 with a $13.85 per $10 baseline. The government plans a 1967 base period shift in January.
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Washington
Smith Named In Damage Suit
A Houston stockholders suit seeks 27.7 million dollars to recover losses in National Bankers Life Insurance Co. of Dallas and Olympic Life Insurance Co. of Fort Worth. It names Gov. Preston Smith and key state officials as defendants tied to 1969 stock dealings and Sharpstown Bank loans as lawmakers seek a special session and state officials face SEC action.
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Dallas
Houston
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Olympic Life Insurance Co
Fort Worth
Securities and Exchange Commission
Preston Smith
Elmer Baum
Texas
Gus Mutscher Jr
SEC
National Bankers Life
Smith
NBL
Olympic Life
Neil Caldwell
Alvin
House
Senate
Mutscher
Sharpstown State Bank
Ben Barnes
Budget Income Outgo Table from the 1972 Budget
Nixon unveils the fiscal 1972 plan with receipts by source and outlays by function. Key items include individual and corporation income taxes, social insurance taxes, excise taxes, estate taxes, customs duties, and a large deficit. Major outlays cover national defense and income security with notable spending in health and education.
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Washington
Nixon
National Defense
Apollo 14 Astronauts Taper Training Ahead of Moon Launch
The Apollo 14 crew Allan B. Shepard Jr Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa reduce training as countdown nears with loading of super cold liquids. Roosa performs moon orbit tasks while Shepard and Mitchell review the flight plan for the February descent and takeoff. Ground crews pump supercritical helium into the lunar module and fill tanks with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen for the command ship fuel cells.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Roosa
Shepard
Mitchell
Lunar
Moon
Dallas Psychologist Joins Did Program Panel
John T. Gossett PhD, staff psychologist at Timberlawn in Dallas, will be among six panelists at the Drug Information Day program at the Scurry County Coliseum Monday night. He has led drug research and served in multiple clinical roles across Arkansas Massachusetts and Texas. The 7:30 p.m. open meeting requires no admission charge.
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John T. Gossett
Timberlawn Psychiatric Center
Dallas
Timberlawn Foundation
Drug Information Day
Scurry County Coliseum
Dr. Gossett
University of Arkansas
Larue Carter Memorial Hospital
University of Indiana
Indianapolis
Fort Smith
Ark
U. S. Army Hospital
Fort Devans
Mass
North Central Massachusetts
Fitchburg
Timberlawn
Dr. Gosseit
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Sharpstown Bank
Regulatory State Banking Department
Department of Defense
Dallas Society of Clinical Psychologists
Texas Psychological Association
Southwestern Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Society of Sigma Xi
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