Racial Survey Begun by Agriculture Department
The Agriculture Department is classifying 14 million people in federal food aid programs by race using visual observation and surnames. The effort, begun mid 1971, aims to evaluate civil rights compliance and improvements across programs, with a full report due by July. Details remain in-house, and public access is limited.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Department
Frank B. Elliott
Secretary of Agriculture For Administration
Civil Rights Commission
Elliott
Office of Equal Opportunity
Percy Laney
Laney
Today In History Jan 31 1972 highlights from past events
The Associated Press notes on this Monday date the launch of Explorer I in 1958 from Cape Canaveral, Guy Fawkes 1606 execution, John Marshall named Chief Justice in 1801, Lee named Confederate commander in 1865, submarine warfare starts in 1917, Soviet victory at Stalingrad in 1943, Truman hydrogen bomb order in 1950, OAS ministers vote Cuba out ten years ago, Apollo space incidents five years ago, and Apollo 14 mission underway one year ago.
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Associated Press
Germany
Soviet Union
Stalingrad
Harry S. Truman
Organization of American States
Cuba
Apollo
Aerospace Medical School
Weather report for Snyder and Texas regions
A multi region forecast notes temperatures for Snyder with highs from 39 to 42 degrees and lows from 22 to 29. It outlines northwest Texas as partly cloudy with rain or snow in the south ending tonight and warmer on Tuesday. Northeast and North Central Texas expect increasing cloudiness with rain chances, while Southwest Texas west of the Pecos faces snow showers and mountain travel warnings through tonight. Highs range 25 to 55 degrees and lows 20 to 40 in various areas.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Panel Opens Hearings On Debt Ceiling Hike
Washington AP Nixon administration seeks debt ceiling rise from 430 to 480 billion while pledging no immediate tax increases. Connally and Shultz push spending restraint as deficits loom, forecasting later tax effects uncertain amid 1971 targets and a 38.8 billion deficit projected for the year. House Ways and Means opens hearings as Congress debates the proposal and long term borrowing needs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Management and Budget
George P. Shultz
Connally
Shultz
Congress
Barnes Pays Fee In One Dollar Bills
Lt Gov Ben Barnes entered the Democratic primary for governor in Austin donating 1000 one dollar bills from Brownwood residents to the party fund. He expects a primary campaign costing at least 750000 and will report full donor names and addresses as required. Barnes warned of a possible pre May 6 legislative session if opponent Preston Smith calls one.
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Austin
Tex
Ben Barnes
Brownwood
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Dallas
Lone Star
Truman Harlow
Barnes
Bob Bullock
J. Brown
Houston
Preston Smith
Bond bids due February for Scurry County Junior College District
Scurry County Junior College District set February 9 at 10 30 a m for opening bids on a 2 million bond issue following a federal court ruling clarification on public school financing. Dr Robert L Clinton of Western Texas College noted bonds approved in November cleared for sale.
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Scurry County
Robert L. Clinton
Western Texas College
Texas
Austin
Bill Wilson
George Patterson
Clinton
WTC
University of Texas At Arlington
IRA retaliates with bombs after Londonderry killings
In Belfast the IRA struck back with bombings targeting a store a bar and an electrical shop as Dublin demanded an international inquiry. Prime Minister Lynch announced the Dublin cabinet deemed the British army action unprovoked and called for troop withdrawal and talks to end internment and sectarian rule. Ambassador Donal O Sullivan was recalled as part of a widening diplomatic protest.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Irish Republic
Britain
Londonderry
Jack Lynch
Dublin
Bogside
Lynch
Patrick Hillery
New York
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Hillery
London
Edward Heath
Donal O'Sullivan
Ulster
Music Man on Again Tonight at Snyder High School
A third performance of The Music Man is set for 8 o clock tonight in the Snyder High School Auditorium. SHS drama and music students drew crowds Friday and Saturday, with over 1 000 attendees Saturday and a standing ovation. Jerry Worsham and Bill Lyon co direct the production.
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Snyder High School
SHS
Scurry County
Meredith Willson
the Auditoriu
Jerry Worsham
Bill Lyon
Appearance Of Irving Delayed For Grand Jury
Clifford Irving’s Manhattan grand jury appearance was postponed with no new time set. A spokesman said the delay was at the request of Irving’s lawyer Maurice M Nessen who seeks more briefing from his client about the Hughes affair and related checks.
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New York
Clifford Irving
Manhattan
Howard Hughes
Dist
Atty Frank Hogan
Irving
Maurice M Nessen
Nessen
US Bombers Hit Supply Buildups Near DMZ and Central Highlands
US B52s struck troop and supply buildups along a 200 mile western South Vietnam front from the DMZ to the central highlands, delivering over 500 tons. Westmoreland said North Vietnam plans a multiphase offensive next month while Saigon says its air force hit three tanks near Kontum. DMZ clashes and Laotian fighting also reported.
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South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
America
A Shau Valley
Kontum
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
U.S. Army
Saigon
North Vietnam
Westmoreland
Vietnam
Mand
Dmz
Snow falls across Snyder area and extends to West Texas
A brisk snowfall moved into Snyder from the southwest with 3 to 7 inches reported across West and Northwest Texas by noon. Ground was coated from Ira to Big Spring, with higher amounts in Sierra Blanca and the Big Bend region. Freezing temperatures and slick roads prompted travel warnings for Southwest Texas, New Mexico, and surrounding counties as the snow continued eastward toward San Angelo.
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Snyder
Texas
Ira
Big Spring
Weather Service
West
Pecos River
New Mexico State Line
Imperial
Big Bend National Park
Marfa
Sierra Blanca
el Paso
Midland-Odessa
Tom Green County
San Angelo
Sterling
Reagan, Coke
Irion
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University of Washington
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South Pole
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Sanders
Union United Methodist Church
Rebecca Sanders
Snyder Hospital
Mason County
Jesse Dea
Jesse Ramsey
Union Baptist Church
Teeville Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Homes
W.R. Pate
Jaylie Riggsfield
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E.D. Sanders
Hobbs
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