Snyder Receives Late Sales Tax Funds After Independence Day Letter
The SDN Column recounts a grateful letter from Floyd and Betty McGinnes of Crosbyton praising Snyder's hospital EMS and urging appreciation for local services. It notes Snyder will miss expected sales tax revenues by about three months as funds go from the state to Austin before returning to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd
Betty McGinnes
Crosbyton
Snyder
Eldorado
Texas
Austin
Wacil McNair
Today in History July 5 1973 highlights
The notice lists key historical events tied to July 5 across years. It notes Venezuela’s 1811 independence move, Napoleon’s 1798 Alexandria capture, 1830 French occupation of Alexandria, the Salvation Army’s 1865 founding, Britain Vichy break in 1940, NHS Act adoption in 1948, Johnson’s 1969 presidential bid, Sino Soviet talks in 1959, Alec Rose’s knighthood, and Pompidou cabinet changes in 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Venezuela
Spain
Napoleon Bonaparte
Alexandria
Salvation Army
London
William Booth
Britain
France
Lyndon B. Johnson
Moscow
Alec Rose
Georges Pompidou
Jacques Chaban- Delmas
Pierre Messmer
Weather outlook across Texas and Oklahoma
The bulletin reports temperatures from 69 to 103 across Texas and Oklahoma with highs near 92 to 103 and lows from 64 to 80. It notes partly cloudy conditions, scattered thunderstorms mainly north tonight, and southeasterly to southerly winds 5 to 15 knots with gusts in showers from Port Arthur to Brownsville and Port O’Connor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
Upper 50S
Port Arthur
Port O'Connor
Port O’connor
Brownsville
Oklahoma
Army Seizes Rwanda Government In Bloodless Coup
The Rwanda National Guard announced a peaceful takeover forming a National Committee for Peace and Unity to run the government. President Gregoire Kayibanda is said to be under guard as regional administration transfers to military officers. Parmehutu is suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
Kenya
Rwanda
National Guard
National Committee For Peace and Unity
Gregoire Kayibanda
Parmehutu
Local banks report June 30 figures for Snyder and West Texas State
West Texas State Bank shows deposits of 18,445,092.14 and loans of 9,173,109.23 while Snyder National Bank lists deposits of 27,985,180.51 and loans of 492,938.44. Total deposits across both banks reach 46,430,272.66 with loans at 21,666,097.67 compared to a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas State Bank
Snyder National Bank
Alice The First Year Hurricane Heads to Northeastern Atlantic
Alice the year s first hurricane was forecast to weaken below hurricane strength as it moved north of Bermuda. Forecasters said winds would drop from 75 mph while the storm churned in the North Atlantic. It drenched Bermuda ending a drought and caused minor damage before likely turning northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Alice
Atlantic
Bermuda
National Hurricane Center
North Atlantic
Few Violations of Fireworks Rules Reported
Police Chief Bill Stone commends public cooperation with the city fireworks ordinance. He notes only a few violations in the city and some in the park, but not as bad as last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Stone
Stone
Record crowds at celebration in Snyder parks
Snyder area residents packed Towle Memorial Park for Independence Day events coordinated by the Snyder Chamber of Commerce. More than 10 000 attended the fireworks finale, with 3 000 at the tractor pull and strong turnout at the art show fishing rodeo tennis tournament and carnival. Stanley Martin of Snyder won the grand prize console color TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder Area
Towle Memorial Park
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Stanley Martin
Snyder
Kissinger Plans Peking Trip On Cambodia Settlement
Henry Kissinger will visit Peking later this month or in early August to push a Cambodian settlement. Huang Chen will fly to Washington for talks with Nixon and Kissinger while in Peking Kissinger meets Premier Chou En-lai and may meet Prince Norodom Sihanouk who could play a role in negotiations. Sihanouk just returned from Africa and eastern Europe as Cambodia diplomacy shapes US policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Clemente
Calif
Cambodia
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
White House
Kissinger
Huang Chen
China
United States
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Norodom Sihanouk
Lon Nol
North Vietnam
Sihanouk
Africa
Europe
California
Huang
Holiday Traffic Deaths Hit 168 Nationwide
Traffic accidents across the nation claimed 168 lives during the Fourth of July holiday. The National Safety Council had estimated 180 to 240 deaths might occur between 6 p.m. Tuesday and midnight Wednesday, based on past patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Hijacked Argentine Jet Lands in Havana Cuba
An Argentine Boeing 737 hijacked with 80 aboard landed in Havana after refueling stops in Mendoza and Santiago. The hijackers, led by a man calling himself Pedro Bone, freed most passengers in stages while authorities guarded the plane without intervention.
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Cuba
Miami
Fla
Havana
Argentina
Chile
Peru
Panama
Federal Aviation Administration
Caribbean
Pedro Bone
Pone
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Lima
People’s Revolutionary Army
Edgardo Dursi
Mendoza
Andes
Scurry County Leads Texas in 1972 Oil and Gas Value
Scurry County produced a record $313.7 million in petroleum value in 1972, led Texas counties in oil and gas output. Crude oil sales reached $298 million and natural gas $15.7 million. Royalty payments totaled $39.2 million, and Texas collected $14.9 million in production taxes. Oil and gas jobs numbered 1093 with a $10.2 million payroll. Four natural gas plants added capacity of 239 million cubic feet daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scurry County
Texas
Scurry
Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
Buschman
Association
Texas Employment Commission
Oil and Gas Journal
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Rogers
Helsinki
Finland
William P. Rogers
Canada
Alec Douglas-home
Foeign
Alec
Soviet Union
Andrei A. Gromyko
Don Warner
Confederation Park
Hamilton
Ont
Star Gazer
Aries Mar
Scorpio
Leo
Rae
Good
Jet
Libra
Loz
Capricorn
Aquarius
Robert A. Buschman
San Antonio
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