Fort Davis claims mile high county seat status in Texas
The SDN column notes Fort Davis as a mile high county seat amid Texas mountain country. Presidio County’s vast growth, Fort Davis history, and the later formation of Jeff Davis County are recalled along with air observatories and tall peaks. Counterfeit bills emerge in Big Spring as authorities link them to a larger city gang. Colorado City radar logs 56 tickets in 16 days. The Steam Threshing Association to hold its 17th annual bee July 23 25 at Waukomis Oklahoma with a parade and steam engine contests.
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Texas Good Roads Association
Fort Davis
Texas
Presidio County
Marfa
Southern Pacific Railroad
Jeff Davis
Mount Livermore
Universities of Texas
Chicago
Harvard
Big Spring
Colorado City
C-City
Waukomis
Okla
Wacil McNair
On This Date In History July 6 Highlights
Notable events on July 6 across history include the USSR formation in 1923, William Kidd’s 1699 custody, Fort Ticonderoga fall in 1777, Texas ambassador to Washington in 1837, the 1919 airship crossing, the 1944 Hartford circus fire, Nicaragua joining the UN Charter in 1945, Bizerte talks, 1965 Vietnam airstrikes, and Israel accusing Soviets over the Suez Canal in recent years.
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
William Kidd
Boston
England
John Burgoyne
Ft. Ticonderoga
Republic of Texas
Washington
Atlantic
New York
Roosevelt Field
Hartford
Conn
Nicaragua
Tunisia
France
Bizerte
U.S
North Vietnam
Israel
Suez Canal
Weather outlook across Texas with hot, warm conditions
Temperatures rise across regions with highs mainly in the 90s to upper 100s and lows in the 60s to 80s. Northwest Texas expects 95 to 105 by Wednesday, while North Central Texas remains hot. Southeast and West of the Pecos show rising heat, with wind shifts and a slight chance of showers off the coast.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Brownsville
Port O’connor
Port Arthur
Withdrawal pace shifts in Vietnam as Nixon aims for 100000 more by Dec
U S troops left Vietnam faster than planned but Pentagon sources expect slower withdrawals in July August and September critical months for possible enemy attacks south of the DMZ. Overall strength may drop to about 175000 by Dec 1 about 9000 below Nixon's target. Nixon plans another pullout goal announced Nov 15 and may accelerate withdrawals later. Two U S Army divisions remain in the region below Quang Tri to support South Vietnam if needed.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Pentagon
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri
U S
Thailand
Bombers Press North Vietnamese Targets Despite Typhoon
B52 bombers continued strikes in the northern South Vietnam region targeting supply depots bunkers and rocket sites for the seventh straight day. The typhoon Harriet disrupted some air operations but high altitude raids persisted in the DMZ vicinity and along the A Shau valley.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Harriet
U.S
Indochina
America
South Vietnam
A Shan
Demilitarized Zone
Fuller
South China Sea
Vinh
North Vietnam
Dmz
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Midway
Oriskany
Tonkin Gulf
da Nang
Louis Armstrong Dies at 71 in New York
Louis Armstrong known as Satchmo dies at 71 after a hospital stay for liver and kidney troubles. The famed trumpeter and vocalist had recently performed at the Waldorf Astoria and planned a return to work after recovery.
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New York
Louis Armstrong
Louisiana
Armstrong
Beth Israel Hospital
Waldorf-Astoria
New Orleans
Snyder banks post mid year record deposits in 1971
Banking figures show Snyder National Bank deposits at 22.4 million and West Texas State Bank deposits at 15.5 million as of June 30, 1971. Total loans reached 17.4 million with year over year gains and an overall mid year high despite a first quarter peak. The article notes Armstrong's obituary style reminiscence and Cambodia's 1971 budget of 340 million dollars with 59 percent for wartime costs.
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Snyder
Snyder National Bank
West Texas State Bank
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
National Assembly
Large Independence Day turnout at Towle Memorial Park
Hot weather kept crowds cool while Towle Memorial Park hosted a crowded Independence Day fireworks display marking one of the largest turnouts as vehicles clogged exits. Texas temperatures stayed high with many stations above 100 degrees. Wink reported 106. Secretary of State notices grant voting rights to all 18 plus. The 18 to 21 group may vote in future elections if registered. The 18 year olds now can register when reaching 18 but must be registered 30 days before voting. President Nixon signed the 18 voting age amendment yesterday effective nationwide.
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Snyder
Towle Memorial Park
Texas
U. S. Weather Service
Wink
Secretary of State
Don Adams
Nixon
Washington
SEC seeks criminal action in stock fraud suit
A Dallas report says an SEC spokesman plans to seek criminal complaints alongside its civil suit alleging stock fraud and manipulation tied to Sharpton State Bank loan operations. Depositions begin as Aug. 30 injunction suit targets 15 individuals and 13 corporations with governors, speakers, and lawmakers scheduled to testify in coming days.
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Dallas
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Inwee
Sharpston State Bank
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
Sharp
W. S. Heatly
Austin
Preston Smith
House
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
Fred S. Schulte
Rush McGinty
Elmer Baum
Democratic
Tom Max Thomas
H. E. McCain
Dave Hoover
Sam Stock
Donald S. Akins
J. Quincy Adams
Andy Byram
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
Carr
John Osorio
VEE Symptoms Found In Valley Near Brownsville
Two horses near Brownsville showed clinical signs of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in the first U S cases observed on US soil. USDA officials dispatched four foreign disease diagnosticians to examine the animals and sent samples to Denver and Atlanta labs for confirmation.
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Harlingen
Tex
United States
Brownsville
U.S. Agriculture Department
South America
USDA
Animal Disease Laboratory
Denver
Public Health Service Center
Atlanta
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