10 Jul 1973
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1973
Page
1
The SDN Column notes cooler conditions in parts of Texas after heat wave days with temperatures near 100. NASA reports Pioneer II crossing Mars orbit, second craft to do so, while Pioneer 10 and 11 edge toward Jupiter.
On this date in history notable events include Millard Fillmore becoming president in 1850 after Zachary Taylor’s death. Calvin’s birth in 1509, Jane Grey’s proclamation in 1553, Wyoming statehood in 1890, Emma Goldman’s 1917 trial, Allied Sicily landings in 1943, Beria’s 1953 purge, a 1963 railroad strike postponement, de Gaulle’s 1953 premier appointment, and Britain sending troops to Northern Ireland in 1973 after a ceasefire end.
The forecast covers North Central and Northeast Texas through Oklahoma with varying cloudiness. Temperatures range from 65 to 98 degrees with highs in the 80s to 90s and chances of scattered thunderstorms, especially west and northwest areas. Winds shift from southeast to south and vary by location.
The Texas State Insurance Board staff recommends a statewide 4.3 percent average reduction for private passenger car policies, with the board to decide within a week and implement changes by August 27. Details show varied shifts across liability bodily injury property damage medical payments uninsured motorists collision and other coverages as a new competitive rate law takes effect September 1.
The Cost of Living Council will conduct a thorough audit of the oil industry as part of the price freeze program. The Special Freeze Group will monitor compliance from well to pump and assess supplies and possible price violations.
Ten Russian cosmonauts and 24 engineers arrived at Johnson Space Center to start the elementary phase of training for the Apollo Soyuz Test Project planned for 1975. They will receive Russian and English instruction with mission briefings slated for next year.
Mrs. Moyer testified that former Rep. Hudson Moyer reimbursed himself from his House contingency fund for stamps bought in 1968. She bought about $8,100 worth of stamps for his campaigns, with $6,000 to $7,000 unused and later used in 1969 for official mailings. The defense followed as prosecutors tied $5,040 in stamps to Moyer and to an Amarillo bank.
Former Attorney General John Mitchell testifies before the Senate Watergate committee denying Magruder’s claim of showing him wiretap logs calling it a falsehood. He says he opposed wiretapping and supported a cover up to shield the White House plumbers from public exposure.
The dollar strengthens across Europe with gains in London Paris Frankfurt Brussels and Zurich amid uncertainty about U S currency support. Tokyo and Hong Kong markets also move as the renminbi hong kong dollar peg shifts and the yuan rate is updated.
Treasure hunters say they found the Nuestra Señora de Atocha wreck 40 miles west of Key West. They displayed three silver bars and 711 silver pieces of eight plus other artifacts worth about 750000 dollars. Florida would receive 25 percent of treasure value with 75 percent for diggers. Dennis English, a state marine archaeologist, says the claim could be correct.
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