Ref referendum in Scurry County on fair facility and jail project
County voters face a simple choice on two measures to use federal revenue sharing for building a livestock exhibition facility next to the Scurry County Coliseum and replacing the county jail. No tax authority is sought. the outcome will reflect residents’ wishes. The column blends local politics with a Smithsonian age comparison and notes on high school football star Gerald Skinner’s all-state honors in Texas and Arkansas.
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Scurry County
County Commissioners Court
University of Arkansas
Gerald Skinner
Texas
Silsbee High School
Malvern
Ark
Waacil McNair
Annual Scurry County Rodeo Opens With 8:30 P.m. Start
The 38th Scurry County Rodeo kicks off tonight with grand entry at 8 30 p m in the arena west of Snyder. Performances run nightly through Saturday with a 5 p m parade and a 9 a m stockholders roping contest Saturday. IRA sanctions for the first time, inviting local non member contestants within 125 miles.
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Scurry County Rodeo
Scurry County Rodeo Association
International Rodeo Association
Snyder
IRA
Smokey Davis
Houston
Snyder Rodeo
Lucille Harris
The
Collierville
Tenn
Hee Haw
Lenore Rowe
Hoyle Nix
Jaycees
Wolf Park
Scurry County
Food Industry Relief From Freeze Is Due
The 60 day price freeze is to ease for the food industry with tight controls on cost pass through from wholesalers to retailers. Phase 4 wage price rules aim to allow limited increases to cover wage and material costs while preserving overall restraint. President Nixon, recovering from pneumonia, will not participate in the announcement.
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Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
White House
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Harry H. Fortes
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Fortes
Chicago
Exchange
Justice Department
Today In History July 18 1973 Associated Press
Highlights include the fire of Rome in 64 A D, New Jersey's 1776 independence, John Paul Jones death in 1792, U S aviation section creation in 1914, St Lawrence Seaway treaty in 1932, F D Roosevelt third term nomination in 1940, Harlem riots in 1964, Kennedy tax proposal on long term securities, Hanoi humanitarian prisoner release in 1965, and Egypt orders Soviet advisers withdrawal a year ago.
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Associated Press
Rome
Nero
New Jersey
John Paul Jones
Paris
U.S. Army
Signal Corps
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harlem
John F. Kennedy
Congress
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Soviet Union
Egypt
Weather Update for Texas and Oklahoma Regions
Snyder area reports 7 am temperature 66 degrees with high today 89 and low 66. North Central through Northeast Texas expect partly cloudy warm weather with scattered storms mainly west. Temperatures reach 88 to 96 Thursday. Northwest and Southwest Texas forecast cloudiness with showers and storms. South Central and Southeast Texas stay warm and partly cloudy with possible late thundershowers extreme northwest. Oklahoma remains warm with widely scattered afternoon storms.
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Snyder
North Central
Texas
Northwest
South Central
Oklahoma
Senate Rejects GOP Wage Bill in 57 to 40 Vote
The Senate refused to adopt a GOP wage bill that would raise the basic minimum wage to 2.20 an hour within 14 months, voting 57 to 40. The committee bill, backing 2.20 for farm workers over three years, faces possible approval after House action.
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Washington
Senate
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
House
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Jacob
Dominick
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
John Tower
R-Tex
Paul J. Fannin
R-Ariz
Nixon Going Home Friday After Hospital Stay
President Nixon approved Phase 4 economic controls from his hospital suite and was told by doctors he can go home Friday. He spent his busiest day at the hospital since falling ill with viral pneumonia last Thursday.
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Washington
Nixon
L. D. Franks Dies Tuesday in Snyder
L D Franks 62 of 3602 Kerrville died at 7 16 p m Tuesday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital He was born October 5 1911 in Wheeler County He moved from Bonham to Snyder two months ago Funeral at 3 p m Thursday at Thirty seventh Street Church of Christ with Pat Abbanato officiating Burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens Bell Seale Funeral Home in charge Surviving wife Iva Mae Hailey Franks two daughters Mrs Tommy Dorman of Roscoe and Mrs Rosa Nell Richburg of Burkburnett a son Kenneth Lee Franks of Tampa Fla his mother Mrs C D Franks of Snyder three sisters Mrs Geneva Brice Mrs Rozell Martin and Mrs Cami Handback all of Snyder three brothers Howard Truman L and O B all of Snyder and 10 grandchildren
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L.D
Doc) Franks
Kerrville
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Mr. Franks
Wheeler County
Bonham
Snyder
Thirtyseventh St. Church of Christ
Pat Abbanato
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Iva Mae Hailey
Colorado City
Tommy Dorman
Roscoe
Rosa Nell Richburg
Burkburnett
Kenneth Lee Franks
Tampa
Fla
C.D. Franks
Geneva Brice
Rozell Martin
Cami Handback
Howard
Truman L
O.B
Texas R R Commission approves full August oil production
Austin AP The Texas Railroad Commission orders full 100 percent allowable production for August for 17th straight month. Crude buyers request 3,782,877 barrels daily, 29,998 under the record. Exceptions: East Texas 86 percent, Kelly-Snyder 84 percent, Tom O Connor 70 percent. Langdon cites energy crisis and 13.1 million barrel drop in Texas reserves.
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Austin, Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Kelly-Snyder
Tom O'Connor
West Texas
Commission
Jim Langdon
Exxon
Langdon
Joe V. Robinson Rites Today
Funeral service set for 2 p.m. at Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel for Joe V. Robinson 68 who died Tuesday morning in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Officiating minister Pat Abbanato of Thirty-seventh Street Church of Christ. Burial Snyder Cemetery. Surviving: two sons Joe and William, sister Virginia Schiebel, brother James Robinson, one grandchild.
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Bell Seale
Joe V. Robinson
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Pat Abbanato
Thirty-seventh Street Church
Joe
Austin
William
San Angelo
Virginia Schiebel
Snyder
James Robinson
Dallas
Eight Major Oil Firms Face Long Antitrust Fight
The FTC accuses Exxon Texaco Gulf Mobil Standard of California Standard of Indiana Shell Atlantic Richfield of anticompetitive practices raising profits and gasoline prices. The eight, vertically integrated leaders control major crude reserves refining capacity and fuel sales, with a potential multi year courtroom battle ahead.
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Langdon
Texas
Amoco
Atlantic
Chevron
Continental
Shamrock
Exxon
Gulf
Mobil
Phillips
Shell
Sun
Texaco
Union of California
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Standard of California
Standard of Indiana
Atlantic Richfield
United States
Commission
James West
Interior Department
Office of Energy
AAA
M. A. Wright
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Smithsonian Institution
New York
Savannah
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Scranton
Colorado
Boss Tweed
E! Capitan
Operyland U.S.A
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Erawsn
ARIES
LIBRA
Helio
Fa Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Leo
L. D. Franks
Joe Robinson
American Automobile Association
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