Snyder voters weigh coliseum expansion for livestock shows
The SDN Column notes Snyder aims to expand Scurry County Coliseum with new facilities for livestock shows and rodeos as two new events join the calendar. It also reports Col. Melvin N. Glantz reminds Texans to register for Selective Service, and Texas Parks and Wildlife seeks a split dove hunting season after a failed January test.
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Snyder
Scurry County Coliseum
Scurry County
Western Texas College
Melvin N. Glantz
Selective Service
Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept
Wacil McNair
38th Rodeo Opens In Snyder Wild West Festivities
The 38 year Snyder rodeo week kicks off with an I R A sanctioned parade showing old western life beside oil field work. Mayor Morris Turner opens events with a grand entry at the rodeo grounds. Beta Sigma Phi wins best dressed float Red Garter Saloon. Cake and bread prizes go to local homemakers. The Ranch Headquarters Association hosts a membership barbecue and western dinner.
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Snyder
I.R.A
Lubbock
Morris Turner
Charles Snider
Dean Cochran
Jess Everett
Jerrry Vernon
Jack Ramsey
E.B. Rhinehart
Ulmer Vernon
Ida DeShaw
Today In History July 19 1973 Associated Press
Highlights mark events from 1870 Franco-Prussian War to 1972 AFL CIO stance. Notable items include 1553 Jane Grey deposition and 1943 Rome bombing. Other entries recall Khrushchev 10 years ago and Laos Vietnam era notes.
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Associated Press
France
Prussia
Jane Grey
England
Mary
Henry VIII
George IV
Marne River
Rome
U.S
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algeria
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Hawaii
Afl-Cio
Weather summary for Snyder and surrounding Texas regions
Weather report notes high 88 in Snyder on Wednesday with a low of 67, reading at 7 am. Forecasts show partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies across Northwest and Southwest Texas through Friday, with cooler Panhandle and South Plains Friday and scattered afternoon and night showers and storms mainly north. Temperatures Friday high near 80 north to near 100 south, other areas 88 to 98, with lows ranging from 40s on mountains to 70s elsewhere.
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North Central
South Central
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Nixon Fully Recovered From Viral Pneumonia
President Nixon, now fully recovered from viral pneumonia, will depart Bethesda Naval Hospital Friday morning to attend White House staff conferences. He will drive to the White House for talks with Henry Kissinger and aides, then head to Camp David in the afternoon.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Henry A. Kissinger
Camp David
Ziegler
House Approves War Powers Bill Threat to Nixon Veto
The House passed a war powers bill 244 to 170 despite Nixon’s veto threat. It requires presidents to halt any war commitments within 120 days unless Congress approves. Senate action could set up a Nixon showdown over the measure. Gerald Ford defended the bill while critics warned of loopholes allowing long-range military actions.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Gerald
Ford
Bella S. Abzug
D-N.y
Hoax call fools Ervin on Nixon tape release
Senate Watergate panel chief Sen. Sam Ervin admitted he was duped by a hoax telephone call purporting that President Nixon planned to release White House tapes. The caller, posing as Secretary George P. Shultz, led Ervin to announce a resolution of the tapes dispute before White House denial. The incident occurred during a hearing on bugging devices used in Nixon offices.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
White House
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate
Ervin
Shultz
Bizzarre
Americans Face Food Price Hikes Under Phase 4 Rules
Washington officials say Phase 4 anti inflation measures may push food prices higher, with beef excluded from the freeze. The plan sets August 12 as the start of most new controls including petroleum sectors, while nonfood items remain under a 60 day freeze ending August 12. Prices for poultry pork and fresh produce seen rising first.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
William N. Walker
Council
Walker
John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Nixon
CEO Gets Reprieve From Federal Shutdown Move
In Tyler Texas a federal judge issued a temporary injunction to block the Office of Economic Opportunity from transferring antipoverty funds back to the OEO general fund. The order extends Texas protections and mirrors a prior Dallas ruling amid a plan to dismantle the agency.
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Tyler
Tex
Texas
U.S
William Wayne Justice
Office of Economic Opportunity
Justice
OEO General Fund
Washington
Nixon
Antipoverty
Dallas
William Taylor
Dallas Community Action Agency
Hostages Freed By Palestinians In Athens Hotel Siege
An armed Palestinian gunman held 15 people hostage at a Athens hotel for over four hours before releasing them and departing with Iraqi Libyan and Egyptian ambassadors toward the airport. He demanded safe passage and fired into the lobby but hurt no one.
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Athens
Greece
Stylianos Patakos
Patakos
Amalia
Androniki Ezlambiados
Wilmington
Del
Associated Press
Philip Dopoulos
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