Alpine and Fort Stockton ponies race to test mail speed
Alpine and Fort Stockton chambers issue a Pony Express challenge to the U S Postal Service for Aug 4 a 66 mile race from Fort Stockton to Alpine claiming faster mail delivery. The event includes a parade barbecue beard judging calf roping and horse exhibitions Mayor Gene Cummins to Mayor Dorothy McBride letter exchange signals regional pride. Western Texas College boosters raise about 6000 to back athletics supporting 30 scholars and avoiding football.
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Chambers of Commerce
Alpine
Fort Stockton
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Alpine Chamber
United States Postal Service
el Paso
Midland
Pony Express
Gene Cummins
Dorothy McBride
Today in History Highlights from July 24 across years
The entry recalls key events on July 24 including the 1946 Bikini Atoll underwater atomic test, Gibraltar’s 1704 capture, Bolivar’s 1783 birth, 1870 Pacific Coast car reaching New York, Hoover in 1929 backing Kellogg Briand, 1942 German city bombings, Nixon Khrushchev 1959 kitchen clash, Cuba expropriation in Havana, 1983 gun control bill progress, and a 20th century wave of labor actions.
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Associated Press
United States
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Gibraltar
Simon Bolivar
Caracas
Venezuela
Pacific Coast
New York City
Herbert Hoover
Frankfurt
Mannheim
Richard Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Moscow
Havana
House of Representatives
Britain
Weather synopsis for regions in Texas winds and storms
Snyder area reports 94 high and 68 low today with 70 at 7 am. Northwest and Southwest Texas stay clear to partly cloudy through Wednesday with widely scattered storms mainly in the Panhandle. Highs 86 to 103 Wednesday, lows 58 to 74 tonight. North Central and Northeast Texas remain warm with scattered afternoon storms in extreme east. South Central and Southeast Texas stay hot with coastal thundershowers possible. Upper Coast winds 6 to 12 knots, lower coast 8 to 16 knots, with gusts near scattered thundershowers through Wednesday.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
North Central
South Central
Hijackers Arrested After Libyan Airport Bombing
Libyan troops captured four hijackers at Benghazi airport after they blew up a Japan Airlines 747 with 137 aboard. All hostages evacuated safely. one Japanese woman injured. Plane had been grounded since Friday after hijack at Amsterdam, with prior Dubai and Damascus legs. Debris, blood, and security at the scene as officials provided details.
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Elias Antar
Associated Press
Benghazi
Libya
Amsterdam
Dubai
Persian Gulf
Damascus
Mediterranean
Charter Presented as Scurry Farmers Union Formed
The Scurry County Farmers Union received its official charter from Texas Farmers Union president Jay Hannan of Waco. Officers elected include Tommy Henry as president, Jerry Gannaway first vice president, Weldon Perry second vice president, and Sandra Henderson secretary-treasurer. Hannan urged farmer participation and urged growth, criticizing embargo effects and Phase 4 while defending parity and farmer price concerns.
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Jay Hannan
Waco
Texas Farmers Union
Scurry County
36 Dead As Ozark Air Lines Jet Crashes In Thunderstorm
Federal investigators examine the wreckage of Ozark Air Lines Flight 809 after a crash near Lambert Airport killing 36 of 44 aboard. The plane was approaching in heavy rain and lightning with damage described as wings ripped and debris over the area. Details remain under study by NTSB and FAA as recovery and ground efforts continued.
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ST. Louis
Ozark Air Lines
National Transportation Safety Board
Lambert Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
National Weather Service
FAA
Arvid L. Linke
Ozark
Nashville
St. Louis County Hospital
Clayton
Scurry County Votes For Agriculture Building And Jail
Official canvass shows county wide support for a livestock agriculture building at Scurry County Coliseum by 378 258 and for a new county jail by 380 258. Inadale polling place opposed the agriculture building 13 1 and the jail 13 2. Other boxes favored both proposals. Commissioners to decide next steps as funds accumulate.
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Scurry County Coliseum
Inadale
County Commissioners Court
Agriculture
TWQB Moves To Avoid Fed Takeover Of Controls
The Texas Water Quality Board reached a pact with EPA Dallas to avert a federal takeover of pollution control. The deal requires Houston Ship Channel cleanup and a 90 percent cut in bacteria from sewage effluent, with fines far lower than federal levels.
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TWQB
Fed
Associated Press
Austin
Texas Water Quality Board
Dallas
Washington
Art Busch
Environmental Protection Agency
Houston Ship Channel
Galveston Bay
Busch
Hugh Yantis
Texas
Yantis
Texas Air Control Board
EPA
Nixon vows to abide by court ruling in Watergate subpoenas
The White House said President Nixon will follow an eventual court ruling on withholding Watergate evidence. Deputy Press Secretary Warren stated the president abides by the law and will announce a decision by Thursday after studying the complex legal situation. Attorney General Richardson said Nixon has a substantial legal basis to resist, and suggested a practical out of court reconciliation while the subpoenas demand documents and tapes. The dispute centers on Senate Watergate committee subpoenas and Archibald Cox's inquiries, with the Supreme Court viewed as the ultimate referee.
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Haman
Earl Butz
Waco
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
Senate Watergate Committee
Archibald Cox
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Cox
Supreme Court
Warren
Presidential Counsel
Ehrlichman Says Dean Lied About Watergate Role
John Ehrlichman testified before the Senate committee that John W. Dean III supplied information on the Watergate wiretapping and lied to investigators. Ehrlichman said there were occasional wiretaps for national security, but details remain undisclosed. He recalled a 1969 attempt to wiretap columnist Joseph Kraft that never materialized. He also said he heard of a plan to fire bomb the Brookings Institution but did not endorse it. Dean blamed Charles Colson, who denies involvement. Ehrlichman could not confirm names.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
White House
Dean
Senate Watergate Committee
Senate
Ehrlichman
Joseph Kraft
Charles W. Colson
Colson
Ehrliichman
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WTC
Wacil McNair
Sons of
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Sada
Red Army
Israel
Tel Aviv
Scurry Farmers Union
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Probers
Gordon Fulcher
Fulcher
Watergate
John Dean
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Ar Ae
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Ty Guide
Libra
Lsy Alee
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Capricorn
Aquarius
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Faery
Tess
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