Neighborhood Youth Corps returns boosts Snyder summer work
The reactivation of the Neighborhood Youth Corps plus Snyder’s Summer Youth Employment Program expands city summer maintenance and improvement projects for youths. The billionth barrel of oil celebration draws near with exhibit space and banquet reservations at the coliseum. Local notes also mention a shoe tip from Glamour and tire safety laws.
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Washington, D.C
Snyder
West Central Texas
July 26 history highlights span revolts and nations
Today in history highlights Fidel Castro's 1953 assault on Santiago barracks in Cuba and major past events. Notable items include British capture of Ft. Ticonderoga in 1759, Franklin as first postmaster general in 1775, Liberia founding in 1847, V-2 attacks on England in 1944, Eva Peron's death in 1952, Suez Canal nationalization in 1956, the Skoplje quake death toll, Kennedy's 1968 VP bid withdrawal, and Meir’s peace talks proposal in 1973 context.
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Associated Press
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Santiago
Ft. Ticonderoga
Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Liberia
Africa
England
Argentina
Eva Peron
Egypt
Suez Canal
Skoplje
Yugoslavia
Edward M. Kennedy
Golda Meir
Israel
Weather summary for Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico
Wednesday highs reach 94 with a 71 degree reading at 7 am. North Central Northeast Texas clear to partly cloudy through Friday with scattered thundershowers. South Central Southeast Texas hot with 90s and possible storms especially eastern areas. Upper Coast lighter winds and afternoon showers. Oklahoma fair and mild with 80s to 90s Friday. New Mexico scattered showers mainly mountains with heavy bursts locally.
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Snyder
Texas
North Central
South Central
Upper Coast
Lower Coast
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Ehrlichman details Nixon aides backing Pentagon Papers probe
Ehrlichman testified that Mitchell and Hoover knew the White House plumbers would investigate the Pentagon Papers case leading to Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s break in. He said Krogh reported FBI noncooperation and that Hoover threatened to discipline an agent over interviewing Marx.
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Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Atty
John N. Mitchell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Daniel Ellsberg
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Egil
Marx
Hoover
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Mitchell
Krogh
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Donald M. Rothberg
Associated Press
Congress
Archibald Cox
Supreme Court
Cox
Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Gerald L. Warren
U.S
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Senate Committee
US Trade Deficit Sharply Improves in June and Q2
US trade showed near balance in June with a deficit of 15.5 million and a second quarter surplus of 22.9 million in exports over imports. The merchandise balance posted a second quarter deficit of 300 million, with Japan driving much of the improvement. Imports reached 5,793.6 million and exports 5,778.1 million in June.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Partment
U.S
Census Bureau
Commerce Department
United States
Japan
Farm Bureau Queen Pageant Set Tonight
The Scurry County Farm Bureau will crown its 1973 queen tonight at the Scurry County Coliseum starting at 8 p.m. A 7 p.m barbecue precedes the event. Ten candidates compete including Brenda Beauchamp Gwendolyn Calley Denise Clark Annette Erwin Donna Gray Christine Haywood Jeanna Haywood Kay Lockhart Retha Patterson Janet Russell.
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Scurry County Farm Bureau
Scurry County Coliseum
Brenda Beauchamp
A.T. Beauchamp
Route 1
Hermleigh
Gwendolyn Calley
Billy F. Calley
Ira
Denise Clark
Lindy Clark
Snyder
Annette Erwin
Robert Erwin
Donna Gray
C.D. Gray Jr
Christine and
Jeanna Haywood
Dave Haywood
Kay Lockhart
Dee Lockhart
Twenty-fifth Street
Retha Patterson
J.B. Patterson
Janet Russell
Elmer D. Russell
Scurry County
Farm Bureau Queen's Committee
Morris Light
Dwain Williams
Bob Etheredge
Channel 28 Television
Lubbock
Texas Revisers Open Four Day Constitutional Session
The Texas Constitutional Revision Commission begins a four day meeting at Lakeway NW of Austin to draft tentative changes for the state constitution. Subcommittees will issue recommendations on legislative pay special sessions gubernatorial powers and tax bill origination as voters weigh pay raises in November.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Commission
Lakeway
Lake Travis
Senate
House
Nixon Meets McGovern at Formal Dinner Host by Shah
President Nixon and Senator George McGovern met at a formal dinner hosted by the Shah of Iran. McGovern attended with Eleanor, but arrived solo. Nixon quipped about being glad to be up and around after hospitalization for viral pneumonia.
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Washington
Nixon
George McGovern
Iran
Eleanor
McGovern
Court halts Cambodia bombing. government to appeal
Federal government files notice of appeal seeking stay and Supreme Court review of Judge Judds injunction banning bombing and military activity in Cambodia. Rep Elizabeth Holtzman and three Air Force fliers praised the ruling as upholding constitutional authority and taxpayer protections.
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New York
U.S
Cambodia
Washington
White House
U.S. Dist
Orrin G. Judd
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Air Force
Judd
Congress
Holtzman
Nixon
American Civil Liberties Union
Iffs
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SDN
Glamour Magazine
Tire Industry Safety Council
Nevada
Lincoln
Wacil McNair
Ervin
Executive
Farm Bureau
U.S. Atty
Robert A. Morse
ARIES
Taurus
Star Gazer
Clay R. PC
Libra Nept
Leo
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