Rains Boost Lake J B Thomas and Spence Inflow
The SDN Lunar Column notes limited regional rainfall but Texas lakes in the Colorado River District collected about 4,000 acre feet, 3,000 in Lake Spence and 1,000 in Lake Thomas, enough for a month’s peak production. Heavy Friday rains near Colorado City fed Lake Spence and water ran over Highway 208. The column also cites a long clipping critiquing federal allocations, and mentions UT Longhorns’ Tom Landry, a Port Neches native backing up Jim Bertelsen at football.
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J. B. Thomas
Lake
E. V. Spence
Colorado River
Colorado City
University of Texas Longhorns
Tom Landry
Dallas Cowboys
Horns
Landry
Port Neches
Jim Bertelsen
Wacil McNair
16 Percent Draft Cut Indicated for Next Year
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird said the U S would need to draft about 100000 men over the next 12 months, a 16 percent reduction from the current rate, averaging 8300 monthly. He noted 142000 total for 1971, about 21500 below last year, with 88000 drafted in the first half of 1971 and July August calls paused by Senate deadlock on renewal of the draft authority.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Defense
Vietnam
Pentagon
Congress
American Legion Boys’ Nation
Senate
Viet Cong Sappers Hit Lai Khe Base Blew Up Helicopters
Viet Cong sappers infiltrated the Lai Khe base 30 miles north of Saigon, destroying four American helicopters valued at over 1.5 million dollars and damaging a fifth. Two U.S. soldiers were slightly wounded. no South Vietnamese casualties were reported. The attack marks the third helicopter base assault in less than two weeks as Cambodian and regional actions unfold nearby.
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Saigon
Lai Khe
5Th Infantry Division
U.S
1St Aviation Brigade
Qui Nhon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Tonle Sap River
Kimpong Chang
Today in History for July 27, 1971
Key events include the 1953 Panmunjom armistice ending the Korean War after 3 years of fighting, 1789 creation of the forebear of the State Department, 1909 Wright’s hour plus flight at Ft Myer, 1954 Britain Egypt Suez terms, 1955 Austrian sovereignty, 1960 Nixon GOP nomination, McCloy Khrushchev talks, Ky Vietnam invasion view, Salazar’s death last year.
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Associated Press
Panmunjom
U. S. Congress
State Department
Department of Foreign Affairs
Orville Wright
Ft. Myer
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Austria
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
White House
John J. McCloy
Nikita Khrushchev
Black Sea
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Weather summary for Snyder and Texas regions
The forecast shows hot highs reaching 84 to 101 degrees across regions with mainly partly cloudy skies. Tonight brings varied lows from 55 to 82, with scattered thundershowers expected mainly in the east north and Panhandle areas through Wednesday.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Panhandle
The
Pecos
John Wilson Rites Pending
Funeral arrangements are pending for John Riley Wilson 73 a land surveyor known in the area who died Monday night. He was dead on arrival at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after becoming ill. He was a partner in Wilson Stewart Land Surveyors and is survived by sister Mary Lee Morton of Berthoud Colorado. Bell Seale Funeral Home to handle arrangements.
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John Riley
Wilson
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Wilson-Stewart Land Surveyors
Mary Lee Morton
Berthoud
Colo
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Western Union Strike Ends With Two Year Pact
The AFL-CIO United Telegraph Workers announced a two year contract for 17 000 Western Union Telegraph Co employees ending a 57 day nationwide strike. The deal provides a 19 percent wage boost plus 4 percent in benefits with severance pay and job security provisions for long service staff. Ratification awaited while 3100 New York area workers remain on strike.
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Washington
Hageman
New York
Metropoli
Tan Area
Western Union
Afl-Cio Communications Workers of America
Apollo 15 clears test burn for lunar landing Friday
Apollo 15 astronauts fired the main engine for one second in a test at Cape Kennedy, confirming readiness for a Friday lunar landing. A possible electrical short in the propulsion system prompted use of a backup engine and careful ground monitoring. officials said no danger to crew.
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Lurton Scott
Mary Ellen Irwin
Cocoa Beach
Cape Kennedy
Space Center, Houston
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Scott
Joseph Allen
Mission Control Center
Allen
Lunney
Lunar
Earth
Moon
Deluges Flood Brady Killeen and Surrounding Areas
Fresh heavy rains drenched parts of Texas as Brady and Killeen saw record totals. creeks overflowed, 25 homes flooded, 12 to 15 families sheltered. 1 motorist stranded briefly, one tornado touched down in Lake Dallas area. No injuries reported.Emergency crews evacuated residents and Red Cross opened an elementary shelter as storms extended across central to east Texas.
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Associated Press
Texas
Killeen
National Weather Service
Brady
San Saba
Nolan Creek
Red Cross
Lake Dallas
Denton County
Bill Gareth
Dallas
Denton
Collin Counties
Quake Shakes Three Countries Near Peru Ecuador Border
A strong 7.1 magnitude quake struck northwest South America affecting Ecuador Colombia and northern Peru. The U S Geological Survey said the epicenter lay about 120 miles underground on the Peru Ecuador border and depth lessened surface damage with no serious injuries reported.
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Quito
Ecuador
South America
Colombia
Peru
U.S
Work Rules Derail Talks
Washington AP reports labor and management talks on rail work rules collapsed amid a deadlock over crew change requirements every 100 miles. W. J. Usery Jr announced a forced halt to joint talks. mediation continues separately with networks eyeing possible congressional action to end the strike. The walkout disrupts 20 percent of rail cargo across 17 states, with further possible strikes planned on several major lines.
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Washington
Labor Department
W.J. Usery Jr
Southern
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Norfolk and Western Lines
Nixon
UTA
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Alton & Southern
Houston Belt & Terminal
Duluth
Mesabi & Iron Range
Joliet & Eastern
Bessemer
Lake Erie
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Rock Island and
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Club Bulletin
Iowa
Uncle Sam
Vista
Armed Forces
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Tonle Toch River
Am Rong
John Wilson
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Star Gazer
By Clay R. Poll
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Locr
INOV
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SRS
Aquarius
Fes
Pisces
Leo
Chan
Creative Si New &I
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Mission Control
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Beaumont
Port Arthur
Orange
Marshall
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van Horn
del Rio
Mexican
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Kilgore
Mount Pleasant
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