Rogers faces sticky visit in Formosa over China policy
U S Secretary of State William P Rogers arrives in Taipei for a 46 hour trip to explain easing U S restrictions on travel and trade with Communist China while reaffirming support for Chiang Kai shek and Nationalist China He is to discuss Okinawa reversion and the 1967 Chinese American resources exchange accord which provides Formosa 37 5 million dollars in surplus farm products amid regional security concerns
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Today In History Highlights July Twenty Ninth Nineteen Sixty Nine
July 29 marks the 210th day of 1969 with 155 days remaining. Notable events include 1920 air mail between New York and San Francisco and 1792 Carolina becoming a royal province of England.
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San Francisco
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England
Benito Mussolini
Devin
Italy
Dwight D. Eiseinhower
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Pottsdame
FBI
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Hawaii
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Asia
Paul VI
Weather remains hot across Texas with widespread 90s and 100s
A graphic Texas weather summary shows Snyder at 97 today with 68 overnight. Forecasts call for fair hot conditions across Northwest and North Central Texas tonight through Wednesday, with highs mostly in the 90s to mid 100s and low temperatures in the 60s to 80s. Coastal regions from Brownsville to Port Arthur report variable winds and warm nights with thundershowers limited to mountains in the West.
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Texas
Brownsville
Port O'Connor
Port Arthur
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Pecos
Louisiana
Texas House Approves $5.7 Billion General Budget Bill
The Texas House approves a $5.7 billion general appropriations bill with a $286.2 million net new tax impact, funding include 6.8 percent pay raise for state workers, highway patrol staffing at 1,222, and riders on helicopters use, faculty teaching hours, and new medical and dental schools across Texas.
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Houston
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Midland
Odessa
Nixon to Visit South Vietnam Amid Security Precautions
President Nixon planned a brief trip to South Vietnam to confer with President Thieu. Officials in Saigon and Bangkok reviewed Southeast Asian security with Ambassador Bunker and General Abrams as Washington weighed troop withdrawals.
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Thailand
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton Abrams Jr
Thanom Kittikachorn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cam Ranh Bay
Deadline Approaching for Absentee Voting in Aug 2 Election
Area voters were reminded that Friday is the last day to cast absentee ballots for the August 2 election. Only nine votes had been cast by morning. Absentee voting began July 16 on the Scurry County Courthouse first floor, with offices open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday. Voters will decide on nine proposed constitutional amendments. Beginning Wednesday, the Snyder Daily News will carry a resume of the amendments.
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Snyder Daily News
Nixon administration discovers 1969 federal budget surplus
The Nixon administration reports a $3.1 billion surplus for fiscal year 1969, with receipts of $187.8 billion and outlays of $184.8 billion. Higher individual income taxes and lower corporate taxes drove the gain, marking a dramatic reversal from eight red ink years.
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Nixon
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Bureau of the Budget
Senate
John J. Williams
R-Del
the Treasury
Charles E. Walker
Budget Bureau
Robert P. Mayo
Johnson
Eisenhower
Tropical Storm Anna Aims to Become First Hurricane
Tropical storm Anna moves west at 14 mph with 60 mph winds and a forecast of possible hurricane strength later today. Officials warn of potential menace to the Lesser Antilles as it follows a low latitude track across the Atlantic.
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Anna
Atlantic
Raymond Kraft
National Hurricane Center
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Weather Bureau
Robert Simpson
Lesser Antilles Islands
Caribbean
Simpson
Moon Rocks Study Begins at Space Center Houston
Researchers start treating 354 germ free mice with moon dust to test lunar organisms that might threaten Earth life. Apollo 11 rocks show lunar plains formed by lava flows and black dust contains abundant glass like spheres from meteor impact.
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Eugene Shoemaker
California Institute of Technology
Mariner 6 snaps first Mars pictures from Pasadena
Mariner 6 has captured its first 33 photographs of Mars from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory area. The images, taken at 10:26 p.m. PDT, will be transmitted 58 million miles to Earth with live commentary by officials including Vice President Agnew.
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Calif
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Mars
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Red
Spiro T. Agnew
Space Advisory Council
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Harvard University
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