Plan to move voting precinct 18 from courthouse explained
The SDN Column notes a move to relocate precinct 18 in Snyder County from the courthouse. Other polling sites shift to Scurry County Coliseum and the school administration building to reduce traffic and parking issues.
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Southwest Snyder
Southeast Snyder
Scurry County Coliseum
South Snyder
Charlie Yoast
Thirtyfourth
Thirty-seventh Street
Thirty-seventh
Today in History July 29 1973 highlights
Notable events span 1914 transcontinental telephone service begins with a NY San Francisco line. 1920 air mail links NY to SF. 1940 Germany launches full air blitz on Britain. 1945 US B29s drop 3500 tons bombs on Japan. 1946 Paris hosts a 21 nation postwar peace conference. 1959 Hawaii votes statehood. 1967 Forrestal fire deaths. 1967 De Gaulle on nuclear testing. 5 years ago Pope Paul on birth control. 1 year ago Saigon marines battle Citadel at Quang Tri City.
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Associated Press
New York
San Francisco
Germany
Britain
Paul
Quang Tri City
Weather outlook for Texas with warm days and chances of showers
Texas weather forecast shows high Friday in Snyder at 92 with 67 overnight. Northwest to Northeast Texas expect partly cloudy skies Monday to Wednesday with scattered mainly afternoon storms, highs 80s to near 100, lows 60s to 70s. South regions see partly cloudy, showers possible, highs 88 to 101, lows 70 to 80.
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Northwest
Texas
Big Bend
North Central
Possible fuel leak noted during Skylab 59-day mission
Three American astronauts reported a possible fuel leak in their Apollo spacecraft as they approached the Skylab laboratory. Commander Alan Bean and crewmates Jack Lousma and Owen Garriott halted a jet engine quad after ground instruments indicated a helium and propellant drop.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Skylab Laboratory
Earth
Man
Alan L. Bean
Mission Control
Space Station
Jack R. Lousma
Bean
Lousma
Owen K. Garriott
Lubbock Youth Dies In Crash Northwest Of Snyder
Jesse Mesa aged 15 of Lubbock died when his 1966 Ford struck a bridge abutment 16.1 miles northwest of Snyder on U S 84 at 6 10 p m Friday His body went to Bell Seale Funeral Home with rites pending Jose Gonzales 20 of Lubbock was seriously injured and transported from Cogdell Memorial Hospital to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock for fractures Highway Patrolmen reported Mesa’s car left the road traveling about 225 feet before the collision
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Lubbock
U.S. 84
Snyder
Jesse Mesa
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Jose Gonzales
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Snyder Ambulance Service
Methodist Hospital
Mesa
Marcos Wins Broad Support in Philippines Referendum
Early Manila area results show 529,555 yes 102,035 no on extending Marcos rule beyond 1973. Officials expect 80 percent overall support. voting largely peaceful amid registration mixups and threats of fines for nonvoters.
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Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Greater
Marcos
Elections Commission
Flores Bayot
Election Commission
Fidel Ramos
Philippine Constabulary
Zamboanga
Sulu
Basilan Island
Leonardo Perez
Butz Predicts Only Modest Beef Price Rise Ahead
Secretary Earl L. Butz tells The Associated Press that the surge in food prices is near an end but could rise another about three percent by year’s end. He warns housewives against panicky buying and notes black markets and farmer holdbacks as ceilings expire September 12.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Associated Press
Butz
America
Tanaka To Meet Nixon During Eight Day U S Visit
Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka will meet President Nixon three times on an eight day U S tour starting Sunday. They will discuss trade inflation energy and Asia Pacific peace talks as well as potential future U S visits.
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Washington
Kakuei Tanaka
Nixon
United States
Tanaka
Honolulu
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Tokyo
Japan
Hirohito
China
White House
Snyder Consolidated Independent School District Board Session
The Board of Equalization for Snyder Consolidated Independent School District meets Tuesday July 31 at 9 a.m. in Stanfield Elementary School cafeteria located at 4300 Avenue V. This is the last scheduled meeting of the year.
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Board of Equalization
Snyder Consolidated Independent School District
Stanfield Elementary School
Avenue V
Senate Tightens Campaign Contribution Limits Amendment
The Senate voted to cap individual federal campaign gifts at 25 000 per year and lowered family limits to 50 000, with rules barring third party donations. It kept a 3 000 cap per candidate and banned cash gifts over 50. Byrd added a federal crime for embezzlement of campaign funds.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Adlai E. Stevenson ID
DlIll
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Rmd
Stevenson-Mathias
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Torneys
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Convicts Free Four Hostages In Oklahoma Prison Riots
Rioting inmates at the Oklahoma State Prison released four of the 19 hostages after Gov. David Hall opened negotiations. Two inmates were killed, fires destroyed multiple buildings, and two guards were stabbed as National Guard and state police surrounded the prison awaiting a possible storming.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma State
David Hall
National Guard
Dr Blocker Named Division Chair at Western Texas College
Dr Robert Blocker appointed Division Chairman of Fine Arts and Director of Music at Western Texas College. ACharleston native with degrees from Furman and North Texas State University, he leads the campus choir Credo and has performed widely. He plans to move to Snyder in late July, succeeding the late Dr Marvin Genuchi.
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Robert Blocker
Western Texas College
Ben Brock
Blocker
Charleston
S.C
Furman University
North Texas State University
Richard Cass
Southeast
Credo
First United Methodist Church
Denton
United States Air Force Academy
World Methodist Center
United States
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Guild
South Carolina
United States Army
Snyder
Marvin Genuchi
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Garriott
Marine
Arnold Zeitlin
Aries Asad
Ss Tar Gazer
Clay R. Polla
Gemini
Saucy
SCOR
Capricorn
Aquarius
Leo
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Dr. Blocker
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