Seasonal overview mixes hurricanes and tornadoes in opening period
The column notes the hurricane and tornado seasons overlap with most hurricanes hitting August through October while tornadoes cluster in spring. It recalls past death tolls, cites Camille, and adds reminders from food and beef price perspectives. It also mentions refrigeration advice for mayonnaise and dressing and a Rural Electric Newsletter piece comparing fish and beef costs.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Dept. of Commerce
Camille
Rural Electric Newsletter
Arlington Man Dies In Road Crash
Denson M. Fikes, 34, of Arlington was killed when his tractor towing a large mobile home collided with an automobile driven by Charles Frank Golden of Lubbock on U S 180 eleven miles east of Snyder. Golden faced a murder with motor vehicle under intoxicants charge. Fikes was en route from Arlington to Albuquerque, employed by National Trailer Convoy of Tulsa.
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Snyder
Charles Frank Golden
Lubbock
Denson M. Fikes
Arlington
Fikes
U.S. Highway 180
Bob Clark
U.S. 180
Mesquiere
Golden
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Justice of the Peace
J.P. Billingsley
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Frazier Funeral Home
Clark
Albuquerque
N.M
National Trailer Convoy of
Tulsa
Oklo
Roby
High Court To Rule On Public School Funding
The Supreme Court agreed to review next term a San Antonio ruling that Texas and 29 other states contend rates public-school funding by local property taxes unfairly disadvantages the poor. The court also ruled to strengthen FCC authority over cable TV and allowed ICC to regulate freight car returns.
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High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Hawaii
Texas
San Antonio
District Court
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Connecticut
United States
Rodriguez
San Antonio Independent School District
Irving
Crawford C. Martin
Martin
This Day In History June 7 1972 Highlights
Major events span 1769 Daniel Boone began Kentucky exploration. 1776 Richard Henry Lee proposed independence in Philadelphia. 1862 US Britain treaty to suppress slave trade. 1942 Battle of Midway ends in American victory. 1940 Norwegian resistance ends. 1948 Eisenhower leads Columbia University. 1962 Khrushchev on Italy and EEC. 1969 Suez Bank lines. 1971 traffic jams affect New York area.
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Associated Press
Midway
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Richard Henry Lee
United States
Britain
Abraham Lincoln
Baltimore
Norway
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
New York
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Italy
Soviet Union
Egypt
Suez Canal
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Snyder temperatures show 89 high and 61 low on Tuesday with 64 at 7 am. Northwestern areas stay partly cloudy and warmer through Thursday with scattered storms in the extreme southwest. North Central and Northeast Texas stay fair and warm with highs 90 to 97 and lows 62 to 70. South Central and Southeast Texas stay partly cloudy and warm with daytime showers and storms in the extreme south. Coast sees variable east winds 6 to 16 knots and a few showers along the lower coast.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
North Central
South Central
McGovern Caps Four Primaries in California Sweep
Sen George McGovern won California to extend a four state primary run that pushed his delegate total past 900 toward the 1509 needed for the Democratic nomination. Humphrey carried parts of California but trailed McGovern in net delegates, with Wallace a distant third. McGovern also won New Jersey solidly, swept South Dakota, and edged Wallace in New Mexico.
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George McGovern
California
South Dakota
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
New Jersey
New Mexico
McGovern
Humphrey
Democratic Party
Los Angeles
San Diego
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Wallace Rites Pending Here
Robert V. Wallace 65 of 2712 Avenue G died at 4 15 am in M D Anderson Hospital Houston. Lifelong Fluvanna Snyder resident he is survived by wife a daughter Linda Libby Bay City and a son Mike Wallace at home. Funeral arrangements were pending Bell Seale Funeral Home.
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Robert V. Wallace
Avenue G
M.D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Wallace
Fluvanna and
Snyder
Linda Libby
Bay City
Mike Wallace
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Burns Fatal To Boy 10 Feaster of Hermleigh
Terrell Wayne Feaster aged 10 of Hermleigh died at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Brooks General Hospital San Antonio from burns suffered Saturday at the family home. Funeral set for 4 p.m. Thursday at Bell-Seale Chapel with Reverends Magner Jr and Boatman officiating. Burial in Lone Wolf Cemetery. Surviving are Clyde Wayne Feaster and Mrs. Clyde Feaster, Terri Sue Feaster, grandparents Mrs. M W Bills and Clyde Feaster, great grandfather Earl Woolever.
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Terrell Wayne Feaster
Hermleigh
Brooks General Hospital
San Antonio
Burns
Bell- Seale Chapel
George Magner Jr
Fred Boatman
Lone Wolf Cemetery
Bell-Scale
Clyde Wayne Feaster
Helmleigh
Terri Sue Feaster
M.W. Bills
Snyder
Clyde Feaster
Colorado City
Earl Woolever
Service for Mrs Shepherd
Mrs Lila Shepherd aged 76 of 2610 Avenue U dies at 2 10 am in Cogdell Memorial Hospital after 71 years in Scurry County. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday Bell Seale Chapel officiated by Roy Chamberlain with burial in Snyder Cemetery. Survived by two daughters, a sister, a brother, five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren. member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Lila Shephared
Avenue U
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Scurry County
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Roy Chamberlain
Snyder Cemetery
al E. Griffin
Wayne Smith
Snyder
Kate Sanders
Bakersfield, Calif
T.A. Berry
Jehovah's Witnesses
Tippen Wins Unexpired Texas Senate District 24 Seat
Abilene lawyer Bill Tippen won an easy victory in the special election to fill the unexpired term of David Ratliff in Texas Senate District 24. Tippen led with about 3 700 unofficial votes of roughly 4 100 counted, carrying Scurry and Taylor counties with strong showings and a lone write in challenger, Mary Ida Hofheinz. Ratliff resigned amid nepotism questions. Ratliff later faced theft and conspiracy indictments in Travis County.
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Bill Tippen
Abilene
David Ratliff
Texas
Tippen
Scurry County
Mary Ida Hofheinz
Taylor County
Abilene High School
Hardin-Simmons University
Bradbury, Tippen and Cross
Abilene Bar Association
University Baptist
Hardin Simmons
Elsie Murphree
Snyder
Kent
Jana
Kevin G. Tippen
Ratliff
Travis County
FBI enters Farenthold murder case in Corpus Christi
The FBI has entered the investigation of George Randolph Farenthold, a Corpus Christi rancher and figure in a federal fraud case. His body washed ashore near Port Aransas with a 25 pound concrete block chained to the neck and hands bound. Autopsy followed. Farenthold was 32 and step son of state Rep. Frances Farenthold.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George Randolph
Randy
Farenthold
Texas
Port Aransas
Corpus Christi Bay
Frances Farenthold
FBI
Western Texas College signs up about 80 for summer term
About 80 students registered for the first summer term at Western Texas College. Dr. Duane Hood says enough signups justify freshmen and sophomore English history government and chemistry classes. Some courses in mathematics biology and music were offered but lacked enrollment.
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Western Texas College
Duane Hood
WTC
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