Damages on Texas roads show strong regional impact
The SDN Column notes winter weather caused 28.4 million dollars in road damage statewide with Amarillo District taking about 10 million and Scurry County heavy losses in Snyder. It discusses sub standard U.S. roads and the plan of University of Texas of the Permian Basin to host an Info Mobile June 14 15 to align junior college credits with upper level study.
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Snyder
University of Texas of
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Sloan Testifies On Meeting With Haldeman
Former Nixon campaign treasurer Hugh W. Sloan Jr testified at the Watergate hearings that he feared administration reprisals for truth telling but was reassured. He described meeting White House chief of staff H R Haldeman in January after testifying, saying Magruder’s $36 000 a year Commerce post showed the team had not left him. Sloan rejected claims of Stans’ illegal activity, saying he did not believe the campaign chair was involved.
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Hugh W. Sloan Jr
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Jeb S. Magruder
Sloan
Senate
White House
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Magruder
Commerce Department
Maurice H. Stans
Nixon Campaign Finance
Stans
New York
Skylab astronauts repair solar panel during space walk
Two Skylab crewmen Charles Conrad Jr. and Joseph P. Kerwin ventured outside the 270 mile high station to free a jammed solar wing. They worked with a 25 foot hand rail and a cutter to sever a strap bound to the panel while Weitz monitored from inside NASA.
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AP Aerospace
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Houston
Orbiting Laboratory
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Joseph P. Kerwin
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Kerwin
Paul J Weitz
Australia
Space Station
Paul J. Weitz
Today In History June 7 1973 notable events
On this date 1942 Midway ended in a major American victory over Japan. Louis XIV crowned in 1654 at Rheins. Boone began Kentucky exploration in 1769. Lee proposed independence in 1776. U S Britain treaty on slave trade signed in 1862. Eisenhower became Columbia University president in 1948. United Nations Yemen peacekeeping announced in 1973. Sirhan Sirhan indicted in 1968 Kennedy assassination ten years ago. Bombers hit North Vietnam near China border last year.
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Louis XIV
France
Rheins
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
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Britain
Norway
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
New York
United Nations
Red Sea
Yemen
Los Angeles County
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
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Vietnam
China
Weather: Seasonal temps and scattered storms across Texas
Temperatures range from 57 to 100 degrees with mild nights. Northwest to Southeast Texas sees partly cloudy skies and possible night thunderstorms east of Pecos River. Central regions may have thundershowers west to central tonight. Coastal areas expect light winds with chances of showers.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos River
North
South
Brownsville
Port O'Connor
Port O’connor
Port Arthur
Oklahoma
Panhandle
May Wholesale Prices Jump
The Labor Department reports a 2.1 percent May rise in the wholesale price index, driven by farm products up 6.1 percent. Inflation accelerates, with retail prices also rising, challenging the Nixon administration's outlook.
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Washington
Labor Department
Nixon
South Viet Nam Rejects New Paris Truce
Saigon stated it will not sign any new truce worked out in Paris with North Vietnam. Kissinger postponed a morning talks session with Le Duc Tho, citing need for more time. Fighting persisted in the Mekong Delta and Cambodia amid tensions over the cease-fire order.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
U.S
Tho
Kissinger
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Mekong
United States
Brandt Visits Israel as First German Leader
Chancellor Willy Brandt arrived in Jerusalem marking the first visit by a German government head to the Jewish state. Demonstrators gathered outside the airport as Premier Golda Meir welcomed him, with security forces guarding against disturbances. Brandt acknowledged Nazi persecution and expressed hope the visit would improve Israel Germany relations and aid Middle East peace.
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Willy Brandt
Germany
Brandt
Golda Meir
Israel
Middle East
Meir
Kelley Chosen To Head FBI
President Nixon named Kansas City Police Chief Clarence M. Kelley as FBI director candidate from 27 prospects. Kelley, a 61 year old attorney, would be the agency’s second permanent chief after J Edgar Hoover and faces Senate confirmation hearings.
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FBI
Washington
Nixon
Kansas City
Clarence M. Kelley
J. Edgar Hoover
Elliot L. Richardson
White House
House Boosts Minimum Wage For Workers Across Sectors
The House approved a measure to raise the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.00 this year and 2.20 in 1974, extending coverage to government workers and household domestics. The bill passed 287 to 130 after a substitute proposal to delay the increase failed 218 to 199, with farm workers and other groups slated for phased raises through 1976.
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House
Senate
John H. Dent
D-Pa
Dent
Preston Smith Undergoes Surgery for Gastric Ulcer
Former Texas Governor Preston Smith, 61, underwent surgery at M D Anderson Hospital for resection of a recurring gastric ulcer. A spokesman said initial tests found no malignancy and he would stay in the recovery room for about 24 hours.
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