Tobacco Industry Sees Growth Despite Bans and Ads
Cigarette makers report rising U S production and exports in 1970 despite antismoking campaigns and a government ban on TV and radio ads. Liggett & Myers posts higher operating income as industry shifts to newspapers magazines and billboards.
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Durham
N. C
United States
Liggett & Myers, Inc
John Palmer
Washington
Tobacco Associates
Forbes
Barron’s
Palmer
American Cancer Society
U. S. Public Health Service
The
Cancer Society
Today In History March 1 1971 summary
On March 1 1971 notable events include the Articles of Confederation adopted in 1781, the first US bank chartered in Philadelphia in 1780, and Pennsylvania abolishing slavery in 1780. Nebraska statehood arrived in 1867. Lindbergh child kidnapping occurred in 1932. 1954 saw congressmen wounded and US nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll. Peace Corps founded ten years ago, Venus mission five years ago, Rhodesia severs ties with Britain one year ago.
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Associated Press
United States
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hopewell
N. J
House of Representatives
Washington
Bikini Atoll
U. S
Pacific
U. S. Peace Corps
John F. Kennedy
Venus
Rhodesia
Weather snapshot across Texas with varied temps and storms
Across Texas, temperatures range from the 30s to the 70s with a mix of snow in the north, showers in the southeast, and thunderstorms possible in central and northeast regions. Temperatures tonight fall to the 20s in the northwest to the 70s in the south, with Tuesday turning colder and windier in many areas.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Bomb damages Capitol Senate wing in early blast
An early morning bomb ripped into the Capitol Senate wing causing extensive damage but no injuries. A warning call claimed retaliation for U S Laos policy as the Senate convened. the chamber remained undamaged and the building stayed open. President Nixon condemned the act.
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Washington
U.S
Senate
Laos
Capitol
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Senate Chamber
House of Representatives
Scott
Bomb Warning Before Capitol Blast Sparks Criticism
A male caller warned the Capitol switchboard that the building would blow up in 30 minutes. The bomb exploded at 1 32 a m injuring no officers though the blast shattered windows and gutted a men’s room across from the Old Senate Chamber. Authorities hunt for the caller while public figures question judge leniency.
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Army
FBI
Capitol
Capitol Police
James Powell
Senate Chamber
US Reinf orcements For Laos Fight Sixty Day Laos Drive
US transports airlift hundreds of South Vietnamese troops to the northern front as the Laos operation to sever the Ho Chi Minh trail enters its fourth week. U S helicopters are boosted near Khe Sanh with 600 aircraft in service and casualties rise on both sides. Major Gardner cites heavy enemy kills while Saigon reports 16 000 South Vietnamese across the border and 1 000 plus casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
North Vietnam
Tran van An
Richard Gardner
James W. Sutherland
Sutherland
Volpe defends SST program amid House Senate hearings
Secretary Volpe urged Congress to fund the SST prototypes amid charges of environmental harm and noise. He warned opponents against hasty slogans and said test flights planned for 1973 will determine feasibility. He argued abandoning SST would hurt jobs and U.S. aviation leadership.
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Washington
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
America
Volpe
Congress
House Appropriations Subcommittee
House
Senate
House Writes New Tax Bill
AUSTIN AP House leaders have drafted a 410.15 million two year tax bill for floor debate by the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. The measure is paired with a state college tuition increase bill that would raise about 115 million.
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House
Gus Mutscher
Senate
Preston Smith
Atwell
Schiebel Seeks Re Election To Snyder School Board
William J. Schiebel files to seek re election to the Snyder School Board joining four others for three seats in the April 3 trustee race. Incumbents Dan Cotton and Schiebel, with others Bill Eiland Bill Starnes Don Spink and Kenneth Wilson term ending this spring. March 3 is candidate filing deadline.
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William J. Schiebel
Snyder
Bill Eiland
Bill Starnes
Dan Cotton
Don Spink
Cotton
Schiebel
Kenneth Wilson
Rail Talks Continue As 190000 UTU Workers Hold At Work
Washington reports that about 190,000 United Transportation Union members are still on the job while contract negotiations with the railroads proceed. Emergency legislation that halted a nationwide strike expired at midnight Sunday, with talks ongoing over work rules and job handling. Assistant Secretary of Labor W J Usery and National Mediation and Conciliation Service member George Ives oversee the final stage of discussions.
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Washington
United Transportation Union
Congress
National Railway Labor Conference
W.J. Usery
Usery
George Ives
National Mediation and Conciliation Service
Funeral services set for Ruben Matthews
Funeral services for Ruben Matthews 70 were arranged for 2:30 p.m. today at Bell Seale Funeral Chapel. He died Saturday night at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a long Scurry County residence and Grapeland birth. Surviving include his wife three daughters four sons twenty grandchildren seventy great grandchildren and three step daughters. Burial followed in Snyder Cemetery with Rev. Quinton Montgomery officiating and Bell Seale directing. Pallbearers named Bobby Laurens Elmer Walton Marvin Walker James McCormick Carl Lynn McCormick Wilbur Laurens.
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Bell-Seale
Ruben Matthews
Clairemont
Matthews
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Grapeland
Scurry County
Hamilton
Minnie Stockman
Wayland Huddleston
Gene Greer
Snyder
Sue Matthews
Leonard Matthews
James Matthews
Joe Matthews
Mathis
Raymond Matthews
Rockdale
W. E. Stewart
Houston
L. A. Fults
Noble
Ruby Walker
Quinton Montagomery
Green Hill Baptist Church
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Bobby Laurens
Elmer Walton
Marvin Walker
James McCormick
Carl Lynn McCormick
Wilbur Laurens
Heart Drive Extended by Scurry County Heart Association
The Scurry County Heart Association extends its annual fund drive through March 6 to finish canvassing residential rural and business areas. A strong response came in during Heart Sunday but some workers could not cover all territory in one day. missed contributions may be sent to Heat Fund P. O. Box 1185 Snyder.
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Scurry County Heart Association
Heart
Heat Fund
P. O. Box
Snyder
Snyder High School coach resigns to teach full time
Ned Underwood, longtime Snyder High School head basketball coach, resigns to seek reassignment as a classroom teacher after nine seasons. He notes no plans to return to coaching, cites ulcer healing and focus on driver education. The district seeks a new athletic director and football coach.
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Ned Underwood
Snyder High School
Underwood
Snyder High Tigers
Texas Tech
Snyder
Lamar
Bill J. Hood
Wayne Tyrone
Hood
Milton Ham
J. P. Ward
Tigers
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NASA
James C. Fletcher
University of Utah
Space Agency
District of Columbia
Heidi
Parks Goodwin
Greenville
Schiebel In
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