Western Texas College open house draws campus changes and bonds
The SDN Column notes rapid campus changes at Western Texas College with a new central courtyard underway after bonds were sold. It also covers Snyder High basketball history, star performances, and coaching moves including coach Bob Moore delaying a trip after a regional loss.
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Western Texas College
Bob Moore
Snyder High
Austin
Tigers
Odessa Ector
Moore
Snyder
Tommy Washington
SHS
Jack Spikes
Jimmy Wilson
Brownfield
Tommy Bullard
Fort Worth
Today In History March 1 1972 highlights
On this date historic milestones are recalled including the Articles of Confederation adoption in 1781 and the first U.S. bank chartered in Philadelphia in 1780. Notable events include abolition of slavery act in Pennsylvania 1780 and Lincoln era Peace Corps creation in 1961.
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Associated Press
United States
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Hopewell
N.J
U.S
House of Representatives
Washington
U.S. Peace Corps
John F. Kennedy
New York
Idlewild
Kennedy
U.S. House of Representatives
Adam Clayton Powell
U.S. Senate
Capitol
Weather brief for Texas regions with cold spells ahead
A multiregional weather summary notes cool fronts moving through Northwest Central and Northeast Texas. Readings today range from 15 to 84 degrees with highs 35 to 88 and lows 15 to 62 across zones, accompanied by wind, windy conditions, and chances of brief thunderstorms in southeast portions.
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Snyder
Texas
Senate defeats Ervin antibusing amendment in 67 to 26 vote
The Senate rejected Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. s antibusing proposal 67 to 26 as part of the higher education desegregation bill battle. A separate Ervin amendment to enforce constitutional standards for any racial busing orders passed 90 to 2. The measure awaits House conference action on riders amid civil rights debates.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
House
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Dn.c
U.S
Israel Attacks Guerrilla Camps in Syria and Lebanon
Israel launched air and artillery strikes on guerrilla camps in southern Syria and Lebanon, claiming to hit 7 Arab bases after four days of cross border raids. Damascus reported casualties among guerrillas and villagers, while Israel accused Syria of aiding the fighters.
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David Lancashire
Associated Press
TEL Aviv
Israel
Syria
Damascus
Golan Heights
Lebanon
Hafez Assad
Smith On TV Tonight Austin Lawmaker Faces Stock Fraud Scandal
Guy Preston Smith will address a statewide audience on television to explain his role in the stock fraud scandal and discuss a potential special session. The Texas Supreme Court mandamus decision on election funding could influence the call for a special session. Smith opposes an early session, favoring June. The 5 PM to 10:30 PM telecast spans multiple markets with timing listed for each region.
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Austin
Tex
Guy Preston Smith
Smith
Texas Supreme Court
Bob Bullock
Lufkin
Tyler-Longview
San Antonio
Dallas-Fort Worth
Lubbock
Rio Grande Valley
Odessa-Midland
Waco-Temple
Bryan
Wichita Falls
Sherman- Denison
el Paso
Corpus Christi
Houston
Amarillo
Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange
Abilene
San Angelo
Second Biggest Troop Cuts Mark Vietnam War Review
In Saigon the U S Command announced the second largest troop reduction of the Vietnam War with 4,940 soldiers cut, leaving under 10,000 combat infantry and artillery in Saigon Cam Ranh Bay and Da Nang regions. The move reduces total U S strength in Vietnam to under 120,000 as Nixon aims for 69,000 by May 1.
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Saigon
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
da Nang
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Sth
42Nd Artillery
Vietnam
Nixon
Elsa Bank Robbery Strikes Texas Town
A lone armed bandit robbed Elsa State Bank in Elsa Texas taking 22731 dollars. He masked with a polka dotted handkerchief and held three employees and a female hostage before she was released between Elsa and Weslaco. Police suspect a pretext fire at an abandoned house as a diversion.
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Elsa, Tex
Elsa State Bank
Rio Grande Valley
Department of Public Safety
Elsa
Weslace
Mansfield and Scott Invited to Visit China by Nixon
Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Hugh Scott, experts in Far East history and Chinese art, were invited to China by President Nixon. They aim to travel in late spring or summer to build on Nixon’s recent mission.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
China
Mansfield
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Scott
University of Montana
White House
John Thomas Downey
Ronald L. Ziegler Downey
Ziegler
Downey
Chou
U. S
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
New Delhi
India
Pennsylvania
Himself
Open House Showcases Music Drama And Art At WTC
Western Texas College hosts an open house with a Snyder High School Choir performance at 2 p.m. in the Little Theatre, drama at 2:30 and 4:30 titled 20th Century America, plus piano recital at 3:30. Lamar and Travis Junior High choirs perform, Cullar artworks on display, Phi Theta Kappa tours the new Fine Arts Building.
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Western Texas College
Snyder High School
Bill Lyon
Little Theatre
WTC
Lamar Junior High School
Merideth Vestal
Vena Beth Genuchi
Travis Junior High School
Dorothy Kayser
C. Warren Cullar
Carol Cullar
Cullars
Phi Theta Kappa
Election Dispute To Court
Secretary of State Bob Bullock seeks Texas Supreme Court guidance on who writes ground rules for financing state elections. He filed a petition asking the court to order payment of a $149.35 Harris County election supplies bill and set an informal hearing for 11:15 a.m. today.
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Austin
Tex
Bob Bullock
Texas Supreme Court
Bullock
Clint Small Jr
Supreme Court
Robert S. Calvert
Harris County
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Jack Riley
First Baptist Church
Wacil McNair
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Texas Highway Dept
Tom Machen
Machen
Mickey Nunley
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Nunley
Gene Best
City Hall
1St Air Cavalry Division
Gibraltar
Fiddler's Green
Long Khanh
Kontum
Hue
Binh Dinh
Koh Sotin
Mekong River
Phnom Penh
Congress
Taiwan
Indochina
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