SDN Column reflects on 1973 winter and postal service woes
The column notes a harsh January with heavy snow and ice, Minnesota Electric Cooperative losses, postal system strains due to staffing and transport cuts, and deteriorating overnight news service from Dallas. It also contrasts prisoner of war returns with Hanoi-era sentiment and cites Wacil McNair.
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U.S. Postal Service
Washington
Dallas
Vietnam
Ramsey Clark
Jane Fonda
Hanoi
U.S
Clarks
Fondas
Wacil McNair
Deep Creek flood control project okayed by Snyder City Council
Snyder City Council authorized the city manager to prepare an updated application to the State Soil and Water Conservation Board for a flood control project on the Deep Creek watershed. The council also ordered bids on about 230 blocks of street seal coating and approved a $150 monthly ambulance subsidy increase as part of city services.
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Snyder
State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Deep Creek
Today in History highlights and notable events
On this date 1836 the Alamo fell after a 13 day siege with Davy Crockett and 186 defenders killed. Michelangelo born 1475. Dred Scott ruling 1857. Cologne fell in 1945. Malenkov named Soviet premier 1953. Ghana formed 1957. JFK order 1961. Kennedy urged Latin America 10 years ago. A U S Air Force plane shot down five years ago. Belfast bombing injuries last year.
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Alamo
San Antonio
Tex
Davy Crockett
Michelangelo
Caprese
Italy
U.S. Supreme Court
Dred Scott
Cologne
U.S. 1St Army
Moscow
Georgi Malenkov
Josef Stalin
Ghana
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Cuba
U.S. Air Force
South Vietnam
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Texas Weather Outlook then Showers in State
A multi region forecast shows highs from 58 to 85 across Texas and New Mexico. Expect partly cloudy to clear skies in Northwest, Southwest, North Central and Northeast Texas with a chance of showers and thunderstorms west later tonight. Winds shift from south to northwest over Brownsville to Port O Connor.
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Snyder
Texas
Brownsville
Port O’connor
New Mexico
Extravaganza Of Values Launched In Snyder
Merchants across Snyder launch an Extravaganza Of Values offering deep discounts this week. Participating firms include J.C. Penney Co, Hinshaw’s House of Flowers, Snyder Savings and Loan, Roe Furniture, Lindy Clark Farm Service, Erwin Jewelers, Snyder Nursery and Garden Center, Perry’s, Central Tire and Supply, Snyder Drug, Bennett Office Supply, Higginbotham Bartlett Lumber Co, West Texas State Bank, Glover’s Fashion & Fabrics, Mixon Supply, Snyder National Bank, Clark Lumber Co, Rogers Inc and more.
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Snyder
Snyder Daily News
J.C. Penney Co
Hinshaw's House of Flowers
Snyder Savings and Loan
Roe Furniture and Appliance
Lad & Lassie
Lindy Clark Farm Service
Erwin Jewelers
Snyder Nursery and Garden
Perry's
Central Tire and Supply
Snyder Drug
Bennett Office Supply
Higginbotham-Bartlett Lumber Co
West Texas State Bank
Bud's
C.R. Anthony
O’rear Furniture
Forrest Lumber Co
Glover's Fashion & Fabrics
Mixon Supply
Snyder National Bank
Clark Lumber Co
Snyder Truck and Tractor
Williams Jewelry
Strickland TV Service
Gray's Style Shop
Whitfield’s Fabric Center
Hoyt Furniture Co
Carter's Western Wear
Model Day
Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio
Rogers Inc
Ben Owens
This ‘N That
Dairy Queen
House of Fabrics
City Begins Emulsion Application on Southwest Streets
City crews start applying emulsion on southwest streets to repair winter damage. Vehicle owners are asked to park off the street today and tomorrow until the emulsion dries in about three hours. Alfred Kohl says the coating will slow damage until later seal coating. The program will roll into other city areas in the coming days.
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Alfred Kohl
Airlines Boycott France After Fatal Iberia Spantax Crash
Airlines refused to fly in French airspace after a mid air collision near Nantes killed 68 on Iberia DC9 and left 108 aboard the Spantax Convair with wing damage. French authorities cited pilot error amid radar gaps while fighting a strike.
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John Vinocur
Associated Press
PARIS
France
Claude Grigaut
Nantes
Spain
Britain
Stockholm
SAS
Rolf Bandell
Abbeville
Bandell
Canary Islands
Iberia Airlines
London
Iberia
Minorca
Robert Galley
Galley
Fort Worth Damaged By Winds From Storms
Thunderstorms and strong winds hit East and North Central Texas causing minor flooding and property damage. The Fort Worth area reported most destruction including two damaged Expressway Motel roofs and three roofless homes in Euless. A tornado damaged North Hurst Church of Christ. Rain and debris affected several counties as winds exceeded 50 mph and Texas 87 was closed due to high tide.
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Associated Press
Texas
Fort Worth
North Hurst Church
Greater Fort Worth
Mount Pleasant
College Station
Texas Highway Department
Texas 87
Sabine Pass
High Island
NAM Urges Tax Reforms Preserve Credits and Depletion
The National Association of Manufacturers urged retaining key tax provisions and sometimes liberalizing them. NAM v p president E A Vaughn testified before the House Ways and Means Committee advocating 7 percent investment credit retention and accelerated depreciation, plus restoring mineral depletion allowances and easing the corporate surtax.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
E. A. Vaughn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vaughn
Aluminum Co. of America
NAM Committee On Taxation
Jerry Wurf
Afi-Cio Federation
Wurf
Gammage Filibuster Delay Over 18-Year-Old Rights Bill
The 63rd Texas Legislature postponed the filibuster on Sen. Bob Gammage's bill granting 18-year-olds full legal rights. A new debate date was set for March 12 at 11:30 a.m. as opponents prepared amendments. The Senate also passed a resolution urging Congress to withhold funds for Vietnam peace enforcement.
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Garth Jones
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Bob Gammage
Houston
Gammage
Senate
House
Congress
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
DeWitt Hale
de Corpus Christi
Creighton
D—Houston
Bill Moore
D—Bryan
Don Adams
Pearl Buck Dies at 80 in Danby Vermont
Pearl Buck renowned author of The Good Earth died at her home in Danby Vermont at age 80. The Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner had endured a long period of ill health and underwent gall bladder surgery last fall. Burial plans were private and not in Vermont.
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Danby
Pear S. Buck
China
Beverly Drake
Miss Buck
West Virginia
United States
Buck
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Midwest Electric Cooperative
Texas Co-op Power
Midwest
Scurry County
THE
Clay
Libra
Ft. Worth
Nam
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Pearl Buck
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