Women Wardens Debate Height and Weight Standards in Virginia
The SDN Column notes Virginia game wardens must be 5'8\" to 6'4\" tall and weigh 150 to 220 pounds with discretion on fitness. It comments on equal specs for men and women and hints at selective enforcement for suitability. It also cites Texas GOP gains and local fundraising results from Scurry County United Fund.
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Texas
U.S
Texas Gop
House of Representatives
State Board of Education
Richard Nixon
Snyder Trustees Approve Air Conditioning Bids Plan
Snyder School Trustees accepted final plans for elementary school air conditioning and moved to seek bids for an April bid opening with a possible April 19 date. The project aims to finish classrooms cooled by Sept. 1 and pairs with secondary remodeling bids. They also approved a 1973 74 calendar with Aug 20 in service and Aug 22 start.
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Snyder
Fred Buford
Dallas
Buford
On This Day In History March 14
In 1794 Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin revolutionizing the American South. Notable events include Rhode Island uniting Newport and Portsmouth in 1643 and Einstein's birth in 1879.
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Associated Press
Eli Whitney
American South
Ferdinand I
Rhode Island
Newport
Portsmouth
America
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Albert Einstein
Ulm
Germany
Adolph Hitler
Vienna
Austria
U.S
Iwo Jima
Iraq
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Vladimir Janko
United States
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Florida
Weather forecast for Texas regional zones
Weather briefing covers Snyder and Northwest to Southeast Texas with temps ranging from the mid 30s to the mid 80s. Expect mainly partly cloudy conditions in the north and southeast with scattered showers west of mountains and Thursday thunderstorms in the southeast. Winds shift from southeast to west with choppy seas and small craft advisories along the coast.
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Snyder
Texas
Brownsville
Port O'Connor
Port Arthur
TCU Coach Critically Injured In Fort Worth Car Crash
TCU head football coach Billy Tohill, 33, suffered critical injuries in a one car wreck on Fort Worth’s South Freeway. He was taken to Peter Smith Hospital with head injuries after the 6:30 a.m. crash near Loop 820 and U.S. 81 South. Tohill had been TCU coach since 1971 following Jim Pittman’s death.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Billy Tohill
Texas Christian University
Tohill
Peter Smith Hospital
U.S. 81
M.F. Pendergraf
Pendergraf
TCU
Jim Pittman
Senators tentatively OK bargaining rights for firemen and police
The Texas Senate approved by 19-12 a collective bargaining rights bill for firefighters and police, with an amendment raising petition thresholds to 20 000 and a ban on strikes. The measure allows elections on bargaining rights and requires wages to match local standards.
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Jack Ogg
Houston
Senate
Ogg
Judicial District
Firemen's
House
Price Daniel Jr
Jury finds Christopher Lane Strong guilty in marijuana case
A jury in 132nd District Court returns a guilty verdict against Christopher Lane Strong on unlawful possession of marijuana. The panel sentences Strong to two years in prison. Indictment filed December 20.
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132Nd District Court
Christopher Lane Strong
Strong
Nixon Urges Death Penalty Expansion for Serious Crimes
President Nixon pressed Congress to restore the death penalty for treason sabotage espionage kidnapping and hijacking resulting in death and to impose harsher penalties on heroin traffickers while restricting the insanity defense in his State of the Union message.
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Gaylord Shaw
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
State of the Union
America
Supreme Court
Clark Welcomes 108 More POWs
The fourth release of American prisoners of war began with 107 military men and one civilian freed by North Vietnam. At Clark Air Base Philippines two Air Force C141 flying hospitals landed, delivering 40 POWs, while two more planes carried the remaining 68. The first flight held a spontaneous prayer service led by Navy Capt. Charles R. Gillespie Jr. Aboard the second were Air Force Col. John P. Flynn and Lt. Cmdr. John S. McCain III, who received cheers as he greeted bases personnel.
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John Brewer
Associated Press
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Air Force
Hanoi
Navy
Charles R. Gillespie Jr
Miramar
Calif
Leo T. Profiler
Palo Alto
Clark Base
United States of America
John P. Flynn
John S. McCain III
Vietnam Pullouts Resume as POW Releases Continue
The United States temporarily resumed troop withdrawals from South Vietnam to mirror the release of 108 American prisoners by North Vietnam. About 6,926 U.S. troops remained in South Vietnam as phase three of prisoner repatriation and withdrawals progressed, with 146 prisoners still held and a final release deadline set for March 28.
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Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Joint Military Commission
New Community Courses At WTC At Western Texas College
Western Texas College announces new Community Services courses with enrollment open. Investments Stocks and Bonds runs six weeks starting March 29 taught by investment specialists at about 35 dollars per person with a 20-student minimum. Wood carving returns starting March 26 for seven weeks at 15 dollars per person plus tools. Graphoanalysis priced at 90 dollars for eight to ten weeks. Defensive driving begins March 20 and April 2, evenings 6 30 to 8 30 with 25 per class and 10 dollars per person plus 1 dollar registration. Five previous classes completed. Powder Puff Mechanics may repeat next fall along with interior decorating if demand. Call 573 8511 ext 237 for information.
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Community Services
Western Texas College
State Department of Public Safety
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H.C. Copeland
Austin
Glen
Doss
Daniel
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Pacific
Flynn
McCain
Orange Park
Fla
Adm
Noel Gaylor
The
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Vietnam
WTC
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