16 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1972
Page
1
The Snyder High School basketball program posted a regular season take of 4709.91 and three playoff gates totaling 3250.53. Regional tilt with Odessa Ector at Levelland drew the largest single game gate of 1427.50, a potential school record.
President Nixon will depart May 22 for a week long summit in Moscow with Soviet leaders. The White House said the talks aim to improve bilateral relations and world peace. Henry Kissinger and William Rogers will accompany him, with Mrs. Nixon joining as on prior Moscow visit.
On this date Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines in 1521. Other events include Indians burning Warwick and Providence in 1676, James Madison born in 1751, West Point established in 1802, a quiet 1830 New York Stock Exchange day, American troops arriving in Australia in 1942, Iwo Jima ending in 1945, Rockefeller divorce in 1962, a 5 year Saigon firing incident, and Golda Meir gaining a confidence vote in Jerusalem in 1971.
Snyder temperatures show 7 am reading at 42. Northwest through Southeast Texas Fair through Friday. Nights cool. highs range from the 60s to mid 80s regionally. some areas reach 72 to 85 with lows 32 to 55. Overall warm days, cool nights, no precipitation noted.
The Railroad Commission ordered Texas oil wells to 100 percent production for April, first time since 1948, amid demand growth and industry calls for incentives. Commission head Byron Tunnell called it a historic yet sad move, citing limits on depletion allowances and taxes. Also notes energy demand rise and reliance on foreign oil, with April target at 3,544,966 barrels per day by major buyers, up from March. In Washington, Nixon signed a bill raising the national debt ceiling to 450 billion dollars. In Austin, the commission reported March 15 Texas average oil production at 3,901,748 barrels per day, up 1,423 from March 1.
Local officials announce school will be in session Monday in Snyder to makeup a weather-related missed day from the term. The date had previously been a pupil holiday and teacher in service day on the original calendar.
President Nixon will address the nation on radio and television at 10 p.m. to outline his busing recommendations. The speech will last about ten minutes and be followed by a formal message to Congress on Friday. The White House cited Camp David discussions and denied ties to Florida primary results.
Daily activity guide uses number words tied to zodiac signs to craft a Friday message. It maps each number 1 through 14 to a phrase about people health results and potential problems, guiding personal outcomes.
District Court Judge J Neil Daniel imposes five year probated sentences on House Speaker Gus Mutscher and two aides in the stock scandal case. Frank Sharp had earlier received probation with a $3000 fine for immunity. Mutscher vows action on resigning, while defense lawyers plan appeals.
Speaker Gus Mutscher and two aides received probated five year sentences in a bribery conspiracy case. He and his wife Donna Axum voiced belief in his innocence and in time will be vindicated, thanking supporters nationwide amid intense publicity. Rush McGinty and Tommy Shannon also spoke, contesting the charges and vowing to persevere.
Senator Jack Hightower of Vernon will visit Snyder Friday for campus talks at Western Texas College and Snyder High School, plus a community coffee at Snyder Savings and Loan. He chairs several Texas Senate committees and has a record in law enforcement education and junior college expansion. He is a Memphis native, Baylor alumnus, and father of three.
R L Polk and Co of Dallas begins canvassing Snyder for the 1972 city directory. Enumerators will call on every home and business to gather data. Local office at 314 East Highway. Michael D. Riley is field superintendent and Dennis J. Maloy is enumerator. Five more Snyder-area enumerators to be hired.
The United States urged North Vietnam to accept impartial inspection of POW camps in exchange for a mutual understanding against further prisoner releases. Porter charged Hanoi with violating Geneva Conventions and cited ongoing US air raids causing civilian casualties as talks paused after February 24.
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