Selective Service Board reorganizes with budget cut
Hedges reports at Austin meeting that 159 boards drop to 63, Alpine consolidation issues, and five member limits with staff cuts to 193. draft no longer active but reserve operations retained. Pepitone and Glantz announce yearly cutoff picks and ongoing 18 year old registrations. Rep McAlister forecasts explosive House Bill 900 changes to property tax assessment and county roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushy Hedges
Selective Service Board
Austin
Byron V. Pepitone
Meltin N. Glantz
Hedges
Buford Browning
Scurry
Fisher
Nolan
Sweetwater
Browning
Pepitone
Jayton
Alpine
Selective Service
Chamberlains
Nixon
R.B. McAlister
Lubbock
Wacil McNair
Desalination test plants close as private sector urged to take over
Freeport Texas manager John Newton welcomes the decision to close the government desalination test plants after 12 years of operation. The program proved feasibility but higher costs and a shift to privatization follow a budget cut and ongoing interest in private production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Sherrouse
Freeport
John Newton
Interior Department
Office of
Saline Water
Bill
Max B. Skelton
Associated Press
Freeport, Tex
Newton
San Diego
Calif
Roswell
N.M
Webster
S.D
Office of Sabine Water
Wrightsville Beach
N.C
Today In History March 25 1973 highlights
Major events listed include 1821 Greek revolt leading to independence, 1634 Maryland colony arrival, 1815 alliance against Napoleon, 1865 Confederate Ft Stedman capture, 1941 Yugoslavia joins axis, 1947 Centralia mine disaster, 1964 Runwell Kennedy memorial pledge, and recent labor and civil rights notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kingdom of
Greece
Lord Baltimore
Maryland
Austria
Britain
Prussia
Russia
Napoleon Bonaparte
Ft. Stedman
Virginia
Yugoslavia
Centralia
Runnymede
John F. Kennedy
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Weather forecast for Snyder and Texas regions
The report shows Friday high 78 and low 50 with 7 am reading 50. For Northwest and Southwest Texas through Wednesday expect partly cloudy skies, cool Monday, warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, and widely scattered showers Tuesday night into Wednesday. Monday highs mid 60s north to mid 70s south with Monday night lows mid 30s north to high 40s south and west. Tuesday highs mid 60s north to low 80s south with Tuesday night lows mid 40s west and north to high 50s southeast. Wednesday highs 50s north to low 70s south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
Democrats Agree on Compromises in Party Executive Selections
AP Washington Democrats wrapped two hours of meetings with a compromise slate for the party's executive committee. Despite rebuffs of some Strauss nominees a diverse group was chosen including Floyd Smith of Cleveland and Ruth Harvey Charity of Virginia. The effort expanded labor influence though Floyd Smith remained the lone union official on the 25 member slate. The committee also includes regional reps officials and state chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington (Ap
Robert S. Strauss
Alabama
Robert Vance
Strauss
Philadelphia
Peter Camille
Utah
Wayne Black
Olddine
National Committee
Organized Labor
Floyd Smith
Cleveland
International Association of Machinists
McGovern-Shriver
Smith
Ruth Harvey Charity
Virginia
Black Caucus
Hazel T. Evans
Florida
Bronx
N.Y
Patrick Cunningham
New Mexico
Rudy Ortiz
Mickey Griffin
George C. Wallace
Joseph Cole
Young Democrats
Robert Allan
Senate
House
Uganda accuses Tanzania of planned invasion led by Nyerere Obote
Uganda claims a 3500 man Tanzanian force, aided by expelled Asians, intended to invade Uganda. Radio Uganda reports some advance troops captured inside Uganda and says Nyerere and Obote planned the operation with full Tanzanian government support. Relations have been strained since 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Julius Nyerere
Milton Obote
Nyerere
Radio
Idi Amin
Amin
Obote
Senators Testy On House Action
In Austin the Senate criticizes House reform efforts as 150 members produce a memo for Lt. Gov. Hobby. Speaker Price Daniel Jr. argues reforms are essential. debate grows tense over pace and content. Critics blame reporters for sensational coverage amid clashes over public access and conference committee controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Carl Parker
Port Arthur
Senate
Daniel
Senate House Conference Committees
Hobby
H. J. Blanchard
D-Lubbock
Bill Moore
D-Bryan
Capitol
Names Of 32 POWs Released
Saigon reports the Viet Cong released the names of 32 Americans to be freed in an upcoming POW exchange. The list includes Army and Navy personnel with details on ages, units, and capture dates, plus three civilians to be released. Most points reference captives from 1968 to 1970 across Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Joint Military Commission
John A. Wickham Jr
Wickham
Philip A. Kientzler
Navy
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Gia Lam
Laos
Vietnam
Viet Cong
David Franklin Allwine
Phoenix
Ariz
Richard Cameron Anshus
Minneapolis
Minn
Jose Jesus Anzaldua
Refugio
Tex
Anzaldua
da Nang
Jon Robert Cavaini
Radio
Donald J. Rander
Baltimore
Purcell
Rander
William Spencer Reeder Jr
Dugway
Utah
Robert Ernest Tabb
Charles Edward Willis
Lacrosse
Wis
Voice of America
Hue
Funeral service set for Bonnie Corbin 46 at Bell-Seale Chapel
Funeral service for Bonnie Corbin 46 is at 2 p.m. today in the Bell-Seale Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Sweetwater Cemetery under Bell-Seale directions. Corbin, a Garza County native who lived in the area five years, died Friday night at Hillcrest Lodge. She is survived by her mother Osa Reid of Snyder, a son Craig Corbin of Lakewood Colorado, five sisters including Mary Haynes Ethel Pate of Snyder and three brothers Henry Reid Milnesoud NM Leslie Reid and Edgar Reid of Quemonda NM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Bonnie Corbin
Hillcrest Lodge
Sweetwater
Garza County
Mary Haynes
Ethel Pate
Snyder
Howard Whitworth
Roby
Kenneth Thomas
Zanelle Gregory
Henry Reid
Milnesoud
N.M
Leslie and
Edgar Reid
Quemonda
Also Mentioned on This Page
SDN
TAR Gazer
Libra
Mrs. Corbin
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