Nixon Likes Big Country at Connally Texas Ranch
President Nixon toured John Connallys 3500 acre Texas ranch near Floresville. He praised Texas big country and its electoral votes while a 200 guest dinner and private planes marked the visit. Officials framed remarks cautiously but fed speculation about Connally as a potential running mate.
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Gaylord Shaw
Associated Press
Floresville
Tex
Nixon
Treasury
John B. Connally
Texas Ranch
Texas
White House
Connally
United States
Presient
Spiro T. Agnew
May Day history highlights from 1898 to 2007
On this May 1 milestone date notable events include Dewey's destruction of a Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in 1898 and the Smithsonian cornerstone laid in 1847. The Empire State Building dedication occurred in 1931 and other milestones span 1873 1893 1945 1961 and recent years.
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Associated Press
Adm
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
U.S. Post Office
Chicago
New York
Adolf Hitler
Cuba
Moscow
U.S
Dean Rusk
North Vietnam
Vietnam
California
Italy
Raffaele Minichiello
Rome
Weather summary for Texas regions this weekend
Snyder reports temperatures with highs near mid 80s and lows around 60s. Northwest Central Northeast and South Texas show cooling trends with clearing skies and isolated storms, highs ranging 65 to 88 and lows 34 to 62. Rain chances remain light to moderate across the central belt this afternoon through Tuesday.
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Snyder
Texas
Western Texas College Rodeo Teams Shine at Twin Meetings
Western Texas College won the men's rodeo at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene with 315 points while the women's team finished second at Tarleton State College in Stephenville with 159 points. Jim Fuller earned All Around Cowboy honors at HSU, scoring 186 points across events.
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Western Texas College
Jim Fuller
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
WTC
Hardin-Simmons University College
Westerners
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
HSU
Eastern New Mexico University
Tarleton
Joe Anderson
Tutt Garnett
Bob Wilfong
Janice Lisemby
Glenda Froman
Quang Tri Falls to North Vietnamese Forces
Saigon reports South Viet Nam's Quang Tri, a 27 thousand population provincial capital, fell after five days of heavy assaults by four North Vietnamese divisions. Hanoi achieved its largest victory of the 38 day offensive, as South Vietnamese forces abandoned the city and the surrounding area up to the De militarized zone. Americans evacuated advisers and most civilians had fled.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
U.S
Kontum
Controls Lifted From Small Businesses
The government ended wage and price controls for millions of small businesses and small government units, generally those with 60 or fewer employees. Director Donald Rumsfeld said the move aimed to streamline the economy and reduce regulatory burdens.
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Washington
Donald Rumsfeld
Cost of Living Council
Pay Board
The
Price Commission
Internal Revenue Service
Nixon Departure From Texas After Ranch Stop
President Richard Nixon left Texas for Washington after spending Sunday night at Treasury Secretary Connally’s ranch. Air Force One carried him from Randolph AFB at 10:35 a.m. EDT with strong Texas turnout waving as he boarded.
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San Antonio
Tex
Richard Nixon
Texas
Washington
Treasury
John Connally
Air Force One
Randolph Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base
Connallys
Here
Marine Corps
Randolph Afb
Nixon
Texas Ranger
Preston Thompson
Floresville
Governor Smith cites lower welfare costs for 1973
Gov. Preston Smith announced that Texas public welfare program costs for 1973 would be about 75 million dollars less than expected. He said there will be no cut in welfare payments on September 1 and noted that welfare demand has leveled off for the first time in a decade. He added there may be less funding than 1972 and he sees no need for a tax bill.
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Austin
Tex
Preston Smith
Smith
Thunderstorm Delivers Heavy Rain and Hail Across County
A brisk thunderstorm moved from northwest to southeast across Scurry County on Sunday, dumping 1.5 to 3 inches of rain and hail from pea size to baseballs. Snyder saw 2.80 inches at the water plant while Fluvanna, Hermleigh, and Helmleigh reported hail and rain damage. A cool front followed, with clearing skies and cooler temperatures later.
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Scurry County
Snyder
City
Fluvanna
Hermleigh
Higginbotham- Bartlett Lumber Co
Billy Roach
Ohio campaign heats up as McGovern and Humphrey swing cities
Senators Hubert H. Humphrey and George S. McGovern campaign in Ohio cities like Toledo Canton Cleveland Cincinnati and Dayton with 153 delegates at stake. Nixon backers eye a clean Republican sweep while Muskie Jackson and Ford influence Indiana Kentucky and Washington delegate outcomes.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
George S. McGovern
Ohio
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Humphrey
Toledo
Canton
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dayton
Indiana
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
District of Columbia
Edmund S. Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Washington, D.C
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Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Oklahoma
Wendell Ford
Muskie
Washington
McGovvern
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