Texas tourism gains and farm yields in 1972 report
The Texas Highway Department reports 10 of 11 tourist bureaus posted gains in visitors in 1972 led by a 70 percent rise in Laredo. Over 1.6 billion auto visitors spent about 15.92 dollars daily, with lodging and food driving over half of expenditures. Texas also led pecan production at 65 million pounds and ranked seventh in peach output, though frost may cut this year’s yields. A Pretoria inventor claims a car safety computer that warns drivers after near misses.
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Texas Highway Department
Capitol Bureau
Laredo
THD
Scurry County
State Agriculture Department
Texas
John C. White
Pretoria
South Africa
Wacil, McNair
Today in History highlights from May 3
May 3 marks significant events from 1494 Columbus discovering Jamaica to 1971 antiwar arrests in Washington. Notable milestones include 1814 Louis XVIII returning to Paris, 1802 D C incorporation, 1923 first nonstop transcontinental flight, and 1944 quinine production at Harvard.
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Associated Press
Christopher Columbus
Jamaica
Louis XVIII of
France
Paris
Napoleon Bonaparte
Washington, D.C
Robert Hewitt
New York
Atlantic City
N.J
Navy
Oakley G
North Vietnam
Asst
L. Patrick Gray
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Weather forecast for Texas and nearby states
Snyder area reports a morning temperature of 40 degrees. North Central and Northeast Texas stay fair through Friday with mild Friday afternoon and highs in the mid to upper 70s. South Central and Southeast Texas remain fair with cooler nights and highs around mid to upper 70s to 80s, winds east to northeast and small craft advisories offshore.
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Snyder
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Two Aides Visit Watergate Prosecutor Amid Scandal Wave
Outgoing White House aides H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman plan talks with the Watergate prosecutor and Senate inquiry on neutral ground. Reports say indictments loom for coverup roles as resignations and a White House realignment unfold. The Justice Department cited the Nixon campaign over a $200000 cash gift and Vesco funds. Former aide Jeb Magruder and E Howard Hunt testified at the grand jury.
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Washington
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Senate Watergate Committee
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Justice Department
Robert L. Vesco
Ves
Hugh Sloan Jr
Watergate Grand Jury
Nixon Campaign
Jeb S. Magruder
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Fighting erupts as army shells Beirut outskirts
Lebanese army tanks pound high rise blocks as Palestinian guerrillas clash in and around Beirut. Gunfire, snipers, and bazooka attacks ripple through the city while a tentative ceasefire fails to hold. Casualty reports vary with 22 guerrillas killed and 99 wounded claimed by Palestinian radio. Syria warns of intervention as tensions rise.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Tel Zatar
Damascus
Syria
Palestinian Liberation Army
Cairo
Jordan
Egypt
REA Clerks End Strike Ends After Brief Walkout
The Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks says a tentative agreement with REA Express Co ends a nationwide strike after three hours. About 15,000 workers are affected with wage gains and retroactive pay to July 1, 1971 as part of the deal. C L Dennis announced return to work for the morning shift and wage comparability through 1975.
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Chicago
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
REA Express Co
C.L. Dennis
REA
Dennis
Nixon Pompidou to meet in Iceland in May
Washington reports that President Nixon and French President Georges Pompidou will hold talks on May 31 and June 1 in Iceland. The meeting was previously announced without a fixed date.
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Washington
Nixon
Georges Pompidou
France
Iceland
Cool Weather Returns to Snyder Area
A sluggish cool front moved south over the Gulf of Mexico bringing nippy air to the Snyder area. Official low 39 in Snyder with 36 in Amarillo and Dalhart. Snyder high 67 and Panhandle highs near 80. Skies mostly fair with clouds along the upper coast.
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Snyder
Gulf of Mexico
Amarillo
Dalhart
Panhandle
Texas
Wholesale prices mixed as food dips but industry soars in April
Wholesale food and farm product prices fell 2.9 percent in April led by meat declines amid a nationwide meat boycott. Industrial raw material prices rose 1.4 percent, the largest monthly gain since January 1951, driving an overall 0.8 percent rise in wholesale prices for April. The Labor Department notes a 6 month annual rate of 17.3 percent, with six month gains strongest since the Korean War era.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Absentee ballots in Snyder School Board runoff vote
Twenty eight absentee ballots were cast for the Snyder Independent School District Place 1 runoff between Vera McSpadden and Ricardo Corrales. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the school administration building. Harold Lacik leaves Place 1. Max von Roeder seeks Place 2.
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Snyder
Thirty-seventh Street
Vera McSpadden
Ricardo Corrales
Snyder Independent School District
McSpadden
Texas lawmakers press on with early, late session
In Austin the Texas legislature pressed a long schedule ahead of the May 28 deadline. The House backed a national park resolution for the Big Thicket, while debates over mass transit in Harris County and Houston moved forward. A multi peril insurance bill passed the House for construction sites, and a number of other measures advanced or were blocked as lawmakers strive to finish business.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
House
Congress
National Park Service
Harris County
Houston
Senate
San Antonio State Hospital
Parrs Tax Suit Is Dismissed
San Antonio AP reports defense motions led to the dismissal of a tax evasion indictment against Parr, 72, a South Texas political figure. The judge noted possible government appeal or new indictments, while Parr declined comment after the ruling.
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San Antonio
George Parr
South Texas
U.S. District Court
D. W. Suttle
Parr
Eunice E. Powell
Bryan Taylor Parr
South
Texas
U.S
San Diego
Tex
Lyndon Johnson
U.S Senate
Harry Truman
Suttle
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