Planting date urged to curb boll weevil in Rolling Plains
Farmers affiliated with Rolling Plains Cotton Growers are urged to plant the 1973 cotton crop on May 21 to outrun boll weevil. Texas Cotton Grower notes a uniform date aids control as earlier planting reduces egg laying and advances squares growth. The Big Spring Herald also reports Defense Department moves to extend dependency benefits to servicewomen with civilian husbands.
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Rolling Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Texas Cotton Grower
Big Spring Herald
Defense Department
the Herald
May 4 1973 in History Highlights From The Associated Press
Today marks the 124th day of 1973 with events including Minuit purchasing Manhattan in 1626 Napoleon exiling to Elba in 1814 and Civil War battles at Chancellorsville in 1863 The day also notes the 1942 Coral Sea begin the 1945 Denmark surrender 1961 Freedom Riders departure and earlier civil rights clashes in Birmingham five years prior and Soviet US ratification of a consular rights convention ten years ago.
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Associated Press
Peter Minuit
Manhattan Island
Minuit
Manhattan
Napoleon Bonaparte
Island
Elba
Chancellorsville
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Coral Sea
Denmark
Europe
Freedom Riders
Washington, D.C
New Orleans
Birmingham
Ala
Soviet Union
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Paris
Texas Weather Outlook by Region
Snyder area reports Thursday high 73 and low 41 with 7 am reading 47. Northwest to Southwest Texas fair and warmer tonight with partly cloudy Saturday and a few afternoon storms. Highs Saturday 78 to 95. Low 52 to 65 near mountains. North Central Northeast Texas partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with slow warming. lows 55 to 62. highs 83 to 88. South Central Southeast Texas cloudiness increasing tonight and Saturday with drizzle possible. lows 56 to 68. highs Saturday in the 80s. Upper Coast winds 10 to 20 knots easterly to southeasterly. seas slight tonight then moderate Saturday.
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Snyder
Texas
Sloan Testifies Cash Unreported
Former Nixon campaign finance treasurer Hugh W. Sloan Jr. testified in a sworn deposition that the committee raised more than one million dollars in unreported cash contributions. He said the figure was not precisely calculated and cited a missing ledger sheet of cash transactions.
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Washington
Nixon
Campaign Finance Committee
Hugh W. Sloan Jr
Finance Committee
Presi
Snyder ISD runoff election for Place 1 on board
Voters set to choose Place 1 on the Snyder Independent School District board Saturday from 8 am to 7 pm at the administration building. Candidates Vera McSpadden and Ricardo Corrales lead after April 7, with McSpadden 279 votes, Corrales 155, and Olin Bunch 14. runoff required if no majority. Harold Lacik retires after two terms. Max von Roeder seeks re election for Place 2.
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The
Snyder Independent School District
Vera McSpadden
Ricardo Corrales
Snyder
Harold Lacik
Max von Roeder
Mrs. Mattie James 77 dies. services set in Cleburne
Mrs. Mattie Ora James 77 died at 7:20 a.m. today at Hillcrest Lodge. Funeral service 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Crozier-Pearson Chapel in Cleburne, burial Rose Hill Cemetery. Surviving daughters Melba Lewis Fort Worth Peggy Lamberth San Diego. sons J D James Snyder K G James Victoria. siblings Hallie Epperson Beadias Grace Warzineack Las Vegas. brother Bill Cartwright Sonora Elbert Cartwright Pendleton. Body remained at Bell Seale Funeral Home until 8 a.m. Saturday then moved to Cleburne.
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Mattie Ora James
Hillcrest Lodge
Crozier-Pearson
Cleburne
Rose Hill
Crozier- Pearson Funeral Home
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Bell County
James
Snyder
Melba Lewis
Fort Worth
Peggy Lamberth
San Diego
Calif
J.D. James
K.G. James
Victoria
Hallie Epperson
Beadias
Grace Warzineack
Las Vegas
Nev
Bill Cartwright
Sonora
Elbert Cartwright
Pendleton
Texas Senate Sends 9.5 Billion Budget To Compromise Table
Texas senators sent a 9.5 billion general appropriations bill to the compromise table as House debate on marijuana penalties continued. Senate leaders defended the measure as balanced, while critics warned it spends four years of revenue sharing and reserve funds were not created. House members fought over marijuana possession thresholds, with votes defeating six and two ounce amendments as a broader drug reform bill drew hours of debate.
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Bob Gammage
Houston
Sen
A.M. Aikin
Paris
Senate Finance Committee
Gammage
Legislative Budget Board
House
Haig Named White House Staff Coordinator to Succeed Haldeman
President Nixon appointed Army Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr. as White House staff coordinator replacing H. R. Haldeman. Haig, previously deputy national security adviser and Army vice chief of staff, will oversee all White House staff activities and may serve long term.
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Associated Press
Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Army
Alexander M. Haig Jr
White House
H. R
Bob) Haldeman
Haig
Haldeman
Ronald L. Ziegler
Pentagon
National Security Council
John D. Ehrlichman
John Dean III
Kissinger Heads To Moscow For Vietnam Talks
Henry Kissinger travels to Moscow for three days of talks on salvaging the Vietnam cease fire and arranging a U S Soviet summit. He signals Vietnam will be a major part of discussions with Kremlin leaders and aides note the visit follows Nixon's state of the world message.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Vietnam
U.S
Kissinger
Nixon
Congress
Soviet Union
United States
Hanoi
White House
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Indochina
Jobless rate holds at five percent in April
Washington AP reports unemployment stayed at five percent with about 4.4 million jobless and 83.9 million employed. The average work week rose to 37.4 hours, boosting earnings to 141.72 per week while living costs climbed 4.7 percent over the year.
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Washington
Labor Department
The
Bureau of Labor Statistics
VEW District 8 VFW Convention Set at Snyder
The District 8 VFW and Ladies Auxiliary announce their annual convention at Scurry County Memorial Post 823 Snyder with registration Friday 2 to 6 p m and Saturday 8 to 9 a m. Miss VFW contest 3 30 p m Saturday. Memorials and joint meeting Sunday 9 a m. District 8 includes 14 counties. W K Huber of Corpus Christi to represent texas department.
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VFW
Ladies Auxiliary
Scurry County Memorial Post
Snyder
Jan Bellamy
Voice of Democracy
Bonnie Timora
J.P. Ellis
Abilene
Sweetwater
Merkel
Clyde
Colorado City
Brownwood
Comanche
Eastland
Breckenridge
Stamford
Anson
Hamlin
Rotan
W.K. Huber
Corpus Christi
Department of Texas
Nixon Cautions Russia China on Arms and Peace Talks
President Nixon warns the Soviet Union and China that arming North Vietnam or pressuring Hanoi could derail relations with the United States. He says China-US ties are improving with direct talks, and a possible long term Soviet economic cooperation is on the table. Snyder Chapter of American Field Service to meet for Dutch Treat breakfast at 7:30 am Saturday at the Steak House.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
China
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Congress
Indochina
United States
Peking
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