Community events and college paving fight for time in Towle Park
Yarborough leads a packed schedule as SDN Briscoe highlights community activities. History Appreciation Week and Festival of Arts at Western Texas College align with a citywide political push. A Texas Highway Department road project aims to finish in 150 working days, possibly delaying asphalt work until warmer weather. Educational toy trends at the Dallas Market Center Toy Show include crystal growing kits and a weather forecasting set.
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Snyder
Western Texas College
Jaycees
Towle Memorial Park
WTC
Texas Highway Department
Dallas Market Center
Briscoe Drives Runoff Edge in Texas Democratic Primary
Dolph Briscoe leads in Scurry County and statewide with strong margins for governor. Frances Farenthold advances to a runoff while Preston Smith fades. Ben Barnes and Wayne Connally also push toward runoff spots.
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Scurry County
Dolph Briscoe
Wayland G. Holt
Briscoe
Ben Barnes
Preston Smith
Frances Farenthold
Sterling Williams
Borden County
Holt
Williams
Associated Press
Sharpstown
Bill Hobby
Houston Post
Wayne Connally
John Connnally
Ralph Ya
Texas
Joe Christie
Ralph Hall
Bill Jones
John Hill
Crawford Martin
Bill Pate
Today In History May 7 1972 Highlights
On this date in history events include the 1915 Lusitania sinking with 1100 lives lost off Ireland. Also 1777 Surprise captures Prince of Orange, 1789 inaugural ball for Washington, 1833 Brahms born, 1939 Rome Berlin Axis, 1943 Tunis and Bizerte liberated, 1960 Powers spy trial, 1970s nuclear test, 196? helicopter crash in Vietnam, and unemployment rise past six percent.
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Associated Press
Ireland
Surprise
New York
George Washington
Johannes Brahms
Germany
Italy
North Africa
Tunis
Bizerte
Soviet Union
U.ss.r
Francis Gary Powers
France
Sahara Desert
U.S
South Vietnam
Weather snapshot for Snyder and Texas regions
Snyder shows Friday peak 77 and low 55 with 7 am reading 59 and .87 precip. Northwest Texas fair to partly cloudy through Wednesday with mid 60s to mid 80s highs and upper 30s to mid 90s lows. North Central to Northeast Texas partly cloudy Monday to Wednesday with thundershower chances and 70s to 80s highs. Southwest Texas clear to partly cloudy with 70s to 90s highs and 50s to 60s lows. South Central to Southeast Texas warm, partly cloudy Monday to Wednesday with upper 70s to near 90 highs and 60s lows.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Wide Open Texas Democratic Precinct Conventions Tale
Precinct conventions across Texas signal a wide open presidential race with Wallace strong in rural counties. Uncommitted delegates lead in several counties, while Humphrey and McGovern earn smaller shares. Republicans praised Nixon in mostly routine proceedings.
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Associated Press
Texas
Lone Star
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
American Party
Palestine
Anderson County
Wilbarger County
Vernon
McGovern
Henderson County
Athens
Victoria County
Victoria
Richard Nixon
Briscoe Grounded In Uvalde
Dolph Briscoe waited at the Uvalde airport as rain and a tornado warning grounded his flight for the Texas gubernatorial night rally. A spokesman said Briscoe planned to fly to Austin for a gala with his campaign staff, but weather kept him grounded past midnight.
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Austin
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
Clace
Texas
Briscoe
Borden County Faces Mixed Results In Primary Races
In Borden County Democrats backed Barefoot Sanders for U S Senate and Dolph Briscoe for governor with large leads. Sanders led 183 to 141 over Ralph Yarborough, while Briscoe topped Preston Smith and others. Local judges and commissioners showed tighter splits with several runoffs.
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Keith Collier
Don Adams
Collier
Lloyd Merritt
Thayne Mebane
Charlie J. Yoast
Mebane
Yoast
Paul Sizemore
G.A. Newton
Marion Dabbs
Eldon Perry
Dabbs
Perry
Odell Graham
Jimmy Gifford
Stanford Lander
U.S. Senate
Parefoot Sanders
Scurry County
Ralph Yarborough
Gail - Borden County
Barefoot Sanders
Dolph Briscoe
U.S
132Nd
Sanders
Briscoe
Preston Smith
Frances Farenthold
Ben Barnes
Sterling Williams
Wayland G. Holt
Borden County
Herman Ledbetter Fed
Harlin D. Williams
Hubert Walker
Vernon Wolf
Eddie Simer
Wayne
James Wilson
Vernon Smith
Stanford Smith
Jesse James
Scurry GOP Heights Grover Reagan Lead in Primary
Scurry County Republicans cast 33 votes at West Elementary School with Henry C. Grover 11 and David Reagan 10 leading the gubernatorial nominee race. Other candidates McElroy Fay and Hall trailed. Voters opposed pupil busing for racial balance 31 to 2 and DST 24 to 8. No local races appeared on the ballot.
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Nolan Robnell
John White
Car Bell
Borden County
Byron Tunnell
Gene B. West
Connie Lawson
Harry C. Grover
Scurry County
Henry C. Grover
David Reagan
B. Thomas McElroy
Albert Bel Fay
John A. Hall
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SDN Briscoe
Yarborough
Holt Willams
Borden
Box Yarborough Sanders
McMillan Adams
Box Collier Merritt
Wayland Holt
Adams
Robert S Calvert
Dallas Blankenship
Robert S. Calvert
Randy Pendleton
Bill Robertson
Jim Wilson
Lauro Cruz
Nolan Robnett
Baker Rudolph
Eric Smylie
Odis Weldon
Gene West
Hank Grover
al Fay
Joan Hall
Joe Jenkins
Tom McLlroy
Dave Reagan
Scurry Gop
Grover
Reagan
Aries Marx
Star Gazer
Jclay R. Polla
Taurus
Gemini
Libra
Transoc
Toxtoy
Concen
Read
Ley
Scorpio
Sagittarius
NOY
Capricorn
Aquarius
Fea
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