Close GOP push clashes with Democratic primaries in Texas region
The SDN Column notes neighbors urging Republican votes for Reagan while Pease prefers Democratic races. It highlights switching patterns in lightly contested Democratic ballots and recalls similar 1972 voting shifts. Jim Cornish cites Bicentennial bell ringing plans on July 4 with First United Methodist Church bell. Walter Buckel comments on Democratic convention sparring and Carter opposition.
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Rotan Advance
Ruby Star- Record
Ronald Reagan
Pease
Reagan
Ford
Jim Cornish
The
Post Dispatch
Cornish
Ministerial Association
First United Methodist Church
Snyder
Walter Buckel
Lamesa
Carter
Wacil McNair
In History Today May 7 1976 AP Digest
May 7 marks key past events from 1945 end of World War II with Germany’s surrender to Eisenhower at Rheims to 1960 Powers trial announcement. Also notes 1789 inaugural ball, 1833 Brahms birth, 1915 Lusitania sinking, 1939 Rome-Berlin Axis, 1943 North Africa victory, 1960 Powers spy trial, and 1967 lunar treaty aims. Include 1970s space and currency shifts and Suez Canal notes.
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Italy
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Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
U.S
China
Suez Canal
Ford Said
Egypt
Colonial Revolutionary Committee
Pennsylvania
Weather overview for Texas regions with temperatures and winds
Snyder area shows 7 am reading 51 degrees with high near 70 and low 50. West Texas: mostly cloudy to Saturday with scattered showers and storms, lows near 40 to 50s, highs 60s to 80s in Big Bend. North Texas mainly fair, becoming cloudy with showers to the south, highs 67 to 75. South Texas cloudy with showers, lows 50 to 68, highs 70 to 80. Port Arthur to Port O Connor southeast winds 15 knots shifting to 18 knots, seas 5 to 7 feet. higher winds and seas in showers. Port O Connor to Brownsville winds 18 knots, seas 5 to 7 feet.
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West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
North Texas
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South Central
South Texas
Port Arthur
Port O’connor
Brownsville
Rescue workers probe ruins for survivors
Venice Italy AP rescue teams frantically search earthquake ruins across northeast towns. Officials fear the death toll may reach 300 as art treasures reportedly escaped damage in the massive quake that afflicted half of Italy and six other countries. No casualty details yet.
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Venice
Italy
Naples
Yugoslavia
Austria
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Florence
Panel Eyes Power Problem
The Texas Public Utilities Commission meets to discuss a cross state power interconnection issue after Central Power and Light and West Texas Utilities began selling power to Oklahoma customers. The move could trigger federal oversight and affect emergency operations and sensitive communications.
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Austin, Tex
State Public Utilities Commission
Central Power and Light of
Corpus Christi
West Texas Utilities Co
Abilene
Oklahoma
Utility Commission
Alan Erwin
Texas Power
Central Power and Light
West Texas Utilities
Erwin
Central Power and Light and
U.S. District Court
Dallas
Central and Southwest Corporation
Wilmington
del. S. B. Phillips Jr
Central and Southwest
Cp&l
WTA
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma
Southwestern Electric Power Co
Colleges Aid Plan Proposed
Higher Education Commissioner Kenneth Ashworth urged laws and constitutional changes to cut general revenue drain on college construction and remodeling. He asked broadening of Permanent University Fund use and tax bond programs to cover repairs and new academic endowment.
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Permanent University Fund
Ashworth
Unemployment rate steadies at 7.5 amid April gains
The April jobless rate held at 7.5 percent, ending five months of decline as employment rose by 700000 to 87.4 million. The civilian labor force grew to 94.4 million with about 7 million unemployed and 3.2 million part time workers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Rly
Ford vetoes four billion military aid bill in foreign policy clash
President Ford vetoed a 4 billion military foreign aid bill citing constitutional concerns and overreach by Congress. He warned the measure would curb executive foreign policy powers and impede arm sales, human rights, and aid conditions. Congress failed to override.
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Frances Lewine
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Ford
Congress
North
South Vietnam
House
Senate
America
Scurry County Democrats Convene at Snyder Junior High Auditorium
Scurry County Democrats plan a county convention at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Snyder Junior High School Auditorium. Delegates chosen at last Saturday precinct conventions will conduct the business at the county meeting.
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Scurry County
Snyder Junior High School
Lightning Strikes Oilfield Tank Battery Near Snyder
A lightning bolt struck an oilfield tank battery on the Jackson P. Ellis base about 8:20 a.m. 12 miles south of Snyder in Scurry County causing the destruction of about 240 barrels of oil. Cooler weather and south storm showers were reported.
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Snyder
Scurry County
Jackson P. Ellis
Ellis
Little Britches Rodeo Opens At Scurry County Arena
Tonight's Little Britches Rodeo at Scurry County Rodeo Arena runs one night with seven events and about 360 riders. Miss Cindy Heaslet of Weatherford serves as guest eye. top winners receive Navajo blankets and belt buckles. categories include Pee Wee Junior and Senior with age groups 11 and under 12 to 14 and 15 to 17. Tickets 2 adults 1 for students and free for preschoolers. stock producer Doc Edwards of Girard.
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Scurry County Rodeo Arena
Cindy Heaslet
Weatherford
American Association of Sheriff Posses
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