Wrights Fight Over Highway Funds Persists In Congress
The SDN Column discusses the split over Highway Trust Fund money with Wright criticizing interparty bargaining. It notes Senate gains for mass transit supporters and ongoing administration backing for city interests. The piece also contrasts profit perception and income shares among workers, employers, and corporate profits, citing data and a New York Times suggestion on payroll transparency.
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Jim Wright
Highway Trust Fund
Congress
Wright
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Lloyd Bentsen
Donald I. Rogers
New York Times
Wacil McNair
Today in History May 8 1973 Associated Press
On this date in history events include World War II ending in Europe in 1945, Joan of Arc lifting the siege of Orleans in 1929, Hernando de Soto discovering the Mississippi near Memphis in 1541, and battles and political moves through 1965 1958 1942 1846. Notable recent items mention Pope John XXIII relations with Poland and Vatican, Nixon trips and orders in 1970s.
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Palo Alto
Coral Sea
Richard M. Nixon
Lima
Peru
Kashmir
Sheik Mohammed Abdullah
New Delhi
India
Poland
Stefan Cardinal
Wynszynski
Rome
John XXIII
Vatican
Paul VI
Colombia
Nixon
Weather forecast for Texas and Snyder region
Reading at 7 a.m. today was 53 degrees as high Monday reached 80 and a low of 53. Northwest and Southwest Texas will be fair to partly cloudy through Wednesday with a warming trend and a low in the 40s to 60s, high 80s to near 100 in Big Bend areas. North Central and Northeast Texas expect clear to partly cloudy and warm conditions through Wednesday with lows 54 to 64 and highs 76 to 86. South Central and Southeast Texas remain fair through Wednesday with cooler nights and warm afternoons, lows 55 to 70 and highs 80 to 95.
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Big Bend
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South Central
Nixon proposes single disaster agency to speed aid
President Nixon asks Congress to create a centralized federal Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act. The plan would standardize victim benefits, boost preventive measures, and shift more recovery responsibility to states, with a $250000 first year grant to each state and broad authority for HUD to manage major disaster activities.
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Nixon
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HUD
Panel To Subpoena Dean For Watergate Hearings
Sen Sam Ervin announced the Watergate committee will begin hearings May 17 and will subpoena ex White House counsel John W. Dean. Immunity may be granted to Dean to secure testimony, while he remains subject to other prosecutions. The hearings start at 10 am with sessions three days a week, though a witness list for opening day was not available.
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Sam J. Ervin
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Watergate Investigating Committee
White House
John W. Dean
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Dean
Nixon
Ervin
Tired but Unharmed U.S. Diplomat Freed in Mexico
U S Consul General Terrance G. Leonhardy was released in Guadalajara after 76 hours in captivity by a guerrilla group. He thanked Mexican authorities and his family, calling the release a relief and noting gratitude to those who helped, including the Mexican government. The group FRAP had kidnapped him and demanded prisoners' release and media broadcasts.
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Mexico
U.S
Terrance G. Leonhardy
Jack Higgins
State Department
Leonhardy
Cuba
Jack Dennis
Dennis
Indians Lay Down Arms at Wounded Knee Ending 70-Day Occupation
In Wounded Knee South Dakota Indian militants surrendered their arms signaling an end to a 70 day occupation. About 40 Indians gathered by a church as two face federal charges and are to be arraigned in Rapid City. The rest will leave the reservation and weapons were handed to Justice Department officials.
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S.D
U.S. Atty
Kent Frizzell
Frizzell
Rapid City
American Indian Movement
Dennis Banks
Banks
Richard Hellstein
Leonard Crow Dog
Annexation Plea Rejected and Gas Rate Tabled Again
Snyder City Council rejected one annexation proposal, withdrew another for rewrites, and tabled a gas rate change along with several other items. A 2755 acre annexation was rejected on second reading, while a 1508 acre proposal was withdrawn. The gas rate ordinance, water line connection, de annexation, and day care subsidy requests were tabled for future action.
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Snyder
Lyle Deffebach
Joe Sentell
Lone Star Gas Company
Wesley O Graves
Union- Fluvanna
Snyder Savings and Loan Association
Beacon Lodge
Snyder Child Day Care Center
Jack Kiley
Henry Hartman
Rex Fields
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Warning on Resource Shortages Presses US Official Alarm
Washington reports the first U S government endorsement of resource shortage fears. The Geological Survey's 722 page survey warns many minerals will remain scarce, while MIT and UK studies warned civilization could collapse without restraint on growth.
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U S
U.S
U.S. Geological Survey
The
Geological Survey
Panel OKs Unit Bill in Texas Oil Case
The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved a 7-3 oil and gas unitization bill. Sen. Peyton McKnight voting against it cited a request for a complete transcript. he also questioned the constitutionality of exempting state lands from the measure. Chair Sen. Max Sherman said an AG opinion on the bill was possible but undecided.
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Tyler
Max Sherman
Amarillo
East Texas
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