Patterson travels vast right of way work crosses Indian lands
The article notes Robert R. Patterson, former Snyder attorney and ex state representative, now in Tucson under contract with Tucson Gas and Electric Co. for right‑of‑way for a Third World plant near Four Corners. Negotiations involve Navajo and Apache tribes amid opposition from wildlife groups. Patterson's travels include Plymouth to trace historic deeds with Miles Standish.
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State Senate
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Ohio
Massachusetts
Michigan
Illinois
Tucson
Ariz
Tucson Gas and Electric Co
Four Corners
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
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National Wildlife Federation
Sierra Club
West Texas
Pattersons
Plymouth
Mass
Miles Standish
May 18 Today In History Highlights
May 18 1971 marks the 138th day of the year with 227 remaining. Notable events include Napoleon becoming emperor in 1804 the 1860 Republican convention Abraham Lincoln nomination and the 1863 Vicksburg siege beginning.
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France
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Vicksburg
Miss
Hague
Netherlands
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ethiopia
United Nations
Lake Success
N.Y
Manhattan
U. S
Radio Corporation of America
Atlantic
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
United States
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Weather notes for Texas regions into Wednesday
Weather summary for Snyder and six Texas regions shows temperatures ranging from lows in the 40s to highs in the 90s. Northwest and North Central Texas expect cooler nights and mid 60s to upper 70s highs with possible thunderstorms in the east. Southwest and South Central Texas trend fair with variable cloudiness and warm afternoons through Wednesday.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Turnouts Vary Across The State
Texans voted on liquor by the drink in 47 of 254 counties while public sales proceeded in Houston and San Antonio. turnout varied with heavy city turnout and light early voting in Austin Raymondville Harlingen and San Benito amid a broader constitutional vote.
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Dallas
Austin
Rio Grande Valley
Houston
San Antonio
Bexar
Raymondville
San Benito
Harlingen
Texas Struck by Rail Walkout Impacts Across State
A rail strike by signalmen disrupts Texas service with spotty picketing and halted lines. Post office limits on mail and air parcels, potential supermarket stock curtailment, and fears for citrus and onion shipments loom. GM Arlington plant may shut by Wednesday pending rail parts. Amtrak schedules affected with Houston express scarce and Sunset Limited stalled.
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Texas
South
Texas Citrus and Vegetable Growers and Shippers Association
General Motors
Arlington
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Amtrak
Houston
Fort Worth
New Orleans
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Light Showers Miss Moisture Across Snyder Area
A cool front brought thunderstorms to the Snyder area last night but produced little moisture. Snyder logged .09 inch from light showers and small hail, while hail the size of golf balls was reported at Big Spring and smaller hail at Midland. The front stretched from near Abilene to Lamesa and toward El Paso, with tornado watches issued for six counties and severe thunderstorm watches for 47 counties in West and Central Texas and 10 in Oklahoma. A sharp north wind followed the front, gusting to about 35 mph in the Panhandle.
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Big Spring
Midland
Nnh
Lamesa
el Paso
Texas
Clay, Cooke
Hardeman
Montague
Wichita
Wilbarger
Oklahoma
Abilene
Ardmore
Okla
Panhandle
North Vietnamese attacks escalate in Laos panhandle action
In Laos the NVA stepped up raids wiping out Ban Dong Hene and seizing Pak Song and Ban Houei Sai. Dong Hene, 1500 residents, burned. 50 government troops killed at Pak Song. A second blast damaged Paksane airstrip. three civilians and three troops hurt. Saigon reported a clash 35 miles southeast of Phnom Penh with five enemy dead.
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Ban Dong Hene
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laotian Panhandle
Souvanna Phouma
U.S
Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Pak Song
Ban Houei Sai
Bolovens
Panhandle
Dong Hene
Savannakhet
Muong Phalane
Vientiane
Paksane
Mekong
A Shau
Phnom Penh
Odessa to receive water from new well field Wednesday
Water from the Ward County well field should reach Odessa by Wednesday, says O H Ivie of the Colorado River Municipal Water District. Three booster stations would push water over the line’s high point toward the Odessa terminal storage, allowing gravity flow into the city. By week’s end, 15 of 17 wells expected to be operational, with a 24 million gallon daily capacity, easing pressure on Lake E V Spence and Lake J B Thomas. Financing totals 6.75 million dollars in revenue bonds.
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Signalmen’s Union
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Nixon
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Gerald Ford
Michigan
White House
United States
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Labor, Transportation and Defense
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Dn.j
Robert Packwood
Ward County
Odessa
O. H. Ivie
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Ivie
E. V. Spence
J. B. Thomas
CRMWD
Drouth
Intec
Liquor Tax Faces Final House Vote in Texas
Liquor by the drink tax heads to final House decision as 47 counties hold local option ballots. The bill by Rep. DeWitt Hale would tax mixed drinks and bottle liquor under state and local sales taxes, shifting from the original gross receipts plan. Sen. Joe Christie favors the original method for higher revenue.
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Austin
DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christi
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House
Hale
Joe Christie
el Paso
Christie
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