Death of the Duke of Windsor marks a final romance chapter
The SDN Column notes the death of Edward VIII, who abdicated in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, altering British history. The piece links his choice to lasting cultural impact and contrasts it with modern reflections from teachers and students. It also includes Snyder High School survey results showing 149 seniors plan to attend college, 93 to Western Texas College, and football spring activities as the season nears.
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Duke of Windsor
Edward VIII
England
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
George VI
George
Elizabeth II
Simpson
Britain
Tiger’s Tale
Snyder
Western Texas College
SHS
WTC
Snyder High
May 30 History Highlights and Birthdays
On May 30 in history significant events include Joan of Arc's execution in 1431 and Columbus's third voyage starting in 1498. Other notes cover Hernando de Soto in 1539, Brooklyn Bridge panic in 1883, Cologne bombing in 1942, Trujillo's assassination in 1961, a 1963 death toll in East Pakistan, Khrushchev in Moscow in 1956, Nigeria’s Biafra move, Mariner 9 launch, and birthdays for Benny Goodman Cornelia Otis Skinner and James A Farley. Humility is cited as Confucius advised virtue.
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Joan of Arc
Rouen
France
Christopher Columbus
Spain
New World
Hernando de Soto
Florida
Brooklyn
New York
Cologne
Germany
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
East Pakistan
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Benny Goodman
Soviet Union
Nigeria
Biafra
U.S. Mariner 9
Cape Kennedy
Mars
Cornelia Otis Skinner
James A Farley
Confucius
Weather roundup for Texas highs and showers
A regional forecast covers Northwest Southwest and North Central Northeast Texas with scattered showers and thundershowers. It notes highs from the 70s to upper 80s, lows around 50s to 60s, and partly cloudy to fair conditions through Wednesday across multiple regions.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
North Central
South Central
Supreme Court upholds Texas welfare plan with income rule
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upholds Texas and 18 states’ method to reduce aid to needy families with outside income. Justices White and Nixon appointees join the majority. four dissenters call the cut unlawful. The court also rejects claims of racial or chicanery discrimination and upholding loyalty oath in New York schools.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Nixon Administration
Byron R. White
California
State Supreme Court
New York
Snyder trustees study 1972-73 school budget
School board trustees reviewed the 1972-73 budget noting kindergarten expansion and a potential rise in the federal minimum wage affecting district employees. Proposals include salaries for coaches and a plan to raise junior high volleyball coaches pay, with no action on seventh and eighth grade athletic periods.
Sen. Jordan Was Not Target in Raleigh Shopping Center Shooting
Police say the gunman Harvey McLeod fired on shoppers at North Hills Shopping Center in Raleigh. Three people were killed and eight wounded before McLeod killed himself. Senator B Everett Jordan escaped unharmed as his aide Wes Hayden was wounded. McLeod, a 22 year old Raleigh janitor, had a prior weapons record and bought the rifle two hours earlier for fifty four ninety five.
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Raleigh
N.C
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
Robert Goodwin
Bruce Bland
C.H. Haswell
Jordan
North Hills
Wes Hayden
Hayden
George C. Wallace
Maryland
Harvey McLeod
McLeod
Jackie Wharton
James G. Henry
Woodstock
Melvin O. Harrison
New Bern
Harrison
Ivey’s
Dam Disaster Hearings Open in Buffalo Creek Collapse
Senate labor subcommittee hearings opened in Washington to probe why the Interior Department and the Bureau of Mines failed to enforce regulations after the Buffalo Creek coal waste dam No. 3 failed on February 26 near Buffalo Creek West Virginia. At least 118 people died and 17 miles of valley were flooded.
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Washington
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Dn.j
Interior Department
Bureau of Mines
Buffalo Creek
W.va
Army Coors of Engineers
U.S. Bureau of Mines
West Virginia
Buffalo Coal Co
Corps
Senate
Bureau
National Guard
Buffalo Mining Co
Buffalo Valley
Saunders
Lorado
Absentee ballots tally for Democratic runoff announced
Ninety six absentee ballots have been cast to date as the county clerk's office notes today is the final day to vote by absentee in the forthcoming Democratic runoff scheduled for Saturday.
Nixon Arrives in Tehran for Shah Talks on Oil Gulf
President Nixon lands in Tehran for an overnight visit with Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to discuss the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf security, oil reserves, and U.S. support. Talks follow Nixon’s Kiev stop and a week of summit talks with Soviet leaders.
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Tehran
Nixon
Iran
Mehrabad
Farah
Kiev
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
India
Iraq
Moscow
Gulf
Alexander Lyashko
Ukraine
Air Force One
Soviet
Lyashko
Vladimir Scherbitnsky
Communist Party
Judge rules federal action to protect air quality
Federal judge John H. Pratt orders the Environmental Protection Agency to require state antipollution plans that prevent deterioration of air quality. The ruling follows a suit by the Sierra Club and other environmental groups and allows the EPA administrator to approve parts of plans while seeking additional state measures where needed to safeguard health and the environment.
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Washington
John H. Pratt
Sierra Club
Environmental Protection Agency
Pratt
Mrs Gladys B Johnson 74 dies Snyder native former S F A State faculty
Mrs Gladys B Johnson 74 died at Cogdell Memorial Hospital at 2 10 a m She taught at Stephen F Austin State University from 1924 to 1961 and lived at Hillcrest Lodge in Snyder She was married to Cecil C Johnson who died in 1940 Surviving brother Roy H Brown Funeral arrangements pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home
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Gladys B. Johnson
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Johnson
Stephen F. Austin State University
Hillcrest Lodge
Snyder
Scurry County
Cecil C. Johnson
Roy H. Brown
The
Christian Church
American Association of University Women
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Four Die In Delta DC-9 Training Crash At Fort Worth
A Delta Airlines DC-9 on a training flight crashed at Greater Southwest International Airport Fort Worth killing three pilots and one FAA inspector. The bodies were badly burned and the wreckage burned for some time as fire and rescue workers fought the blaze. The cause remains under investigation and no names were released.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Federal Aviation Agency
Delta Airlines
Greater Southwest
Tarrant County
Felix Cowzdz
FAA
Department of Public Safety
David McNatt
Gonzdz
Greater Southwest International Airport
Amon Carter Field
H L Davis Dies Today at 84 in Rotan
H L Davis 84 died at 12 50 am in Callan Hospital Rotan. Funeral 4 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Rotan officiated by Pastor Fred Thomas. Burial Snyder Cemetery under Weathersbee Funeral Home. He born Feb 20 1888 in Johnson County. Survived by wife three daughters two stepdaughters fourteen grandchildren three great grandchildren.
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H. L. Davis
Callan
Rotan
First Baptist Church of
Fev
Fred Thomas
Snyder Cemetery
Weathersbee Funeral Home
Mr. Davis
Johnson County
B. F. Davis
Snyder
Masonic Lodge
Fisher County Sheriff's Posse
Bill Day
Dick Freeman
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Terry Weem
Cleburne
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Jones Stadium
Lubbock
Wacil McNair
Frances (Sissy) Farenthold
Dolph Briscoe
Sheraton Hotel
Fort Worth
Briscoe
Meeting of Texas State Network
Sissy
Associated Press
Justice William Rehn
Congress
Nick Galifianakis
Durham
LIBRA
Scorpio Jocr
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Shah
By Frank Cormier
Clean Air Protection
Ft. Worth
Air National Guard
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