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Betsy Ancker-Johnson, top science adviser at the Commerce Department, says the United States is likely to switch to the metric system within a decade. She notes some units will linger such as furlongs for horse racing and yards for football fields, and outlines four core metric units people will need to learn.
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Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Washington AP
United States
Commerce Department
Betsy Ancker-Johnson
Dr. Ancker-Johnson
Commerce Secretary
Science and Technology
Ancker-Johnson
This Day in History Highlights Major Global Events
On Sept 17 milestones include the 1784 U S constitution completion, Washington's farewell in 1796, Antietam Civil War battle in 1862, the 1873 Jay Cooke panic, 1935 Manuel Quezon elected Philippines president, 1939 Soviet invasion of Poland, 1949 Noronic disaster in Toronto, 1963 Chualar bus-train tragedy, 1978 Saigon push, and 1973 to 2020 regional conflicts and retirements.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
George Washington
Antietam Creek
Maryland
New York
Jay Cooke and Company
Manuel Quezon
Commonwealth of the Philippines
Soviet Union
Poland
Great Lakes
Noronic
Toronto
Southern Pacific
Chualar
Calif
Saigon
Lebanon
Weather outlook for Texas and Oklahoma by region
Readings show 7 am Sunday 61 degrees in Snyder with highs near 85 Saturday and 76 Sunday. Forecasts indicate clouding varying by area, with thunderstorms mainly southeast Texas and coastal showers, cooler nights, and Tuesday highs from the 60s in Oklahoma to the upper 90s in central Texas.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Port Arthur
Port O'Connor
Brownsville
Oklahoma
IBM Ordered to Pay Telex 332.5 Million in Damages in Monopoly Case
In Tulsa federal court Judge A Sherman Christensen ruled IBM monopolistic practices harmed Telex Corp. IBM must pay Telex 21.9 million and Telex owes IBM 3.325 million. IBM plans appeal while Telex vows to pursue overseas aspects. The ruling also directs steps to reduce IBM market control in computer accessories.
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TELEX
Tulsa
Okla
International Business Machines Corp
Telex Corp
IBM
Armonk
N.Y
U.S. District Court
A. Sherman Christensen
New York
Wall Street
Christensen
Salt Lake City
John Douglas
Dustry
Reynolds Securities
Federal Grand Jury Probe on Agnew Is Considered
The Justice Department weighs sending grand jury findings on Vice President Spiro Agnew to the House of Representatives as a step toward possible impeachment. The Baltimore grand jury investigates alleged kickbacks to state politicians amid tax bribery and extortion probes.
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Agnew
Jean S. Heller
Associated Press
Washington
Justice Department
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
House of Representatives
Grand Jury
Senate
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Federal Grand Jury
Baltimore
Johnson Leon George 61 dies in Snyder hospital
Leon George Johnson 61 died at 6 55 a m today in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. A native of Big Spring he had lived in Snyder for years. Funeral set for 10 a m Tuesday at Bell Seale Chapel with Sam Kitching officiating. Burial in Snyder Cemetery. Bell Seale Funeral Home in charge. Survived by three sisters Mrs Billy Wood Plainview Mrs Ches Horsley Snyder Miss Jee Johnson Atlanta Ga and three brothers J C Johnson Midwest City Noel Johnson Midland Vernon Johnson Sunnyvale.
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Leon George Johnson
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Johnson
Big Spring
Snyder
Bell- Seale
Sam Kitching
East Side Church of
Chris
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Billy Wood
Plainview
Ches Horsley
Jee Johnson
Atlanta
J.C Johnson
Midwest City
Okla
Noel Johnson
Midland
Vernon Johnson
Sunnyvale
Alit
Sweden's Social Democrats Secure Narrow Postwar Majority
In Sweden the Social Democrats and Communists lead with 176 seats to 174 for opposition parties, as 53 000 mail ballots remain. King Gustaf VI Adolf dies, his grandson Carl XVI Gustaf becomes king amid national mourning and a 10,000 strong crowd greets him in Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Social Democrats
Obervers
Socialist Bloc of
Communists
Social Democrats and
Center Party
Moderates
Liberals
Torbjorn Falldin
Gustaf VI Adolf
Carl XVI Gustaf
Haga Castle
Gustaf Adolf
Helsingborg
Royal Palace
Auto Talks Recessed After 23 Hour Bargaining Session
Chrysler and United Auto Workers recessed after a 23 hour marathon bargaining session aimed at ending a three day strike affecting 112,000 UAW members at Chrysler plants in the United States and Canada. Chrysler claimed considerable progress and optimism for an early settlement despite a news blackout.
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Piet Bennett
Associated Press
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
William O'Brien
United States
Canada
Segretti to plead guilty on expanded election charges
Donald H. Segretti agreed to plead guilty to an expanded four count indictment charging conspiracy and distribution of unauthorized political statements in the 1972 Florida Democratic primary. He faced up to one year in prison and a $1000 fine per count. An earlier two count indictment had been issued in Orlando.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Donald H. Segretti
Florida
Segretti
Nixon
Washington, D.C
Tampa
Orlando
Fla
Social Watergate
Archibald Cox
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Heath In Dublin Arrives as Protesters Clash With Police
British Prime Minister Edward Heath landed at a military airport near Dublin while police clashed with anti Britain demonstrators on Dublin's main street seven miles away. About 30 people were arrested as Dublin police leaves were canceled and troops deployed for Heath visit amid Northern Ireland tensions.
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Dublin
Ireland
Edward Heath
Britain
Northern Ireland
General Post Office
Heath
Sextuplets Born In Denver
DENVER AP Sextuplets were born late Sunday night at Colorado General Hospital. Four boys and two girls arrived between 10 45 and 11 38 p m The parents Mr and Mrs Eugene J Stanek of Lakewood. Cesarean surgery aided the birth of the last five babies. The infants and mother are in fair condition Born six weeks early weighing between two and three pounds each They are breathing on their own Medical staff from three hospitals assisted in the birth Doctors had predicted six weeks ago that Mrs Stanek would deliver six babies The couple also has a seven year old son Stanek is an accountant.
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Denver
Colorado General Hospital
Eugene J. Stanek
Lakewood
Stanek
Change Order On Bridge Approved For Thirtieth Street Bridge
County Commissioners approve a change order adding work to the west abutment of the Thirtieth Street bridge. The reinforced and braced work costs 1375 dollars, split equally between county and city, raising the total contract to 69233.64 dollars. Price Construction Company of Snyder holds the contract. remaining work is the new change order and paving.
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Thirtieth Street
Price Construction Company of
Snyder
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