Snyder Area Honors District Engineer J C Roberts
Snyder and Scurry County officials plan to honor J C Roberts District Highway Engineer Friday in Abilene as National Highway Week ends. The Texas Highway Deptoutlines district responsibility and Roberts is credited with high quality road conditions in his area. National employment trends are discussed with Snyder anticipating one public service job. local unemployment in Snyder stood around 3.5 percent in August.
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J. C
Jake) Roberts
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Nixon
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Texas Employment Commission
Wacil McNair
Living Costs and Wages Rise in August Report
The government reported August increases in living costs and wages after Nixon froze prices and wages. Gasoline led the cost rise with a 3.7 percent jump, while wages rose two cents an hour and $1.43 weekly to $129, with purchasing power up 0.7 percent for the month.
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Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
William Proxmire
Dwis
Senate
Today in History Highlights From 1776 to 1971
The recap lists key events on September 22 across years including Nathan Hale’s execution in 1776 and the 1952 Nixon fund objections. It notes foundations like 1789 Supreme Court creation and 1862 Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation, with later items on boxing, gold standard, Truman appointments, and Vietnam era policy shifts.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nathan Hale
U. S. Supreme Court
Abraham Lincoln
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Chicago
England
Harry Truman
Averell Harriman
Henry Wallace
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
South Vietnam
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Hanoi
Nixon
Congress
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions Tuesday Outlook
A detailed regional forecast across Texas notes warm highs from 62 to 92 degrees and scattered showers or thundershowers through Thursday. North and northeast regions stay mild with cloud cover and showers, while south and west areas trend cooler with chance of rain and partly cloudy intervals.
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Pecos
China China Seat Proposal Faces First UN Test
The United States seeks to seat both Chinas at the United Nations. A Steering Committee meeting will decide which items to recommend for the General Assembly agenda. Pro-Peking delegates oppose the U S plan and push for the Albanian proposal. Debate and voting on the proposals start mid October.
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United States
Peking
Assembly
Guardsmen to Germany for 16 day engineer exchange
A 15 man Texas National Guard unit led by Capt Cecil D Vineyard of Snyder departs Dallas Friday for a 16 day troop exchange with the German Army. The group, including men from Snyder Abilene Sweetwater Paris Orange and Victoria, will join an engineer division in Koblenz and fly via KC 97 from Dallas to Frankfurt.
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Germany
Cecil D. Vineyard
Snyder
Vineyard
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Abilene
Federal Republic of Germany
Koblenz
Frankfurt
Texas Air National Guard
Sweetwater
Paris
Orange
Victoria
Snyder High Names Semifinalist In National Merit Program
Snyder High School Principal Horrace Bostick announced Kathleen O Banion as a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist for 1971 72. About 15 000 semifinalists were selected from 655 000 testers in 16 600 schools nationwide.
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Snyder High School
Kathleen O'Banion
John W. O'Banion
United States
Edward C. Smith
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
NMSC
Low Numbered Grads First
The article reports that men with low draft numbers who lost deferments and college dropouts are expected to be called first as inductions resume. Officials say about 20,000 draftees are needed this year, with a total under 110,000, the smallest since 1964.
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Selective Service
Nixon
Senate
Pentagon
Selective Service Oficials
Peking Cancels National Day Parade for Economy Reasons
London AP reports China canceled its National Day parade on October 1 citing economy needs. A Chinese Embassy spokesman in Paris confirmed the decision as part of changing holiday celebrations while Mao Zedong’s health was said to be excellent.
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Red China
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Foreign Office
Peking
Paris
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Mao
Kyodo
Communist Party
Agence France Presse
Trial on murder without malice completes in Snyder
Testimony in the murder without malice case of James F. Yarborough ended this morning in 132nd District Court. The shooting of Bobby Creswell, 31, of Aspermont occurred Oct. 1, 1970, at a house northeast of Snyder on Camp Springs road after a dog dispute. Judge and jury details noted with eight men and four women. defense attorneys Dan Cotton and Dick Webb. prosecutor Lealand W. Greene.
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132Nd District Court
James F. Yarborough
Bobby Creswell
Aspermont
Snyder
Camp Springs
Dan Cotton
Dick Webb
Lealand W. Greene
Grid Prize Shared Again
There was another tie in The Snyder Daily News Football Contest as Janet Hall and Thomas Jolly shared the first and second place prizes after missing four selections. Several entrants missed seven games, while the contest resumes today with sponsor advertisements listing the games.
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Snyder Daily News
Janet Hall
Crockett
Thomas Jolly
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