24 Sep 1972
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1972
Page
1
The Scurry County Fair used the coliseum and surrounding facilities for booths exhibits art show and entertainment drawing visitors and local officials. Rich Anderson noted campaign activity during a visit while city reports praised aerial spraying for mosquitoes and a new hay fever season highlighted by ragweed pollen figures.
The 55 page work Early Ranching and Water Sources in West Texas covers storied watering places in Scurry County used by early cattlemen. It includes a map of rivers creeks and springs and lists 15 articles with 50 illustrations.
On this date Benedict Arnold fled to a British ship in 1780 after his treason attempt at West Point. Other items note 1789 Supreme Court formation, 1869 Black Friday panic, 1934 Babe Ruth farewell, 1941 Atlantic Charter pledge, 1963 nuclear test treaty, 2013 notable court and event mentions.
Reading at 7 a.m. Saturday shows varied temperatures across Texas with highs near 70 in the Panhandle to about 90 in the southwest. Expect fair to partly cloudy skies Monday through Wednesday with a warming trend, mild nights, scattered thundershowers mainly Monday through Tuesday across northeast and eastern areas, and partly cloudy conditions along the coast with highs in the 83 to 92 range and lows from 68 to 78.
Oak Ridge scientist Dr. Michael Hanna Jr reports a BCG cancer treatment showing 100 percent tumor eradication in lab animals. He says BCG stimulates immune responses that enable white blood cells to attack both BCG and cancer cells, with plans to test in humans after Bethesda discussions.
Philippines declares martial law as Marcos cites danger of overthrow. All media must clear reports. colleges close. public utilities placed under government control. Arrests reported among Liberal Party senators and a columnist amid campus violence and bombings. A separate note from Vientiane says a POW release flight arrived without prisoners aboard.
President Nixon wrapped up a Texas swing boosting the Republican ticket and praising economic policy. He appealed for Democratic votes at Floresville and hosted a dinner for Democrats for Nixon with John Connally. In Saigon, 20 000 South Vietnamese troops with 200 armored vehicles swept southwest of Quang Tri and Hue as the northern counteroffensive continued.
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