Savings Bonds heed drive in Scurry and Dawson counties
Treasury Dept data shows Scurry Countians bought 95 percent of its 1971 U S Savings Bond quota with 142 707 of 150 000 goal by August end and Dawson County surpassed its 100 000 goal with 104 829 sold. The district includes 10 counties. H W Cargile chairs Scurry sales. The piece also notes a forecast of a new forest to meet future wood demand and a psychiatry view on skyjackers in AMA Update.
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Scurry
U.S
Treasury Dept
Scurry County
Dawson County
H. W. Cargile
U. S
This Day In History Highlights Major 1946 Trials And Achievements
On Sept 30 1971 the column recalls events from history including the 1946 Nuremberg war crimes verdicts, the Columbia ship sailing around the world in 1787, ether anesthesia in 1846, the Appleton hydroelectric plant in 1882, the 1913 Army aircraft count, Eisenhower naming Warren chief justice in 1953, Nautilus commissioned in 1954, Chou En Lai relations goal, the Spandau prison release of Nazi figures, and Pittsburgh picture-telephone service debut.
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Associated Press
Nuernberg
Germany
Columbia
Boston
William Morton
United States
Appleton
Wis
U.S. Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Earl Warren
California
U.S. Navy
China
Chou En-lai
Baldur von Schirach
Albert Speer
West Berlin
Spandau
Rudolf Hess
Pittsburgh
Weather snapshot for Snyder and Texas regions
Weather summary reports highs from 78 to 95 across Texas regions through Friday. Snyder shows 82 today and 48 tonight with 65 at 7 am. Winds shift from east to southeast along Brownsville to Port Arthur coastlines.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Brownsville
Port O'Connor
Port Arthur
Mutscher Won’t Resign As Redistricting Board Chair
Speaker Gus Mutscher amid bribery charges says he will not resign as speaker or abandon duties on the five member redistricting board. He noted arraignment delays and affirmed a legal obligation to serve, while Rep. Price Daniel Jr. urged reforms to curtail speaker power.
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Austin
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
Legislative Redistricting Board
Attorney General's Office
House
People of Texas
House of Representatives
Travis County Grand Jury
Houston
Frank Sharp
Rep
Price Daniel Jr
Liberty
Spearker
Daniel
New Law Sets One Time Voter Registration Effective
A new voter registration law starts tomorrow allowing one time registration and automatic qualification for future elections by voting. The annual period runs Oct 1 to Jan 31, with registration valid March 1 next year and for three subsequent years. Permanent record sheets track name, addresses, serial numbers, precinct, and voting history.
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Secretary of State
Education Day at Scurry County Coliseum Sets Public Booths
Scurry County United Fund launches its annual drive with an Education Day Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Scurry County Coliseum. Ten agencies will host booths to inform the public about their work, with free popcorn and drinks. Co-chairs are Bill J. Hood and Ernest Sears.
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Scurry County United Fund
Scurry County Coliseum
United Fund
Colisum
Registration Drive Launched On Colorado Campuses
Colorado State University students rented two school buses for 50 dollars and ferried voters to the Fort Collins courthouse. About 500 to 525 students registered, exceeding the expected turnout. National drives are under way on campuses nationwide with mixed results and a November convention to boost student voting turnout.
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Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Ron Heard
National Association of Student Governments
Council of Undergraduate Deans
Washington University Student Union
Helen Page
Washington University
St. Louis
Ginger Pounds N. Carolina Coast
Hurricane Ginger battered the North Carolina coast with 90 mph winds causing widespread damage. The storm toppled utility lines and rides at Atlantic Beach while coastal residents fled evacuations and Red Cross shelters housed about 1,800 people. The eye neared Morehead City as warnings extended from Wilmington to Virginia Beach.
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Morehere City
N.C
Ginger
North Carolina
Atlantic Beach
National Weather Service
Atlantic
Morehead City
Red Cross
National Guard
Bogue Sound
New Bern
Havelock
Weather Service
Wilmington
Virginia Beach
Rehoboth Beach
Del
United States Ready to Lift Surcharge in IMF Talks
Secretary Connally said the U S will remove the 10 percent import surcharge if other governments show tangible progress in dismantling trade barriers and allowing realistic currency exchange rates The U S opposed de valuing the dollar in gold stating changes in gold price are economically insignificant and could hinder progress on reducing gold’s role in a new monetary system Removal of the surcharge before real progress would not help correct the balance of payments deficit.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
United States
Connally
118Nation
International Monetary Fund
U.S
Monetary Conference
Pentagon Announces Quarterly Draft Call of 10 000 Men
The Pentagon issues a quarterly draft call totaling 10 000 for October November and December raising the year to 98 000 draftees the smallest since 1962. Secretary Melvin R Laird aims to fix quarterly announcements to reduce draft uncertainty and give youths more time to arrange affairs. Laird overruled an Army order barring re enlistment by veterans. ex GIs may re enlist if they meet critical skill needs.
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Washington
Pentagon
Melvin R. Laird
Jerry W. Friedheim
Friedheim
Laird
Army
Associated Press
US and USSR sign two disarmament side agreements
The United States and the Soviet Union sign two disarmament side agreements to modernize the Washington Moscow hot line with satellite links and to ensure prompt consultation to prevent accidental nuclear war. Both nations commit to improve safeguards and notify each other immediately after any accidental or unauthorized nuclear event.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
William P. Rogers
Washington- Moscow
Rogers
Vienna
Andrei A. Gromyko
White House
Kremlin
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