Childress County Produces 5100 Tons Of Trash Yearly
The EPA estimates national solid waste exceeds 160 million tons annually with paper and food as the largest components. Childress County contributes about 5100 tons per year, including roughly 730 tons of food scraps. Conversion to energy could yield about 7000 barrels locally.
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New York
Hildress County
Environmental Protection Agency
Los Angeles
Childress County
EPA
United States
Slow Start For Cullen Davis Trial
Fort Worth. The capital murder trial of Cullen Davis began slowly as Judge Tom Cave swore in about 400 prospective jurors. Jury selection likely starts Thursday morning. Deputy sheriffs were told to use judgment in handling disruptions, with metal detectors not expected during jury selection.
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Don Harrison
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Cullen Davis
Tom Cave
Davis
Cave
Tarrant County
Sheriff's Deputies
Lon Evans
Evans
Carter proposes bigger 1978 budget with deficit shift
President Carter seeks a 1978 spending total of 459.4 billion, surpassing Ford's 440 billion proposal. After 401.6 billion in revenues, the gap would be 57.7 billion, versus Ford's 47 billion deficit. Carter cites steps toward a more effective government and cites Bert Lance on correcting Ford deficits.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Carter Today
Gerald R. Ford
Carter
Congress
Ford
Bert Lance
Charles L Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Defense
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Air Force
Toomen
West Coast drenched as rains disperse drought grip
The first storm in weeks drenched the parched West Coast with rain and snow as a high pressure ridge shifts south to Baja California. Forecasters say showers will continue but may not fully erase the drought. Snow and rain aided Sierra Nevada travel but runoff remained limited. Marin County rationing persists while Lake Tahoe area reports up to a foot of snow.
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Associated Press
West
Baja California
California
Sierra Nevada
Keith Giles
National Weather Service
Giles
Marin County
Lake Tahoe
Relief Horror Show In Buffalo
Federal and local investigators probe a blizzard era theft and abuse of aid funds in Buffalo after a Jan 28 storm. They cite a $25 million influx, possible illegal fees for snow removal, siphoned gasoline, and a food stamp black market as probes widen.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Army Corps of Engineers
Bryon G. Walker
Carn
New Jersey
Dist. Atty
Edward C. Cosgrove
Consumer Fraud Bureau
Fred Buscaglia
Jury duty list set for Childress County residents
Seventy nine Childress County residents are slated to appear for possible jury duty at 9 30 a m Wednesday in 100th District court Judge Robert Montgomery of Memphis will preside A civil case is set for trial and Troy L Wilks seeks Place 3 on the Childress ISD board with April 2 election on the horizon Also on the ballot are precinct seven Justice of the Peace and four seats on the Childress General Hospital Board with no new candidates filed City aldermen vote set for April 5
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Childress County
100Th
Robert Montgomery
Memphis
Troy L. Wilks
Childress Independent
Markets rise led by IBM as Dow gains modestly
The noon Dow Jones average rose 1.08 to 941.32 with IBM shares leading gains. NYSE issues showed a 6-5 advantage for gainers. The capsule also notes diverse items including a Supreme Court case on race in admissions and Chrysler reporting a 1976 earnings record of 422.6 million, up from a prior loss.
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New York
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
John Riccardo
Eugene Cafiero
Senate Lazy Yet Productive Inquiries Revealed By Study
The Legislative Activity Sourcebook reports the Senate often starts late and ends early, meeting mostly on Tue Thu and rarely on Monday or Friday. It notes 1975 sessions totaled 1,180 hours 45 minutes with many days ending after 8 p.m. Key committees like Appropriations met 318 times.
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Washington
United States Senate
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Joint Committee On the Library
Joint Committee On
Joint Committee
Congress To Look Into Coffee Prices
Two House subcommittees begin joint hearings to examine rising coffee costs from 1974 to the present. Consumer groups, government agencies, coffee producers, importers, and retailers testify as lawmakers probe market factors and possible government remedies.
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Congress
Jeffrey Mills
Associated Press
Washington
House
U.S
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
Y Rosenthal
Fred Richmond
D-N.y
Tropics
Tax Relief Bill Set For Passage
A $257.6 million tax relief bill moves toward House passage in Austin. It repeals the 4 percent state sales tax on residential utility bills and provides $28.2 million in inheritance tax relief over two years. The measure reduces projected state spending growth and includes an inheritance tax structure with tiered rates and a $200,000 estate exemption.
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LEE Jones Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Joe Wyatt
Victoria
House
Hospital bids seek sale of old Childress facility
Sealed bids for the 11,000 square foot two story Jeter Townsend Hospital building on U S 83 North will open at 10 a.m. March 8. Lots 19 through 24 will be sold with the hospital. the board may reject all bids and negotiate. The 50 year old structure once housed a 30,000 HVAC unit installed in 1963.
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Childress County Hospital
Jeter - Townsend Hospital
Anna Burchell
Childress General Hospital
U. S. 83 North
Bob Maynard
Maynard
Childress General Hospital Board of Directors
Villyard’s Inc
Old Hospital
Robert Carter
Villyards
P. R. (Perry) Jeter
S. H. (Shell) Townsend
Jeter- Townsend Hospital
Fire destroys trailer at 1209 Dew and moves in question
A trailer house owned by O. A. Taylor at 1209 Dew burned Saturday afternoon after grass fire spread beneath the land to the south end. Fire chief Y B Merrell had no damage estimate. The City Council meets Wednesday at 8 30 pm with a 12 item agenda including mobile home locations approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
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Dew
O. A. Taylor
Y. B. Merrell
Taylor
Merrell
Childress
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Edward Spiller
Spiller
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