City Hall Hikes Merit Pay and Raises for Staff
City officials consider sweeping merit pay and cost of living increases for Patterson and other administrators with substantial raises. Patterson could reach 871.52 monthly after livings adjustments and merit boosts, while top posts face trimmed but notable increases including the city manager and planning staff as part of a broader pay proposal. Stability pay and longevity factors also alter totals for patrolmen, firemen, and non sworn staff.
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Plains Farm Policy Battle Grows Over Pay Limits
Senators Bayh and Goodell push a 10 000 per crop cap on cotton feed grain and wheat payments as House backed 55 000 per crop and Smith proposes 20 000 per farm, with party figures eyeing shifting ceilings. A Texan group tours South America on market education mission amid plans for cattle and breeding stock trade. Cotton carryover in 1970 shows smaller staples and an all time long average, with total bales down from last years.
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Polio Death Threatened San Antonio After Infant Dies
Tests were underway to confirm polio as the cause of death of Juan Mares Jr., a one year old who died after hospital admission. The city faced a severe diphtheria outbreak with 5 confirmed cases and eight more suspected.
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Pound Sterling in New Woes Threatens Market Stability
London reports the Bank of England intervened in the foreign exchange market to halt a slide in the pound. The currency opened near 2.38 dollars and fell further by noon, with authorities moving to steady it amid ongoing election campaign pressures and a global monetary crisis involving the West German mark.
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Nixon memo predicts blue collar shift to Republicans in 1970s voters
A confidential Nixon administration memo circulated to GOP candidates claims Vietnam troop withdrawals and a tough crime stance will win blue collar workers over. It argues labor divisions center on inflation and unemployment and praises steadiness on national issues to influence the November elections.
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India’s maharajas stripped of titles by decree
India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ordered 278 hereditary rulers deprived of their royal titles and privileges in a presidential decree. The move aims to end their official status, with allowances proposed to ease the transition while court challenges loom.
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India
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Menand
Indira Gandhi
Crosbyton Gins First Cotton of Season
Crosbyton gins its first bale of the season as Clarence Smith delivers 2,100 pounds of seed cotton yielding a 410 pound bale at Crosbyton Farmers Co-Op. Earlier in Labor Day weekend John Burrow harvested 2,000 pounds from six acres on the J oS Calihan farm producing a 40-pound seed cotton and a one pound bale.
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Barbecue Today At Slaton Park
Slaton hosts its annual Barbecue at Slaton Park Little League Baseball Park at 7 30 p m with more than 800 expected. The event marks the 13th year and will name the Farmer of the Year. Prizes of 150 100 and 50 will go to the first three bales of cotton produced in Slaton this season. Co chaired by Glen Akin and Jay Gra, Mayor David Hughes to preside as MC. Chamber president Robert H Davis to welcome farmers.
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Great Seed Farms Cotton Availability Call Offer
A brief notice from Great Seed Farms invites a call to discuss cotton availability by phone numbers 293 7902 and 293 302. The message emphasizes contact for showing the cotton offer.
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