Protest at Ector County Courthouse over Lozano verdict
Nearly 200 Mexican Americans gathered peacefully before the Ector County Courthouse to protest an inquest ruling that Larry Lozano died accidentally while a prisoner. Police and sheriff deputies monitored the scene as attitudes ran high after Wednesday’s decision. In Boston, Senator Edward Kennedy reportedly told close aides he is seriously considering a 1980 presidential run, citing Carter’s vulnerability and Kennedy’s “last chance” quote from a Christian Science Monitor report.
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Odessa
Ector County
Larry Lozano
Lozano
Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
Christian Science Monitor
Massachusetts Democrat
Carter
Kennedy
Texas firm seeks OK to convert lignite to gas near Palestine
Basic Resources Inc a Texas Utilities Co subsidiary seeks Texas Railroad Commission approval to drill 12 miles northwest of Palestine and use a Soviet designed underground gasification method to convert a 270 foot deep lignite seam into gas.
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Palestine
Texas Utilities Co
Texas Railroad Commission
Here
Soviet Union
Basic Resources, Inc
PUC Hearings Set for June Without Rate Debates
Public Utility Commission officials said June rate making hearings will not cover specific utility rates. About 100 attendees from utility firms municipalities industrial customers and consumer groups attended a pre hearing conference. Expert witnesses must file six copies of testimony by May 22.
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Austin
Public Utility Commission
Snyder High Players chase regional crown in 11 year run
The SDN Column notes Snyder High School Players defend their district title and pursue a regional berth under coach Worsham, matching a long arc of state contest appearances. Also mentions tax deadline quirks, general trivia, and a nod to WACIL McNair.
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Jerry Worsham
Snyder High School
Austin
Worsham
UCLA
Energy price talks inch toward a deal at White House
Conferees from the House and Senate resumed talks on a natural gas pricing compromise in a third private White House session amid slow progress. They aim to limit topics to unresolved items, with eight in one list and four more in another, while debates continue over deregulation and who pays higher costs.
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Tom Raum
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
House
Senate Energy
White House
Toby Moffett
D-Conn
Colorado City to revive rodeo in July
Colorado City plans a July 5 to 8 rodeo at the city grounds with Kelley Brothers Rodeo directing for about 3000 dollars in fees and prize money funded by entry fees. A 4 member committee led by Kenneth Beasley will study feasibility and repairs to the grounds with AJRA involvement possible and annual hopes linked to arts and crafts fair. Congressman Burleson also announced 6000 dollars for Western Texas College work study for 1977 to 1978 with 80 percent federal funds and 20 percent college match.
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Colorado City
Larry Winders
Chamber of Commerce
Kelley Brothers Rodeo
Bobby Kelley
American Junior Rodeo Association
Stanton Man
Kenneth Beasley
Larry Blassingame
Alton Raschke
Ken Godsey
Kelley Brothers
Winders
AJRA
Kelley
Omar Burleson
Western Texas College
Office of Education
College University
Johnson to speak at Snyder ad seminar on Friday
Noel Johnson of Snelson Randel and Johnson Inc will headline the Snyder Chamber of Commerce sponsored retail advertising and promotion seminar at 7 30 a m in the Smorgasbord The Midland San Angelo native is UT El Paso graduate and former El Paso Times reporter with six AP awards He also earned a U S Army Europe achievement certificate and won awards at the 1972 Dallas Videotape Film Festival Loren Sullivan notes local merchants are urged to attend with breakfast served free
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Snelson, Randel and Johnson, Inc
Midland and San Angelo
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Smorgasbord
Fort Stockton
Johnson
University of Texas At el Paso
The
el Paso Times
Associated Press
United States Army
Europe
440Th Signal Battalion
Germany
Permian Basin Ad Club
San Angelo Press Club
Loren Sullivan
Market Swings Up Amid Wall Street Gains
New York stocks rose with the Dow up 3.20 at 769.49 as gainers edged losers about 4 to 3. Markets shrugged off forecasts of higher rates and a big money supply rise, while a weekly Fed report looms. Gov Dolph Briscoe announced a Texas industries awards program for 1977 facility expansions with nominations due by June 30 and regional chamber committees to pick regional winners.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Fed
Austin
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
East Texas
South Texas
West Texas
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Chambers of Commerce
Scurry County Bonds Receive AA Rating for Hospital Issue
Scurry County Commissioners Court learned Moody's Investor Service assigned an AA rating to the $4 million hospital bond issue set for sale April 20. Joe Smith of First Southwest Co. announced the rating, signaling favorable interest rates for bidders and confirming the top rating local officials had hoped for.
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Scurry County
Farm Bill Defeat Aligns With Local Expectations
Local agriculture circles expected the defeat of the one year emergency farm bill in Congress. Roy Hanson of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service noted little reaction from area farmers. He noted broader Senate support vs House opposition and that few cotton farmers signed up for the acreage set aside program.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Roy Hanson
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
House
Senate
Hanson
American Agriculture Movement
Farm leader reacts as Congress defeats emergency bill
A farmer contacted by E L Franklin said he was shocked Congress defeated the emergency bill. Franklin expressed uncertainty and displeasure, noting the bill had backing from American Agriculture Movement leaders nationwide but faced the threat of a presidential veto.
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tel \ E.L. Franklin
Congress
Franklin
American Agriculture Movement
Weather forecast for West Texas and surroundings
Weather forecast shows fair conditions across West Texas through Friday with warmer tonight. Highs range from 71 to 92 degrees across regions, and lows from 41 to 58 degrees. Friday highs expected between 73 and 95 degrees depending on location, with no precipitation indicated and 2.00 inches total precipitation for 1978 to date.
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Snyder
Big Bend
Panhandle
Quitting Bureaucrat Says He Had Enough of the Swamp
Harry Cain, a $42,000 a year official in the Health Resources Administration, resigns after declaring he cannot endure the civil service system. He cites being unable to hire or fire as needed and compares the bureaucracy to a swamp, while urging support for Carter's civil service overhaul to give managers more firing authority and agility. Cain’s speech references persistent channels like personnel, procurement, and reports clearance as waterlogged obstacles.
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Cain
President Carter
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