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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1977
Page
1
Police search for a man believed involved after Toni Kumpf was dragged from her apartment and murdered in a shocking early Sunday attack. Neighbors saw a large blonde man drive away in a white pickup, and a farmer later found the victim in a pasture.
Iran reportedly canceled a letter of intent to buy the Airborne Warning and Control System AWACS valued at 1.5 billion dollars. The move followed President Carter’s delay of the sale amid bipartisan Congressional opposition, though no official confirmation was provided.
A growing number of states require officials to disclose sources of income. The Council of State Governments reports 37 states have such laws, 28 strengthened recently. Authorities say disclosures work, with no new scandals and greater attention to financial issues.
George Meany and Gloria Steinem lead AFL-CIO coalition with civil rights, women's, religious, Hispanic, and youth groups to pressure Congress for a higher minimum wage. They deploy advertising to mobilize grass roots and have won President Carter's backing.
The Senate Energy Committee voted 10 to 6 to set a minimum mileage floor rising from 16 mpg in 1980 to 21 mpg in 1985 as part of Carter energy plan debates. Ford and Chrysler warned the proposal could threaten models and plant viability. House schedule shows energy proposals likely to pass amid four days of votes and debate.
Ross Dunham of the Pantex Plant confirms potential building of a neutron bomb 17 miles northeast of Amarillo if Carter certifies need. He notes no local protests and says Pantex would assemble the weapon and forward components from ERDA facilities for final detonation readiness once approved by Congress and signed by the President.
The killer known as Son of Sam wounded Stacy Moskowitz and Robert Violante, both 20, in a moonlit Brooklyn incident. Moskowitz is gravely injured with head wounds after eight hours of surgery and a second operation, while Violante's left eye is removed after a bullet shattered his eye socket. doctors warn of uncertain recovery. Police report widespread calls and ongoing surveillance as they pursue leads.
San Antonio AP report quotes Luis Salas, a former Texas election judge, claiming he certified 200 fraudulent votes for Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1948 Texas Democratic Senate runoff. San Antonio attorney T Kellis Dibrell says the accusation confirms long held suspicions and ties the Johnson election to political operatives in South Texas.
West Texas shows partly cloudy skies today and tonight with widely scattered thunderstorms. Highs range from the 80s in the north to 105 in the Big Bend area, with lows in the 60s north to 70s south. Sunday's highs near 98 and lows around 50, with 7 am readings listed.
Scurry County commissioners approved the week long session for the board of equalization starting at 1 p.m. August 22 with continued sessions the rest of the week. They also authorized bid specs for a new pickup for the Coliseum and an industrial tractor with front end loader for precinct three both to be bid opened August 22. Bills minutes and $5,000 in securities for West Texas State Bank were released. Tennis court plans will be sent to the court by the Council of Governments Abilene for possible use by a three agency group in Snyder.
President Jerry Johns of Southwestern Insurance Information Service faulted auto makers for higher rates. He urged Crashworthy cars to reduce injuries and deaths as a condition to curb premiums. The state insurance board scheduled a hearing on rates for Tuesday.
Commerce Secretary Kreps favors raising the mandatory retirement age to 68 for full Social Security benefits. Spokesman Lotito says the idea is exploratory and not an administration policy. Kreps cites expanded worker opportunities and aiding the financially strained Social Security system.
Stock prices recovered from a weekly decline with the Dow Jones average up 6.15 to 896.22 by noon. Traders noted gains outpacing losses on the NYSE as buyers captured profits from prior short sales and a steadier market mood encouraged purchases.
A 6:30 p.m. meeting features a public hearing for the proposed 1977-78 city budget and first reading of the $1.85 per $100 ad valorem tax rate. The agenda includes street bid tabulations, two first reading and two second reading zone cases, hiring an CPA to audit funds, ratifying intervention in an electric rate case, water service outside city limits, and discussions on computers and annexations.
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