Keeping age labels and filings in the West Texas column
Ruth Warren notes the trouble with new terms for aging as elders resist labels that divide the able from the vulnerable. The Levelland Surveyor and Lamesa Press Reporter discuss federal record retention queries for small businesses, with SBA and archives guidance leading to field-office referrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Warren
Levelland Surveyor
Lamesa Press
National Chamber
Center For Small Business
Small Business Administration
National Archives and Record Service
Federal Information Center
Commerce Department
SBA
Jobless Rate Rises Second Straight Month
In July the unemployment rate climbed to 7.8 percent from 7.5, with 7.4 million joblessy and 87.9 million employed. The labor force expanded by 2.3 million year over year, led by adult women, while teen and Black unemployment fell modestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
John W. Kendrick
Commerce
Today in History August 6 1976 Highlight
The AP notes on this date several historic events: 1945 first use of atomic bomb on Hiroshima. 1806 Napoleon dissolves Holy Roman Empire. 1825 Bolivia gains independence from Peru. 1914 Woodrow Wilson’s wife dies. 1940 Battle of Africa begins in Somaliland. 1961 Titov launches into orbit. 1962 Jamaica becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. 1962 Jamaica independence. Also mentions Luci Baines Johnson wedding, Typhoon Olive impact, and UN veto-related actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hiroshima
Japan
Napoleon Bonaparte
Holy Roman Empire
Bolivia
Peru
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Soviet Union
Gherman Titov
Jamaica
Britain
British Commonwealth
Lyndon Johnson
Luci Baines
Patrick Nugent
Washington
U.S
Olive
Korea
U.N. Security Council
South Korea
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Snyder Weather Sends Mixed Skies Across Regions
Temperatures reach 98 degrees Thursday with a 70 degree low and 71 at 7 am. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with thunderstorms in the east, highs 80s to near 105, lows 60s to 70s. North Texas stays mostly clear with scattered thundershowers, highs around 89 to 97. South Texas remains warm with afternoon showers and thundershowers, coast areas variable. upper and lower Texas Coasts report light to moderate seas and winds, with isolated showers through Saturday.
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Snyder
West Texas
Fair North
East Central
Big Bend
Middle 50S
North Texas
South
Texas
Tests point to toxic agent as cause of mystery disease
Federal scientists announced tests found influenza and fungi unlikely causes of the Legionnaires disease outbreak, with evidence pointing toward a toxin as the culprit. The death toll rose to 25, with investigations focusing on venues linked to a Philadelphia American Legion convention and possible chemical sources in everyday materials.
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Harrisburg
David Sencer
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
CDC
Don Berreth
Pennsylvania
Leonard Bachman
Sencer
Philadelphia
American Legion
Kissinger Shah discuss oil for weapons swap in Iran visit
Kissinger and the Shah meet in Tehran to discuss selling six to eight U.S. nuclear reactors at about one billion dollars each and an oil for weapons trade. Progress on the reactor deal is noted but no agreement is reached during the visit. The Shah proposes paying for arms with Iranian oil rather than cash, prompting U.S. questions over oil imports and private barters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No-Man‘s Land
Beirut
Kenneth J. Freed
Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
United States
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Shah
General Dynamics
U.S
Washington
Congress Delays Swine Flu Immunization Liability Bill
Congress slows on a proposed federal liability plan for swine flu vaccine amid growing doubt the Pennsylvania illness is swine flu. House and Senate panels defer final decisions as lawmakers debate legal points and urgency fades. Rep. Rogers urges action, while Rep. Waxman criticizes rushing the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania
Congress
House Commerce Committee
Senate Health Panel
House Judiciary Committee
Senate Health Subcommittee
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fra
House
Rogers
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
Gulf of Tonkin
Red Cross Forced To Abandon Tal Zaatar Rescue Mission
In Beirut a Red Cross convoy evacuating Tal Zaatar camp wounded was mobbed by Palestinians and shelled by Christian gunfire. Four were wounded, the convoy carried 74 people to Moslem-held western Beirut, and crowding inmates forced aboard. Officials indicated the operation may not resume amid the siege and cease fire limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Tal Zaatar
Red Cross
Geneva
Alain Modoux
Nabaa
Tripoli
Ford Hunting VP Mate: Reagan After Delegates
Presidential spokesman Ron Nelsen says Ford will delay picking a running mate until after the Kansas City GOP convention. Ford widens adviser list. 350 GOP officials asked for views on a VP nominee. Reagan Schweiker campaign gains, but Ford leads in delegates 1,100 to 1,035 with 1,130 needed for nomination. Connally says a Ford offer would require serious talks. The Carter Mondale ticket is favored by some against a Ford ticket.
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Ron Nelsen
Ford
Kansas City
GOP
Senate
House
Reagan
Sen
Richard Schweiker
Pennsyl
Vania
New York
New Jersey
California
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Schweiker
Mississippi
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Texas
John Connally
Connally
Detroit
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SDN
Tommy Hart
The
Big Spring Herald
Marsabit
Kenya
Hart
Wadil McNair
AFS
American Field Service
Smorgasbord House
Sam Kitching
Robyn Faye Trail
New Zealand
Kitching
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