23 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1977
Page
1
Fort Worth socialite Priscilla Davis testifies again in Amarillo describing her estranged husband Cullen the “man in black” as the shooter who killed her lover and her 12-year-old stepdaughter during the Aug. 3 shooting at her showplace mansion. She arrives under guard as a key state witness.
Federal scientists link the pest control chemical DCBP to cancer in animals in a National Cancer Institute study. A health official calls the chemical "too hot to sit on" and says a national alert may be issued, though officials will wait for further tests before releasing one.
Despite threats, storms yield small rainfall with .08 inch in the Waco area. Radar shows heavier totals in some cells. Wichita Falls was the only Texas point reporting a thunderstorm this morning.
The SDN Column recalls wartime efforts to recreate Tex Mex dishes using a New England boiled dinner as inspiration. Stories of Wick Fowler chili, Mexican regional offerings, and nachos crafted abroad illustrate cravings, shortages, and culinary cross currents during and after World War II.
Snyder Public Schools resume with eight days of orientation and staff development starting at 8:30 a.m. in the Snyder High School Auditorium. A 9 a.m. faculty meeting follows registration. Workshops and sessions run through Friday September 2 as officials welcome teachers with community leaders and a TSTA CTA ice cream supper at Towle Park Barn.
Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance laid out a broad U S policy for Chinese hosts in Peking while avoiding any written proposals. He met Foreign Minister Huang Hua for a two hour session as Huang pressed Beijing s demand that Washington sever ties with the Nationalists on Taiwan.
West Texas State Bank operates via the new entrance on College Avenue while the older section is renovated. President Martin Brooks says staff have moved to the new addition to continue business. The time and temperature sign will be out of service during construction.
Weather summary for Snyder notes high Monday at 92 degrees and a low of 70, with 7 am reading at 71 and no precipitation today. 1977 total rainfall stands at 17.15 inches. West Texas shows partly cloudy skies tonight through Wednesday with scattered thunderstorms across the southwest. Highs reach the 90s in mountains and north, up to 105 in Big Bend. tonight’s lows range from the 60s in the north and mountains to the mid 70s in the south.
Carl Williams of the Scurry County Pro Producers Association says about 75 percent of farmers have signed up for a diapause boll weevil control program and more are needed. The group has until Friday to reach required participation, urging farmers to sign at the chamber of commerce building.
Maryland Governor Mandel and five co-defendants were found guilty on 17 counts after a 13 day deadlocked jury. Mandel faces removal from office. co-defendants received mixed racketeering and mail fraud verdicts with possible prison terms. Prosecutors tied gifts and benefits to influence over Marlboro Race Track legislation.
A 21 member panel led by Willard Wirtz links SAT score declines to national traumas such as the Vietnam War and Watergate, broader educational opportunity, greater minority and lower income test takers, television, and rising divorce rates. Verbal scores fell from 478 to 429 and math from 502 to 470 since 1963. the panel notes no proven causal link but attributes trends to incomplete equality of educational opportunity.
The White House announces President Carter will hold a nationally broadcast news conference at 2 30 p m EDT in the Old Executive Office Building. It will be his 14th such address since taking office and will be carried live by all three major networks.
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