Settlement Reached In Snyder School Tax Case
A pro perty valuation suit against Snyder Independent School District was settled. Judge Jim Gregg announced the agreement, sending royalty valuation issues to the district board of equalization. The district will set bank values per State tax law, with the board likely to hear royalty concerns in late September.
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Snyder Indepedent
Jim Gregg
Big Spring
Gregg
118Th District Court
Board of Equalization
Kenneth Wilson
John Reed
Jerry Springer
Bill J. Hood
Ray Peveler
Bill Eiland
Jerry Rice
Bill Clayton
Bill Seale
Ted Crenwelge
Lillie Sullivan
Bill Voss
Wayland G. Holt
Kurdish rebels shell Saqqez as army moves toward city
Rebels fired heavy machine-gun fire almost nonstop into the besieged Saqqez garrison in Kurdistan Province as a column of tanks advanced. Western reporters called the fighting the heaviest yet in a 10 day Kurdish home rule flareup begun in March. In Cyprus a Libyan hijacker surrendered after diverting a Libyan Airlines Boeing 727 to Larnaca with 60 passengers nine crew aboard.
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Tehran
Iran
Saqqez
Kurdistan
Larnaca
Cyprus
Libya
Mohammed Assmounah
Theodores Papperron
Auto sales surge as price cuts boost deliveries in Aug period
Detroit report shows five U.S. automakers sold 242065 cars from Aug 11 to Aug 20, up 21 percent from a year earlier, the largest 10 day gain since the gasoline crisis. Chrysler posted a 19 percent drop after rebates arriving only at period end.
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Detroit
U.S
Chrysler Corp
Weather blows heavy hail hit Dawson County farms
The SDN Column notes Dawson County farmers faced a $15 million blow as heavy hail in the past week damaged crops from south of Sands to west of Welch Caprock area. Some areas escaped, others saw crops promising a bumper year wiped out while cotton delays and late plantings loom. Describes insect threat minimal and warns of early frost risks. Also references Jim Cornish of the Post Dispatch on Christmas planning amid small town obstacles and Walt Finley on language rules.
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Walter Buckel
Lamesa Press
Dawson County
Sands
Welch
Caprock
Jim Cornish
The
Post Dispatch
Price Fixing Suit Against OPEC Stalls
In Los Angeles a federal judge ruled U S courts lack jurisdiction over sovereign oil exporters, dismissing an antitrust case by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers against OPEC members. Judge A Andrew Hauk cited that OPEC nations protect oil as a natural resource for their citizens and conduct no business on U S soil. The suit sought an injunction to block crude oil price fixing, noting OPEC's past price increases and their effect on U S consumers.
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Los Angeles
United States
U.S
A. Andrew Hauk
Hauk
OPEC
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Oil Spill Pollutes Texas Coast Deepens Crisis
Runaway Mexican crude oil spread along the Texas coast near Corpus Christi as 70 knot squalls battered barriers protecting Laguna Madre behind Padre Island. Patches of sheen seeped through damaged booms and into Brazos Santiago Pass, heightening ecological risk amid weather-driven spill movement. Local Coast Guard crews monitored the evolving slick and prepared containment responses.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Laguna Madre
Padre Island
Brazos Santiago
Public school supply list timing questioned by students
A student inquiry questions why officials did not publish a uniform supply list early to align with local merchant sales. Superintendent Bill J. Hood says there is no absolute requirement by grade level and students can learn of specific needs during registration, while sales are still active.
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Bill J. Hood
Stu
Hood
Food Prices Level Off But Fuel Costs Jump Higher
July CPI shows food prices leveling off while gasoline and home heating oil push overall inflation to 1 percent. Labor Department notes workers' real weekly earnings fell 0.3 percent from June to July, with annual decline near 4 percent. Energy and transport costs rose sharply, raising inflation risk. The CPI index reached 218.9, meaning 1967 dollars would cost about double today.
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Washington
Labor Department
Manitoba boy falls short of world tree-sitting record
RANDOLPH New Jersey AP 14 year old Drew Rusnack spent 61 days 21 hours 56 minutes in a maple tree aiming to beat a Guinness record. He learned another climber held a 182 day mark in 1978 and plans to descend Sept 5 to start high school. His father says no pursuit of a longer record as school begins.
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Randolph
N.J
Drew Rusnack
Rusnack
Randolph High School
Jack Rusnack
Weather update for Snyder and West Texas regions
Temperatures in Snyder reach 88 high and 62 low with 65 recorded at 7 am. No precipitation today. 1979 year-to-date total 15.81 inches. West Texas sees partly cloudy days, fair nights through Saturday, with scattered mainly afternoon and nighttime storms in mountains and Panhandle. Warmer north, highs in the 80s to mid 90s south, near 102 in Big Bend valleys. lows in the 50s to upper 60s.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Carter's River Cruise Preview Of Campaign
Carter insists he is not a candidate yet but outlines plans to balance national ads with big city campaigning and visits to small towns. He travels by river, greeting crowds at locks and dams from Linfield Missouri to Alton Illinois, with late night speeches and a wakeup call from Vic Tooker and the steam calliope. He reaches St. Louis for a welcoming ceremony before returning to Washington as a hot air balloon soars nearby.
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Carter
St. Louis
Gateway Arch
Dam No. 25
Linfield
Lock and Dam 26
Alton
Ill
Vic Tooker
Calliope
Rosalynn
Amy
Tooker
Washington
WTC Plans Ten Year Anniversary Celebration
Western Texas College faculty gathered for the fall term and heard plans for a November ten year anniversary. Dr. Robert L. Clinton announced a full week of activities culminating on Sunday, November 18, with reception of five year service pins for Pruitt, Anderson, McClurg, Carter, and others recognized later.
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Western Texas College
WTC
Robert L. Clinton
Scurry County
Ben Brock
Clinton
Franklin Pruitt
Elsie Anderson
Gene McClurg
Joe Carter
Mary Pinkston
Lee Burke
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