26 Aug 1979
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1979
Page
1
Snyder school trustees will hold a public hearing Monday at the high school student center on a proposed 1979 80 operating budget of 6 951 234. The plan raises local taxes to 5 451 234 with three fed grant programs pushing the total to 7 020 930 and state funding at about 900 000.
The 1979 legislature enacts 843 statutory changes with many taking effect Monday including a floating mortgage rate tied to 10 year Treasury yields. Banks predict tight mortgage money while new limits cap rates at 12 percent and some laws require a 90 day lead time unless two thirds support passed. Lyndon Johnson birthday holiday gives state workers a day off.
Snyder beekeeper Bill Cooper has reduced his beekeeping operations to about twelve stands from a peak of 500, with 500 more once owned by Morris Ranch in Brewster County. Now in Snyder for nearly 30 years, he keeps a few hives for local honey buyers and recalls learning the trade from J C Blaine. He describes handling stings, maintaining calm, wearing light clothing, and avoiding fear to avoid provoking bees, noting boom and bust years with honey yields and the occasional difficulty of keeping bees with the right flowers.
A federal judge approved a district plan at Martin Luther King Elementary School to help teachers understand and cope with Black English used informally by many Black Americans. The attorney for the student group behind the push expressed hope teachers will meet expectations.
A 200 man Iranian relief convoy breached Kurdish defenses on the edge of Saqqez and entered the besieged garrison. Kurdish fighters then counterattacked, destroying a government tank and inflicting heavy losses as air power hovered overhead and threats to widen the conflict across Kurdistan were issued.
Premier Salim el Hoss announced a UN mediated cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian guerrillas took effect in southern Lebanon at noon. Shelling occurred in the morning and was lighter than Friday’s raids near Tyre and towns near the Israeli border, with officials estimating up to 100 dead in barrages. General Emmanuel Erskine of UNIFIL arranged the truce.
Three surviving octuplets born to Pasqualina Chianese ten days ago are gaining weight and doing well, doctors reported. Premature babies can change quickly, and father Stefano Chianese visits Anna Silvana and Valentina while the mother has yet to meet all three girls.
The SDN Column reflects on Texas history promotion since the Texas Historical Commission founded 25 years ago and the rise of county historical commissions. It recounts discovering a long-forgotten 1700s cemetery near a highway, now preserved with a roadside historical marker, illustrating widespread local interest. The piece ends with a quip from Wacil McNair.
Nepotism means favoritism toward a relative in appointive public positions. It is a misdemeanor with a fine of 100 to 1000 dollars. Penalties vary by relationship closeness. two years or more employment before taking office can exempt. Trading out between officials is prohibited, per District Attorney Pete Greene.
Scurry County commissioners set a Monday 10 a.m. hearing on the 1980 budget totaling 8 942 049 including the hospital building fund. The general fund is 2 185 043 up about 147 000 while overall spending drops from 10 172 303 driven by the hospital cut. The plan assumes a 692 cent tax rate per 100 valuation and 347 861 055 in estimated values down 15 million from last year due to oil. Road and bridge at 548 843 funds jail and senior center with 257 000 from federal revenue sharing. Hospital budget 3 818 610, self sustaining with no tax funds.
Congressman Charles Stenholm will visit Snyder on Thursday for a public town hall session in Western Texas College’s fine arts auditorium. The informal Q and A will invite local sentiment on major issues and questions about the federal government and the legislative program.
A cloudy to thundery pattern develops in West Texas with scattered daytime showers in the southeast Monday, then widespread activity Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures stay warm with upper 60s to 70s lows and afternoon highs mostly in the 90s, a few 100s in the southwest. Precipitation totals reach .79 inches for the period with 16.60 inches year to date.
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