Uncertain flight plans as Ezell weighs Austin hops amid weather
State Rep Mike Ezell notes private pilot license but doubts flying to Austin will be frequent due to winter weather conditions at the Austin airport. He cites many days with poor flying conditions and jokes about the chicken or egg question in regional growth. Texas unemployment figures show Snyder County at 2 percent, well below state and national averages, while northwest Texas areas fare better but face housing challenges ahead of 1977.
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Mike Ezell
Austin
Ezzell
Texas Employment Commission
Texas
Snyder
Scurry County
Amarillo
Midland
Lubbock
Abilene
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
US Repeats Safety Demands in Panmunjom Talks
The United Nations Command repeated demands for North Korea to guarantee the safety of its personnel in the Panmunjom joint security area. The two hour and fifty minute meeting was the third since the Aug. 18 killings. In other news, the Scurry County Banner at Heritage Park was stolen. Delbert Downing announced a $100 reward for information leading to conviction for vandalism or theft at the park.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
North Korea
Allied Command
Joint Korean Military Armistice Commission
Scurry County
Heritage Park
Coliseum
Delbert Downing
Downing
Little Park
This Day In History Highlights 1782 1533 1817 1901 1935 1943
Highlights for August 29 include the 1782 sinking of an English man o war at Portsmouth with nearly 1100 drownings and the 1533 strangling of Atahualpa by Pizarro. Also noted are the 1817 abolitionist Philanthropist in Ohio, Carry Nation’s 1901 hatchet attack, the 1935 death of Queen Astrid, the 1943 Danish ship scuttling, and 1945 MacArthur’s Manila departure.
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Associated Press
Portsmouth
England
Peru
Atahualpa
Francisco Pizarro
United States
The
Philanthropist
Mount Pleasant
Ohio
Carry Nation
New York
John L. Sullivan
Queen Astrid
Belgium
Switzerland
Copenhagen
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Japan
Vietnam
Eamon de Valera
Republic of Ireland
Weather Snapshot for Snyder and Texas Regions
Snyder reports 95 high and 67 low with 0.10 inches precipitation at 7 am. West Texas remains fair with highs in the 90s and lows in the 60s. North Texas trends toward milder start with warming later. highs near 96 and lows 65 to 75. South Texas becomes partly cloudy midweek with highs 84 to 99 and variable lows 67 to 78.
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Snyder
West Texas
North Texas
South Texas
Snyder School Enrollment Up
Enrollment across Snyder schools rises 60 pupils from 3495 last year to 3555 this week. Kindergarten leads gains with 68 more. total kindergarten 297. Junior high total 580. high school total 1062 with freshmen 356, sophomores 176, juniors 227, seniors 203. Officials anticipate further increases in coming weeks.
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Snyder
North
Northeast
Stanfield
East
Central
West
Snyder Junior High
Snyder High School
Sohoomores
Three Americans Shot To Death In Iran Ambush
In a Tehran suburb gunmen linked to Islamic Marxists ambushed a car carrying three Rockwell International workers. The victims were William Cottrell Jr Robert Krongard and Donald Smith all 43 from California. Iran blamed the same guerrilla group behind prior American killings.
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Iran
Tehran
U.S
Pentagon
Washington
Rockwell International
Autonetics
Rockwell
Anaheim
Calif
William Cottrell Jr
Los Gatos
Robert Krongard
Sunnyvale
Donald Smith
Yorba Linda
Mize To Head UW Advance Division
Roger B. Mize local banker and civic leader will again head the advance gifts division of Scurry County United Way for the upcoming campaign. The kickoff is Sept 20 with a division goal of 17000 and an overall agency support goal of 48000.
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Roger B. Mize
Advance Gifts
Scurry County
Snyder National Bank
Citizens State Bank
Donna
Elsa State Bank and Trust Co
Elsa
Snyder Savings’ and Loan Association
Rs&p Holding Co
Giffen Industries
Telecom Corp
U.S. Air Force
Texas
First Christian Church
Snyder
Masonic Blue Lodge
William N. Tolleson
Bruce Kallemeyn
Mize
The
United Way
Scurry County Fair Plans Set For September Dates
Scurry County Fair officials meet to finalize 1976 fair plans as the event runs Thursday through Saturday September 16 to 18. Hubert Cargile heads the board with Max von Roeder and Moris Ashley as vice presidents and Mrs. Roy Hanson as secretary. Entries open with specific times for art flowers textiles handicrafts agriculture canned foods baked foods and exhibits with checkout Sunday September 19.
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Scurry County Fair
West Texas State Bank
Hubert Cargile
Max von Roeder
Moris Ashley
Roy Hanson
Wilson Bright
Scurry County Coliseum
J.N. Esicke
Carl Williams
Bert Stahl
Howard Hogue
James Beaver
Jeff Martin
Leon Sterling
Western Texas College Opens Sixth Year in Fall Term
Western Texas College will start its sixth year on September 1 as fall classes begin. Sophomore registration runs 1 to 5 p.m. Monday, evening registration 6:30 to 9 p.m., and freshman 8:12 to noon Tuesday. Dormitories open Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Western Texas College
WTC
Duane Hood
Museum
Speeding Tickets Drive Texans Into Assigned Risk Pools
A Texan’s 65 mph highway drive leads to non renewal of his car policy and an assigned risk with high surcharges. Insurers report rising losses but rising tickets from 55 to 70 mph limits have swelled assigned risk pools and premium costs.
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Austin, Tex
Hartford
Texas
West Texas
Department of Public Safety
David Irons
Texas Automobile Insurance Service Office
Gaylen Daniel
State Insurance Board
Daniel
H.L. Begeman
Marks
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SDN
Wadil McNair
Ford
Robert Dole
Dole
Rockefeller
Suburan
Tehrannon
Kayhan
Army
Lewis Hopkins
Air Force
Paul R. Schaffer
Jack J. Turner
Ken Gilmore
Texas Association of Insurance Agents
Dick Merks
Houston Association of Insurance Agents
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