Statewide auto insurance rate hike approved in Texas
The State Insurance Board ordered an average 8.9 percent increase effective Nov 1, raising Texans annual auto premiums by about 98 million dollars over a year. The typical driver’s premium climbs from 272 to 271 under the board’s definition, with precise changes varying by age, residence, and use.
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Austin
Texas
State
Daves
Liberty County
Taylor
Abilene
Amtrak board votes to cut six trains and merge services
Amtrak votes to eliminate six passenger trains and merge others this fall in a move to curb red ink, trimming 5,000 miles of the 27,500 mile system. Critics warn deficits rise unless Congress approves the plan, likely by late September, with Oct. 1 as the start date. San Joaquin from Oakland to Bakersfield targeted for elimination.
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Washington
Amtrak
Red Ink
Congress
Gene Young
Kern County
Bakersfield
Calif
Oakland
San Joaquin
UN report says gender equality requires unprecedented global change
The 1979 United Nations survey on world women states equality with men demands political, social, and cultural shifts on a scale unseen in history. More than 2 billion women have not had a real chance to seek improvements, and change must permeate society. Helvi Sipila, head of the UN Center for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs, is the only woman among the top UN leadership.
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United Nations
U.N. Center For Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs
Helvi Sipila
U.N. Secretariat
Taxes in Texas Truth in Taxation Debate Draws Fire
The SDN Column critiques truth in taxation as a misleading, confusing policy. It notes mandatory ads claim tax increases when levies rise three percent or more, regardless of rate or valuation changes, while highlighting Snyder and unified appraisal systems, plus a quip from Wacil McNair.
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Vietnam
Cullen Davis
Texas
Snyder
Two Charged Today In Murder Of Mountbatten
In Dublin two Provisional IRA members, Francis McGirl and Thomas McMahon, were charged with the August murder of Earl Louis Mountbatten. They showed no emotion in court and were held for a special hearing on October 2.
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Mountbatten
Dublin
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Earl Mountbatten
Francis McGirl
Thomas McMahon
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
McMahon
McGirl
John Joe McGirl
Provisionals’ Council
Donegal Bay
Mullaghmore
Sligo
Louis Mountbatten
Brewing Storm Could Reverse Spill Flow On Coast
A tropical depression near Brownsville moves west at 10 mph and could reach Texas by Friday possibly strengthening into a tropical storm. Forecasters warn it may reverse some oil from the Gulf spill toward Mexico as Coast Guard officials note potential damage to fragile coastal breeding grounds. Texas Governor Clemons tours stained beaches saying the spill is a bad situation.
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Corpus Christi
Texas Gulf Coast
Air Force
Brownsville
National Weather Service
Texas
Coast Guard
Jim MacGranahan
Mexico
McGranahan
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Elena
Laguna Madre
Long Island
Bill Clements
Sny der Chamber Banquet Reservations Grow Quickly
Reservations for the Snyder Chamber of Commerce banquet are rising with about 100 received. Tickets cost $10, deliveries to the chamber office today, and calls to 573-3558 accepted. The event is Sept 20 at Scurry County Coliseum with Eddie Chiles as guest speaker and Kenneth Wyatt as master of ceremonies. Yearbooks Tiger's Lair for 1978-79 arrive and may be picked up in the high school auditorium foyer 8:30-12 and 1-4.
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Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Scurry County Coliseum
Eddie Chiles
The
Western Co
Kenneth Wyatt
Tulsa
Soviets May Accept SALT Reservations
After a meeting with Soviet President Kosygin, a U.S. Senate delegation concluded the Soviet government would accept the four Senate reservations for the SALT II treaty. A Senate source said Kosygin did not respond negatively, prompting the assessment.
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Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
U.S
Senate
Kosygin
Flies Plague City as Spraying Continues in Summer
Residents ask why spraying hasn t begun but officials say the joint county health unit and city program has run for several weeks. If a problem area is known, call the health unit. Summer rains delay but the spraying effort is expected to continue for some time.
County Clerk ends in-house hunting license sales
The County Clerk's Office says it no longer sells hunting and fishing licenses. Licenses can be purchased at most stores selling hunting and fishing gear. The county is required to sell licenses if outlets do not offer them.
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Beverly Ainsworth
Unclear Weather Report Shows Warm Southwest Texas Forecast
West Texas expected partly cloudy skies through Friday with warm afternoons. Widely scattered thunderstorms probable west of the mountains and northwest section tonight. Highs in the upper 80s to near 100, lows in the 60s north and 70s south. Earlier Snyder readings: 7 am 70 degrees, 93 high for Wednesday, 66 low, no precipitation today, 16.60 total for 1979.
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Snyder
Texas
Workshop For Teachers Here
Scores of public school teachers and staff members gathered on the Western Texas College campus for a Region 14 Education Service Center workshop. The four day orientation and staff development aimed to ready Snyder Public School personnel for the fall term, with sessions on reading math special education nutrition foreign languages early childhood education social studies business education art gifted and talented students and athletic injury prevention.
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Albert Lewis
Snyder High School
Western Texas College
Larry Gardner
North Texas
Dallas
Dallas Cowboys
Miami Dolphins
SDN
Region 14 Education Service Center
Snyder
WTC
David Regains Strength Hitting Caribbean Islands
Hurricane David strengthened again and lashed the Virgin Islands and southern Puerto Rico with gale winds and heavy rains early today after battering Dominica and Martinique. Ham radio operators reported property damage but no casualties. The center tracked west-northwest at 15 mph, about 150 miles southeast of San Juan at daybreak.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
David
Virgin Islands
Dominica
Martinique
Caribbean
St. Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. National Weather Service
Scurry County Reunion Barbecue Tickets Moving Out Fast
Tickets priced at 4 dollars for the Scurry County Reunion Barbecue must be purchased by Sept 10 with only 500 available. The barbecue runs Sept 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Towle Park pavilion. Separate activities include a coffee at 9:30 a.m. and a stage show at 7 p.m. in the Scurry County coliseum with no admission. Tickets can be delivered or bought via the County Development office, Commission members, Texas Electric Service, Snyder National Bank, and West Texas State Bank.
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Scurry County
Jess Everett
Commission
Rodger Sullenger
Texas Electric Service Co
Snyder National Bank
West Texas State Bank
Scurry County Coliseum
UT Lecturer Joining PUC
Henry Monk Rollins, 57, a University of Texas lecturer and former oil company executive, was named to the Texas Public Utilities Commission by Gov. Bill Clements. He will join the three-member body on Sept. 2, ahead of a Sept. 4 rate hearing for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. The appointment comes as Clem ents prepares for a three week trade trip to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
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William Daves Jr
Wacil McNair
Stenholm
Charles Stenholm
Soviets
PUC
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