21 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1976
Page
1
Chicago grieved as Mayor Richard Daley died at 74 from a heart attack. Aldermen opened a probe into city leadership while the council prepares to anoint an interim mayor until a special election within six months. Amy Carter began first day at school as President-elect’s daughter observes with classmates.
A 16 year old is questioned by Dallas and Victor police after an incident on Soap Lane Lane on November 28 involving Officer Robert Wood. The youth was taken into custody Monday in Victor Orange County as reports described.
The SDN Column lists 1976 state champions across classes 1A to 4A with Churchill reaching No 10 in early polls before winning Class 4A. Hebert 3A and Rockdale 2A led their divisions. Jeeters Hill 1A and Gorman B also ranked high at season start. Dr Joe Reaves recalls a Good Samaritan tire episode ending with a stolen jack and recounts Snyder High memories and the 1956 Sweetwater field goal.
The government reports November CPI up three tenths of a percent matching October. Real spendable earnings rise eight tenths of a percent, the largest monthly gain in over a year, boosting buying power. Food prices fall and energy costs inch up due to OPEC and steel price hikes.
Christmas breaks loom as Snyder area students leave early at 2 30 p m on Wednesday and return January 3. Western Texas College ends fall semester and resumes after mid winter break for regular students and faculty.
Western Texas College trustees studied two on campus locations for apartment type housing to meet student needs. A southeast site and a southwest site near dorms will be examined for project viability with funds over 100 000 in uncommitted revenue. The plan aims for fall 1978 occupancy with the college developing its own on campus housing.
Weather summary shows high 43 degrees and lows in the 20s to 30s with fair conditions and a Wednesday cooling trend. mentions of Texas and Panhandle readings. Separate items note organ replacement at a church and WTC policy changes on substitute teacher pay and part-time staff.
A Liberian tanker split in half amid rough seas near Nantucket releasing heavy industrial oil into the Atlantic, with no one aboard. The slick extended over 60 miles, birds washed ashore, and Massachusetts sought disaster relief from President Ford.
President elect Carter named Patricia Roberts Harris to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development the first black and second woman named to his cabinet. Ray Marshall a Texas labor economist was chosen as labor secretary a compromise after criticism of Dunlop. The AFL-CIO opposed Marshall but remained wary of Dunlop.
A 16 degree low at the water plant marks the first day of winter in Snyder with heavy frost under clear skies. Forecasters expect a warming trend but tonight remains well below freezing with skies clearing to partly cloudy conditions through Wednesday.
Authorities probe a series of explosions and a fire at a McAlester Oklahoma mill. Ten people were seriously injured while others escaped unharmed as investigators search for the cause and assess damage.
The Snyder Daily News will not publish on Sunday Dec 26 to let employees spend Christmas Day with families. A special weekend edition will instead appear Friday Dec 24 with Christmas greetings and Santa letters from Snyder youngsters, and regular publication resumes Monday Dec 27.
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