18 Jan 1979
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1979
Page
1
Jurors in Cullen Davis murder for hire trial in Fort Worth sent questions to State District Judge Wallace Moore as deliberations resumed at 8:05 am. It marked the second full day of deliberations with jurors sending six messages prompting activity among lawyers and reporters awaiting a verdict.
The SDN Column outlines a Saturday vote on merging Hermleigh and Snyder Independent School Districts. If approved, Hermleigh pupils would join Snyder. Snyder would absorb Hermleigh debt of 15,470 dollars. Tax rates would likely stay stable, and space exists though some elementary shifts and a few new teachers may be needed.
President Carter unveils an austere 1980 budget plan aiming to cut 158,000 public jobs and reduce the CETA program by 700 million. The plan would also drop 250,000 federally subsidized summer jobs for underprivileged youth, offset by a new tax credit to spur private hiring of disadvantaged workers. Carter says deficits stay under 30 billion while defense and anti-poverty spending rise.
Fisher County Grand Jury indicted William Clarence Dixon, driver of a Cardinal Chemical Co truck, on three counts of involuntary manslaughter after a December 8 collision with a McCaulley School Bus near Roby that killed four and later another, injuring many. Dixon, injured in the crash, was bonded in Ector County and treated in Abilene. The bus carried high school basketball teams en route to Hermleigh for a tournament.
Readers asked if January's two degree reading was Snyder's lowest. The response notes a 1947 cold spell, beginning Dec 30, with a low of 10 degrees below zero at 7 a.m. on Jan 4, 1947, lasting over a week and matching the two degree mark on Jan 6.
Government economist William Cox cites reports of strong late 1978 activity. Commerce Department data expected to confirm a 5 percent annual growth in GNP for October to December, with housing starts rising to 2.62 million in 1978 and December output up 0.6 percent. Personal income climbs 1.1 percent in December and 11.7 percent for the year. Industrial utilization hits 85.9 percent, a peak since mid 1974.
Snyder National Bank awarded a $522,000 contract to W G McMillan Construction Co of Lubbock to add about 6000 square feet to the main banking floor and computer department. The project, designed by A Quincy Jones Associates, will extend the west side into the former motor bank site and extend the basement for more computer space.
West Texas sees mostly cloudy skies with occasional rain in the north and scattered showers in the south. Temperatures range from near 20 to 66 over today and Friday with highs in the 40s north to 60s south Big Bend. Rain chances persist Friday with cooler conditions across most areas overnight tonight.
Hermleigh faces a decisive vote on consolidating its independent school district with Snyder ISD amid tax and education quality disputes. Proponent John Zalman III cites tax increases and limited Hermleigh offerings. opponent Larry Farr argues tax worries persist and questions savings. Voters in Hermleigh proceed at the community center. Snyder ballots also on the merger.
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