Employment office eyed in Snyder Scurry County plan
Snyder and Scurry County officials pursue a federally funded employment office via West Central Texas Council of Governments. TEC has no interest, but WCT CO G may amend manpower funds to allocate a portion for local staff to handle applications and referrals. Planning aims to reduce busy work and boost job creation. Also notes Edison birthday celebration and Stevia plant seed trials in Texas.
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Scurry County
Texas Employment Commission
Snyder City
TEC
Wctcog
Reuss Wins House Banking Chair In Upset Over Patman
Rep. Henry Reuss of Wisconsin defeated incumbent Wright Patman 152 to 117 to capture the House Banking Committee chair. In caucus voting, Reuss led 130 to 90 with Robert G. Stephens Jr. taking 58. Frank Thompson of New Jersey announced a challenge, alleging abuse of power by Wayne Hays and threats to drop his bid. Thompson cited a threatened loss of his subcommittee chairmanship as leverage. Hays denied coordinating such threats.
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Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Wright Patman
House Banking Committee
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Patman
Robert G. Stephens Jr
D-Ga
Frank Thompson
New Jersey
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Thompson
Cacus
Jamie L. Whitten
Mississippi
Robert L.F. Sikes
Florida
Joe L. Evins
Tennessee
Public Works Atomic Energy Subcommittee
Otto E. Passman
Louisiana
Foreign Operations
Hays
Subcommittee On
Housekeeping House Administration
WTC Storage Building Contract Awarded to Liberty Co
Scurry County Junior College District trustees awarded Liberty Building Co of Lubbock a contract to build a 100 by 60 foot metal warehouse on the Western Texas College campus. The project total is 37 411 dollars with an exterior finish alternate. King Building Co had the lowest base bid but withdrew after an error in the alternate calculation.
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Lubbock
Western Texas College
King Building Co
Liberty
Briscoe urges billion dollar restructuring of Texas schools
Governor Dolph Briscoe unveiled a 10 point plan to overhaul public education financed by a billion dollar restructuring. He called for strong privacy laws, a 5 percent state employee reduction through attrition, and veto power over any new or increased taxes for two years while pushing a 10 percent salary raise for current workers and a 6.8 percent annual increase for two years. He also opened TEXHELP a toll free line for state government inquiries.
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Associated Press
Austin
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Briscoe
Bill Hobby
Hobby
Texhelp
Today In History Highlights From January 22, 1975
Chronology of events on January 22 across years includes Queen Victoria's death in 1901 and Cairo's capture in 1517. Other notes cover wars, political actions and notable incidents from 1528 1791 1905 1917 1944 and later years.
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Queen Victoria
Cairo
France
Charles V
George Washington
District of Columbia
St. Petersburg
Russia
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Anzio
Italy
U.S. Information Service Library
Saigon
Nixon
State of the Union
Weather briefing for Texas regions forecast shifts and temps
Snyder temperatures show a high of 55 and low of 31 with a 7 am reading of 31 degrees. Northwest and Southwest Texas expect decreasing clouds and colder conditions tonight, with partly cloudy and warmer skies Thursday. Low tonight near 20 north to mid 20s south. Thursday highs 50 to 55. North Central and Northeast Texas mostly cloudy to clear then partly cloudy, with decreasing clouds Thursday and possible shower east tonight. Cooler tonight, warmer Thursday. lows 30 northwest to 45 southeast. Highs Thursday in the 50s. South Central and Southeast Texas cloudier, cooler Thursday with a slight chance of light rain or drizzle mainly east and south. Lows tonight 25 north to 50 south. highs Thursday 50 north to 70 south. Coast winds east to southeast 16 to 22 knots, veering northeast by evening, seas 4 to 6 feet. Seas and winds higher with scattered showers.
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Jobless Benefit Claims Jump in First 1975 Week
The Labor Department reported 970,200 new unemployment claims for the week ended Jan 11, a 289,000 rise from the prior week and the highest weekly total since 1937. North Carolina led states with a 50,000 increase, with large gains also seen in Michigan, California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Missouri amid a deepening recession.
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Pennsylvania
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Missouri
Sorrells Sr. Marvin Ray obituary in Ira
Marvin Ray Sorrells Sr. 65 of Ira died at home at 345 am born April 4 1909 lifetime Ira resident member of Church of Christ funeral 3 pm Thursday Ira Baptist Church burial Ira Cemetery Bell Seale Funeral Home officiating he married Opal Faye Weir September 21 1941 in Ira she survives. Survivors include two daughters son three sisters two brothers and three grandchildren.
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Ira
Church of Christ
Ira Baptist Church
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Opal Faye Weir
Keith Cleckler
Sue Sorrells
Roscoe
Ray Sorrells
May Huddle
Ava LePour
Snyder Exa Grant
Rosa Hodnett
Natha Davis
Whitney
Jim Sorrells
Knapp
Floyd Sorrells
Snyder
Ernest Sorrells
Dunn
Swiss Boost Tax on Alien Funds
Swiss authorities raised the negative interest on funds deposited by nonresidents to 40 percent annually, targeting money from abroad since Oct 31. The move follows a historic USD decline against the franc and appeared designed to curb foreign inflows seeking a safe haven in neutral Switzerland.
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Bern
Switzerland
U.S
Three Rail Unions OK Pact Signal Breakthrough Hope
Washington sources say tentative contracts with three unions could set pattern for others and apply pressure on the sheet metal workers union. The 3 year deals raise wages and benefits by 40.5 percent, add a new dental program and a tenth paid holiday, and include cost of living increases. The sheet metal workers face a possible Friday strike against Union Pacific and other carriers, while 16 other unions are barred from striking by federal law.
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Sheet Metal Workers Union
Union Pacific Railroad
National Railway Labor Conference
United Transportation Union
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Ford pushes tax relief as energy plan tangled in Congress
President Ford pledges to issue the oil import tariff by proclamation and veto gasoline rationing. Congress plans hearings on tax abatement while pressing debates over energy policy and Middle East diplomacy. Ford warns against inaction on energy amid a broad economic program.
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Congress
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House
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