Benson Ford dies after apparent heart attack aboard boat
Benson Ford, 59, brother of Ford chairman Henry Ford II and grandson of Henry Ford, died early today after an apparent heart attack on his boat docked in Cheboygan Michigan. He was a Ford vice president and chairman of the dealer policy board.
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Detroit
Benson Ford
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
Henry Ford
Ford
Cheboygan
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Edsel Ford
Ex-city workers march to city hall after firing over strike
About 300 former San Antonio employees plus families marched four miles from a garbage center to city hall to present their case to the city council. Firing followed a strike, which state law bans for municipal workers. The peaceful procession included children with wagons and skaters, with police escorts observing.
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San Antonio
Tom Huebner
Gulf Oil Settles for 42 Million With U S Treasury
The White House said Gulf Oil Corp will pay 42.2 million to the U S Treasury in a settlement over overstated crude oil costs. Gulf did not admit guilt and is the first major oil company to resolve federal claims near one billion dollars. Federal officials had charged Gulf with overstating crude costs from foreign affiliates in 1973 to 1975.
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Washington
White House
Gulf Oil Corp
U.S. Treasury
Rex Granum
Gulf
Federal
The SDN Column and the Small Town Reflections
The SDN Column reports on Pizza Hut opening its 3 500th unit in Hudson and Jerry Lewis hosting the Labor Day telethon on about 200 stations. It features a town life piece noting how a small town shapes relationships and values, ending with a cactus patch philosopher quip.
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Pizza Hut
Hudson
Jerry Lewis
APWU Leaders Reject Contract in Rank and File Vote
The American Postal Workers Union committee voted 29 to 15 against a tentative three year labor accord but then 30 to 9 to send it to 280,000 rank and file members for ratification. Some leaders threaten court action citing constitutional issues and wage and overtime concerns. Ballots to all four unions expected within a week with results likely by mid August.
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Owen Ullmann
Washington
National Bargaining Advisory Committee
American Postal Workers Union
APWU
Emmet Andrews
Postal Service
John Richards
Pittsburgh
U.S
Andrews
Richards
Thunderstorms Scatter Light Rain Across Snyder Area
A weather system moved through the region last night bringing light sprinkles to Snyder with up to half an inch reported in Dermott. The overnight low was 62 degrees while skies cleared this morning and temperatures were set to rise into the 90s, with some Rio Grande points above 100. The year’s total rainfall in Snyder reached 13.08 inches.
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Dermott
Snyder
Lake J.B. Thomas
National Weather Service
Panhandle
el Paso
San Angelo
Dallas-Fort Worth
Texarkans
del Rio
San Antonio
Houston
Rio Grande
Bergland Defends Farm Co-ops in Antitrust Review
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland defended farm cooperatives and warned against changing federal laws to boost market competition in food. He testified to the National Commission assessing whether large coops pressure prices and curb competition, stressing the need to understand consequences before declaring any law obsolete.
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Washington
Bob Bergland
Bergland
National Commission For the Review of
Insect Control urged as Scurry Farmers review work
Agricultural experts from across the state gathered in Scurry County for a crop insect management review. The session urged farmers to maintain cooperative boll weevil control efforts, noting the Scurry County Producers Association spearheaded successful spraying programs in 1976 and 1977, with praise for leaders and volunteers.
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David Ivie
Texas Department of Agriculture
Austin
Scurry County
Butch Nachlin-ger
Milton Stephens
Mike Ezzell
Snyder
Ray Farabee
Wichita Falls
Billy Roach
Chamber of Commerce
Roach
Morris Light
Producers Association
Carl Williams
Mickey Nunley
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
David Kattes
Scurry
Mitchell Counties
Sunday Delivery Question and Answer Policy
Readers ask why there is no Saturday night staff for Sunday delivery. The reply notes some carriers deliver Saturday evening with Sunday datelines, each expected to finish by 8 a.m. Sunday. A designated person answers calls from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Sunday for missed papers.
Bell Asks To Delete Funds From Rate Increase
AUSTIN AP Southwestern Bell seeks to remove 174 160 dollars from a 214 3 million rate hike request after a Dallas FBI probe of a former employee. The U S attorney reported the inquiry and Bell says it will provide new figures. Final order expected early next week as commissioners may disallow the funds. House tax writers back a capital gains tax break for nearly all homeowners selling primary residences with potential partial tax relief depending on gain.
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Austin
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Texas Public Utility Commission
U.S
Dallas
PAC
George Cowden
Cowden
Bell
Jon Dee
Washington (Ap
House Ways and Means
Weather Summary for Snyder and West Texas
Partly cloudy with high temperatures in the 90s across the region. Today in Snyder highs near 96 degrees and a 70 degree reading early this morning with a .16 inch precip total for 1978. Tonight clouds linger south with scattered showers and storms. north stays mostly clear. Friday brings warmer highs from 90 to 104 with widely scattered storms mainly in the west and south portions.
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Snyder
West
Texas
Snyder Mall Site Plan Up For Approval
Snyder Planning and Zoning Commission to meet at city hall at 7 p.m. to review Ainbinder Associates proposed Snyder Mall site plan detailing a 200000 plus square foot mall south of Varsity Square and east College Avenue with access from College Avenue and 37th Street and parking for over 1000 vehicles. A replat of Snyder Oaks Addition sections to create eight duplex lots is also on the agenda.
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Snyder Planning and Zoning Commission
City Hall
Snyder Mall
Ainbinder Associates of
Houston
Ambinder
Varsity Square
37Th St
College Avenue
Snyder Oaks Addition
Snyder Oaks Nursing Home
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Snyder Area
Tommy Kimmel
42Nd St
Snyder Daily News
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U.S. Attorney’s Office
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