Inflation, jawboning, and public money fueling the drive
The piece cites Robert Strauss arguing against wage and price controls while noting past wartime controls helped crisis periods. It criticizes labor, management, and a money-printing government for inflation, calls for persuasion, and includes Erma Bombeck’s commencement address excerpt about ambition and perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Strauss
Washington
Strauss
Democratic Party
National Committee
United States
Carter
Apathy and Byssinosis Across American Life
A collage of voices contrasts apathy and a deadly occupational disease. The piece recalls a woman’s drift into paralysis from indifference, then shifts to byssinosis among cotton mill workers in the South, detailing symptoms, history, and stalled federal standards. Personal accounts from Lonnie Moore highlight grinding pain and employer neglect amid regulatory fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
South
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Labor Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Carter
White House
Lonnie Moore
Spartanburg
S.C
Moore
MFN status and trade terms loom for Hungary and others
The House has approved MFN status for Hungary with the Senate likely to follow. The arrangement would prevent higher duties on Hungarian goods while allowing the U.S. similar access in Hungary. The piece also explains MFN origins and contrasts MFN with GSP, listing which developing countries may qualify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Hungary
United States
Richard Schultz
R-Pa
GSP
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Brazil
Israel
India
Hong Kong
Cyprus
South Korea
HEW Budget Surpasses All But One Nation in 1979
A historical critique notes the United States HEW budget at over 185 billion dollars for 1979, larger than any country’s annual outlay and more than all U.S. state budgets combined. The piece questions taxpayer costs and portrays HEW as a powerful autocratic agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.sovernment
Soviet Union
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
United States
Texas
Snyder Bank Projects Finish. Local Moves Highlight Business
Nolan Bill and Troy Botts of Ball Construction Co completed a 12 by 24 metal utility building for Snyder National Bank. Bryan, owner of Snyder Motor Co, announces Van Conrad as new service manager moving from Amarillo. Jan Mayfield to assume ownership of Made O'Day this week, purchasing from Anita Clinkenbeard. completion was planned last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan Bill
Troy Botts
Ball Construction Co
Snyder National Bank
Bryan
Snyder Motor Co
van Conard
Amarillo
Jan Mayfield
Made O'Day
Anita Clinkenbeard
Snyder Daily News Local business and staffing notes Sampler
The Snyder Daily News lists local business updates and staff changes. Notices include Nancy Grimmett’s visit to Colorado City Lake cabin, J C Penney district meeting in Lubbock, Studio Royal opening in Cogdell Center, First Federal Savings and Loan new certificates, Eckerd Drugs Spring Beauty Bazaar first place, and Gill's Fried Chicken 75th anniversary. Town sidewalk sales draw shoppers and Caroline Waltz buys Bob's Deli to run Caroline's Catering Service. John Garcia to return to UT Arlington for medical studies and Doc Davis retires after decades in vending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Gray
Wilson Motors
Odessa
Nancy Grimmett
Colorado City
Lake
Bab
Varsity Square Center
Loren Sullivan
J.C. Penney
Lubbock
Studio Royal
Odelle Harrell
Mike Cannon
Cogdell Center
First Federal Savings and Loan
Snyder
Brenda Hedges
Fortune
Texas Electric Service Co
Snydersons Club
Tim Timms
Ken's Pizza
Eckerd Drugs
Cecilia Preston
Family Motor Coach Association
Gill's Fried Chicken
Bill Buttleing
Brown
College Heights Center
Ing
Energy tips and social jargon mix in idle chatter
A fragmentary column notes energy saving tips and social slang about temptation and effort. It mentions a shop, a debate over boosts versus kicks, and the idea that the chill factor is not just a winter measure. The piece closes with a remark about being driven to drink in today’s taxi scene.
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Erma Bombeck
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green
Ohio
Atlantic City Development
Wits End
Debby Boone
Panama Canal
Women's Movement
Pillsbury
Reader’s Digest
Field Enterprises, Inc
Edmund Burke
John Cunniff
Permian Basin
Reed Drilling Equipment
Pecos County
Scurry County
Borden
Dawson
Fisher
Garza
Howard
Kent
Mitchell
Nolan
Stonewall
Chamonix
France
Air India
Mont Blanc
India Post Office
Bossons
THE
Snyder Daily News
SmyDer
Scurry
Key McQueen
Wacil McNair
Associated Press
Caroline Waltz
Bob
Art Fiensch
Helen
Temple
Horseless Carriage Club
Houston
Shack
Perry
Dennis Higgins
Seymour
Dennis
Connie
John Garcia
the Cuttery
University of Texas At Arlington
Terry Holt
Doc Davis
Doc
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