Moscow arrest shocks as CIA agent tied to murder case
In Moscow an American businessman was arrested hours after authorities charged a woman CIA agent with espionage and murder by poison. P. Jay Crawford of International Harvester was detained while driving with his American fiancée, an embassy staffer, with details on his custody unclear. In Austin, the State Democratic Executive Committee certified that the horse race betting issue lost by 32,000 votes, amid a debate over separating pari mutuel betting from other canvass results.
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P. Jay Crawford
International Harvester
Austin
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Party
Ben Bock
New Braunfels
Fighting in Lebanon tops violence amid invasion pullback
In northern Lebanon 800 Phalange militiamen clash with Giants Brigade units, killing the son of former president Suleiman Franjieh and at least 39 others as Israel begins withdrawing its southern invasion force. NBC and CBS plan live coverage of President Carter's Wednesday news conference at 3 p.m., ABC undecided.
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Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Israel
Phalange Party
Franjieh
Giants Brigade
Washington
Carter
NBC
CBS
ABC
LPGA Star Nancy Lopez Shines In Ohio On Nicklaus Course
The SDN Column notes professional women golfers near equality as Nancy Lopez, 21, from New Mexico, headlines a memorable LPGA show on Jack Nicklaus's course in Ohio. The writer praises the LPGA performance, highlighting Lopez and supportive field while hints at broader sports parity.
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New Mexico
Nancy Lopez
Ladies Professional Golf Association
Ohio
Jack Nickalls
Miss Lopez
LPGA
Memphis
Seek Arsonist In Restaurant Blaze
A suspected arsonist is being sought in a fire that struck the Smorgasbord late last night or this morning, with investigators examining the scene for clues and potential witnesses. Police urged anyone with information to come forward.
County Oil Values Decline Amid Budget Changes
Scurry County faces a net loss in oil and industrial values totaling about 65 million dollars, with overall oil and industrial value set near 326.366 million. Local values are projected around 40 million, and a tax rate increase of 65 to 70 cents is anticipated as the board of equalization begins hearings. The Scurry County Junior College District approves its budget and a 10 cent tax hike. a $4 million hospital bond issue will add about 19 cents to the county rate, to be retired over seven years. In other news, a fire at the Smorgasbord East Highway restaurant damaged carpets in the rear dining room with no forced entry noted and questions remain about meat lockers. See Blaze, Page 6.
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Board of Tax Equalization
County Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
Commissioners
Jay Massingill
Scurry County Junior College
Smorgasbord
East Highway
Ask Us about dumping large debris around dumpsters
Question asks how to handle people who leave large items by the dumpster and whether they should be hauled to the dump. Answer: city recommends feeding prunings into dumpsters over several days until removal. items too large should be hauled away by the resident or the city called to arrange special pickup.
Weather snapshot for Snyder and West Texas forecast
Weather report notes Monday highs near 93 and 69 overnight with no precipitation today. West Texas expects scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight, with partly cloudy skies and warm afternoons through Wednesday. Highs range from the upper 80s to near 107 in Big Bend valleys, with lows from the 60s to 50s in mountains.
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Snyder
West Texas
Big Bend
Scurry County Junior College approves 2.8 million budget
Trustees adopt a 2,798,012 budget for 1978 79 with a 51 cent tax rate per 100 valuation 35 cents for operations 16 cents for bond retirement Oil interests attending the public hearing voiced no protests noting inflationary pressures and support for a quality program Western Texas College president Dr Robert L Clinton outlined faculty consolidations and the shift to more part time staff to manage peak needs The budget also includes a cost of living salary increase and follows a year of resignations and reductions
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Scurry County Junior College District
Arthur H. Dimney
Chevron USA
Sacroc
Carlton Meredith
John O'Neill
Texaco
Robert L. Clinton
Western Texas College
Lee College
NCI to expand nutrition research amid budget questions
The National Cancer Institute plans to expand nutrition research after Sen. George McGovern questioned why about 1 percent of the NCI budget supports diet cancer links. NCI director Dr. Arthur C. Upton said support will increase and noted that many cancers may be diet-related and that grant applications for nutrition research are likewise low.
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Washington
National Cancer Institute
Arthur C. Upton
NCI
George McGovern
D-S.d
Senate Nutrition Subcommittee
McGovern
George L. Blackburn
Harvard Medical School
Three Promotions OK'd At WTC Board Votes
Scurry County Junior College District Trustees approved three promotions in rank. Jerry Dennis to assistant professor, Kent Mills to professor, and Ray Robbins to associate professor. Also approved were resignations, a one year leave for Joe Carter, and a pair of bids totaling $27,578 for computer memory and a sewer line.
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Accep Scurry County Junior College District
Jerry Dennis
Division of
Occupational Education and Technology
Kent Mills
Agriculture Department
Ray Robbins
Toni Turk
Alice Gray
Turk
WTC
San Juan High School
Blanding
Utah
Joe Carter
Mike Otto
Ira
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3 Promotions OK
NCR Corp
Greyhound Food Management, Inc
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