Welfare Costs Rise as Recipients Fall in AFDC Program
WASHINGTON AP The number of people on Aid to Families with Dependent Children fell for the second year yet overall program costs rose 1.9 percent from 10.0 billion in 1977 to 10.2 billion this year. Families increased by 6,000 to 3,569,426 but total individuals dropped to about 11 million as families shrank. Average monthly benefits rose to 238 dollars per mother and two children, the highest ever, though inflation eroded purchasing power by 11 dollars from 1976 to 1977. Also noted was an American firm moving delicate space instruments underground in Long Island to reduce dust and vibration.
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Washington
Theovernment
Don Wortman
Social Security Administration
Long Island
Hospital Admissions And Discharges List Names and Addresses
Admissions include Ty Arrington Vickie Reed Mary Roemisch Odell Jenkins Alma Terrazas Flossy Burnett Joe Smith Betsy Bailey Kathie Gossett Leo Nachlinger Elba Jenkins and other listed individuals. Dismissals name Debra Lopez Esmeralda Sepulveda Robert Turnbow and several others including a baby girl.
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Ty Arrington
P.O
Midlothian
Vickie Reed
Highland Dr
Mary Roemisch
Hermleigh
Odell Jenkins
Alma Terrazas
Ave. M
Flossy Burnett
Joe Smith
32Nd St
Betsy Bailey
24Th St
Kathie Gossett
41St St
Leo Nachlinger
Evidence Smelly Trial Over Pelts In Douglas County
In Lawrence Kansas three men faced trial in the Douglas County District Court for stealing eight thousand dollars worth of raw pelts from a fur dealer. The smell from thirty three mouldering coyote raccoon and musk rat pelts sometimes overshadowed testimony. Jurors were allowed to remove the pelts from the deliberation room as they weighed the evidence after three hours of deliberation the jury could not reach a verdict and the prosecutor said he would retry the cases with the same evidence.
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Lawrence, Kan
Douglas County
Friday quake causes little damage in Snyder area
Residents reported an earthquake with sightings of a falling mirror in a district clerks office and shaken lights at a Texaco plant. No significant structural damage occurred though motorists largely missed the tremor. Witnesses including Mrs. Kizer and Mrs. Brake described cracked driveways and a broken window.
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Polly Underwood
Jane Neeley
Snyder
Anne Christenson
Lamesa Highway
Snyder Daily News
Juanita G. Kizer
Coleman
Billy Kirkpatrick
36Th St
Kizer
Biggs
Calif
Kirkpatrick
Preston Wilson
Texaco
Fuller Gasoline
Geneva Williamson
31St St
Willie Givens
Joan Brake
41St St
Vandals damage two stereos at 2111 Ave Z, report says
Barbara Baker told police her home was ransacked between 7:30 p.m. June 15 and 8:45 a.m. June 16, with two stereos damaged. The loss was put at 190 dollars as investigators questioned a suspect. separate reports cite a $75 window break at the Senior Citizen Building and two minor vehicle incidents in the Friday period.
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Barbara Baker
Ave. Z
Baker
Robert Gaston
Senior Citizen
Farr's
Helen Campbell
Ave
Melinda Hunter
Arnold Terry
Airlift of French and African Troops Ends
Washington reports the U S Air Force completed a two week airlift of French and African troops into and out of Zaire. The operation moved forces to reinforce and reposition units amid regional tensions.
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Washington
Zaire
U.S
Obituary for Martin L Benitez of Snyder Texas
Rites set for 10 am Monday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church for Martin L Benitez 54 who died Friday at home after a long illness Burial in Snyder Cemetery directed by Bell Seale Funeral Home Rosary held at the funeral home Saturday A Pleasanton native resident of Snyder 28 years Survived by wife Francisca three daughters four sons a sister and four brothers and 10 grandchildren
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Martin L. Benitez
15Th St
Thomas Jordan
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Rosary
Pleasanton
Snyder
Francisca
Gloria Romo
Stella Valdez
Emma Rios
Midland
Rudolfo Benitez
Martin Benitez Jr
Houston
Jose Alfredo Benitez
Eloy Benitez
Amarillo
Henrietta Benitez
San Antonio
Manural
Mauro Benitez
Racine
Racine, Wis
Ismael
Jose Benitez
Milwaukee
Income And Inflation Up May Growth Slows Versus Prices
May personal income for all Americans rose but less than prior months, matching the April consumer price increase. Housing construction stayed near last year’s level as inflation continued. In Arizona, a Texas youth, Lonnie Harden, 15, died after his vehicle hit a parked semi on I-10 near Phoenix. passenger Tommy Melton, 25, injured. truck driver Jack Scott Jr., 42, injured shoulder.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Phoenix
Ariz
Texas
Interstate 10
Here
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Lonnie Leo Harden
Tyler
Tommy Duane Melton
DPS
Jack Scott Jr
Los Angeles
Early Admissions program sees seven Snyder students enroll
The report notes seven Snyder students join the Early Admissions plan, with most enrollees from Crosbyton, Haskell, Stamford, and Sweetwater. program targets juniors earning college credit with principal permission. Enrollment shows female students 349 to 231 males, with 198 married women forming the largest group. Counties represented include Scurry 149, Nolan 144, Crosbyton 68, Haskell 51, Mitchell 39, Jones 33, Fisher 31, Knox 12, Dickens and Throckmorton 9, and Kent 7.
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Snyder
Crosbyton
Haskell
Stamford
Sweetwater
Scurry
Nolan
Mitchell
Jones
Fisher
Knox
Dickens
Throckmorton
Kent
Cities Service accused of oil price overcharges
The government says Cities Service Oil Co. overcharged customers by 7.8 million dollars from September 1, 1973, to December 31, 1976, in crude oil pricing violations. The Energy Department issued a notice of probable violation and Cities Service has 10 days to respond.
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Washington
Cities Service Oil Co
Energy Department
Cities Service
Mrs Massey Florence Massey Dies in Duncanville at 71
Mrs. Massey Florence Massey of Coahoma died Thursday in Duncanville of a heart attack at age 71. Services were held at River Welch Funeral Home in Big Spring Saturday. Survived by one son Clarence Massey of Arlington, daughter Mrs Ted Hughes of Duncanville, two sisters Eva Wallace of Coahoma and Lorrene Thom of Seattle, brothers Frank Kerby of Snyder and Bob and Leon Kerby of Sand Springs, three grandchildren. Husband preceded her in death.
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Florence Massey
Coahoma
Duncanville
River Welch
Big Spring
Inmates Lose Free Smokes In Florida Prisons
Florida prison officials announced inmates will no longer receive free cigarettes after June 30. The move follows a 1978 legislative budget cut of 500,000 dollars. Tobacco was bought and 4.5 million cigarette packages produced annually for inmates at Florida State Prison. Eskimo bowhead whale hunting limits are noted by NOAA allowing certain humpbacked subsistence hunts until 12 landed or 18 struck.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Department of Offender Rehabilitation
Florida State Prison
Starke
Washington
Alaska
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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M. Benitez
Texas Youth
WTC
Mrs. Massey
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Seypder
Snyder Teses
Sewtry
Associated Press
Jan Mayfield
Mode
Anita Clinkinbeard
Pioneer Furniture
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