First American leaves Uganda since Amin ban lifted
A 25-year-old New Jersey tourist Robert Skinn from Spring Lake Heights crossed into Kenya today becoming the first U S citizen to depart Uganda after Idi Amin eased a border ban. He said he loved Uganda and had a fine time during his visit. Eddie Roche ster Anderson, 71, who played a valet and houseman on Jack Benny's show, has died of congestive heart failure at the Motion Picture Country House Hospital.
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Nairobi
Kenya
New Jersey
Uganda
Idi Amin
U.S
Robert Skinn
Spring Lake Heights
N.J
Los Angeles
Eddie
Rochester
Anderson
Jack Benny
Country House and Hospital
Snyder city race fields three candidates for council Place 3
Dr. Joe Reaves a Western Texas College associate professor filed for Place 3 on Snyder City Council in the April 2 election becoming the second candidate for the seat vacated by Truett Bryan. Roland J. Bruns also filed for Place 3 last week making the race contested. Reaves a Snyder High School 1957 graduate and former Philadelphia advertising executive now directs the Snyder Family Counseling Clinic. Funeral services set for Alvin Koonsman 68 at First Baptist Snyder after a ranch gunshot death with burial in Snyder Cemetery.
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Joe Reaves
Western Texas College
Snyder
Truett Bryan
Roland J. Bruns
Reaves
Ing. Dr. Reaves
Snyder High School
Philadelphia
Snyder Family Counseling Clinic
Oregon Bans Fluorocarbon Propellant Sprays Enforcing Plan Pending
Oregon becomes first state to ban sale of sprays using fluorocarbons as propellants with the law taking effect. Officials have not yet laid out enforcement details. The move follows evidence that fluorocarbons harm the ozone layer. In Texas a 20 year old Carswell Air Force Base airman is arrested on suspicion of murder in the mutilation death of a 20 year old Arkansas woman found in a crate. The suspect is to be charged after police report a missing person filing and statements linking him to the slaying.
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Portland, Ore
Oregon
Fort Worth, Tex
Carswell Air Force Base
Arkansas
West Side
L.O. Fowler
Fowler
Llano Estacado Audubon Society grows. events noted
The Llano Estacado Audubon Society, now in its first year as a National Audubon area chapter with 15 counties, reports new birds in the region. Members and guests gather at the Lubbock Garden Arts Center tonight, and a March 31 film lecture titled The Vanishing Eden is planned.
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Texas
Janet Halbert
WTC
Margaret Mason
Lubbock
Llano Estacado Audubon Society
Scurry County
Mason
Lubbock Garden and
Carter Proposes Creation of New Energy Agency
President Carter asked Congress to create a Department of Energy merging parts of nine agencies with about 20 000 staff and a 1978 budget over 10.6 billion dollars. The plan would abolish FEA ERDA and FPC and share offshore leasing with the Interior Department.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Department of Energy
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Power marketing programs and Alaska Naval Petroleum Reserve control
Regional electric power marketing programs and the Bureau of Mines data program discuss control over exploration rates at the Naval Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The area would be managed by Interior under a defined jurisdiction.
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Bureau of Mines
Naval Petroleum Reserve
Alaska
Interior
Weather and energy notes from Snyder region
Weather report shows Monday highs 63 and lows near 22 with 7 am reading 32 in Snyder. West Texas remains windy with blowing dust and milder tonight, while Wednesday highs range from the 50s to 80s across areas including Big Bend. The text also references petroleum reserves in California and Wyoming and energy department proposals affecting multiple agencies.
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Snyder
West Texas
Big Bend
Rally Set Here March 15 Up With People Entertainment Sensation
Snyder plans an Up With People rally March 15 at Scurry County Coliseum featuring about 75 cast members from across the United States. The two hour program promises live music and cultural exchange as promotions run before the group's arrival later this month.
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John Long
Snyder
Scurry County Coliseum
United States
Mike Crouch
Dan Fenton
Crouch
Casey Bishop Service Set At Bell Seale Chapel
Casey Bishop 72 longtime Scurry County resident died at 8 40 p m Visitation planned for 4 p m Wednesday at Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel He was a native of Ira and survived by his wife a daughter Juanita Hester of Ira two sons Garland and Bernard Bishop both of Snyder a stepson Joe Lee of Borger two sisters Nola Caddell Lela Grant of Ralls three brothers Claude Bishop Marvin Bishop and Riss Bishop six grandchildren and four step grandchildren
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First Baptist Church
Snyder
Alvin O. Koonsman
Koonsman
Ken Andress
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Scurry County
Carlsbad, N.M
Opal Helms
John Billy Koonsman
Cora Williams
Paris
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Augustine Alvarado Ayala
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Thomas Jordan
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Ayala
Margarita
Dolores Ayala
Rudy Ayala
Amelia Alonzo
C.A. (Casey) Bishop
Galveston
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Bishop
Ira
Juanita Hester
Garland
Bernard Bishop
Joe Lee
Borger
Nola Caddell
Lela Grant
Ralls
Claude Bishop
Marvin Bishop
Brownwood
Riss Bishop
Mountainair
N.M
First United Methodist Church
A.C. Elkins
Northwest Memorial Hospital
Houston
David Robertson
S.V. Clanton
Elkins
Oma Ruth Bailey
Herman Elkins
Water district tallies vast 1976 sales and bonds paid
The Colorado River Municipal Water District reports 19 047 000 000 gallons sold in 1976 for 6 315 140 dollars. Since 1952 Odessa Big Spring Snyder Midland San Angelo and Stanton have received water totaling 285.9 billion gallons for 68 600 000 dollars. Odessa’s average price rose from 13.09 to 36.64 cents per thousand gallons.
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Municipal Water District
CRMWD
Odessa
Martin County
Big Spring
Snyder
Midland
San Angelo
Stanton
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Western Texas College Dusters
Debbie McIvor
Clarendon
Abilene
Pam Tatum
The
Dusters
Paula Cornoyer
Dr. Reaves
Hermleigh
Rex Glass
Julius Roemisch
Travis Burleson
Joyce Skains
Neva
Laquita
Jerry McWilliams
Rod Waller
John Fagin
Milton Ham
A.O. Koonsman
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Wacil McNair
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Department of Interior
Energy Department Interior
California
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Defense Department
Energy Department
Commerce Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Securities and Exchange Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
H.W. Cargile
R.C. Eoff
Max von Roeder
Morris Ashley
Wilson Bright
Casey
Colorado River
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