Dollar little changed on European markets amid mixed trading
The dollar edged up in West Germany Switzerland France and Italy while gold hit its annual high at 183.50 an ounce after London fixing. The dollar opened at 2.0133 marks in Frankfurt and 1.83625 Swiss francs in Zurich. it rose slightly from midweek lows but faced volatility against the British pound as London traders noted the mark and franc as the main movers. In Washington the Senate Banking Committee voted 14 1 to recommend confirming G William Miller as Fed chair, with Proxmire the sole dissenter citing qualifications concerns.
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London
West Germany
Switzerland
France
Italy
Frankfurt
Zurich
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Miller
Textron Inc
U.S
Arthur F. Burns
Texas Independence Day tradition and local notices
The SDN Column reflects on Texas Independence Day and the Panama Canal treaty debate. It recalls Anson Jones and Texas joining the United States, notes DPS office staff anniversary, promotes the Snyder Chamber of Commerce Banquet with farm-sourced food, and comments on diet trends and a quip about computers replacing dogs, ending with a wry line from WACIL McNAIR.
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Texas
Union
Republic of Texas
Anson Jones
United States
Cotton exhibit to highlight Snyder chamber banquet program
The Snyder Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual membership meeting and banquet at the Scurry County Coliseum with a Cotton, Inc. exhibit led by Dr. William D. Eickhoff. He will meet local merchants at 9 30 a m and area cotton growers at noon, amid several displays from TAP and Soil and Water Conservation Service. Banquet speakers include Reagan V. Brown and Julie Benell with entertainment by Cheryl Ann Kiner and Sounds of the West. Banquet tickets are $8 50 and available at the chamber office.
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Cotton Inc
Scurry County Coliseum
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
William D. Eickhoff
Cotton, Inc
Tomor
Eickhoff
Scurry County
Snyder
Kathy Roberts
Snyder High School
Texas Agriculture Departments
Texas Agriculture Products
TAP
Soil and Water Conservation Service
Reagan V. Brown
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
Julie Benell
Dallas Morning News
Braniff International
Cheryl Ann Kiner
West
Lubbock
Miss Kiner
Carter Says Economy Improving
President Carter told reporters at the National Press Club that despite a weaker dollar on world markets economic conditions are improving. He cited oil demand leveling off in 1977, faster growth among major U.S. trading partners, and rising investment attractiveness as key factors for long-term dollar stabilization.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
National Press Club
United States
Tractors Rally in Edinburg to Back Jailed Farmers
About 75 tractors and pickups with flashing lights and signs moved into Edinburg to support about 200 jailed farmers. police kept traffic clear as 300 locals gathered, while riot officers and tow trucks stood by. Farmers said they would stay jailed rather than post bond after clashes at the bridge.
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Associated Press
Edinburg
Rio Grande Valley
International Bridge
John H. Holcomb
Progreso
Holcomb
Border Patrol
San Antonio
Federal Reserve Board
Carter Unveils Plan to Overhaul Civil Service
President Carter announced proposals to revamp the civil service to curb automatic pay raises for managers earning 26 000 to 47 000 a year and ease firings. The plan seeks incentive pay, whistleblower protection, and an elite 9 200 manager corps while ending wartime veteran hiring benefits and pushing Congress for approval. AFL CIO backing includes grievance arbitration for half the federal workforce.
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Washington
Carter
National Press Club
4 Ad
Congress
Afl-Cio
White House
Middlemen Win as Orange Juice Prices Rise
Florida Farm Bureau Federation president Walter J. Kautz says higher prices for frozen orange juice concentrate skim profits to middlemen while growers and consumers are shortchanged. He notes growers received 27 percent of the retail price in January versus 29 percent last fall, with overall grower earnings up only slightly while much of the consumer price goes to middlemen.
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Gainesville
Fla
Florida
Walter J. Kautz
Florida Farm Bureau Federation
Deadline For Filing Passes Snyder Hermleigh Ballots
Snyder and Hermleigh school ballots gain candidates just before the filing deadline while other races on April 1 remain uncontested. Joiner seeks Snyder Place 6, joining Bill Eiland. Snyder Place 7 includes Anita Felan Ted Crenwelge and Vera Stansell. Hermleigh sees Jimmy Williams Mrs Bureson and Larry Farr contest two seats. Ira incumbents run unopposed.
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Snyder and Hermleigh
Jackie Joiner
Joiner Co
Snyder
Karla
Karen
Joiner
Bill Eiland
Weather forecast for Snyder and West Texas today
COLDER WEATHER SNYDER TEMPERATURES High Wednesday 58 low 33 reading at 7 am today 37 none precipitation total 1978 to date 1 74 West Texas partly to mostly cloudy turning colder north scattered showers cooler southwest mostly cloudy elsewhere today and Friday with light snow north Panhandle highs 40s Panhandle to 70s extreme south lows tonight near 20 Panhandle to near 50 extreme south highs Friday Panhandle to 70s extreme south
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
First two nation space launch ties Soyuz 28 to Salyut 6
Tass reported the Soviet Soyuz 28, manned by Alexei Gubarev and Vladimir Remek, launched as the world’s first two nation space mission. It aims to link with Salyut 6 where Yuri Romanenko and Georgy Grechko are nearing an 84 day single flight record, having orbited since December 10. Both crews reported feeling well and continuing their work.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Salyut 6 Space Laboratory
Yuri Romanenko
Georgy Grechko
Earth
Alexei Gubarev
Vladimir Remek
Winter Storm Cripples States
A winter storm disrupts the central and western United States with rain and snow across multiple states. Arizona reports flooding and a deputy’s drowning during a rescue near Phoenix. Nebraska and Kansas see heavy snowfall. schools close and accidents rise. California braces for more rain while forecasters expect the worst to miss the state.
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Associated Press
United States
Arizona
Kansas
Nebraska
California
Phoenix
National Weather Service
Kansas-Nebraska
Mankato
Jewell County
Kansas Highway Patrol
Omaha
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Ohio Valley
Colorado
Iowa
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SDN
Jessie Scarbrough
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Wacil McNair
John Fagin
Gilbert Greene
Scurry County Heart Association
Kathy Key
Sylvia Voelkel
Heart Fund
America
Reap
Orange
Williams
Travis Bureson
Larry Farr
Ira
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