07 Mar 1975
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1975
Page
1
The column catalogs humorous minimum ranching requirements from Ted Cren welge and Kim Pease while noting upcoming Gail Fluvanna charity games. Community teams play basketball and volleyball for the Gail and Fluvanna Rent Teacher Club with the Borden Star reporting.
President Ford signals a reduced emergency aid package for Cambodia, moving away from the previously cited 222 million figure. White House officials say a compromise is likely as Congress delays, with a 10 day to two week window to pass military aid, while Ford warns Cambodia could fall to Communists without action.
The February unemployment rate stayed at 8.2 percent as 540000 workers lost jobs, mainly in manufacturing, while 580000 people left the labor force. Manufacturing employment fell to 18.3 million, the lowest since September 1965, with declines across 21 industries.
Notable events on March 7 span centuries from Bell receiving the telephone patent in 1867 to Hitler ordering the Rhineland march in 1936. Other entries note the 1945 Rhine crossing, 1971 US air support in Southeast Asia, and civil rights unrest in Selma ten years earlier.
Snyder area reports a 7 am reading of 54 degrees with high of 83 and low 46 expected Thursday. Text notes cloudy windy conditions, cooling trend across Northwest Southwest Texas and panhandle to near 40, with highs reaching 70s in extreme west, and widespread much colder nights and variable cloudiness through Saturday.
James Dale Stanford died at home after a long illness. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Terry officiating. Burial at Hillside Memorial Gardens. Survivors include parents Johnny and unknown mother, sister Jennifer Denise, brother Joseph Darwin, grandparents Don Kilgore of Houston and Thomas Whitehead of Cross Plains.
The New York market rose with the Dow gaining 2.97 to 764.78 by noon as gains outpaced losses two to one. The unemployment rate held at 8.2 percent in February only because 580,000 jobseekers were no longer counted as seeking work.
The Senate voted 73 to 21 to limit debate on a rules change aimed at ending long talkathons. Leaders pressed for a quicker cloture vote, hoping to avoid delay, with the measure requiring a two thirds or three fifths threshold depending on the specific ruling.
Washington AP advisory council warns that inflation and recession push Social Security toward a deficit and urges Congress to inject 7 billion dollars in general tax revenues next year to free payroll funds for Medicare. The panel splits on tax hikes, and recommends benefits tied to earnings, higher earnings, and equal treatment for men and women while easing disability rules for older workers.
Gov Dolph Briscoe joined State Insurance Board Chairman Joe Christie and Rep Ron Coleman to back a bill aimed at simplifying health and accident policy language and granting the board power to align premiums with benefits. The measure targets post underwriting abuses and requires plain English outlines with all policies issued or renewed after July 4 1976.
GOP Chairman Mary Louise Smith warned the party is in serious trouble as only 18 percent of Americans identify as Republicans. She urged unity to rebuild ahead of 1976, speaking at a two day leadership meeting with President Ford and other top figures. A Market Opinion Research poll for the RNC showed Democratic support rising and GOP registration at low levels. The speech warned of dissension within the party and a looming November disaster.
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