Florida, Midwest, California see heavy rain and storms
Heavy rains drenched Florida while snow sleet and freezing rain fell in the mid Atlantic region and Ohio Valley. Central and northern California remained soaked with over 2 inches in San Francisco. A Gulf of Mexico low spawned violent storms in Florida with a tornado sighted near Wellington, no damage reported.
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Associated Press
Florida
mid-Arctic
Ohio Valley
California
San Francisco
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Gulf of Mexico
Wellington
Palm Beach
Panhandle
Fifteen Freigh Train Cars Derailed Near Justin Texas
Justin Texas AP reports a Santa Fe freight train derailed releasing a chemical irritant. Evacuations occurred for several families and Justin Elementary School pupils were moved to a nearby high school as crews dig ditches to contain leakage. One road closed as a precaution. Authorities say fumes were not poisonous.
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Justin
Santa Fe
Texas
Ethiopian Forces Retake Second Town in Ogaden Drive
Ethiopian forces swept south through the Ogaden plateau and reported recapturing Deghabur, 95 miles southeast of Jijiga, in a counteroffensive to quell the Somali revolt. Jijiga had been retaken by Ethiopian troops the previous Sunday.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Ogaden
Ethiopia
Deghabur
Jijiga
Guerrilla leaders meet Vance on Rhodesia settlement
Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe of the Patriotic Front meet Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance in Washington as part of an Anglo American push to bring all black elements into a Rhodesia settlement. They call the current plan for black rule the biggest sellout in African history.
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Washington
Rhodesia
Cyrus R. Vance
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
The
Patriotic Front
WTC Navarro Playoff Move Costs Travel for Fans
The SDN Column notes Brownwood failed to host the WTC Navarro playoff game, forcing a move to the high school auditorium. The change adds about 50 miles extra travel for WTC supporters, with Snyder even farther from Stephenville. A map shows routes from Snyder to Stephenville via I-20 and Texas 108.
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Brownwood
Wtc-Navarro
Snyder
Western Music Association
WTC
Navarro
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Stephenville
Corsicana
Equa
Thurber
Big Smokestack
Tarleton State
Soviet draft at Geneva seeks ban on neutron bombs
The Soviet Union proposed a Geneva disarmament draft treaty to ban neutron bombs, drawing an immediate denunciation from the United States as a one sided propaganda move. The draft was introduced by seven Communist allies as co sponsors.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Soviet Union
United States
Gates Viktor I. Likhachev
Carter seeks court order to end coal miners strike
The Carter administration asked a federal judge to order United Mine Workers members back to work and coal companies to reopen mines idle since the Dec 6 strike, arguing the 94 day stoppage threatens national health and safety under the Taft-Hartley Act. Judge Aubrey Robinson was assigned to the case.
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Washington
Carter Administration
National Health and Safety
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
United Mine Workers Union
Aubrey Robinson
Four Fires Keep City Firefighters On Busy Day
Four fires were extinguished by city firefighters over two days. A house at 408 30th St owned by Bill Fisher and rented by Mary Webster burned a bedroom, with extensive damage. The blaze at 305 23rd St behind G.L. Snyder’s home was put out and is under investigation. Two grass fires occurred, one at 1616 26th St and another near G&G Grocery Store, both doused by the same crew.
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30Th St
Bill Fisher
Mary Webster
23Rd St
G.L. Snyder
26Th St
G&g
Southwestern Bell seeks $214 million rate hike in Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co asked the Texas Public Utilities Commission for authority to raise intrastate rates by 214.3 million dollars across 488 cities and towns, an 11.4 percent increase. Residential and business rates would rise in Snyder, Colorado City, Rotan, Roby, and nearby areas with new gross receipts tax shown as a separate line item. Service charges for installation or relocation would also increase. Page 10.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Texas Public Utilities Commission
Snyder
Colorado City
Rotan
Roby
Southwestern Bell
Weather outlines mild temp shift toward week end
Snyder reports high 53 and low 25 with no precipitation as of 7 am. 1978 year total rainfall stands at 1.82 inches. West Texas cooler in north while Big Bend sees 60s to near 80 highs through Friday. Lows range from 30s in the north and mountains to 40s south with Friday highs in the low 70s north to mid 80s Big Bend.
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Snyder
West Texas
Big Bend
Snyderite Gets West Point Bid
Congressman Burleson announced a conditional appointment to the U S Military Academy at West Point for Carl Clayton Peterson of Snyder based on medical exam results. Peterson, a Snyder High School senior, is active in athletics choir drama club National Honor Society and expected to pursue varsity football basketball and golf.
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Omar Burleson
Carl Clayton Peterson
42Nd Street
Snyder
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Peterson
Burleson
Eddie C. Peterson
Snyder High School
The
SHS Choir
Drama Club
National Honor Society
Wholesale Food Prices Rise 2.9 Percent In February
The Labor Department reports consumer foods jumped 2.9 percent in February, led by shortages from severe winter weather. Finished goods rose 1.1 percent in January, the largest since 1974, while broader wholesale prices gained mainly in pork, eggs, dairy, and beverages with declines in jewelry and fuel. The report links consumer price trends to wholesale movements and notes market reaction with mixed stock performance in New York.
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Washington
Labor Department
NEW York
Newton Zinder
E.F. Hutton & Co
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SDN
Cactus Patch
Wacil McNair
U.S
Adrian S. Fisher
Snyder Daily News
Roy Harlin
Bell
Paul Bratter
Glenn Polk
Corie Bratter
Junanne Brock
Corie
Jeanne Kobuszewski
Snyderite
Clay Peterson
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