Bell appoints Curran as special prosecutor in Carter loans case
Attorney General Griffin B. Bell announced the appointment of Paul J. Curran a New York lawyer as special prosecutor to probe bank loans to President Carter's family peanut business by the National Bank of Georgia Bell said the Justice Department inquiry did not resolve all factual and legal issues
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Washington
Griffin B. Bell
Paul J. Curran
New York
Carter
National Bank of Georgia
Bell
Justice Department
Bridge Collapse Kills Two in Akron During Repair
A 40 foot section of the Grant Street Bridge over I 76 collapsed during repairs in Akron Ohio this morning. Two people were killed and two others injured when the span fell onto vehicles beneath it. A man and a woman in a car were crushed while two truck drivers were rescued from the wreckage as traffic backed up for miles.
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Akron, Ohio
Grant Street
Beaumont Woman Sentenced to Death by Jury
Linda May Burnett a 31 year old mother and housewife was condemned to death for last summer s execution style killing of a Southeast Texas family member by a Beaumont state court jury on its second day of deliberations. This places her as the fifth woman sentenced to die since 1924 though the others avoided execution by appeals or commutation.
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Beaumont
Linda May Burnett
Texas
Nederland
Mrs. Burnett
Deaths Rise as Fighting Rages in Sanandaj Iran
Sporadic gun battles continued around besieged army barracks in Sanandaj as Kurdish rebels clashed with government troops. Residents counted dead and wounded after fighting erupted following a brief truce in the Kurdistan region’s capital, about 250 miles west of Tehran.
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Sanandaj
Iran
Kurdistan Region
Tehran
SDN Column Highlights U S Border Fears and Local Mentions
The SDN column notes concerns over a tortilla curtain and new fears of invasions from other sources. It mentions proposed Texas legislation on foreign ownership of land, Iranian students in U S colleges, Snyder’s inclusion in a West Texas travel book, and HUD data on housing costs. It closes with a quip from Wacil McNair.
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Washington
Austin
HUD survey marks flood plane on Deep Creek streets
Residents inquire about red markings and numbers on streets in the north part of town. A city official confirms the markings relate to new surveys of the flood plane conducted by HUD surveyors for the federal flood insurance program in the area.
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Deep Creek
Department of Housing Jona Urban Development
HUD
Von Roeder Heads Scurry County Fair Association
Max von Roeder was elected president of the Scurry County Fair Association, succeeding H W Cargile. New officers include W J Fuller as first vice president and E M Ashley as second vice president. Secretaries and treasurers named, with directors for precincts and Snyder appointed. Next meeting set for April 23 and plans for a Sept 13 to 15 fair discussed.
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Scurry County Fair Association
Max von Roeder
Roy Hanson
W.J. Fuller
E.M. Ashley
Bert Stahl
The
Fair Association
SDN
Scurry County
Jeff Martin
J.B. Patterson
Snyder
R.C. Bo‘f
Albert Lewis
S.L. Terry
Henry Ford II to Step Down from Ford Executives
Henry Ford II will give up executive responsibilities at Ford Motor Co. before year end while retaining involvement in the business his grandfather founded, announced from Sydney, Australia. The move signals a transition in leadership at the automaker with Ford remaining a guiding force.
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Sydney
Australia
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Begin vows no Palestinian state in occupied lands
Jerusalem AP reports Prime Minister Begin opens the Knesset debate on the Israeli Egyptian peace treaty pledging that no Palestinian state will be allowed in the West Bank or Gaza. He rejects ceding East Jerusalem and says Israel will not withdraw to pre 1967 borders.
Begin declares Jerusalem Israel's eternal capital in keynote
In a heated Knesset debate on a pact with Palestinians, Prime Minister Begin asserts Jerusalem as Israel's undivided capital. Rightwing critics protest by forming a Sinai settlement, while a Communist member is expelled for charging that Israel is being sold to the Americans. Observers expect broad approval from the 120-member body after the two-day session aired live.
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Lem
Khalil
Begin
Jerusalem
Israel
Sinai Desert
Knesset
Weather Outlook for Snyder and Panhandle Region
Readings show 7 am temperature at 44 degrees with 0.31 inches of precipitation today. West Texas is mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday. highs range from the low 50s Panhandle to the low 80s in Bend. lows from the upper 30s Panhandle to the low 50s south. Precipitation year to date stands at 2.22 inches for 1979.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
Pis Bend
Snyder Chamber Forms Industrial Team to Attract Prospects
The Snyder Chamber of Commerce plans an industrial team led by manager Bill Warner to train locally for courting industrial prospects. Texas Electric Service Company will run sessions while letters go out to potential members. The group aims to be ready before an industry visit and urges residents to write expressing desire for a plant, noting community acceptance as a key site factor.
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Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Bill Warner
Warner
Texas Electric Service Company
Snyder
Chamber
Space Shuttle Begins Latest Test Flights
The space shuttle Columbia starts its latest test flight under marginal weather. NASA says a cross country flight to Cape Canaveral, Florida, is unlikely today due to poor weather between BASE California and El Paso, Texas, the first stop.
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Base
Calif
Columbia
National Space and Aeronautics Agency
NASA
Jim Kukowski
Cape Canaveral
Fla
el Paso
Texas
Energy Decision Due In 10 Days
President Carter, after a day at Camp David with top advisers, signaled a decision on energy within about 10 days. No actions were announced, but officials noted tradeoffs across policies may affect inflation and the broader economy. Carter planned to meet congressional leaders at the White House for breakfast as options, from price controls to decontrol, were discussed.
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Washington
Camp David
Carter
White House
Energy
James R. Schlesinger
California
Standard Oil of
Ohio
Alaska
Terior
Jody Powell
Powell
Murder trial resumes for Ruben Delao in Pete Silva stabbing
Testimony resumed this morning as the murder trial of Ruben Delao entered its second day. Delao is charged with stabbing Pete Silva to death outside a residence in the Greenhill Addition last Sept. 15. Jurors selected to hear the case include Jack Mc Donald Furman Branson H H Buchanan Robert Warren Jeff Stubblefield Mrs T A Wilson Wade Davis Ray Courtney Cecil Mearse G P Ator Pearl Wheeler and S H Gillum.
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Ruben Delao
Delao
Pete Silva
Greenhill
Jack McDonald
Furman Branson
H.H. Buchanan
Robert Warren
Jeff Stubblefield
T.A. Wilson
Wade Davis
Ray Courtney
Cecil Mearse
G.P. Ator
Pearl Wheeler
S.H. Gillum
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Wonderful West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Diamond M Museum
Western Texas College
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Philospher
Wacil McNair
Sweetwater
Snyder Future Farmers of America
Doug Proctor
James Bloom
Keith Head
Rick Cox
Trevlyn Pitner
Eddie Thompson
Tom Bills
David Babcock
Pat Rodriguez
Ronny Lindsey
Dwain Hicks
Noah Bilano
Jeff Murphree
Jack George
Kerry Hagins
Ty Springer
Tina Huddleston
Tana Springer
Jay Cumbie
Melanie Jarrell
Jeffrey Pylant
Snyder Ffa
Space Shuttle
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