Senate vote boosts farm price supports and income guarantees
The Senate approved by 58 to 35 a McGovern amendment raising target prices for wheat to 3.55 a bushel corn to 2.50 a bushel and cotton to 70 cents a pound as part of an emergency farm bill requiring the Agriculture Department to compensate farmers for idling cropland. In Rome, officials said Moro kidnapping is still at point zero as the hunt continues in the Tuscan hills below Florence.
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Washington
Senate
George McGovern
D-S.c
Agriculture Department
McGovern
Rome
Aldo Moro
Red Brigades
Florence
Point
Miners Vote Looms As UMW Reviews 26 Page Pact
Bank and file members of the United Mine Workers offer few hints on how they will vote on the coal industry’s latest endgame proposal. Local UMW leaders began presenting the 26 page contract to members Monday as all miners were to see it by Wednesday with voting set to start Friday.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
UMW
Judge chastises Estes swindler’s daughter after court outburst
In Tyler Mississippi AP report, Billie Sol Estes' daughter curses promoter who claims he was swindled out of 1.6 million. Judge admonishes her as she leaves the stand in Estes court proceedings.
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Tyler
Billie Sol Estes
Mississippi
Estes
Spring brings bloom and a legend of harvest insight
The article notes fruit trees flowering as mild spring weather returns. It reports a sunrise ceremony in Garza County at 6:50 a.m. tomorrow to honor an Indian Legend predicting fall crops, with wind direction at sunrise seen as a forecast. It also covers Western Texas College basketball earning praise from Knipe's Red Barn after the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, and ends with a quip from Wacil McNair.
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Garza County
Frank
Western Texas
Hutchinson
Kaw
Robert L. Clinton
WTC
Knipe
Red Barn
Nolan Richardson
Larry Knipe
Israel Declares Cease Fire in Southern Lebanon
Israel announced a cease fire in southern Lebanon effective at 1800 hours today after a day of scattered fighting around Tyre. The move follows a Palestinian attack in Israel that left 35 dead and comes as a U.N. peacekeeping force eyes deployment and U.S. talks proceed with President Carter and Prime Minister Begin.
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Lebanon
Israel
Tel Aviv
Tyre
Ment
Menachem Begin
Carter
Washington
United Nations
U.N
New York
Security Council
Carter Welcomes Begin to White House and Talks Security
President Carter said Israel could gain a path toward a broader Middle East peace if it accepts security guarantees. He spoke as Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin arrived for a three day visit at the White House. Both leaders avoided detailing unresolved disputes, with Begin hopeful that recent Egypt led peace efforts can resume.
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Washington
Carter
Israel
Middle East
Menachem Begin
White House
Begin
White House South Lawn
Egypt
Snyder Man Dies In Automobile
Henry O Neal Browne age 44 died at the scene of a traffic crash on East Highway near Avenue E after his car struck a utility pole. Justice of the Peace ruled natural causes despite witnesses seeing him slumped at the wheel. Funeral set for 2 p m Wednesday at Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel. he is survived by wife Bobbie two children Debra a step daughter Tina Cannon two step sons Ricky and Michael Glasscock a sister Melba Sanders and two brothers Jerry and Ivan Browne.
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Henry O'Neal Browne
East Highway
Browne
Avenue E
Justice of the Peace
Bobby Goodwin
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Jerry Speers
Ranger
Bobbie
Debra
Tina Cannon
Tommy Browne
Ricky Glasscock
Michael Glasscock
Melba Sanders
Fort Stockton
Jerry Browne
Snyder
Ivan Browne
San Angelo
Henry O'Neal Brown
SDN
Supreme Court upholds six member juries in criminal trials
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, overturns five member juries in Fulton County Georgia and makes six jurors mandatory for state criminal trials. Justice Blackmun notes no state advantage from five jurors and warns of a substantial threat to fair trial rights. The ruling leaves federal trials at 12 jurors.
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Fulton County
Harry A. Blackmun
Blackmun
Florida
Supreme Court
Easter Break Starts Across Local Schools
Easter holidays begin today for public schools in Snyder and Hermleigh while Ira students start Wednesday. Hermleigh dismisses at 2 p.m. Snyder at 2:30 p.m. Ira closes at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. All county schools resume next Tuesday morning, March 28.
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Snyder
Ermleigh
Ira
Hermleigh Public Schools
Cloudy City Weather Report and Regional Forecast
Readings show high Monday at 84 degrees with a low of 47 and a 7 am temperature of 51. No precipitation reported. 1978 year-to-date total is 1.82. West Texas expects partly cloudy skies through tonight and Wednesday with cooler conditions. Northern highs in the 70s, southern highs near 90. northern lows in the 40s, southern 50s.
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Snyder
West Texas
Big Bend
Local Demos Draw Ballot Positions in Scurry County
The Scurry County Democratic Committee announced ballot positions from recent drawings. Bobby Goodwin leads County Judge, Preston Wilson is second. Billy Wayne Thompson tops County Treasurer with Florenc Merritt second. Precinct 4 sees Hollis Ward first, then Rudolph Norwood, Ted Billingsley, Roy Cole. Precinct 2 lists Buck Woolever first, then Ernest Shifflett and Earl Sneed. Janet Hall holds the top spot on the ballot.
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Scurry County
Jess Everett
Hollis Ward
Rudolph H. Norwood
Ted Billingsley
Roy Cole
Buck Woolever
Ernest E. Shifflett
Earl ‘'Hassie’’ Sneed
Janet Hall
Nebraska Eyes Huge Ice Jam in Elkhorn River dazu
Valley Nebraska officials warn a massive ice jam on the Elkhorn near its confluence with the Platte could release a surge of floodwater toward Omaha. Rescuers monitor river levels ready to evacuate more eastern Nebraskans as 4,000 homes have been affected and damages top 250 million dollars. The National Weather Service noted the Platte fell and should drop below flood stage by late Wednesday.
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Valley
Neb
Elkhorn River
Platte
Omaha
National Weather Service
Platte River
Elkhorn
Rhodesia Swears In Three Blacks
Rhodesia cited a 45 minute ceremony at Independence Residence as Bishop Abel Muzorewa Rev Ndabaningi Sithole and Chief Jeremiah Chirau joined Prime Minister Ian Smith in a transitional government. The four form an executive council to govern till black rule by year end, with each ministry headed jointly by black and white officials. Smith to host 31 American business leaders from Time magazine, including George Ball, en route to South Africa.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Jeremiah Chirau
Independence
Smith
Sales
Sout
Africa
Time Magazine
George W. Ball
Lehman Bros
Xerox
Zimbabwe
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Palestine Liberation Organization
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Margaret Womack
Treva Weaver
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42Nd St
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Mideast
State Department
Fatahland
U.S
Nebraska
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