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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1978
Page
1
The Soviet Embassy in Peking expressed regret over a Russian troop intrusion into Chinese territory earlier this week. China charged more than a dozen local residents were injured, a Japanese report from Peking said. A spokesman for the Soviet embassy denied that any Chinese were hurt.
Deputies wearing gas masks moved into an area around a sour gas well near Canton Texas to evacuate residents within five miles. About 80 people were relocated to a National Guard armory in Athens with more expected to be evacuated today.
The SDN Column recaps a quirky snake story from Marian Rodgers of the Monahans News. A man said a green snake hid in a potted plant, then slithered from under a sofa. While ambulance crews transported him, a dog sniffed him, causing fear and a broken leg from a dropped stretcher. The tale contrasts rattlesnake warnings with rural humor.
Western Texas College held graduation for 124 completing students. Dr Kenneth Ashworth, speaker and Texas system commissioner, urged grads to view education as ongoing personal development not just a job aid. 108 earned associate degrees and 16 earned certificates of technology. Diplomas were presented by WTC officials.
The Snyder Daily News will launch a daily reader Q A feature called Ask Us in Sundays issue. Readers may mail questions to Ask Us care of Snyder Daily News Box 949 Snyder 79549 or call them in.
The Snyder Chamber of Commerce will use 16000 of the 24200 from land sale proceeds to pay off remaining building debt. Directors approve a concrete fill for street access and a wall portrait honoring Noble and Mize. The meeting notes AJRA finals Aug 8 12 and discuss new chamber manager applicants as manager Bill Henry resigns effective June 1.
AT&T plans nationwide realignment to provide one-stop service by creating separate offices for residential and business customers and consolidating functions by markets. Spokesman Donald F. McLaughlin said the restructuring aims to shift from functional divisions to market-based groups, with no timetable yet set, expected within three months.
An AP report details a 45 mile wide storm system crossing North Central Texas into East Texas. In Longview five people were hurt, five airplanes destroyed at Gregg County Airport, and widespread damage including mobile homes and glass breakage. Five more injuries occurred in Kilgore while a man was hospitalized after a lightning strike during repairs. Tornadoes were sighted in several cities including Longview, Athens, Canton, Tyler, Waxahachie, Midlothian, and Hillsboro. Electricity was out about two and a half hours. Counties affected include Rusk, Gregg, Upshur, Harris, and Marion.
The Snyder High School drama department presented The Corn Is Green before the Scurry County unit of Texas State Teachers Association and Snyder Classroom Teachers Association last night. The event included service pin awards honoring 10, 20 and 25 years of service and retiring staff, with pins awarded to multiple district personnel and a reception in the Snyder High School cafeteria and student center.
Snyder City Council changed tractor specifications after accepting a bid of 13,280.27 from Snyder Truck and Tractor for a tractor and backhoe. An alternate manual transmission bid at 12,534.77 was accepted. The panel also moved to close part of 26th Street and granted use of butane gas in a mobile office. City budget classifications will be used for the first time with the new computer system.
The daily weather note reports a high of 93 degrees and a low of 59 in Snyder with a 7 am reading of 59 and no precipitation. West Texas remains mostly fair through Saturday with cooler tonight and cooler Saturday in the north. Panhandle highs reach 104 in places like Big Bend with 50s at night and 40s in mountains. Saturday highs range from 78 Panhandle to 104 Big Bend.
Scurry County Democrats will hold a county convention at 2 p.m. Saturday in Snyder Junior High School auditorium. Hilton Lambert, county party chairman, announced two delegates from each precinct and said several resolutions on farm prices and federal school intervention will be presented. The convention will name delegates to the State Democratic convention next fall.
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