Social Security Hikes Move Through House Panel
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a five percent across the board Social Security increase effective June 1 1972. The measure adds to prior raises and includes a cap on automatic increases following future inflation. The panel sided 13 to 12 with Mills voting for the smaller raises, and a Senate path remains uncertain with possible conference action later.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
James A. Burke
D-Mass
Wilbur D. Mills
Senate
May 17 in History Highlights From 1954 to 1971
On this date in 1954 the U S Supreme Court ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional. Notable events include the 1666 Connecticut Congregationalists founding Newark New Jersey and the 1792 founding of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Associated Press
U.S Supreme Court
Connecticut
Newark
N. J
New York Stock Exchange
Richard French
John Hawkins
New Jersey
Louisville
Brussels
Belgium
Egypt
Suez Canal
South Korea
John M Chang
U. S
Cambodia
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions and Snyder Area
A multi region forecast lists Snyder temperatures with highs from 90 to 99 degrees and lows from 48 to 70. Northwest to Southeast Texas regions show clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms and cooler trends Tuesday.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Pecos
Southwest
Strike Paralyzes Railroads in 1969 Nixon Request
A signalmen strike shuts down the national railroad system prompting President Nixon to urge Congress to extend the current contract until July 1 to allow further talks. Leaders doubt quick action. AFL-CIO union head says workers will obey laws. The proposed extension aims to avert widespread disruption while voluntary settlement efforts continue.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
House
Carl Albert
C. J. Chamberlain
Afl-Cio Bortherhood
Signlamen
Florida White House
Key Biscayne
James D. Hodgson
Supreme Court Affirms Right to Distribute Leaflets
The Supreme Court upheld the right to distribute leaflets condemning a businessman's conduct, in a Chicago suburb case involving a real estate broker targeted by an anti desegregation group. The 8 to 1 decision was written by Chief Justice Burger amid other actions on Hoffa, draft status, and grand jury immunity.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Chicago
Organization For A Better
Austin
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
New York Divinity
Jerome M. Keefe
Westchester
Lawmakers Set Busy Texas House Agenda
A liquor tax bill aimed to raise about 60 million dollars in two years tops the House list. Senators plan ecology bills while the House weighs UT Permian Basin four year status, consumer credit reforms, kindergarten repeal, and full public school funding. The liquor tax includes a 10 percent gross receipts levy on drink sales and higher taxes on wine and spirits.
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Austin
House Action
House
University of Texas of
Deficit at New High in U S Balance of Payments
The Commerce Department reported a record deficit in the U S balance of payments for the first quarter, totaling 5.5 billion dollars on the official reserve transactions basis. The shortfall grew by 2.2 billion from the prior quarter, and Secretary Connally warned the level is not sustainable.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Department
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Senate Finance Committee
Four Texas Constitutional Amendments on Tomorrow Ballot
Voters in Scurry County and statewide face four proposed amendments. One lifts welfare limits for the aged blind and disabled, another would authorize up to 100 million dollars in bonds for sewage plants, a ethics standards commission for lawmakers, and granting the legislature authority to call constitutional amendments in special sessions. Open saloon voting rules apply in 47 counties with about half the state’s voters. Local option elections and eligibility disputes cloud some results.
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Scurry County
Snyder
Texas
Postal Service Faces Stand in Move to Permanently Raise Rates
The U S Postal Service defended new postage increases before the Postal Rate Commission in hearings expected to run through summer. It marks a historic shift as rates move from congressional to independent setting, with eight cent for surface stamps and 11 cent for airmail, plus higher rates for second and third class mail and special delivery. Parcel post rose 15 percent last November and remains outside the current action.
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Mark Brown
Associated Press
Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Independent Postal Rate Commission
U.S
Congress
U.S. District Court
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Postal Rate Commission
Hull Rites Here Today
Funeral service was set for 3 p.m. today at Bell-Seale Chapel for Sterling Hull 55 who died Sunday morning in the Veterans Administration Hospital at Big Spring. Minister Bill Minick of East Side Church of Christ to officiate with burial in Ira Cemetery. Hull a World War II veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by two sisters Mrs E V Wiley Snyder and Mrs M W Crabtree Beaumont and a brother Alton Hull Snyder.
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BellSeale
Sterling Hull
Hull
Veterans Administration
Big Spring
Bill Minick
East Side
E. V. Wiley
Snyder
M. W. Crabtree
Beaumont
Alton Hull
Snyder Delegation Attends State Jaycee Convention
A Snyder delegation returned Sunday from Amarillo where the State Jaycee Convention was held. Rick Clayton of Abilene was elected president of the state organization on Saturday. Snyder representatives included David Burkett, Bob Clifton, Dan Feather Jr., Carroll Brush, and Cary Craig.
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Snyder
Amarillo
Rick Clayton
Abilene
Snyder Jaycees
David Burkett
Bob Clifton
Dan Feather Jr
Carroll Brush
Cary Craig
National Transportation Week Opens Amid Railroad Strike
New York observers marked National Transportation Week as a nationwide railroad strike began. Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe announced the observance slogan Transportation: Filling the Needs of a Growing America, while signalmen’s picketing triggered the work stoppage at 6:01 a.m.
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New York
Transportation
John A. Volpe
America
Picketing In Texas Remains Spotty Amid Rail Strike
A nationwide rail strike called by the signalmen's union caused sporadic picketing across Texas. Some yards in Fort Worth and at Santa Fe saw action while others, including Dallas and Abilene, reported normal operations. Amtrak service was disrupted with two trains halted, and workers moved to reroute freight as pickets targeted Santa Fe and Burlington Northern facilities.
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Texas
Signalmen’s Union
Santa Fe
Snyder
Slaton
Clarence Green
Burlington Northern
Dallas
Southern Pacific
Cotton Belt
Fort Worth
Denver
South Central
Texas-Pacific
Amtrak
Chicago
Houston
R. F
Abilene
Baird
Big Spring
Ray Katy
Denison
William Riley
Wichita Falls
Childress
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