22 May 1979
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1979
Page
1
House-Senate negotiators agreed to exempt all new and used cars from state property taxes, while allowing school boards and city councils to tax them if political backlash allows. Tax reductions could be delayed until 1980 if districts cannot adjust rolls under new farm and land rules and elderly home stead exemptions.
Dr James Granberry recalls a 1974 gubernatorial bid and an Aggie joke causing a newspaper endorsement reversal in Bryan He remains a speaker at WTC commencement Hazel Hanback writes on Big Little Books and a poem Life in Scribes Magazine Snyder High School drama students earn praise for Macbeth costumes crafted locally under $500 WACIL McNAIR credits local wit to the cactus patch philosopher.
A Texas Senate standoff over 12 missing Bee senators ends with no warrants dropped. Lt. Gov. Hobby refused to withdraw arrest warrants while a recess was considered, and Gov. Clem ents weighs vacant seats after rebels fled Friday.
Snyder area received showers as residents south and east faced flooding from streams while others welcomed rain. Monday brought most of the moisture with Helmleigh recording three inches. Farm and ranch land benefited from the late weekend thunderstorms that moved through Sunday night, easing drought concerns in parts of the county.
The Carter administration urged oil refiners to boost gasoline output to ease shortages at stations. Deputy Energy Secretary John F. O Leary said reserves could be tapped to raise supply to 96 percent or 97 percent of last year, potentially reducing long lines while signaling a policy shift away from heating oil stockpiling. Meanwhile, weather and flooding news from Texas towns followed, with rainfall totals and reservoir updates affecting local water supplies.
Five Democratic congressmen from Minnesota Rhode Island Michigan New York and California plan to announce Wednesday their support for Senator Edward M Kennedy for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination. An aide to Representative Richard Nolan said Nolan will lead a nationwide effort to draft Kennedy. Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, says he is not a candidate and expects Carter to run. He has criticized administration positions on health insurance and energy.
City engineer Jim Dower says the College Ave to El Paso Ave stretch of 30th is high on a state urban project list. The main issue is that I Street has been cut in multiple places for water sewer and gas lines. More street work has occurred this year, though winter damage was greater than usual.
VERACRUZ MEXICO AP four officials of the spok Col Ernesto Vazquez Castellanos identified the dead as Dr Roberto Sains Bienzobas Director of the state Ministry of Agriculture and Hydraulic Re Luis res Valencia as Enrique Resendi Nncisco Castillo of the Saal press office
Weather summary notes a high Monday around 73 degrees and a low near 55 with a 7 am reading of 57. Precipitation totals include .56 for the day and 5.68 for 1979 to date. West Texas reports decreasing cloudiness west of the Pecos River with scattered showers and thunderstorms southeast. Warmer conditions expected through Wednesday with highs in the 70s to 90s and lows mainly in the 50s to 60s, notably 80s to 90s by Wednesday.
A Snyder backed Port to Plains route received cautious support from the Texas Highway Commission after a delegation from Snyder to Houston pressed for the plan. Senator Lloyd Bentsen backed Snyder Abilene linkage as meeting legislative criteria for a demonstration highway. Key cities from Snyder to Houston attended the hearing stressing broader regional impact and military base connectivity as Webb and Goodfellow airfields undergo changes.
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