SDN Column questions future of passenger trains in West Texas
The SDN Column notes Snyder’s surprise at a Seattle ticket request and explains passenger trains are scarce in West Texas. It cites Sen. Lloyd Bentsen on Amtrak subsidies, the Inter-American route’s near ten million annual loss, and argues cars and planes crowd out rail travel. It ends with a wry quip from the cactus patch philosopher and Wacil McNair.
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Snyder
Santa Fe
Seattle
Wash
Fort Worth
Texas
Washington
Amtrak
Chicago
Laredo
Texarkana
Dallas-Fort Worth
San Antonio
Sen
Lloyd Bentsen
Sen. Bentsen
New York
Beef Price Surge Pushes Inflation Higher in April
The Labor Department reports a 0.9 percent rise in consumer prices in April driven by a 6.6 percent jump in beef. The annual inflation rate for the past three months reached 10 percent as food costs surged.
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Michael Doan
Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department
Police may search newspaper offices without suspect on crime
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 that police may search a newspaper office for evidence even if none of the paper’s employees is involved in the crime. The decision reverses lower courts and says warrants need only show probable cause that the searched items are on the property, not that the owner is a criminal. Justice White wrote for the majority, joined by Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist. Stewart Marshall dissented. The ruling affects Stanford Daily in 1971 Palo Alto case. Brennen did not take part.
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Supreme Court
Byron R. White
9Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Stanford Daily
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
White
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
College Board Studies Budget Scurry County Junior College District
Trustees began reviewing the 1978 79 preliminary budget figures after meeting with Western Texas College fringe benefits chairs. They discussed health insurance for professionals and families, with a consensus favoring larger fringe benefits combined with pay raises. No action taken. The board also accepted Snyder Athletic Center bid for two women’s basketball uniform sets at 2995 dollars and agreed to pursue Texas Electric Service Co underground power lines for a campus apartment complex. A sewer line proposal was postponed for further study.
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Scurry County
Gerald Corkran
Western Texas College
Richard Lancaster
WTC
Snyder Athletic Center
Gay Hickman
Texas Electric Service Co
July 4th Plans Discussed at Snyder Chamber Meeting
The Snyder Chamber of Commerce July 4th committee met to finalize Independence Day events at Towle Memorial Park. The arts and crafts show will span the National Guard Armory and the county barn with about 70 booths total. A tractor pull and a tennis tournament are also planned, with venues adjusted to fit the holiday schedule.
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Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Jim Tully
Chamber
Towle Memorial Park
National Guard
Rodeo Grounds
Who Maintains Deep Creek Creekside Property
The inquiry asks who handles general maintenance of Deep Creek such as mowing weed and trash removal. The answer: Deep Creek land is privately owned as part of abutting property, but the city conducts some creek clean-up for community health and safety, particularly in spring and summer.
Market Gains Amid Higher Consumer Prices
New York stocks edged higher as the noon Dow rose 3.29 to 837.49 despite a 0.9 percent April CPI rise, an annual rate near 10.8 percent. Advances outpaced declines on the NYSE, with investors reacting to fresh inflation data.
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New York
New Library At Rotan Due To Open Next Fall
Rotan residents look forward to a new community library opening next fall. The project aims to provide reading rooms and public access to books, with officials noting anticipated local benefits for students and families.
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Rotan
Absentee Vote Totals Drop in Scurry County Runoff
Absentee ballots in Scurry County runoff total 116 at the county clerk and seven mailed ones, with five outstanding possibly counted if returned by election day. The runoff features state races for Railroad Commission and Court of Civil Appeals, plus a county commissioner runoff in Precinct 4 between Ted Bingsley and Hollis Ward. Local efforts secure a $15,000 state grant to fund a new library in the former Callan Hospital building, with community and city support and names of key organizers and contributors. The library is planned to open by November 1.
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Democratic Party
Scurry County
State Railroad Commission
11Th District Court of Civil Appeals
Ted Billingsley
Hollis Ward
Jimmy D. Hale
Callan Hospital
C.N. Callan
Weather snapshot for Snyder and West Texas region
Weather report shows Snyder high 88 with 63 low and 65 this morning. No precipitation today and 9.37 inches since 1978. West Texas forecast calls for partly cloudy, cooler conditions with scattered thunderstorms Thursday, highs 80s to 90s, possible near 102 in the Big Bend, and lows 50s to 60s.
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Texas
Big Bend
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