08 Sep 1978
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1978
Page
1
AP reports a guarded hint of progress as Carter Begin and Sadat tackle the Arab-Israeli conflict at Camp David. A spokesman avoids specifics while emphasizing that secrecy aids the talks amid tense negotiations.
In Toulouse at Purpan Hospital a woman, Marie Celine Losse, 30, who had fertility drugs three years earlier, delivered quintuplets three girls and two boys after a difficult birth. The babies are in incubators and the mother is reported in good health. The family already includes a five year old child.
In Tehran a crowd of thousands demonstrating against the government was fired upon by troops, with unofficial reports claiming up to 100 killed after martial law was declared in the capital and 11 other cities. Official death counts were not released.
The SDN Column surveys football culture and jokes about overage players and bleacher fans while riffing on puns about Ewes and a Frisbie display in Washington. It notes a humorous exchange from Hereford Brand and Big Spring Herald contributors and mentions NIH research on disease in laboratory animals.
President Carter seeks support from bankers, steel firms, textile manufacturers and other industrial leaders as he weighs deregulation of natural gas prices. White House aides deny deals but aim to sway senators ahead of a key vote expected late next week. The move targets both producers and consumers of natural gas to bolster passage of the 1985 deregulation plan.
Light showers returned to Snyder Thursday night with no heavy precipitation reported. The city water plant gauge showed 0.30 inch in 24 hours to 7 am today as drizzle and mist persisted until mid morning. Most of the state had cloud cover and forecasts called for more rain except West Texas. Flash flood watches remained in effect, including the Hill Country recently hit by floods with up to three inches reported in some spots. Heaviest rainfall fell in Kerr Real Bandera and Kendall Counties, with minor flooding at low water crossings in San Antonio and reports of rainfall in some areas.
The answer notes it may not have been necessary and is not routine. A vehicle moving up to the front may be to protect at an intersection farther ahead, and in such a case flashing warning lights is proper.
The American Field Service chapter invites all to a Saturday 9 a.m. gathering at the Spanish Inn with special guests Snyder High School Student Council members exchange student Patricia Velez of Ecuador and Helen Kimzey Americans Abroad student bound for Belgium. Attendees can join a Dutch treat breakfast to learn about the program and meet the group.
Weather summary notes fair conditions in West Texas with partly cloudy skies and scattered showers and thundershowers across most areas today. Temperatures range from the low 80s to the upper 90s with central regions in the 70s to 90s, and cooler overnight lows around 60 in the north and 50s to 60s in the mountains.
Wholesale prices eased 0.1 percent in August the first drop in two years led by a 1.5 percent decline in consumer foods. The report notes July's 0.5 percent rise and an 7.7 percent year to August rise, with only a 0.4 percent gain for nonfood goods. Government economists caution against over-optimism.
New York stocks jumped early as investors welcomed surprisingly strong economic news resuming the post Labor Day rally. The Dow Jones average rose 6.67 to 900.38 as advances led declines at the New York Stock Exchange. The surge followed unexpected growth in money supply and the price index.
Dr. Jarvis Miller of Texas A&M warned at a Mitchell County Farm Tour luncheon that producing enough food for a growing world population is the core challenge. He cited a looming food crisis if production per acre cannot rise and urged renewed research and technology to double output in 22 years. The tour included demonstrations at nine farms and a luncheon with local officials and candidates.
Congressman Omar Burleson announced that the Farmers Home Administration designated Scurry and Kent Counties to receive emergency drought loans for losses from January 1 to September 6. Eligible producers may apply, with deadlines for physical losses set for June 5, 1979, and for other losses by September 10, 1979.
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