Reborn Life magazine debuts with familiar look
New York AP reports Life magazine returns with the same logo and glossy pages, priced at 1.50, promising reader surprise. Ralph Graves, aging editor, insists it won’t be the Life people remember though the famous pictures endure, while Philip Kunhardt notes the core remains the ability to surprise readers. Colorado Springs AP details a fatal home shooting where Glada Hibbard, 51, killed her husband, daughter, and son before fatally shooting herself with a .22 revolver, leaving police to label it a likely triple homicide and suicide.
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Lawmakers Eye Final Push on Carter Energy Plan
Washington lawmakers faced a busy week to wrap up the year as President Carter’s embattled energy plan neared another attempt to derail the natural gas compromise. Opponents planned one more bid to send the measure back to committee amid what was described as an uphill battle.
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Banks lift prime rate again signaling higher borrowing costs
New York AP reports First National Bank of Chicago raised its prime rate for preferred corporate customers to 9 percent, the third rise in a month and eighth this year. The rate was 7 percent on January 1, signaling further tightening of credit conditions.
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California lawmakers push Hearst sentence commutation plan
In Washington the two California members of today to Congress support a plan to have Patty Hearst's federal prison sentence commuted by Senator S. I. Hayakawa. The push targets clemency steps and appeals that could change Hearst’s punishment.
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Thorn visits Texas ranch amid Luxembourg plant ties
Thorn attends a Texas Refinery Corp. ranch buffet. The recent U.N. General Assembly appointee hopes to meet people interested in U.S. economy. He will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree today at Texas Wesleyan College.
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Carter envoy meets Somoza amid resignation speculation
Special envoy William Jorden met with Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza on Saturday as U.S. officials offered no details of the talks. The meeting sparked reports Carter may be urging Somoza to resign, but embassy and other sources provided no substantive information on discussions.
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Vance Reports To Carter On Mideast Trip
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance returned from a five day Mideast tour reporting no tangible gains for President Carter s Camp David peace effort. He met with Jordan Saudi Arabia and Syria including Damascus President Assad, receiving hard questions and reservations from moderate Arab states. Officials say King Hussein of Jordan remains pivotal in deciding support.
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Rains Back For Return Engagement
Weather news reports rain returning to the Snyder area with soaked soil and light drizzle, a .11 inch gauge reading at the city water plant, and .70 inch at Lake J.B. Thomas. Far West Texas sees heavy rain up to 2.5 inches, winds to 45 mph, fog. statewide pattern cloudy with clear pockets in Northeast Texas. Muhammad Ali visits Mississippi to study lines for a television movie, arriving to shoot after regaining world title in September.
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Scurry County Awards Purchase for Voting System
Scurry County Commissioners unanimously voted to buy a Computer Election Systems voting system. The sole bid totaled 29220 dollars for 51 voting machines seven counting devices and 13 demonstrators. The Dakota system is already in use in Taylor Howard and Andrews counties. Delivery is slated within a week with counters to follow.
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Jet Crash in San Diego Kills and Destroys Homes
A Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 carrying 133 aboard collided with a small Cessna 150 near Lindbergh Field and plummeted into a residential area in east central San Diego. Several homes burned, at least one person on the ground died, and many bodies were taken to area hospitals as witnesses described a dramatic, downward landing pattern before the crash.
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Mission Valley
Students endure harsh coaching in Snyder football
A reader questions why Snyder High football players must tolerate abusive language and humiliation to play a sport they love. The response notes football training's blunt history and advises taking complaints about specific incidents to the athletic director.
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Begin Opens Debate For Pact Approval
Prime Minister Menachem Begin urged the Knesset to approve the Camp David peace accords including the Sinai settlements’ abandonment. A three day debate opened as pro set tream member was expelled for interruptions. Analysts expect strong Likud support though dissenters may vote against.
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WTC Board To Consider Several Bids
Scurry County Junior District Trustees will meet at 7 a.m. Tuesday in the Western Texas College Cafeteria to review bids for meat for the rest construction program and materials for apartment construction. The agenda includes vehicle bids and the appointment of college representatives to the county museum board.
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Weather Summary for Snyder and West Texas
Reading at 7 a.m. today shows 65 degrees with intermittent rain in Snyder. Expect highs in the 60s to 70s, lows from the 50s to mid 60s, with scattered light rain today tonight and mostly cloudy conditions tomorrow.
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Bakke Enters Med School After Supreme Court Ruling
Allan Bakke, a 38 year old engineer and symbol in race based admissions debates, begins medical classes at UC Davis under a Supreme Court order. Protesters planned outside as the National Bakke Decision Coalition organized a picket and rally before class.
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