29 Sep 1978
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1978
Page
1
In Washington, renewed discussion in Congress centers on raising taxes for large luxury cars while cutting taxes for homeowners and energy upgraders. President Carter emphasizes energy reform as a key victory, with Senate and White House involvement shaping tax portions of the energy package.
The United States and four Latin American nations including Guatemala El Salvador Colombia and the Dominican Republic were accepted by President Anastasio Somoza to mediate talks with Nicaragua's Opposition Front aimed at a peaceful settlement of the bloody political crisis.
Dallas AP reports the Alabama Coushatta tribe in East Texas disputes the federal manpower program. Washington officials flew to Dallas to fix the issue as the tribe seeks a fair share under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act administered by the Labor Department.
The SDN Column quotes frugal congressional allowances including clerk hire up to 255144 a year and travel reimbursements by car or mileage, plus office, equipment and stationery allowances and a five thousand dollar constituent communications grant per regular session, with note on a child question and local newspaper quips.
Judging completed as the 14th annual Scurry County Fair enters its second day at the Coliseum. Western Texas College Jazz Ensemble directed by Guy Gamble drew an enthusiastic crowd, with Saturday night entertainment featuring country and western music by Robert.
Attorney General John Hill Democratic nominee for governor will visit Scurry County Fair Saturday afternoon arriving about 3 to 4 pm. He will join the RSVP Kitchen Band and Square Dancers and see exhibits across agriculture textiles handicrafts horiculture and livestock with free admission.
The Cogdell Memorial Hospital board discussed expanding the Medical Arts Building and set rental fees at 40 cents per square foot per month. The building committee will seek estimates for a potential idle extension to house at least three more doctors by next spring, with two more committed. Administrators aim to move the hospital pharmacy to storage space and plan temporary facilities as the new wing won’t be ready for about two years. The monthly administrator’s report was approved, showing patient census 74 and 70 for the year so far.
Cloudy skies dominate as Snyder reports high near 80 and warm up to 90s along the Rio Grande. Temperatures in surrounding areas reach mid 80s with scattered precipitation possible in western mountains. Forecast calls for mild winds and widespread cloud cover across the district.
Pope John Pax I, elected 34 days earlier, died in Vatican City of an acute myocardial infarction while reading The Imitation of Christ. He was 65 and his death prompted national mourning in Italy as a crowd filed past his bier in Clementine Hall.
Five Italian cardinals aged 57 to 75 surfaced as possible Pope John Paul I successors in Vatican discussions. Observers note the College of Cardinals may again look to an Italian with pastoral experience, as it did with Cardinal Albino Luciani, archbishop of Venice, in 1978. Potential figures include Cardinal Salvatore Paci, 60, archbishop of Palermo. Cardinal Corrado Ursi, 70, archbishop of Naples. Cardinal Giovanni Colombo, 75, archbishop of Milan. Cardinal Giuseppe...
A temporary reprieve saved the boll weevil control program in Scurry County after farmers failed to respond. The state extended signup until 5 p.m. Monday, with offices open Saturday and Sunday to collect commitments for participation and funding. First spraying is planned for Oct. 16 and bids are due Oct. 10, pressuring quick action from farmers and association officials.
The Commerce Department reports a moderate rise in the leading indicators index for August after a sharp July drop. The 0.8 point increase suggests continued moderate growth to prevent worsening unemployment, following July's 1.3 point decline, the steepest since January 1975.
Railroad clerks refuse to obey President Carter's order after a federal judge declined to enforce it. Union leader Fred Kroll says the strike continues eight hours into a 60 day cooling off period. He refused to guarantee punishment protection, risking nationwide rail service disruption across 42 states with layoffs and freight delays.
Question asks why Snyder has no ice cream man and hints at a broad concern about local services. The brief notes residents wondering about outreach, funding, and policy factors affecting mobile ice cream businesses in the area.
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