Can-Do Spirit of Texas Hailed at Panhandle Bank Dedication
Gov. Dolph Briscoe praised the new $16 million First National Bank complex at 8th and S. Taylor in Amarillo, calling it a sign of Texas can-do spirit and economic progress. He criticized Carter energy policy as defeatist, lauding Texas as having a superior business climate and no state income tax, while noting plans to extend a tax policy period.
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Bill Cox
Globe-News
Texas
First National Bank
Panhandle
Dolph Briscoe
Carter
U.S
8Th and
S. Taylor
Inis
Great Panhandle
Amarillo
Briscoe
U. S
Michael Doman
Dallas
First National
Doman
Texas Bankers Association
Gene Edwards
Jerry Hodge
Danny Hilland
Bob Simpson
Max Sherman
Austin
Lee McMurtry
Jack Hightower
Charles Childers
Board of Pardons & Paroles
Parole Commissioners
Parole Board
Briscoe Defends Energy Deregulation Stance
Governor Dolph Briscoe asserts his status as a major Texas oil producer does not hinder his push for nationwide oil and gas price deregulation. He criticizes President Carter energy proposals as harmful and plans to meet with Edwards and Boren to discuss alternatives while highlighting Texas energy leadership and the First National Bank dedication event in Amarillo.
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Guy
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Briscoe
First National Bank
Carter
Svalde
Uvalde
Pearsall
Devine
Laredo
Lloyd Bentsen
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Railroad Commission
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Oklahoma
David Boren
Edwards
Boren
Congress
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Texas Gulf Coast
Weather Outlook Through Tuesday With Possible Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with a slight chance of thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Warm afternoons with high today in the low 80s and a high Tuesday in the upper 80s. Low tonight in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Rain probability 20 percent tonight.
Briscoe Delays Third Term Talk Amid Health Recall
Gov Dolph Briscoe avoided a set timetable for a formal third term announcement while saying a 1975 kidney illness left no lasting damage. He declined to reveal underlying causes or set a schedule, noting only plans to announce later this year as Legislature remains in session and parole board questions loom.
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Dolph Priscoe
Briscoe
Wadi H. Suki
Houston
Methodist Hospital
Parole Board
Clyde Whiteside
Carter Warns Arabs Israelis on Middle East Peace
President Carter warns that missing peace chances in the Middle East could disaste r for the Arab Israeli conflict and the world. He stresses U S human rights policy and says policy won t be altered by shifts in Middle East leadership in a Notre Dame commencement address.
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Middle East
America
United States
Israel
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Washington
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Maryland
Donal Lamont
Paul Cardinal Arns
Vietnam
United Nations
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Begin
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