Bell Bid For New Trial Is Denied
Southwestern Bell Telephone loses bid for a new trial in a slander suit tied to a $3 million verdict. Judge Peter Michael Curry rejected the motion after a Texas district court trial where jurors allegedly decided damages before slander liability. Plaintiffs were former Bell official James Ashley and the Gravill family, tied to Bell’s Texas operations and Gravill’s 1974 suicide.
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State District Court
Peter Michael Curry
Bell
Jack Hebdon
James Ashley
T.C. Gravill
Texas
Ashley
Gravitt
Carter Plan To Delay Tax Cut Bill Amid Illness
Carter plans to submit a comprehensive tax reform package next year but delays arise as Laurence Woodworth, a top tax expert and Carter advisor, is in critical condition after a stroke. Woodworth’s absence disrupts key energy tax talks and Senate House conference efforts shaping the energy tax bill and broader reform. The president weighs energy and Social Security taxes before finalizing the measure.
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Carter
Laurence Woodworth
Newport News
Washington
Congress
Woodworth
Joe Waggonner
DeLa
House
Ways and Means
Senate House Conference Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate House
Social Security
Congressional Joint Committee On Taxation
Senate Finance Committee
House Ways and Means
Midwestern Storm Shifts To The East
The Associated Press reports a severe storm sweeping from the Midwest into the East, dumping up to 15 inches of snow and causing at least nine deaths across New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Snow covered a wide arc with six to seven inches in St. Louis to Ohio, while parts of Georgia had near 80s temperatures and Texas near 90s. Tornadoes and storms in the Southeast caused injuries, including a toppled school building in Knoxville.
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Associated Press
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Buflary International
Michigan
New England
St. Louis
Milnais
Indiana
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Boston
Dale
Georgia
Texas
Florida
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Sewer Bonds Debated For Mont Belvieu Project
Mont Belvieu Mayor Sam Goss urged the city council to abandon the EPA grant plan for sewer improvements and fund the roughly 1.8 million project with bonds. Council members showed no action but favored quick bonding to avoid rising costs and delaying the grant, with two steps left before construction begins.
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Mont Belvieu
Sam Goss
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
Ito
Belvieu
Senior Citizens Day at Sylvan Beach Park Promises Carol Singers
About 1000 senior citizens are expected for a Christmas celebration December 14 at Sylvan Beach Park Precinct 2. County Commissioner Jim Fonteno notes a large turnout, with the Robert E. Lee High School Choir singing carols and Santa Claus making a visit. Local magician Douglas Kornegay opens with sleight-of-hand tricks, noon lunch for registered seniors, others bring sack lunches. Door prizes drawn to conclude the event.
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Santa Claus
Sylvan Beach Park
Jim Fonteno
Sylvan Beach
Fonten
Commissioners Court
Vanity Sear Citizen Nutrition Project
Houston
Douglas Kornegay
Kornegay
Nu Arilion
Robert E. Lee High School
Ways To Bolster Troubled Steel Industry Are Sought
Washington AP report describes a presidential task force led by Anthony Solomon proposing measures to lift US steel earnings by about 900 million and add 25 000 jobs by increasing domestic output 8900 million annually. Recommendations include reference prices tariff penalties and faster tax writeoffs with 20 million in aid for affected communities.
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Washington
Presidential
Treasury
Anhony Solomon
Carter
U.S
Iran
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
United States
Barbs From Phil Pastoret on City Hall Dry Rot
In a winter column, Phil Pastoret quips about the season between sea- rake and grass-planting, warns to watch the ball or someone will steal your clubs, notes city hall’s fresh breath of air amid collapsing windows from neglect, and ends with a sharp jab at a short-legged midget who modeled for an ideal bus seat.
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City Hall
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