Oil prices and U S drilling hopes ride on OPEC talks
Sunday column notes the oil crisis and low prices strain U S producers. It cites OPEC meetings, Wall Street Journal analysis, and comments from Tenneco, Chevron, and Conoco. It warns cheap foreign oil hurts domestic output while Saudi Kuwait and Iraq costs keep profits abroad.
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Wall Street Journal
Tenneco
Chevron
Conoco
United States
U.S
Middle East
Journal
Kuwait
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Hation Il
My Sunday movie musings on Jaws Top Gun and machismo
I watched Jaws and Top Gun last week and stayed out of sharks water. I critique macho heroes Maverick and his gang as overblown symbols of a loud society while noting my own quieter life banging on a typewriter and avoiding the sound barrier.
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Maverick
Time marches on from Brownfield to El Paso life choices
A college junior reflects on leaving Brownfield for the University of Texas at El Paso at EEP a nine month separation from home. He weighs moving away from family and friends and considers adjusting to independence while anticipating rewarding years ahead.
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Dallas
Austin
el Paso
Lubbock
Brownfield
Brownfield High School
University of Texas At el Paso
SPC
Texas Tech
Western ethics and modern peril in Clint Eastwood and Stallone films
Analyzes Pale Rider and Stallone vehicles as clear cut heroism versus modern problems. Eastwood’s heroes fit rough past myths while Gilliam’s Brazil contrasts with bureaucratic peril. Stallone’s world favors simple solutions and energizes action over thorny issues, ending with a cheeky Last Stand at Hereford concept.
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Clint Eastwood
Eastwood
Terry Gilliam
Brazil
Stallone
Gilliam
Robert DeNiro
Department of Energy
Hereford
Mail order sales tax push could bring Texas $100 million
Texas officials urge passage of H.R. 5021 to tax out of state mail order firms. Congressman Jack Brooks leads the bill, claiming $3 billion currently escapes Texas in uncollected sales tax. Comptroller Bob Bullock campaigns for public support to close the loophole and aid schools, highways, and state services.
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U.S
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Bob Bullock
Brooks
Bullock
Texas
Congress
Talk of Texas flashback traces first cattle to Coronado and de Leon
Historian note on who brought cattle to Texas remains debated with Coronado and de Leon named as early leaders. Coronado’s 1541 expedition carried 500 cattle and 1,000 horses, while de Leon in 1690 brought 200 cattle to establish missions. Later wild herds spread across East Texas by Solis time. Also recalls Civil War action at Galveston in 1861 and a nickel coffee era at Circle J Barbecue restaurants across several Texas towns.
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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Spain
Cibola
Coronado
Red River
Alonso de Leon
Coahuila
Damian Manzanet
de Leon
Gaspar Jose de Solis
James Jones
Weatherford
Bowie
Burkburnett
Hudson Oaks
Granbury
Mineral Wells
Stephenville
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Garry Peebles
Mr.Meese
PR. Nincompoop
Spirit of Justice
Raymond
By Raymond Holguin
Levelland
UTEP
Brownsville
Tech
Kelly
Kelly Sinclair
Sylvester Stallone
Wharton Journal-Spectator
Talk of
Jack Maguire
U.S.S. South Carolina
Galveston
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