Texas lawmakers draft broad deregulation proposals
Hartley criticizes new tools as unsafe for professionals while bills target restaurant menu disclosures and portion sizes. Proposals require gas can availability and maps at stations, allow small planes to land on county roads, and regulate snowmobiles and mortuary conduct. Aimed at cutting rules, lawmakers also revive a state armadillo as mascot and seek animal kindness education changes.
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Pete Laney
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Laney
Blue law questions Sunday openings in Permian Mall area
Local debate centers on repealing the blue law that bans Sunday sales for certain merchandise. Retailers warn of labor costs and staffing problems, while others argue larger stores would face greater challenges and some small shops would stay closed for family time. Proponents say repeal could create about 1500 new jobs if malls open Sundays.
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Jim Simson
Jim's Tall and Big Men's Shop
Floyd Schrimsher
Quicksilver Clothing
Wallco
Paul McIntosh
K-Mart
Bernie Bryant
Exile groups persist amid scattered anti Castro activity
Brigade 2506 leader Perez Franco and supporters work to keep up a rebellious spirit as they train in camps with the Freedom Fighters. Alpha 66 members face federal firearms charges while planning raids from the Florida Keys. Perez Franco, 52, says the Bay of Pigs lesson looms but Cuba’s people may rise. He hopes Reagan aids reconciliation while Alfredo Duran, a Miami lawyer, is described as the son of a Cuban landowner who fled Castro’s revolution.
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Cuban exile brigade veteran recalls Bay of Pigs invasion
The account highlights Fulgencio Batista joining the CIA exile force and surrendering on day three after ammo ran out. It notes Duran’s Cuban community role and 1979 state chairmanship in the Democratic Party, while offering critical views of Kennedy, Eisenhower, and advisers on the 1960 invasion plan. Kennedy accepts responsibility for the bungled effort.
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Fair nights and sunny days forecast through Monday
National Weather Service Midland Regional Airport reports fair nights and sunny days with southerly winds 15 to 20 mph. Highs expected in the upper 80s today and Monday, with lows in the mid to upper 50s, and a dry 24 hour precipitation total. Also notes Saturday storms on the South Plains with large hail and funnel clouds.
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Panhandle
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Brownsville
Midland Regional
South Texas
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Rio Grande Valley
Rural areas grow faster than cities in 1980 census
Migration from big cities to rural areas accelerated in the 1970s and into 1980, with rural populations rising about 15 percent while metropolitan areas grew about 9.1 percent. Loyola University sociologist Kenneth M. Johnson noted the nationwide shift based on preliminary 1980 census data released Friday.
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Loyola University
Kenneth M. Johnson
Condors loaned to Brandywine Zoo for breeding hopes
In Wilmington Delaware a pair of Great Andean condors from the Bronx Zoo arrive at Brandywine Zoo to breed. The male Big Mac, four, and a nameless two year old female are on an indefinite loan for at least five years with a chance for a longer stay, says Zoo director Tom Sheldon.
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Brandywine Zoo
Big Mac
Bronx Zoo
Tom Sheldon
Reagan Home From Hospital After Gun Attack
President Reagan left George Washington University Hospital under heavy guard to return to the White House. He said he felt great and planned to sit down at home, as security kept a wide perimeter around the exit. The procession to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue followed an unusual one way route, and a nearby gate was secured. Meanwhile police released a man accused of entering the White House grounds in a car and two other officers wounded in March remained hospitalized. Brady, the remaining hospitalized official, may be reachable by phone this weekend as doctors call his recovery long and slow.
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Dennis O'Leary
Coalition Could Bury Democrats Proposals In House Move
In Washington conservative Democrats join Republicans behind a tweaked Reagan plan risking alienation of liberals. Rep. Stenholm and 46 conservatives back Gramm Latta edits with about 6 billion in extra cuts. White House endorses the coalition as Stockman calls it administration's program with wrinkles.
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Charles W. Stenholm
Texas
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Delbert L. Latta
Ohio
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David Stockman
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