Lone stars may shine in Texas on film casting drive
Osie Jackson Jr and Debra Dee are in Odessa and Corpus Christi seeking locals to hire as film extras. They interview 45 to 50 people daily, charging a $35 fee for entry into an Artists Registry. The effort aims to supply non union actors to studios, as Texas widens its film permit count and industry appeal.
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Lisa Fourcher
Osie Jackson Jr
Artist Casting of
California
Lone Star
Debra Dee
Texas
Jackson
Dee
Odessa
Corpus Christi
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Academy Players
Academy
Texas State Film Commission
Reagan aides lead drive to rally support for tax cuts
White House political aides prepare an intensive lobbying push sending former President Ford and other Republicans into Democratic districts to win backing for Reagan's economic program. Targets include 65 House Democrats likely to back the budget and tax cuts, with most from the South.
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Washington
White House
Ford
Reagan
Lee Atwater
House
South
Midwest
Rep
Robert Michael
R-Ill
Mike Johnson
Michel
Big Spring merger to spur new plants and 400 jobs
Oilfield Industrial Lines of Big Spring will merge with Kidde Inc. to form two new Howard County companies and create about 400 additional jobs by year end. Payroll will rise from 1 million to 2 million by 1981, then 3 million monthly by 1982, with 150 more Oilfield hires and 200 to 250 workers for two new machine shops.
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Big Spring
Worldwide
Howard County
Oilfield Industrial Lines Inc
Kidde Inc
Oilfield
Charles Christopher
Christopher
Howard County Junior College
Oilfield Equipment Manufacturing Company
Dallas
Kidde
Grove Crane Manufacturing Co
Kidde- Oilfield
Odessa
West Texas
Ballinger
Negligence charged in bus wreck lawsuit
The Culberson Independent School District and two private firms face negligence claims in a wrongful death case after a March 14 bus crash near Van Horn that killed three girls and injured 11. Plaintiffs name Allen Construction Co and International Harvester Co, alleging road conditions, bus design, and speeds as factors. The suit seeks damages beyond statutory limits, with details to be outlined in later pleadings.
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Culberson Independent School District
Mike
Rosa Carrillo
Sonja
Culberson County
Ismal Espado
Jackie Espado
Dolres Sanchez
Sallie Samhez
Jackie
Sallie
Amng
Allen Construction Co
Midland
International Harvester Co
Allen
San Angelo
Sam Sparks
Texas
International Harvester’s
Allen Construction
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Elaine Stamper
Osie Jackson
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Ture
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Industrial
Commercial Grove Manufacturing
Jade Inc
Cooks Pump Co
Input Output Co
South Texas Equipment Co
Victor Business Machines
Webber Aircraft
Kidde Belleville
Odewe
Tom Ery
Jim Watkins
Dustin Greently
Torney
Iraan
van Horn
Texas Highway Department
Victor Munoz
Shirley Chandler
Sparks
International Harvester
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