Texas Attracts Industry Despite Union Pressure
Our Texas continues to attract industry with a climate favorable to growth and no state income tax. The Texas Industrial Commission reports nine new plants planned for Texas, boosting jobs by about 1,652 in February alone, and forecasts over 60 new plant locations this year if vigilance preserves right-to-work advantages and favorable business conditions.
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Texas
Texas Industrial Commission
Sunbelt
Space shuttle Columbia ends first flight at Edwards
The space glider Columbia completed a flawless landing at Edwards Air Force Base signaling a new era for reusable spacecraft. The article notes civilian and military uses, potential future spy satellite servicing, and possible space weapons developments while acknowledging national security concerns.
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Columbia
U.S
Earth
Pentagon
Air Force
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Waging a war with bureaucrats
Washington columnist Ralph de Toledano confronts bureaucratic evasions over federal aid to Iranian student visa holders. He cites Meador and Thompson denying or qualifying aid, estimates under 3 percent receiving federal support, and questions why no categorical denial is issued. The piece laments slow government replies and urges accountability.
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Ralph DE Toledano
Washington
State Department
Department of Education
Asistant
Edward L. Meador
Meador
U.S
United States
Edward Meador
Richard T. Thompson
Patsy S. Bishop
Linda A. Lawson
Knoxville Journal
Thompson
Hance Faces Reagan Budget Test In High Noon Vote
In Washington and Tulsa a clash over Reagan’s budget pits Rep. Kent Hance and Rep. James R. Jones against party and ideology. Republicans press to label Jones as liberal while warning conservative Democrats, aiming to sway a critical early vote and shape two-year policy, with Hance seen as likely to back Reagan amid district support.
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Tulsa
Okla
Ronald Reagan
Washington Star
Jim Jones
James R. Jones
House Budget Committee
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Rep
Jones
Reagan
House
Jimmy Jones
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Democratic Forum
CDF
Redneck
Ed Bethune
Arkansas
Republican Budget Committee
Tip O'Neill
Marvin Leath
Texas
Leath
Republican Stategy
National Conservative Political Action Committee
NCPAC
Kent Hance
Congress
Midland-Odessa
George Bush Jr
Ways and Means Committee
Hance
Jim Wright
Lubbock
LBJ
Defense
Today in History for Saturday April 18, 1981
Highlights recall major events on April 18 across history including the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Paul Revere’s 1775 ride, Turkey closing the Dardanelles in 1912, the 1946 dissolution of the League of Nations, and the Bell System strike of 1968. Birthdays note Robert Hooks and Gary Carter, with a Wilde quote on living.
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Turkey
Dardanelles Straits
League of Nations
Bell System
Carter
Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini
U.S
Robert Hooks
Gary Carter
Oscar Wilde
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Permian Basin
David F. Lyons
Jim Welsh
Odessa
Commission
Owever
Ev Ansnova
Wey
Paul Revere
Charlestown
Lexington
Mass
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
West Bank
Jordan
Israel
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