Suit hits ex Metro Bank president
The former president Eddie Thomas is accused in a civil petition by Permian Bank of defaulting on three promissory notes totaling more than 64 000. The suit, filed July 27 in Ector County, comes as Metro Bank was declared insolvent and closed amid a $7 million loan-loss assessment. FBI inquiry into possible federal banking violations also announced, with Mid-Cities National Bank taking over Metro deposits.
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Metro Bank
Odessa Bank
Midland FBI
Permian Bank
Eddie Thomas
Ector County
70Th Judicial District
Thomas
Metro
Texas
Midland Regional
Mid-Cities National Bank
Mid-Cities
FDIC
National Bank
Lubbock
Borger
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Hospital seeks more space for critically ill infants
Women s and Children s Hospital licensed vocational nurse Kim Williams and registered nurse Jackie Shockley monitor infants in the intensive care unit after an expansion. Administrators say the unit still needs more space for critically ill babies.
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Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Kim Williams
Jackie Shockley
Fants
Congress debates help for WPPSS bonds bailout
The $7.6 billion Interior Department bill stalls over a Senate backed provision allowing Bonneville to back nearly $1 billion in bonds to finish two Washington Public Power System reactors. Washington’s default on $2.25 billion in bonds sparks fear of federal guarantees and a possible House debate. Senator Metzenbaum seeks to block the plan, while McClure defends it as protecting Bonneville interests amid an emergency with no hearings held.
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Washington
Interior Department
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bonneville Power Administration
Washington Power System
Bonneville
Slade Gorton
R-Wash
Senate
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Metzenbaum
James A. McClure
Idaho
Senate Appropriations
Interior
McClure
Pacific Northwest
Fringe benefits tax rules spark cap on employer perks debate
Washington lawmakers push to define which fringe benefits should be taxable with a proposal to tax only those not standard in business. The bill would keep current tax-exempt benefits and let employees receive tax-free benefits tied to normal employer offerings while restricting discounts and seat-free rides as taxable where not routinely provided.
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Congress
Internal Revenue Service
California
New York
IRS
Fortney Stark
D-Calif
Barber Conable
R-N.y
Stark
Ways and Means
Justice Department faults Dallas County voting rights in 1982
The Justice Department charged that many black and Hispanic Dallas County residents were barred from voting in the November 1982 election. It cited ballot shortages, mishandled substitute ballots, and unequal distribution, while county officials defended procedures and denied denying voting rights.
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Dallas
U.S. Justice Department
Justice Department
Conny Drake
Drake
William Bradford Reynolds
Civil Rights Division
Dallas County
Reynolds
Oes
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Bennett Johnston
D-La
Johnston
Sears
Allstate
Perks
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