Bush urges voter input after Texas property tax cut victory
Gov. George W. Bush celebrated a $1 billion property tax cut that triples the homestead exemption to 15000 and saves the average homeowner about 140 yearly. He said Texans must speak up during the campaign as lawmakers consider capping assessments and value increases. In unofficial results 690,678 voted yes and 41,338 no.
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Texas
George W. Bush
Bush
Butch Lawson
Lawson
115 Year Old Fort Davis Ranch Sells To Conservancy
Fort Davis ranch long run by the McIvor family since 1957, spanning 40 000 acres near McDonald Observatory, will break up with 32 000 acres sold to the Nature Conservancy of Texas. Don McIvor will keep a small herd and manage the remainder. The sale preserves a family legacy dating to the 1800s with parts inherited by McIvor and his sisters Nancy Webb and Janet Chapin.
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Nature Conservancy of Texas
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Conservancy
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Nancy Webb
Janet Chapin
Wisconsin
Cape Cod
Clinton to use line item veto on tax and budget bills
Aides say President Clinton will strike individual items from spending and tax measures under the new line item veto. Treasury Secretary Rubin says vetoes will target select provisions, with Clinton prepared for swift court challenges and ongoing use if amendments displeasing him pass Congress.
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Washington
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Kite House
Anne Luzzatto
Treasury
Robert Rubin
Congress
U. Grant
Ubin
Abc-Tv
U S envoy works to re establish joint security talks
U S Mideast envoy Dennis Ross shuttled between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a bid to salvage the peace process. He pressed to restore security cooperation and renew talks on security issues, with a Ramallah meeting that included Yasser Arafat and Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon.
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Yassar Arafat
U.S
Dennis Ross
West Bank
Ramallah
Ross
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Shin Bet
Ami Ayalon
Israel Radio
David Bar-Ilan
Sree
Arafat
White House silver theft smiles from power lunch incident
A corporate guest at a West Wing power lunch pocketed two silver forks a knife and a tea spoon engraved The White House and bragged about it at work. Boss sent the silver back apologizing for the employee and embarrassment. The White House hosted about 2600 guests at formal dinners last year amid tempting keepsakes.
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White House
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Reagan
Bush
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