Marijuana seizure on Superfly I exposes gulf smuggling pattern
In Brownsville Texas officials report a $25 million marijuana haul on the Superfly I seized by the Coast Guard Durable. Sixteen crewmen pleaded ignorance claiming they were shanghaied in Colombia. The vessel is tied to a network using mother ships to distribute weed.
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Brownsville
Texas
Colombia
H.D. Jacoby
Coast Guard
Durable
Jacoby
Gulf
Corpus Christi
Eddie Guajardo
Customs District
Laredo
Florida
Gulf Coast
Coast
Water agency director more servant than czar
Harvey Davis, former executive director of the Texas Department of Water Resources, tells Legislative Budget Board examiners the agency should be seen as a servant rather than a czar. He discusses the merged agencies, current and proposed budgets, planned staff increases, and reliance on federal funding.
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Water Agency
Czar
Harvey Davis
Texas
Davis
Texas Department of Water Resources
Legislative Budget Board
Governor's Office
Soil and Water Conservation Board
Texas Water Development Board
Water Resources Department
Texas Water Quality Board
Texas Water Rights Commission
Water Development Board
Washington
Houston mayor orders property tax rollback to 1977 levels
Houston Mayor Jim McCann ordered a city wide rollback of property taxes to 1977 levels for 250 subdivisions, with half the city revalued in 1979 for 1980 tax rolls and the other half reassessed for 1982, costing the city and HISD millions but promising eventual rate cuts and belt tightening.
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Houston
City Tax Appraisement Board
Jim McConn
McConn
Houston Independent School District
Guy Griscom
Billy Reagan
McCann
Louis Macey
Bob Collie
Dear Abby letters on marriage and fashion in 1970s era
A compilation of Dear Abby questions covers a fractured marriage amid divorce and child custody fears, a husband seeking equal rights, and a debate on living room etiquette and office dress modesty. Abby advises legal aid, equal rights, and sensible dress codes.
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Abby
Lee County
Ala
J. M
Legal Aid Society
the Times
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Austin. Texas
Reagan
Braniff
Dallas
Braniff International
Civil Aeronautics Board
Las Vegas
Reno
Nevada
Dallas Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth
Austin
San Antonio
Memphis
Tenn
Miami
New Orleans
Nevada Public Service Commission
Midland
Waperlal Shop
Wryre
Oya
Layeweys
Vader
Philco
ME Entertainment
Basie Griffith
Odessa
Zenith
Cates Clit
Tam
RCA
Corey Trak
Grant
Grandview
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Husband
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