Tower wont seek re election
Sen John Tower a Republican chair of the Armed Services Committee said he will not seek re election to the Senate next year at a 1 PM Austin news conference. His withdrawal opens a scramble for the 1984 GOP nomination with contenders including William Clements James Baker III Bill Archer Phil Gramm and John Connally. Democratic names mentioned include Kent Hance Lloyd Doggett Bob Krueger and Dolph Briscoe with Krueger saying the move would boost his campaign and Hance noting possible future chairmanship of Ways and Means.
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John Tower
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Tower
Austin
William Clements
White House
James Baker III
Bill
Archer
Phil Gramm
John Connally
Treasury
Nixon
U.S
Kent Hance
Lubbock
Lloyd Doggett
Bob Krueger
Dolph Briscoe
Hance
Briscoe
Krueger
House
Ways and Means Committee
Agencies clash over drilling near delicate Texas reefs
Washington agencies and environmental groups clash with Interior in a push to keep coral reefs near the Flower Garden Banks out of an oil lease sale. EPA and Gulf fishing bodies urge preserving reef zones, while Watt's Mineral Management Service pushes broader access, citing small reef share in a near 1 billion acre offshore plan.
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Washington
U.S. Interior Department
Texas
Interior Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Mark White
National Sierra Club
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
Interior
James Watt
Mineral Management Service
Gulf of Mexico
Watt
Pat Alberico
EPA
Polish labor force slows production at Lenin Shipyard
In Gdansk Solidarity leader Lech Walesa and workers planned a work slowdown to push the government to talks on free trade unions. A shipyard spokesman denied any slowdown, saying production is going well and energy use is up. Walesa said the action would go ahead, though he did not appear at a dawn demonstration. Several workers said they would join, amid a crackdown by communist leaders and uncertain impact on policy or output.
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Gdansk
Poland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Lenin Shipyard
Stanislaw Czernielewski
Czernielewski
Walesa
Solidarity Union
Associated Press
Retired Texans Inspect Church Steeple Project Work
Wayne Lawrence of Lexington and Earl Jenkins of Hooks, members of Texas Baptist Retirees, inspect the steeple at University Park Baptist Church on 87th Street and Golder Avenue. The group funds church construction for congregations unable to cover labor costs.
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Wayne Lawrence
Lexington
Earl Jenkins
Hooks
University Park Baptist Church
87Th Street
Golder Avenue
Texas Baptist
Odessa jobless rate eases to 9.5 percent in July
Odessa's July unemployment declined to 9.5 percent from 10.3 percent in June with 500 more people on employment rolls. Labor force rose to 74,400 and initial claims fell to about 450 as Midland's rate dropped to 6.2 percent. Texas and national rates also improved.
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Odessa
Texas Employment Commission
Frank Kasko
TEC
Midland
Kasko
Permian
Texas
Paul Adams
Midland Tec
Inflation drives harsher life for Mexicans in rural towns
In rural Mexico inflation nears 100 percent last year and 40 percent in early 1983, pushing minimum wage earners like Adelina Perez Morales toward hunger. The austerity program to ease Mexico's $83 billion foreign debt lifts prices for beans, bread, tortillas, and basics, shrinking spending power and worsening poverty across marked marketing centers.
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Adelina Perez Morales
Treasury
Jesus Silva Herzog
Mexico
U.S
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