Desegregation Battles Continue in Ector County Schools
U S District Judge Shannon resigns effective Sunday amid ongoing appeals over a 13 year desegregation fight stemming from a 1970 Justice Department suit. The court ordered plan includes magnet programs and busing that faced opposition from CRUCIAL and MALDEF, with replacement judge Bunton undecided. Curtis Norris of CRUCIAL and MALDEF spokesman Jose Garza commented on the appeals court action and future challenges to the plan. Norma Cantu’s MALDEF role shifts to San Francisco, with Albert Kauffman taking over the case in February.
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New Orleans
Bus ads spark church debate in Madison
Madison clergymen condemn anti-religious bus notices calling the Bible a grim fairy tale and accusing scriptures of violence and sexism. The Freedom from Religion Foundation sponsored 80 buses for a month, arguing free speech, while bishops and pastors call the ads morally harmful yet legally protected.
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Freedom From Religion Foundation
Anne Gaylor
George Wirz
Madison Catholic
Reagan to Begin Paying Social Security Taxes Sunday
President Reagan and top federal officials, including Vice President Bush and all new federal workers, will start paying Social Security taxes on Sunday. Nonprofit organizations and their employees must also contribute, with a 6.7 percent employee rate on the first 37,800 of income and a 7 percent employer rate starting January 1.
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Saudi market power curbed as oil dynamics shift
Baxter argues Saudi Arabia’s market influence has been seriously curtailed since 1977. The piece traces Aramco’s control under four U.S. partners until 1977, noting 1975 production cuts and their impact on prices, and explains how global oil forces have changed, reducing Saudi leverage in the 1980s.
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Persian Gulf
America
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Exxon
Standard Oil of California
Texaco
Arabian American Oil Co
Aramco
Ghawar
Europe
Far East
World
John Blair
University of South Florida
Texas
Blair
Permian Basin Warms Up After Frigid Weekend
National Weather Service forecasts warming in the Permian Basin with tonight mid-20s, Saturday mid-50s under sunny skies, and a dry New Year weekend. Citrus growers estimate up to 100 million in losses from the cold. insurance officials report over 50 million in damages to homes and businesses. Arctic weather has caused at least 36 deaths since December 18. Readings from Midland Airport show a high of 29 and a low of 12.
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Permian
National Weather Service
Texas
Michael Mack
Carl Lee
Insurance Information Institute
Lone Star State
Mountains
Panhandle
Big Bend
North Texas
Reagan would slow benefits for federal retirees
President Reagan plans to delay the annual cost-of-living raise for 3.2 million civilian and military retirees from June 1 to January 1, 1985. The seven month postponement mirrors prior delays granted to VA and Social Security recipients and aims to save hundreds of millions over years, with an expected $350 drop in 1984 benefits per retiree at 5 percent inflation. Edwin L. Dale Jr says the move aligns with House-passed legislation not voted on by the Senate.
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Reagan
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Edwin L. Dale Jr
Office of Management and Budget
House
Senate
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