Bell to raise rates without state OK says PUC decision pending
Southwestern Bell Telephone advised the Public Utility Commission it will raise some rates February 23 including a 2.75 month charge for single party residences. The company seeks 1.3 billion in bonded rates and argues immediate revenue needs after a court-ordered AT&T breakup. The plan also cuts directory assistance allowances and shifts costs to customers across business and residential lines.
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Convicted Killer testifies in 4 week murder trial
Georgetown Genene Jones, a vocational nurse, testified briefly before jurors begin deliberations on her punishment for killing a baby girl. She claimed no prior convictions and defense sources said the testimony aimed to support probation eligibility. Jurors convicted her in three hours, risking a life sentence.
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Midland Regional Airport gets a modern control tower
FAA staff recall the old 78-foot tower as the new 95-foot facility opens with an elevator, glass observation deck, and relocated radar gear. The upgrade includes 14 full performers and 11 local controllers, improved equipment, and a TRACON transition from TRACAB for safer, clearer traffic control. Odle, retired in 1974, fondly remembers climbing the original stairs and hails the modern facility as a deserved upgrade.
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Nevada cave-in at test site injures 13 atomic workers
Federal officials probe a Rainier Mesa cave-in at the Nevada Test Site after a three hour post detonation subsidence at a 60 by 150 foot rock fragment. One worker in critical condition, eight hospitalized, others treated. no radiation leakage. Energy Department spokesmen say cause unknown and a full investigation will follow.
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Gemayel’s fall nears as Saudi plan shifts stance
A U S official said Amin Gemayel agreed to scrap the May 17 Israel Lebanon pact and back a Saudi eight point plan for removing foreign forces. Militiamen seized two Christian strongholds south of Beirut as Lebanon’s army viability eroded. The Saudis warned the plan was principles rather than action and would need Syria’s approval.
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