Feds fund Texas oil research consortium at UT
The Department of Energy will match Texas research funding and establish a national consortium at the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology to study oil and gas recovery. Gov. Bill Clements and assistant secretary Allen Wampler approved the plan, aiming to keep Texas as a leading energy innovator into the 21st century.
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First Republic Bank Adlets Texas Deposit Decline Claim
First Republic Bank Corp. denies Wall Street Journal figures of a 1.14 billion deposit exodus since December and potential merger rumors. The Odessa American reports the bank’s ad states a 4 percent drop in total deposits through February, attributing most loss to foreign deposits and seasonal factors.
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Swaggart fate to be reviewed by Assemblies of God
James Hamill of Memphis says a crummy motel pursuit followed Jimmy Swaggart as tires were let down and he was photographed while attempting a backward spare. He visited a reputed prostitute and was confronted by a rival evangelist. Hamill expects the Assemblies of God council to tighten punishment after Swaggart's admission of moral failures.
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Dole Sweeps Minnesota and South Dakota Races
Bob Dole wins decisively in Minnesota and South Dakota contests while Richard Gephardt and Michael Dukakis each secure one victory apiece in the primary season.
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Richard Gephardt
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Eagle Forum forum pits Augesen against Smith in DA race
In a Permian Basin Eagle Forum event, Ector County District Attorney Eric Augesen and opponent John Smith sparred over the Dominguez child abuse case. Smith accuses Augesen of botching the case by not charging the parents with felonies for abusing their now 2 ½ year old daughter Adriana. Augesen defends his handling and counters Smith’s critique as politics.
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