Farm workers threaten mid harvest strike in Texas
Rio Grande Valley citrus growers may face a mid harvest strike as farm workers press for collective bargaining rights. Antonio Orendain of the Texas Farm Workers Union said action could start in about 10 days, with no clear list of affected growers. Les Whitlock of the Texas Valley Citrus Committee voiced unfamiliarity, noting 65 percent of grapefruit and 40 percent of early oranges remain. Rep. Sam Hudson and Orendain urged the legislature to back farm worker rights, criticizing past failures and calling the issue a major human rights concern.
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Austin, Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Antonio Orendain
Texas Farm Workers Union
Les Whitlock
Texas Valley Citrus Committee
Orendain
Sam Hudson
Dallas
Hudson
Texas Farm Bureau
Clayton Wins Rules Battle to Preserve House Control
In Austin, Speaker Bill Clayton clinched his rules package after a day of debate and mass voting. The House approved his package 113 to 27, enabling his team to maintain influence over committees and scheduling. Critics challenged seniority and Calendars Committee power, but most amendments were tabled and the package passed.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clayton
House
Representatives
Clayton
al Brown
Hume Cofer
Cofer
Frank Gaston
Dallas
Gaston
Bob Davis
Irving
Garcia
John Whitmire
Houston
House Administration Committee
Whitmire
Suspect Sought in Double Stabbings Amid Brush Search
In San Antonio area, residents in a south Bexar County neighborhood armed themselves as deputies and a dog team hunted a suspect believed linked to two stabbing deaths. The man, living in brush near Campbellton Road, is suspected in Norma W. Logan 77 and Clinton Brown 69 killings. He reportedly survives on stolen dogs and chickens, and was last seen near an abandoned camper used as shelter. A 17 year old was stabbed while checking his yard, with two missing puppies reported.
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San Antonio
Texas
Bexar County
Norma W. Logan
Campbellton Road
Bednard
Carreon
Sheriff's Department
Daron Martin
Texas newspapers square off against AT and T
Texas publishers clash with American Telephone and Telegraph over an Austin trial of an electronic information service. TDNA seeks a hearing to block the test, arguing it risks press freedom and market stranglehold while ATandT says the program is a simple experiment. The 14 month test would run on 680 homes and 60 businesses with free terminals, offering ads and listings beyond standard directories.
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Texas
American Telephone and Telegraph
America
John Murphy
Texas Daily Newspaper Association
Jon Dee Lawrence
Southwestern Bell
Austin
Texas Public Utility Commission
At&t
Bell
Electronic Information Service
EIS
Utility Commission
TDNA
Commission
Telephone Company
Lawrence
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Pete Snelson
Dmidland
Bill Meier
Texas Senate
Meier
Ron Coleman
E] Paso
Davis
Matt Garcia
Alfred Carreon
Steve Bodnar
Brown
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Associated Press
Phil Meek
Otera
Old Town Shopping Center
Parkway Suite
Odessa
Odessa American
East 4Th Street
P.O
Jay
Dillard's
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