Farmers dispute Texas water use
Federal court allows El Paso to import up to 100 billion gallons of groundwater annually from New Mexico for a century. Mesilla Valley farmers object, saying the water should stay in New Mexico. El Paso officials and supporters argue a long term supply is essential for growth amid drought. Bratton rules against a total interstate groundwater ban, citing Sporhhase v Nebraska.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
New Mexico
Mesilla Valley
U.S
Howard Bratton
Texas
John Salopek
Elephant Butte
Census Bureau
Franklin Mountains
el Paso Water Utilities
John Hickerson
Salopek
Bratton
Colorado River
Oklahoma trucker rests in Odessa mist at mall stop
Water Page 2A reports Oklahoma truck driver Russ Fauhaber paused at Permian Mall in Odessa to rest during a night trip to El Paso, citing fatigue and poor visibility as the reason for the stop.
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Oklahoma
Russ Fauhaber
Odessa
Permian Mall
Fauhaber
el Paso
Ice and Snow Forecast for Permian Basin Area
Weather service warns of worsening conditions through the weekend with freezing rain tonight and snow Friday and Saturday in the Odessa Midland region. Little accumulation expected as two low pressure systems merge with moist Gulf air causing rain and snow, with temperatures in the upper 20s risking slick roads.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Odessa- Midland
Gulf Air
Weather Service
el Paso
New Mexico
Pacific
Arizona
Odessa-Midland
Midland
U.S
Kent Hance
Crubbock
Odessa
Lanita Connally
Hance
Chamber of Commerce
Congressional Action Committee
Don Oettinger
Houston school plans daily weapons search
Houston Independent School District considers 25 hand-held metal detectors and at least one walk-through machine after the shooting death of Monica Samudio at John H Reagan High School. Police said her husband shot her and then killed himself. a student remains in critical condition. Superintendent Billy Reagan urges tougher laws.
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Houston
Houston Independent School District
Les Burton
Monica Samudio
Daniel
John H. Reagan
Samudio
Hermann Hospital
Burton
HISD
Billy Reagan
Texas
Reagan
Reagan marks halfway point in presidency with note of recovery
President Reagan, at the White House on the second anniversary of his inauguration, said the nation is entering a season of hope as indicators point to an economic recovery. He cited bipartisan progress on Social Security reforms, arms negotiations with the Soviet Union, and Middle East diplomacy, while insisting missile deployment plans proceed if Soviet SS-20s remain.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
White House
Reagan
America
Soviet Union
Middle East
U S economy shrank 1 8 percent in 1982
The Commerce Department reports the inflation-adjusted 1 8 percent decline in real gross national product for 1982, the sharpest drop since 1946, with December alone at a 2 5 percent annual rate. Unemployment rose to 10 8 percent as inventories and exports fell. The report notes potential revival as inventories liquidate and demand recovers.
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Anne Swardson
Dallas Morning News
Washington
Commerce Department
U.S
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
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