Housewives oppose Texas history texts over gender bias
Several Texas housewives and critics testified at a State Textbook Committee hearing that proposed history books demean housewives and downplay the women's movement. They urged including Phyllis Schlafly and accurate depictions of gender roles while flagging omissions of key topics and figures.
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Austin
Texas
Jennifer Amo
Hurst
State Board of Education
Amo
Ada Ferguson
PTA
Phyllis Schlafly
Mel Gabler
Longview
Vietnam
Grenada
Gabler
People For the
American Way
U.S
Michael Hudson
Eleanor Hutcheson
Fort Worth
George Washington
Hutcheson
Daughters of the
Reagan illness shifts power as Regan and Bush take lead
Washington columns note Reagan's colon cancer operation slows the White House tempo for August. Donald Regan expands influence as chief of staff while George Bush fronts budget talks with GOP and Dems, with limited presidential lobbying and delayed decisions.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George Bush
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
White House
Donald Regan
Bush
Senate
Democratic Committee
Larry Speakes
Regan
Speakes
Don
Signs Along Trail Aim To Inform Without Disrupting Jogging
Carithers says planting from 1A installation may extend into next spring. Signs along the jogging trail would identify soil types and animal habitats as well as plant species while avoiding interference with the trail’s primary walking and jogging function.
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Carithers
Oil price shifts spark debate at House hearing
Gasoline costs rose from 1.14 to 1.24 per gallon as crude oil dipped from 28 to 26 a barrel. Rep. Synar warned oil at 20 or lower could strain independent producers and banks like Bank of America, while Herrington doubted 15 oil would topple major banks.
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U.S
House Energy Fossil and Synthetic Fuels Subcommittee
Herrington
Mike Synar
D-Okla
Synar
Bank of America
San Francisco
Chase Manhattan
Soviet negotiator reports no progress in Geneva talks
Viktor P. Karpov, chief Soviet negotiator, said there had been no gains in the second round of the superpower arms talks in Geneva. He told reporters before the final session that progress in the next round would depend on the United States.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Viktor P. Karpov
Karpov
U.S
Weather clears for Basin with isolated evening storms
The National Weather Service Midland reports clear weather for Basin and Odessa tonight with a 20 percent chance of isolated evening thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s and light variable winds. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies, isolated late thunderstorms, and a mid 90s high with southerly winds.
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Odessa
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
NWS
Texas
Red River
Panhandle
South Plains
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Gulf
Davis Mountains
Permian Basin
Concho Valley
Far West
Big Bend
Rio Grande
North Texas
South Texas
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