Shultz backs high level talks with Palestinian Jordanian group
Secretary of State Shultz said he hopes to convene a high level meeting fairly soon with a Palestinian Jordanian delegation as a precursor to Mideast peace talks. He would include Palestine National Council members who are not PLO and are deemed of goodwill, led by Richard Murphy. Hussein urged PLO participation and a broader, international framework, but Shultz warned against an international conference and pressed for direct PLO statements and negotiations. The discussion also touched on Soviet opposition and the need for tangible negotiations rather than conferences.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Mideast
Palestine National Council
Palestine Liberation Organization
Shultz
U.S
Richard V. Murphy
Near East
State Department
Jordan
Hussein
Israel
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
Arafat
Blue Law repeal signed by Gov White in Texas
Gov. Mark White signed the repeal of the Sunday closing Blue Law, allowing most stores to open on Sundays starting Sept. 1, with only auto sales still banned on Sundays. The measure aims to boost sales tax revenue for indigent health care, while safeguards keep employees from a seven day week.
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Austin
Mark White
Mark McKinnon
White
Health inspectors push lawsuits over mobile home park water
Midland based health inspector Jed Barker says most parks meet drinking water rules but six West Texas cases have gone to district court showing the department will pursue compliance through litigation if needed. Officials note penalties can reach 200 dollars per day and focus on monthly water testing and yearly plant checks across 7,000 Texas public water systems.
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Midland
Jed Barker
West Texas
Barker
Region 212
Lubbock
Ector
Midland Counties
Texas Department of Health
James Pope
West
Texas
Health Department
Ector County
Midland County
Ward County
Pope
Preister
OC seeks tuition hike in 1985-86 budget plan
Odessa College leaders propose a 3.8 percent property tax increase to 13.08 cents per $100 valuation and double tuition to eight dollars per credit hour for the 1985-86 fiscal year. The plan also features a roughly 1.2 million dollar higher total budget.
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Odessa College
Phil Speegle
Speegle
Crane Mayor Seeks Vote On Water District Plan
Week in Review reports water pressure restored after Mayor Jack Atkinson and volunteer firefighters drove through Crane urging residents to skip lawn watering. He cited limited storage capacity and said a future water district could ease supply issues, with residents possibly voting on its creation and a bonded funding measure.
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Crane
Jack Atkinson
Atkinson
TSTA blasts White, Lewis over reform failure
The Texas State Teachers Association blamed Gov. Mark White and Speaker Gib Lewis for the Legislature not passing education reform tweaks. The 96,000-member group called the 1985 session “not even close” to passing, noting the Senate approved an omnibus bill with changes that never reached the House floor.
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Permian Basin
Ed Ryan
Falcon Oil and Gas Co. Inc
Texas Employment Commission
Odessa
Frank Kasko
Kasko
Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Keith Dial
ECISD
Mickey Jones
Crane County
Week In Review
Tsta
Lewis
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