Supreme Court upholds 1980 windfall oil tax ruling
The Supreme Court sustained the constitutionality of the windfall profits tax on oil, allowing collection amid a lower court challenge. The tax, projected to raise about 225 billion by 1990, applies to North Slope Alaska oil with geographic considerations seen as a valid class.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S
Elling T. Kerr
Cheyenne
Wyo
Arctic Circle
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
Kerr
Lewis F. Powell
Congress
Calvin Petroleum Corp
Fort Lupton
Colo
Wyoming
Texas
Louisiana
Umbrella Blown Inside Out By Wind In Ector County
Sherry Hurst aged 13 and Cody Hurst aged 7, residents of 2907 Ambassador Drive, endure a windy wet morning as the Ector County Library opens late. Permian Basin forecast calls for cloudy cool tonight with a chance of rain and thunderstorms. Tuesday should be warmer though still cloudy. Page 2A has more weather details.
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Ector County
Sherry
Cody Hurst
Cody
Ambassador Drive
Permian Basin
Texas illiteracy rate tops national average
A UT study finds about 2 million Texans or 21 percent of adults lack basic reading writing and computation skills for daily tasks. An additional 30 percent are marginally literate and 2.7 million cannot figure change from a $20 bill. Critics blame low teacher pay disciplinary problems and social factors.
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Dallas
University of Texas
Texas
Lois DeBakey
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston
Texas may get equal chance to sell gas
Land Commissioner Garry Mauro proposes a state run gas sales program to supply municipal utilities and state facilities with large volumes of low cost gas from state owned lands. He predicts about 50 million dollars in annual added revenue for funds and potential utility price savings, aiming to undercut private brokers by selling gas in kind and via short term contracts.
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Texas
Garry Mauro
Mauro
Permanent University Fund
Permanent School Fund
General Land Office
Land Office
Jim Phillips
Detained juvenile seeks adult status in Odessa slaying
A 16-year-old girl detained at the Ector County Youth Center awaits a June 10 hearing to determine if she can be tried as an adult for the May 10 shooting death of 69-year-old Alice Odessa Blackwell. Prosecutor Groh backs certification. defense argues she lacks maturity.
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Ector County
Odessa
Bill Bowden
Alice Odessa Blackwell
Westside
Bowden
Groh
Carol Gregg
Blackwell
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White House
United States
Texas A&m University
Southern Methodist University
San Antonio, Texas
State of Texas
San Antonio
Keely Emerine
Steve Groh
Vanderburg
Ector County Youth Center
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