Texans goose White House on oil taxes
Texans press President Reagan to repeal the 1980 windfall profits tax on oil arguing he campaigned to join the effort. The White House says the promise was not definitive and the tax remains a major federal revenue source. Permian Basin Petroleum Association backs action, calling for leadership to repeal the tax.
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Reagan
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Kent Hance
Lubbock
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
West Texas
New Mexico
Ed Thompson
PBPA
Thompson
Hispanic leader admits fraud and troubled past
Corpus Christi 32 year old David Salinas resigned as president of LULAC Council No 1 to run for city council and confessed fabricating his education work history and college sports. He disclosed past drug addiction a forgery conviction and almost six months in prison.
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Corpus Christi Caller- Times
David Salinas
LULAC
Corpus Christi Council No. 1
Salinas
Space shuttle Enterprise over Washington Monument amid 300000 spectators
Enterprise rides a Boeing 747 over the Washington Monument drawing nearly 300000 onlookers around Dulles Airport as it lands. Over a million have viewed its European tour and it heads back to California. Challenger set for 6 33 a.m. Saturday blastoff on a six day mission.
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Dulles International Airport
California
Pioneer 10 leaves solar system on historic space voyage
Mountain View AP Pioneer 10 sped past Neptune at 30 558 mph becoming the first man made craft to cross nine planets and sail beyond Mars. The craft carries a gold plaque and a message for possible future finders as it begins an endless voyage into space.
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Outer Space
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Cosmos
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Jet fires blowouts disrupt weekend flights at U S airports
Several airliners faced emergencies over the weekend including an engine fire on a United Airlines 727 at O Hare International Airport causing an aborted takeoff and evacuations. A truck fire at Kennedy Airport sent passengers escaping on rubber chutes. Additional incidents at Indianapolis and Paducah caused landings with no injuries. One washroom fire on an Air Canada jet from Toronto to Bermuda caused minimal damage.
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Brock Steward
Chicago Sun-Times
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David Reavis
Reavis
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