Panetta Leads Budget Panel Toward Massive 3000 Page Bill
Budget cuts loom as Panetta heads a House panel task force drafting a multi thousand page bill. Floor debate in the Senate starts June 22 with House discussion likely by month’s end. Staffers worked over the weekend to compile totals, with early figures showing Senate committees above target savings by about 2 billion and House close to their target. Republicans warn against phony cuts as they back a substitute package with conservative Democrats on the outline.
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Leon E. Panetta
D-Calif
House Budget Committee
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House
Congressional
Orize
Ut Michel
Congress faces split over Reagan budget plan cuts
Rep. Phil Gramm criticizes the House for artificial cuts and warns that the food stamp reduction could exhaust funds by December 17, risking losing benefits for needy families just before Christmas. Stockman blasts the Agriculture Committee for a 1.4 billion food stamp cut as masquerading spending restraint.
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Phil Gramm
Texas
House
Reagan
David A. Stockman
House Agriculture Committee
Gramm
Fire engulfs Rankin area well site and debris burn
Fire at a Terra Resources well site seven miles west of Rankin and near State Highway 349 burns debris and equipment as 30 workers spray water, dig a 200 foot trench to contain fuel, and guard the scene through the night. Gas pressure sparked the blast, evacuation was minimal, and losses are not yet estimated.
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Raney
Aney
Liburton Co
Upton County Sheriff's Office
Terra Resources
Terra
Cosmic Ralph Aldredge Buys Four Video Game Machines in Texas
Cosmic Ralph Aldredge applied for a game sessor license and bought four machines. Two are in a local business, two trial units are in the UTPB student lounge. Edwards notes Midland Odessa video game growth at about 60 percent yearly. He plans to replace all pinball and other coin machines with video. Industry leaders say video games broaden markets and appear in diverse locations from schools to airports. Odessa College has also solicited.
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Ralph Aldredge
Texas Amusement Vending Machine Commission
UTPB
Edwards
Midland-Odessa
Safeway
Texas
MacDonald's
New York City
Odessa College
Space games link to space tech says researchers
Crowds in Cape Canaveral and engineers study space themed games, linking video play to computer literacy and tech skills. Professors Nickel and Minter describe immediate feedback as the core appeal, driving fascination across ages from children to truck drivers.
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Cape Canaveral
James Nickel
Utpb Mathematics
Nickel
Iran Pressures Amid Power Struggle Over Bani Sadr in Tehran
Iran faces a parliamentary move to strip President Bani Sadr of powers as conservative forces push to oust him. Ayatollah Khomeini and Parliament Speaker Rafsanjani meet amid tensions. In Washington, Hummel named ambassador to Beijing. Braman tipped for INS post. Madrid reports contaminated cooking oil blamed for 31 deaths. New Delhi notes 5.0 quake near Tibet with no major damage.
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Kolhassan Bani-Sadr
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Iraq
Bani-Sadr
Mehdi Momken
Bani Sadr
Iran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Hashemi Rafsanjani
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Khomeini
Rafsanjani
WZ Washington AP
Chinaly
al W. Hummel Jr
U.S
Peking
Chinese Foreign Ministry
New Delhi
India
India-Nepal-China
China
Tibet
Lake Mar
Weekend heat gives way to storms and widespread floods
A hot weekend gave way to cooler skies with clouds and scattered storms forecast through Tuesday. Central and South Central Texas faced severe flooding with high water, road and Interstate closures, and evacuations in San Marcos and Austin. One death reported in Madison County after a pickup was swept into Bedias Creek. four occupants escaped.
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San Marcos
Julie Wallace
Houston
Madison County
Department of Public Safety
Billy McFerrin
Bedias Creek
McFerrin
Charles DeFord
DPS
Odessa American Weather and Subscriptions Notice Update
The Odessa American lists daily and Sunday delivery and mail subscription rates including six month and three month options. Forecasts predict partly cloudy conditions through Monday with cooler temperatures by midweek and scattered thunderstorms in southern Texas, highs in the 80s to 90s and overnight lows in the 50s to 70s.
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Odessa American
Odessa
Texas
P.O
West
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