Lawmakers Use Money Bill to Grab Funding for Projects
The bill funds government agencies running short of money and includes many pet projects. It lists allocations such as 60,000 for Haitian combat boats, 12 million for Bahamas radar, and 55.6 million in defense research to ten universities, amid White House veto warnings and Gramm Rudman rules scrutiny.
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Strike complicates AT&T service amid worker talks
Anderson said without union workers AT&T cannot keep normal service and predicted varied strike length. A tentative nationwide wage pact with CWA awaits division approvals while Denver police officer Tim Pulford was shot during Juneteenth unrest, with suspect Charles LaMar Ross arrested as violence subsided.
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Gasoline prices dip toward one dollar per gallon
Oil analyst Dan Lundberg notes the Lundberg Survey of 17,000 stations finds regular leaded at 82.95 cents per gallon, regular unleaded at 88.7 cents, and premium at 1.02. He calls the trend a harbinger as prices trend down after a May June spike, a level not seen since 1978.
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Gasoline Prices Show Texas Averages and Local Markups
Statewide AAA survey places Texas regular gas at 80.3 cents, regular unleaded 83.7 cents, and regular premium 94.7 cents. National averages sit at 89.75 cents for self serve and $1.15 for full serve. Jack Whicker's Interstate Exxon on S Grant Ave lists regular 89.9 cents, regular unleaded 93.9 cents, and premium unleaded $1 today.
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Thatcher warns on harsher South Africa sanctions
Restrictions would come with two security bills allowing 180 day detention and broad police powers in unrest areas. Officials say emergency aims to curb opposition in Parliament and mark June 16 Soweto anniversary. State info office cites 55 deaths since the emergency began amid protest violence. In Pietermaritzburg, four anti-apartheid activists on treason trial have charges dropped, ending a 13 month case.
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Soviet ambassador to visit White House
President Reagan prepared to greet new Soviet Ambassador Yuri V. Dubinin as officials cautioned over any breakthrough on a summit this year. White House spokesman Edward Djerejian noted no signals yet while Dubinin presented credentials alongside other diplomats in the Oval Office. The meeting followed the expulsion of Col. Vladimir M. Izmaylov, a Soviet military attache cited for spying.
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Chance of rain continues with flash flood watch in basin
The National Weather Service extended a flash flood watch across West Texas as forecasters predicted a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms with heavy rain possible. Overnight lows expected in the mid 60s, with east winds and gusts near storms, while Tuesday brings mostly cloudy skies and a 40 percent chance of thundershowers and highs in the upper 80s.
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Odessan Educators Honored For Service And Music
Loretha Jane Payne 72 of 2201 Westwood Drive taught at Blackshear Junior High for 22 years retiring in 1977 and is noted as a musician honored for educational achievements religion and outreach. Virgil Hendley 68 of 639 College Street an educator in ECISD since 1948 active in church civic and educational programs cites progress in human and race relations and praises children as key to improvement.
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Odessa honors Rev L H Hall and Wheatley Stewart
The 80 year old Rev L H Hall received recognition for leadership in religious and educational work and community service. He pastored seven churches including Greater St John Baptist in Odessa for 46 years. Wheatley Stewart volunteer physician served on multiple boards and in community programs like Head Start and hot lunch projects.
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