Congress to push tax relief for middle income in compromise talks
Congress plans mid July meetings to craft a compromise tax overhaul reconciling Senate’s 97 3 passage with a House version. Rep Dan Rostenkowski says middle income relief is the key issue as negotiators balance rural impacts and loopholes remain. Senator Bob Dole notes the House bill may be stronger for middle income groups but won’t confirm funding by higher rates for the wealthy.
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Senate
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Ways and Means Committee
ABCTV
Good Morning America
Bob Dole
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Rostenkowski
Carl Levin
Michigan
Paul Simon
Illinois
John Melcher
Montana
OPEC sees quick reversal after leadership swap
Brioni, Yugoslavia's OPEC outgoing president, forecast a rapid rebound from the oil slump looming as a price disaster. Arturo Hernandez Grisanti of Venezuela spoke at the summer conference and was replaced by Nigerian Oil Minister Rilwanu Lukman as president. The session offered no other decisions as ministers debated how to respond to the market drop.
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Brioni
Yugoslavia
OPEC
Arturo Hernandez Grisanti
Venezuela
Rilwanu Lukman
James Audu
Kiwanis Bar Women Faces Global Split Over Change
An Odessa Kiwanis member says women will be admitted eventually despite Kiwanis International staying all male. Delegates at the Houston convention rejected an amendment allowing female membership, a move opposed by Japanese and Swiss members. Norway and New Zealand pushed for change, per PR director David Blackmer.
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Odessa Kiwanis
Haskell Paulding
Odessa
Golden Ray Kiwanis
Houston
Kiwanis
Norway
New Zealand
David Blackmer
Repossess Clash Ends With Gunfire in Midnight Chase
A pursued 1981 Buick LaSabre led to a late night car chase after a repossession attempt. Mrs Blackmon, pregnant, drove off as Toliver and partner pursued, with shots fired and windows damaged. Deputies sent reports to the DA for review. both sides report differing views of the events.
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Melvin Toliver
Jerry
Kim Blackmon
Blackmons
Toliver
Salt and Pepper Auto Recovery
Blackmon
Yukon Road
Mustang Motors
E. Eighth Street
West County Road
Bonnie Strengthens to Hurricane Off Texas and Louisiana
Galveston AP reports Tropical Storm Bonnie became a hurricane as warnings extended along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. Oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico were abandoned and authorities monitored the storm with no evacuations yet ordered. The Weather Service posted hurricane and gale warnings for 75 mph winds.
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Bonnie
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Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Service
Sabine
Port O’connor
Corpus Christi
Coast Guard
Michael Martin
Hurricane Center
Lawmakers approve more daylight time
Washington lawmakers move to lengthen daylight-saving time by three weeks in a voice vote. The bill, backed by the Reagan administration, would shift clocks one hour ahead on the first Sunday in April starting next year, drawing rural opposition over darker mornings for children and farmers.
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