Court order sought for state prison reform
The Justice Department asked U S District Judge William Wayne Justice in Houston to order the Texas prison system to provide beds for 3 000 to 3 500 inmates sleeping on floors or ledges. The filing supports remedies after Judge Justice's 1980 ruling finding extensive systemwide deficiencies.
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Washington
Justice Department
Texas
U.S
William Wayne Justice
Houston
Texas Department of Corrections
Justice
John V. Wilson
Department
Texas embargo on California fruit hurts shoppers
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Reagan Brown issued an embargo on California fruit and vegetables over the Mediterranean fruit fly. The 28 day order, upheld by a Dallas federal court, risks higher prices and shortages across Texas while California and U S growers challenge the move in court.
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California
Texas Agriculture
Reagan Brown
Texas
C.V. Purcell
Everybody's Grocery
South Grant
Jack Ragland
Foodway
Kermit Highway
Brown
Patrick Higginbotham
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
U.S
Report May Trigger Clean Air Act Battle
Congress ordered National Commission on Air Quality submits a report urging removal of 1982 and 1987 deadlines, loosening restrictions on pollution free areas. The panel backs most standards but wants fewer rigid time frames, triggering partisan fights over energy development and environmental protections.
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Washington
Congress
National Commission On Air Quality
Congressional
Robert Stafford
R-Vt
John Dingell
Dmich
Henry Waxman
Dcalif
David Hawkins
Natural Resources Defense Council
Commission
Ima
Delibera
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Environmental Protection Administration
Corn use in alcoholic beverages and food rising
The Agriculture Department projects 73 million bushels of corn for bourbon and other spirits in the new marketing year, up from 72.2 million. Food use is expected to reach about 657 million bushels, up from 557.6 million, as corn remains a key sweetener source.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Jury Deliberations Begin in Shanks Murder Trial
Rex Shanks faces first degree murder or manslaughter options after pleading self defense in the July 1980 stabbing of Odessan James McPeters. Prosecution seeks first degree verdict as witnesses link Shanks to a plan for murder for life insurance money.
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Rex Shanks
James McPeters
Pat Baskin
Midland
Shanks
Abilene
McPeters
Patricia
Willie Wayne Jennings
Willie Wayne Jenning
Jennings
Willie Wayne
Hunts seek major stake in geothermal energy use
Dallas based Hunt brothers and related trusts have amassed around 480 000 of 2 900 000 federal acres and 252 of 1600 leases for geothermal power through the Bureau of Land Management making them the largest single geothermal developer. Records show pending applications for another 435 000 acres while leases cost one dollar per acre per year with ten year exploration rights and royalties on development. The Hunts allegedly circumvented ownership limits by issuing leases under multiple names.
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Dallas
Hunt Brothers
Dallas Times Herald
U.S. Department of Interior
Nelson Bunker Hunt
W. Herbert Hunt
Lamar Hunt
Hunt
Times Herald
Hunts
Bureau of Land Management
San Francisco
Department of Energy
United States
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Bob Johnson
Albertson Produce
Bill Adams
Jessie Balles
Super M Grocery
Merilyn Reeves
League of Women Voters
Wichita Falls
Sweetwater
Tammy Jennings
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