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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1981
Page
1
Property tax relief plan for Texas homes faces vote
A Texas House package aims to prevent a tax shift as property is taxed at full market value next year. Reps Jackson Peveto and Sharp back 20 percent homestead exemptions to curb rising homeowner burdens, with a constitutional amendment establishing exemptions from property and school taxes. The measure aligns with municipal league goals and Dallas Fort Worth concerns for 1982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Lee Jackson
Wayne Peveto
John Sharp
Texas Municipal League
Dallas and Fort
Dallas
Roadblock checkpoints target undocumented workers in West Texas
Early morning highway stop by U S Border Patrol and Odessa police aimed at vehicle checks turned into a roundup of illegals headed to oilfield and construction jobs. About 300 cars were stopped. 40 illegals returned to the border while others processed at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Border Patrol
Odessa
Bill Holman
Pecos
Holman
West Texas
Cronkite Retires Tonight After 19 Years of Service
Walter Cronkite ends 19 years as CBS Evening News anchor and retires from the chair. Dan Rather succeeds him on Monday night with Cronkite moving to correspondent and commentator roles. The transition sparks expectations and praise from industry peers and networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jory
Associated Press
New York
Walter Cronkite
CBS Evening News
Dan Rather
Cronkite
America
Roone Arnedge
ABC News and Sports
World News Tonight
Arledge
William J. Small
NBC News
Small
CBS News
Evening News
Rather
Ed Bradley
60 Minutes
Roger Mudd
NBC
Perot targets broad coalition in Texas sweep
State Writer H Ross Perot says he will rally Texas supporters during a three day one city tour. He praises the 700000 member Texas Parent and Teachers Association and defends a triplicate prescription bill while labeling the ACLU and pharmaceutical makers as chief foes. He promises a three prong program with education and careful, rights sensitive laws that will survive constitutional tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Ross Perot
Texas
Parent and Teachers’ Association
Perot
American Civil Liberties Union
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
ACLU
Pharmaceutical
Reagan seeks end to federal funds for free legal aid
The Reagan administration proposes abolishing all federal funds for the Legal Services Corp a move renewing a long running fight from his California governorship. The program funds free legal aid for over a million poor Americans annually through hundreds of groups including California Rural Legal Assistance CRLA the largest in the state. CRLA has been a target of Reagan since 1971 when he vetoed a state grant and accused CRLA of aiding Cesar Chavezs United Farm Workers. CRLAs ongoing activity includes class actions and litigation while the agency continues to operate under scrutiny by noted officials including William French Smith newly appointed attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Reagan
California
The
Legal Services Corp
California Rural Legal Assistance
Legal Service
CRLA
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers’ Organizing Committee
Defense
Frank Carluce
California Supreme Court
Grrraeblypim Yyadeengiat
Oakland
Sisee
Sicaureataeal
William French Smith
Odessa tuition plan heats up Texas college costs
Odessa College President Phil Speegie and University of Texas at the Permian Basin leaders discuss proposed tuition hikes in Texas. Plans could double in-state rates and even double the 100 percent for some students, provoking concerns for part time enrollees while defenders argue tuition remains low versus national levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Mitchell
Texas
Grant Jones
Abilene
Senate
Odessa College
Phil Speegie
V.R. Cardozier
University of Texas At the
Permian Basin
Speegie
UTPB
Julius Graves
Graves
Cardozier
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Peveto
Sharp
Odessa Midland
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Parent and Teacher Association
Baylor University
Office of Management and Budget
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