Self-service Station Cuts Gas Prices in OdessaMarket Move
Kent Oil Inc lowers regular self service gasoline to 91.9 cents at one Odessa outlet calling it a marketing tool. Kent’s vice president says traffic rise boosts other sales while rivals monitor impact amid two-year price-cutting era.
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Kent Oil Inc
Odessa
Bob Snoddy
Kent Oil
Alan Yancey
West County Road
Kent
Yancey
Danny Knoll
Taylor Petroleum
Amarillo
Taylor
Fred Dimock
E. Second St
Dimock
Snoddy
Merit
Becky Bell
Andrews Highway
Cruz Lara
Kite Flying Amid West Texas Moonlit Field Scene
Ester Butler and Otis Butler aged 23 and 27 reside at 2201 Rocky Lane, launch a kite late Tuesday afternoon under stiff breezes with a dim university moon over the grassy area north of the UT Permian Basin fitness course.
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West Texas
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Ester
Otis Butler
Rocky Lane
Texas House debate on horse race betting bill seen as win
Supporters of legalized pari mutuel horse racing say the bill is headed for victory in the Texas House after Senate approval in 1983. Ricky Knox of the Texas Horse Racing Association cites retained Senate support and a strained state budget as leverage. Critics warn of crime related to racing.
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Austin
Texas House
Senate
House
Ricky Knox
Texas Horse Racing Association
Knox
The
Horse Racing Association
Price Daniel
TI Am
Fewer couples calling it quits across the nation
Washington AP reports a 1982 drop in divorces to 1,170,000 from 1,213,000 in 1981, the first decline in 20 years. The divorce rate fell from 5.3 to 5.0 per 1000, as demographers note delaying marriage reduces overall divorces.
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Washington
National Center For Health Statistics
Barbara Wilson
Center
Department of Health and Human Services
Larry Bumpass
Center For Demography and Economy
University of Wisconsin
Bumpass
Lawmaker pushes for school prayer
In Austin Rep. Robert Earley pushes for a floor vote on a resolution to convene a constitutional convention to grant states the right to decide on public school prayer. Critics warn it skirts committee process and risks political backlash amid national Supreme Court limits on school prayer.
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Earley
House
Juan Hinojosa
McAllen
Congress
Texas
Hinojosa
Supreme Court
Smith Gilley
Greenville
Budget panel backs defense cuts boosting budget accord
The Senate Budget Committee approved an 18 to 4 vote slashing 79 billion from the Pentagon buildup in Reagan's 974 billion fiscal 1986 plan. The move, supported by 10 Democrats and eight Republicans, aims to trigger a broader budget accord, potentially freezing Social Security benefits after a defense restraint pattern. The panel will revisit defense spending before a final vote on the overall budget, with leaders predicting a steady path forward.
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Washington
Senate Budget Committee
Reagan
Senate
Pentagon
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Charles Grassley
Grassley
Defense Department
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Defense
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