Integration hearing topic mysterious
In a desegregation suit against Ector County Independent School District a federal court hearing set for 10 30 a m Thursday aims to resolve the decade long action U S District Judge Fred Shannon called the hearing in a January letter to parties involved Directors and district officials await direction from the judge and the U S Department of Justice with Superintendent Bill Holm hoping to voice opinions on desegregation progress at Ector High School The district defense attorney and a deputy attorney general report no fixed plan for the hearing while trustees met behind closed doors after a special session
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Elizabeth Simpson
Ector County Independent
U.S
Fred Shannon
Shannon
Ector High School
Ector County
Bill Holm
Robert Cox
Amtrak backs high speed rail push in US corridors
Amtrak and private investors form High Speed Rail Corp to develop a $2 billion bullet train project linking Los Angeles and San Diego with later Florida Texas and Chicago options. Amtrak lends $750000 for detailed studies as plans seek financing and foreign participation while engineering work is funded by a $5 million Japanese grant.
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Washington
Amtrak
Los Angeles
San Diego
Florida
Texas
Chicago
High Speed Rail Corp
Lawrence D. Gilson
New York
Gilson
U.S
United States
Oil decline may slow area boom in West Texas
Odessa and Midland are cited as Texas growth leaders through the 1980s but a Texas Business analysis warns that softer oil production by 1990 could curb expansion. Authored by Dr. Thomas Plaut, the piece notes strong past growth yet flags limited oil reserves and quality of life as growth constraints for the Permian Basin.
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Odessa
Midland
Texas
Texas Business Magazine
West
Thomas Plaut
Austin
Permian Basin
Plant
Bryan College Station
Laredo
Houston
Odessa-Midland
Plaut
Judge allows US suits against Permargo over Ixtoc I spill
Federal Judge Robert O Connor Jr rules Americans may sue Permargo the private drilling firm for damages from the 1979 Ixtoc I oil spill while Pemex is shielded by foreign sovereign immunity. The decision lets consolidated cases proceed toward possible out of court settlements though no trial date is set. The ruling also treats the rig owner SEDCO Inc as a vessel under maritime law, limiting liability to the vessel value.
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Houston
U.S
Robert O’conor Jr
O’conor
Pemex
Bay of Campeche
South Padre Island
Permargo
Galveston
Texas
Congress debates nuclear freeze in seven hour House session
In a measured House debate, lawmakers discuss a nuclear freeze as polls and public opinion push leaders toward action. Rep. Jim Leach frames immediate testing and deployment limits, while Sen. Mark Hatfield and Sen. Kennedy sponsor a bill urging a halt to the arms race. Pentagon concerns from Ikle temper calls for a rapid halt as Reagan prepares a speech.
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Washington
House
Congress
Jim Leach
Iowa
United States
Soviet Union
Mark Hatfield
U.S
Hiroshima
Oregon Republican
Reagan
Hatfield
Japan
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Fred C. Ikle
Defense
Ikle
Senate Appropriations Committee
Pentagon
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Army
Danilo Maynard
New York City
Mexico
Joe Jamail
Sedco Inc
SEDCO
Thomas P. O’neill
Kennedy
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